Having been slowly crafting little characters for a long while, I took notice that a subclass I had my eye on had changed in TCoE. My question to anyone who has tried this particular version of the Bladesinger is if it's still as good as the SCAG version and, by extension, worth playing in a full campaign.
Having been slowly crafting little characters for a long while, I took notice that a subclass I had my eye on had changed in TCoE. My question to anyone who has tried this particular version of the Bladesinger is if it's still as good as the SCAG version and, by extension, worth playing in a full campaign.
At level 3-5 the SCAG version is better.
At level 6+ the Tasha's Bladesinger is much better.
So if your campaign is going past level 6 I would say yes the new version is worth playing. A TCE bladesinger can be built to be the best melee tank in the game and the two most powerful characters I have played are bladesingers.
There are two main differences off the top of my head:
1. SCAG uses 2 bladesongs per short rest, TCE uses 1 bladesong per prof bonus per long rest. At level 3-5 this is a significant difference favoring SCAG.
2. The extra attack feature is different. SCAG gives 2 attacks with the attack action, so doe TCE but TCE also lets you replace one attack with a cantrip. This is a HUGE benefit and this makes the bladesinger extra attack the best extra attack in the game, better even then a fighters extra attack.
I think the Tasha's version is better starting at lvl 5, if only because most homebrew campaigns tend to have very few encounters per adventuring day or short rest opportunities. At 5, prof bonus is 3, so you get to bladesong that many times.
But anyways, yeah. I've played the tasha's bladesinger and I had a total blast. I love it! I'd recommend it! I'd do it all over again!
The longer version: The Tasha version is no longer limited to elves, which IMO is a great advantage. If you play a pure singleclass bladesinger, your character may not be a true "gish" character, that combines melee and spellcasting, but more of traditional wizard with some good defensive options, such as an ability to greatly raise your armor class and concentration. This may not sound that spectacular, but is certainly useful. Multiclassing with Battlesmith or Armorer makes the bladesinger a great melee warrior in addition to a good spellcaster.
Personally I greatly favor the second version, but both are certainly viable.
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Having been slowly crafting little characters for a long while, I took notice that a subclass I had my eye on had changed in TCoE. My question to anyone who has tried this particular version of the Bladesinger is if it's still as good as the SCAG version and, by extension, worth playing in a full campaign.
Could it be? I'm...a mOroN?!?
Yes. 100% ignoramus, no additives.
At level 3-5 the SCAG version is better.
At level 6+ the Tasha's Bladesinger is much better.
So if your campaign is going past level 6 I would say yes the new version is worth playing. A TCE bladesinger can be built to be the best melee tank in the game and the two most powerful characters I have played are bladesingers.
There are two main differences off the top of my head:
1. SCAG uses 2 bladesongs per short rest, TCE uses 1 bladesong per prof bonus per long rest. At level 3-5 this is a significant difference favoring SCAG.
2. The extra attack feature is different. SCAG gives 2 attacks with the attack action, so doe TCE but TCE also lets you replace one attack with a cantrip. This is a HUGE benefit and this makes the bladesinger extra attack the best extra attack in the game, better even then a fighters extra attack.
I think the Tasha's version is better starting at lvl 5, if only because most homebrew campaigns tend to have very few encounters per adventuring day or short rest opportunities. At 5, prof bonus is 3, so you get to bladesong that many times.
But anyways, yeah. I've played the tasha's bladesinger and I had a total blast. I love it! I'd recommend it! I'd do it all over again!
The short version: Yes.
The longer version: The Tasha version is no longer limited to elves, which IMO is a great advantage. If you play a pure singleclass bladesinger, your character may not be a true "gish" character, that combines melee and spellcasting, but more of traditional wizard with some good defensive options, such as an ability to greatly raise your armor class and concentration. This may not sound that spectacular, but is certainly useful. Multiclassing with Battlesmith or Armorer makes the bladesinger a great melee warrior in addition to a good spellcaster.
Personally I greatly favor the second version, but both are certainly viable.
+ Instaboot to murderhobos + I don't watch Critical Role, and no, I really shouldn't either +