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<blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 8382496" data-attributes="member: 7030563"><p>I don't think that is the best use of the class. There are better strikers, including EKs and ATs if you want to mix magic with powerful melee attacks. A Bladesinger's forte is the ability to avoid damage and at high levels take damage. It does this better than any other class. Misty step is a heavy price to pay to land an attack and a cantrip, especially when an AT can do more damage on a cantrip SA without spending a spell slot. You could take mobile, but again you still would be doing more damage as an AT without the need for the feat.</p><p></p><p>Most of the time, when playing a bladesingder you want to force enemies to attack the bladesinger instead of a more squishy character (which at high level includes every other class). You can't do that well if you are backing out of combat. If you back away then someone else will take the attacks, and that someone will not be able to take it as well as you considering bladesong, blur/PGE/GI, contingency and a reaction like shield, song of defense or absorb elements. Because of this, the DM is usually going to try to target other characters and if you are backing away you make that easy instead of making the DM work for it.</p><p></p><p>If you really want to hit hard as a bladesinger you put away your weapons and let loose with offensive spells (which you should have in your book). Regardless of how you make your build, a bladsinger is always going to do more damage slinging fireballs and cone of cold than swinging her Rapier. Casting offensive spells is effective, like it is for any wizard, but usually as a bladesinger you want to do that from the front so others like Rogues and reach fighters/barbarians can stay behind you and take fewer attacks (and so you can more effectively manage the AOE). Put a bladesinger in front as a blocker with a Bugbear barbarian or a barbarian with a polearm and GWM and the barbarian can go reckless without worrying about getting attacked and suffering from the disadvangtage.</p><p></p><p>I agree on metamagic adept, that can be really fun, especially if you want to run shadowblade (or hex from your race) as the concentration with mirror image as the defense. You will usually need to bring back your images during the battle and quicken spell is the key to that (or use it on a lucky strike that disrupts concentration on something else). It is only once a day though, so that is not an every combat thing. I also have misty step usually as a good "get out of here" if things go bad and my defenses break down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ECMO3, post: 8382496, member: 7030563"] I don't think that is the best use of the class. There are better strikers, including EKs and ATs if you want to mix magic with powerful melee attacks. A Bladesinger's forte is the ability to avoid damage and at high levels take damage. It does this better than any other class. Misty step is a heavy price to pay to land an attack and a cantrip, especially when an AT can do more damage on a cantrip SA without spending a spell slot. You could take mobile, but again you still would be doing more damage as an AT without the need for the feat. Most of the time, when playing a bladesingder you want to force enemies to attack the bladesinger instead of a more squishy character (which at high level includes every other class). You can't do that well if you are backing out of combat. If you back away then someone else will take the attacks, and that someone will not be able to take it as well as you considering bladesong, blur/PGE/GI, contingency and a reaction like shield, song of defense or absorb elements. Because of this, the DM is usually going to try to target other characters and if you are backing away you make that easy instead of making the DM work for it. If you really want to hit hard as a bladesinger you put away your weapons and let loose with offensive spells (which you should have in your book). Regardless of how you make your build, a bladsinger is always going to do more damage slinging fireballs and cone of cold than swinging her Rapier. Casting offensive spells is effective, like it is for any wizard, but usually as a bladesinger you want to do that from the front so others like Rogues and reach fighters/barbarians can stay behind you and take fewer attacks (and so you can more effectively manage the AOE). Put a bladesinger in front as a blocker with a Bugbear barbarian or a barbarian with a polearm and GWM and the barbarian can go reckless without worrying about getting attacked and suffering from the disadvangtage. I agree on metamagic adept, that can be really fun, especially if you want to run shadowblade (or hex from your race) as the concentration with mirror image as the defense. You will usually need to bring back your images during the battle and quicken spell is the key to that (or use it on a lucky strike that disrupts concentration on something else). It is only once a day though, so that is not an every combat thing. I also have misty step usually as a good "get out of here" if things go bad and my defenses break down. [/QUOTE]
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