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<blockquote data-quote="Staffan" data-source="post: 6543890" data-attributes="member: 907">When I first saw Agonizing Blast and that it was intended to work on each ray, I figured that that was broken. But then I thought about it again, and came to the conclusion that it's not.Agonizing Blast lets a warlock make one attack at d10+Cha at level 2, two attacks at level 5, three attacks at level 11, and four attacks at level 17. It's not a coincidence that most martial classes get a second attack at level 5, and either a third attack or some other damage boost at level 11. In other words, Agonizing Blast mainly lets warlocks keep up with fighters, and doesn't really eclipse them or anything like that. Hex provides an additional boost, but that requires spending spell slots and maintaining concentration, which can be hard.In many ways, a warlock is closer to a martial class than a &quot;proper&quot; casting class - they have great sustained damage, but their lack of spell slots leave them with few options for going nova, and their lack of spell repertoire generally doesn't let them do too much game-breaking stuff.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Staffan, post: 6543890, member: 907"] When I first saw Agonizing Blast and that it was intended to work on each ray, I figured that that was broken. But then I thought about it again, and came to the conclusion that it's not. Agonizing Blast lets a warlock make one attack at d10+Cha at level 2, two attacks at level 5, three attacks at level 11, and four attacks at level 17. It's not a coincidence that most martial classes get a second attack at level 5, and either a third attack or some other damage boost at level 11. In other words, Agonizing Blast mainly lets warlocks keep up with fighters, and doesn't really eclipse them or anything like that. Hex provides an additional boost, but that requires spending spell slots and maintaining concentration, which can be hard. In many ways, a warlock is closer to a martial class than a "proper" casting class - they have great sustained damage, but their lack of spell slots leave them with few options for going nova, and their lack of spell repertoire generally doesn't let them do too much game-breaking stuff. [/QUOTE]

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