Well good str and con so you can use your class abilities. And cause you’re a fighter, so those should be your jam, anyway. You’ll have heavy armor, so you don’t need a lot of DEX, but some is nice for initiative and saves. Wisdom is good for fighter skills and you are proficient in the save, so it can help to keep that in a good range. Int and cha are dump stats.
I’m going to assume you plan to keep using the lance when you are not mounted. If that’s the case, for fighting style, it a little awkward with a lance, since you’ll switch from using it one handed while mounted to two handed off the horse. So something like duelist will help when mounted, but not off the horse, and vice versa for great weapon. defense might be the better pick then, since it will work in both cases, and more AC is always good for a fighter.
RAW, pole arm master isn’t allowed with a lance, but you might want to see if your DM will let you, at least if you’ll use it off your horse.
Sentinel is an interesting choice for a cavalier, since it is similar to the class ability you get at level 10, but not identical. But if you want to make it so no one can get past you, it’s a good feat choice. And if you are allowed PAM, it will get even better. Depending on your race, there might be a racial feat or two that could be useful.
Also, just boosting str and con is really good. Besides the base usefulness of those being key to a fighter, you have limited use abilities that work off those stats, so the higher they are, the more times you can use them.
Consider using a Stout Halfling and use a Medium sized mount. Lance are ANTI-polearms because you can not attack someone within 5 ft of you. Best to remain extremely mobile and never get within 5 ft.
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Hello,
Creating a level 8 Cavalier fighter and I wanted him to use a lance as his main weapon, because I like the flavor. I will be allowed a mount.
I need help with stats, feats, and build configuration that could help this work please.
Well good str and con so you can use your class abilities. And cause you’re a fighter, so those should be your jam, anyway. You’ll have heavy armor, so you don’t need a lot of DEX, but some is nice for initiative and saves. Wisdom is good for fighter skills and you are proficient in the save, so it can help to keep that in a good range. Int and cha are dump stats.
I’m going to assume you plan to keep using the lance when you are not mounted. If that’s the case, for fighting style, it a little awkward with a lance, since you’ll switch from using it one handed while mounted to two handed off the horse. So something like duelist will help when mounted, but not off the horse, and vice versa for great weapon. defense might be the better pick then, since it will work in both cases, and more AC is always good for a fighter.
RAW, pole arm master isn’t allowed with a lance, but you might want to see if your DM will let you, at least if you’ll use it off your horse.
Sentinel is an interesting choice for a cavalier, since it is similar to the class ability you get at level 10, but not identical. But if you want to make it so no one can get past you, it’s a good feat choice. And if you are allowed PAM, it will get even better.
Depending on your race, there might be a racial feat or two that could be useful.
Also, just boosting str and con is really good. Besides the base usefulness of those being key to a fighter, you have limited use abilities that work off those stats, so the higher they are, the more times you can use them.
Thank you that was very helpful.
Consider using a Stout Halfling and use a Medium sized mount. Lance are ANTI-polearms because you can not attack someone within 5 ft of you. Best to remain extremely mobile and never get within 5 ft.