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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 6754452" data-attributes="member: 6787650">1.) I'm AFB, but I believe Githyanki all have Misty Step, which kills that strategy, at least in close terrain.2.) People on these forums get weird about melee kiting--it tends to start arguments over what the terrain is, how big rooms are, who has surprise, what visual range is, etc.3.) Nevertheless, you are correct that 40' movement is a big advantage which is often overlooked. Even if you're already in melee with a githyanki knight as a bladesinger, you could choose to eat one opportunity attack by moving 40' away, in order to deny the githyanki his multiattack on his turn. If he didn't have Misty Step this would cut your damage taken by 50%, but since he does it instead increases your damage taken by 50%.4.) You're right that Fire Bolt + kiting is a better strategy for the bladesinger, but that's equally true for any wizard, because Expeditious Retreat and/or Longstrider. The numbers were intended to focus on pure melee DPR, but kiting is part of that "bladesinger is a full wizard" aspect I mentioned under Additional Factors.</blockquote>