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<blockquote data-quote="Kurotowa" data-source="post: 9253503" data-attributes="member: 27957">I considered that but discarded the idea. Here's why.Damage wise, Green-Flame Blade is superior to True Strike at every level. True Strike adds no damage until 5th level, and only a 1d6 from 5th to 10th. Meanwhile Green-Flame Blade has cleave damage before 5th level, and from 5th to 10th is adding 1d8 to your main target and even more if there's a cleave target. Neither cantrip works with Agonizing Blast before 5th level because it specifies &quot;damage rolls&quot; and there's no rolled damage.So what advantages does True Strike have? It lets you attack with Cha and deal Radiant damage. And Pact of the Blade already gives you those. So can we replace Blade Pact with True Strike? I don't think so. Blade Pact also gives what's effectively Martial Weapon proficiency and access to the Mastery trait. Plus you have the option of Necrotic or Psychic damage, not just Radiant.In theory, you could make a build that goes Tome Pact and uses True Strike and Agonizing Blast. But there's really no advantage to it. Pacts aren't exclusive anymore, and you're losing so much damage compared to any other build. If you want a Bladelock, just take Blade Pact. If you don't want to take Blade Pact, you're better off devoting your Agonizing Blast to a directly offensive cantrip.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kurotowa, post: 9253503, member: 27957"] I considered that but discarded the idea. Here's why. Damage wise, Green-Flame Blade is superior to True Strike at every level. True Strike adds no damage until 5th level, and only a 1d6 from 5th to 10th. Meanwhile Green-Flame Blade has cleave damage before 5th level, and from 5th to 10th is adding 1d8 to your main target and even more if there's a cleave target. Neither cantrip works with Agonizing Blast before 5th level because it specifies "damage [I]rolls[/I]" and there's no rolled damage. So what advantages does True Strike have? It lets you attack with Cha and deal Radiant damage. And Pact of the Blade already gives you those. So can we replace Blade Pact with True Strike? I don't think so. Blade Pact also gives what's effectively Martial Weapon proficiency and access to the Mastery trait. Plus you have the option of Necrotic or Psychic damage, not just Radiant. In theory, you could make a build that goes Tome Pact and uses True Strike and Agonizing Blast. But there's really no advantage to it. Pacts aren't exclusive anymore, and you're losing so much damage compared to any other build. If you want a Bladelock, just take Blade Pact. If you don't want to take Blade Pact, you're better off devoting your Agonizing Blast to a directly offensive cantrip. [/QUOTE]

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