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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 7592181" data-attributes="member: 2629">Warlock having two slots is a huge limitation, but I find that it is worth the cast for the two Hexblades I've run for a bit.I also find that warlocks tend to end up with more than just 2 slots at some point - often fairly early, either due to multiclassing or magic items.  My most recent warlock is fifth level.  He found a pearl of power and built a rod of the pact keeper.  His common trend right now is to cast AoA, recover the slot, use a spell in the combat (hex, hypnotic pattern, suggestion) and to reserve a misty step or invisibility if necessary for escape / utility.  In a recent battle, he held a choke point and a lage number of weaker damage melee opponents were stopped in their tracks when they each realized that hitting him killed themselves.  Regardless, my comment was not specific to pure warlocks.  Taking alevel of warlock for access to this spell can often be very useful for a pure spellcaster like a bard, a cleric, or (especially) a druid, offering a significant portion of the benefits that you get from 2 levels of palsdin to get smite.</blockquote>