D&D 5E The Mystic's Soul Knife: A disappointment

[Kevin Sampson]

The soul knife has always been a disappointing one-trick pony in play. It really should just be thrown in with the monk as a psionic subclass. Use ki to activate psi-blades and then go to town.

I tend to agree. It's a class with a lot of potential. It could be great. But honestly, Soul Knife and Mystic both feel incomplete to me. As I'm reading through them, I keep thinking, "You're basically describing a psionic monk and everything you're describing would function better if they were built as a subclass of monk." Mystic is essentially a caster class without a catalog of spells. Soul Blade looks like something that would originate from the Githzerai. I think it even says that in the description. So once again, why wouldn't it be more monk-like and less fighter-like?

 

[jayoungr]

But honestly, Soul Knife and Mystic both feel incomplete to me.

WOTC clearly agrees with you, since they're still tinkering with the classes. Don't assume that what we've seen for playtest is going to be the final form.

 

[Weiley31]

I tend to agree. It's a class with a lot of potential. It could be great. But honestly, Soul Knife and Mystic both feel incomplete to me. As I'm reading through them, I keep thinking, "You're basically describing a psionic monk and everything you're describing would function better if they were built as a subclass of monk." Mystic is essentially a caster class without a catalog of spells. Soul Blade looks like something that would originate from the Githzerai. I think it even says that in the description. So once again, why wouldn't it be more monk-like and less fighter-like?

Which is funny that you say that, as I imagined the Martial Arts Die being used to represent the growing power of the Psi-Blade/Mind Blade. Now figuring out how to add a +1/+2/+3 to it so that way it's your main weapon is the thing to ponder.