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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 9778917" data-attributes="member: 7030563">I would disagree with this.  I think most multiclassing is to make a unique concept.Also when talking about power that varies quite a bit by level.  If you look at character level from 1-20 a multiclass character will be more powerful at some levels and less powerful at others compared to a single class character from one of their classes.  This is almost always true.  In 2024 5E, no multiclass combo is going to be more powerful at every single level from 2-20.  I would agree they can be generally better with some planning.For example a Bladesinger 6/Rogue 1 is a bit more powerful than a Bladesinger 7 even without the extra 4th level slot.  But a Bladesinger 5/Rogue 1 is a lot less powerful than a Bladesinger 6.  Similarly a Bladesinger 4/Rogue 1  and a Wizard 2/Rogue 1 are substantially less powerful than a Bladesinger 5 or a Wizard 3.I mentioned my PC above who is currently a Elemental Eye Warlock 4/Eldritch Knight 3.  This is a 1-20 campaign and eventually she will be a Warlock 4/Fighter 12 and the last 4 levels in something else, probably Bard, maybe Paladin, maybe Rogue.  In any case if you just go through levels 1-7 so far and compare her to a single class Warlock:1. F1 - Substantially worse than a single class warlock, mostly because she was a weak fighter with a relatively low Strength (15) and Dex (14)2. F1W1 - I would call this a push.  Heavy Armor, 2nd Wind and weapon mastery vs 2 spell slots and 3 invocations.3. F1W2 - I would call this worse because a single class Warlock has a subclass here4. F1W3 - I would still call this worse because she does not have a feat/ASI yet5. F1W4 - Now she is better than a W5.  Killer blade Cantrip, Flames of Phelethegos is online.6. F2W4 - Better.  Action Surge comes online, although it is not as good as it is on most fighters because her attacks without spells are not spectacular, Tactical Mind is online7. F3W4 - Better.  She has 1st level Fighter spell slots now so she can cast her 1st level Warlock spells without using a 2nd level slot.So unless you are playing a one-shot, if you decide to multiclass there are times it will be really beneficial and times it will be a detriment.  I would agree though that with planning it will generally be better in terms of power more often than it will be worse.</blockquote>

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