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<blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 7153984" data-attributes="member: 6787650">Note that it's typically not much of a sacrifice to drop (or sheathe) your weapon to free up a hand for Shield--because if you were going to Shield you can't threaten opportunity attacks anyway. You can always pick&nbsp; your weapon up again next round when you want to attack. (Or maybe you're just going to attack with a cantrip anyway, like Eldritch Blast.)(One exception is when you're grappling someone--in that case you really want to be a Warcaster.)Usually not per round. That's part of the attraction of Blur--when it's appropriate to use, it greatly reduces the rate at which you need to expend Shield spells.Putting Mirror Image on top is basically a waste of an action.And yes, I had multiclass gishes particularly in mind. Blur isn't a terrible choice for an Eldritch Knight but it isn't one I'd typically pick (that would be Magic Weapon), so I'm thinking of e.g. Life Cleric 1/Wizard X or Fighter 1/Wizard X, or Rogue 2/Bladesinger X, or Paladin 6+/Sorcerer 3+.I don't follow why you think holding a shield implies Dex-oriented build. IME the bias is slightly in the opposite direction: Dex-oriented fighters have better ranged capability and are less likely, at any given instant, to be holding a shield.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FormerlyHemlock, post: 7153984, member: 6787650"] Note that it's typically not much of a sacrifice to drop (or sheathe) your weapon to free up a hand for Shield--because if you were going to Shield you can't threaten opportunity attacks anyway. You can always pick your weapon up again next round when you want to attack. (Or maybe you're just going to attack with a cantrip anyway, like Eldritch Blast.) (One exception is when you're grappling someone--in that case you really want to be a Warcaster.) Usually not per round. That's part of the attraction of Blur--when it's appropriate to use, it greatly reduces the rate at which you need to expend Shield spells. Putting Mirror Image on top is basically a waste of an action. And yes, I had multiclass gishes particularly in mind. Blur isn't a terrible choice for an Eldritch Knight but it isn't one I'd typically pick (that would be Magic Weapon), so I'm thinking of e.g. Life Cleric 1/Wizard X or Fighter 1/Wizard X, or Rogue 2/Bladesinger X, or Paladin 6+/Sorcerer 3+. I don't follow why you think holding a shield implies Dex-oriented build. IME the bias is slightly in the opposite direction: Dex-oriented fighters have better ranged capability and are less likely, at any given instant, to be holding a shield. [/QUOTE]

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