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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jaron Mortimer" data-source="post: 6623232" data-attributes="member: 6789925">Yes. Invocations are a great way to add things to Warlock without changing the structure of the class - Pact combat: (pre-req: level 3, Pact of the Blade) You gain a fighting style from one of the following list: Dueling, Two Weapon Fighting, Defensive, Great Weapon Fighting, Mariner. You may select a different fighting style each time you take a long rest, gaining the benefits of the new one and losing the benefits of the old one. You may only take this Invocation once.  - Armor of Shadows: When you take this Invocation, as long as you are not wearing armor or using a shield, your AC becomes 10 + dex + cha.  - Eldritch Claw: (pre-req: level 7, pact of the blade) When you cast a cantrip that requires a Ranged Spell Attack, You may make it as a melee spell attack instead. You must have one hand free to do this.  - Eldritch Sword: (pre-req: level 9, pact of the blade) During any round in which you cast a Cantrip, you may make a bonus attack with your pact weapon. This kinda locks down your invocation progression to being something like this:War 2: Armor of shadows, Agonizing BlastWar 3: Trade AB for Pact CombatWar 5: Thirsting BladeWar 7: Eldritch ClawWar 9: Eldritch SwordWar 11: Agonizing BlastWar 12: Trade AB for LifedrinkerWar 13: Agonizing blastBut you make up for it in vastly increased prowess:  - Assuming Dex based warlock with a Rapier, Hex, and the prior suggested chain of invocations - Assuming Variant Human, relevant stats: 16 Dex, 14 Cha. Increased to 18 dex and 15 cha from Variant Human and Resilient: Dex. Level 3: Take Blade Pact, Take Pact combat (Dueling), Take Armor of shadows. AC: 16, 1d8+1d6+6 damage per attackLevel 4: Boost Dex to 20. AC: 17, 1d8+1d6+7 damage per attackLevel 5: Take thirsting blade, now two attacks per roundLevel 7: Option of 2d8+2d6+14 damage per round or 2d10+2d6 force damage per roundLevel 8: Boost Cha to 17, AC 18Level 9: Damage is now 2d10+1d8+3d6+7 damage per round in meleeLevel 12: Boost Cha to 19, Take Lifedrinker. AC: 19, Damage is 3d10+1d8+ 4d6+11 in meleeLevel 13: Take agonizing blast. Damage is now 3d10+1d8+4d6+23 in melee. You could take the route of boosting your charisma instead, since Eldritch Claw comes online fairly quickly, and taking agonizing blast at an earlier level. Either way, melee beast.</blockquote>

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