I didn't know which forum to put this in so I just put this in Warlock forum, so this will probably be more biased towards HexBlades. So i'll probably put this in the wizard forum as well.
So between the two titular spell swords, which do ya'll think is better.
Hexblades can do more damage with their weapon, I’m pretty sure. At least once they start smiting. But a bladesinger is still a full caster wizard, with all the goodies that entails. I’ve heard bladesingers (purely hearsay, and anecdotal) eventually end up playing like most other wizards. For example, at level 5, you can cast lightning bolt and damage multiple enemies, or swing your sword at one of them. Even after you have 2 attacks and can cantrip with one of them, which is really cool, a well-placed hypnotic pattern will probably be more useful.
Then out of combat, wizards get lots of cool stuff. Though a hexblade with the right invocations can also do lots of cool stuff out of combat.
Hexblades can do more damage with their weapon, I’m pretty sure. At least once they start smiting. But a bladesinger is still a full caster wizard, with all the goodies that entails. I’ve heard bladesingers (purely hearsay, and anecdotal) eventually end up playing like most other wizards. For example, at level 5, you can cast lightning bolt and damage multiple enemies, or swing your sword at one of them. Even after you have 2 attacks and can cantrip with one of them, which is really cool, a well-placed hypnotic pattern will probably be more useful.
Then out of combat, wizards get lots of cool stuff. Though a hexblade with the right invocations can also do lots of cool stuff out of combat.
They play like other wizards at higher levels. When bladesingers get extra attack, they have a sustainable, resource-less damage option which is pretty good for the given time. It's then meant to be an option that you take while you're concentrating on your main spell. So, at lvl 6, a bladesinger would ideally cast hypnotic pattern, then the following turns they use their extra attack. At higher levels, such as tier 3 or 4, a bladesinger's high AC becomes a somewhat moot point as things have ridiculous to-hit bonuses and maintaining concentration on your high-level spell is far more important than scoring an extra bit of damage.
That said, bladesinger's a better gish.
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I didn't know which forum to put this in so I just put this in Warlock forum, so this will probably be more biased towards HexBlades. So i'll probably put this in the wizard forum as well.
So between the two titular spell swords, which do ya'll think is better.
I wonder how plummeting hundreds of feet feels
Better in what way?
Hexblades can do more damage with their weapon, I’m pretty sure. At least once they start smiting. But a bladesinger is still a full caster wizard, with all the goodies that entails. I’ve heard bladesingers (purely hearsay, and anecdotal) eventually end up playing like most other wizards. For example, at level 5, you can cast lightning bolt and damage multiple enemies, or swing your sword at one of them. Even after you have 2 attacks and can cantrip with one of them, which is really cool, a well-placed hypnotic pattern will probably be more useful.
Then out of combat, wizards get lots of cool stuff. Though a hexblade with the right invocations can also do lots of cool stuff out of combat.
Why not both?
DM: “Who’s your patron?”
Warlock: “Ummm”
DM: “Hurry Up”
Warlock: “yOu”
*All other players look at each other with utter fear*
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They play like other wizards at higher levels. When bladesingers get extra attack, they have a sustainable, resource-less damage option which is pretty good for the given time. It's then meant to be an option that you take while you're concentrating on your main spell. So, at lvl 6, a bladesinger would ideally cast hypnotic pattern, then the following turns they use their extra attack. At higher levels, such as tier 3 or 4, a bladesinger's high AC becomes a somewhat moot point as things have ridiculous to-hit bonuses and maintaining concentration on your high-level spell is far more important than scoring an extra bit of damage.
That said, bladesinger's a better gish.