Building a variant human bloodhunter, considering magic initiate for lv1 feat. If I take it I'm thinking warlock for hex, prestidigitation, and sword burst. Should I take another feat or maybe different spells?
Your Magic initiate selection is pretty solid but I don't see many selecting Sword Burst likely as its a Dex save for no damage so you might not get a lot of use out of it. Other option would be to go for Druid instead of Warlock for your spell selection as Blood Hunter is (or at least was) a Wisdom based caster, go for Guidance, Produce Flame and Goodberry, that would take care of light sources, buffing self/allies and ignoring rations but I also have a soft spot for the Primal Savagery Cantrip from Xnaathars Guide for a melee cantrp. Also depends on the Order you plan on jolning as you could grab the warlock spells by going with Order of the Profane Soul (which also makes them Wisdom based for casting).
Edit: secret option but requires your DM approval, regardless of which order you plan on jioning, keep the warlock selection you have but work as Magic Initiate: Order of the Profane Soul and have it training form the order of the profane soul so its all wisdom based casting.
I believe that the Blood Hunter Class is now Intelligence rather than Wisdom Based. However, Rob76's suggestion about the Order of the Profane Soul remains valid.
Hex is always a solid choice for a 1st level spell. You may want to consider, Booming Blade and/or Green Flame Blade as both can be useful for a melee based character. And of course there is always Eldritch Blast. It's hard to argue with 120' range and d10 Force Damage.
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Building a variant human bloodhunter, considering magic initiate for lv1 feat. If I take it I'm thinking warlock for hex, prestidigitation, and sword burst. Should I take another feat or maybe different spells?
Your Magic initiate selection is pretty solid but I don't see many selecting Sword Burst likely as its a Dex save for no damage so you might not get a lot of use out of it. Other option would be to go for Druid instead of Warlock for your spell selection as Blood Hunter is (or at least was) a Wisdom based caster, go for Guidance, Produce Flame and Goodberry, that would take care of light sources, buffing self/allies and ignoring rations but I also have a soft spot for the Primal Savagery Cantrip from Xnaathars Guide for a melee cantrp. Also depends on the Order you plan on jolning as you could grab the warlock spells by going with Order of the Profane Soul (which also makes them Wisdom based for casting).
Edit: secret option but requires your DM approval, regardless of which order you plan on jioning, keep the warlock selection you have but work as Magic Initiate: Order of the Profane Soul and have it training form the order of the profane soul so its all wisdom based casting.
I believe that the Blood Hunter Class is now Intelligence rather than Wisdom Based. However, Rob76's suggestion about the Order of the Profane Soul remains valid.
Hex is always a solid choice for a 1st level spell. You may want to consider, Booming Blade and/or Green Flame Blade as both can be useful for a melee based character. And of course there is always Eldritch Blast. It's hard to argue with 120' range and d10 Force Damage.