Eldritch Ferocity

You have mastered the use of your pact weapon, casting spells and striking in the midst of battle, learning techniques that grant you the following benefits: 

• You can perform the somatic components of spells whilst holding your pact weapon and a shield in one or both hands 
• Being within 5 feet of a hostile creature doesn’t impose disadvantage on ranged attacks using eldritch blast 
• You can replace one of your beams of eldritch blast with a melee attack using your pact weapon