Okay, that’s basically what I was thinking. So, in conclusion to that discussion: Fey Touched (Intelligence) with bless is a very good option. Not necessarily the best, but very good.
For theoretical planning purposes, would Piercer or Elven Accuracy be better at 8th? And then what should I do at 12th? I’m thinking maybe something defensive (+2 Con, Tough, Medium Armor Master, etc.). How would each of those compare to each other, primarily defensively?
Edit: here’s my line of thinking with each of those options:
+2 Con: more HP is great, but this would also improve my Con saves, which is always good.
Tough: this is basically trading that +1 to Don saves from a regular ASI for an additional hit point per level, which is just different and seems like it’s not necessarily better or worse than the regular ASI.
Medium Armor Master: the main thing is it’ll give me a +1 AC by letting me add more of my Dex mod to my armor’s AC bonus. No disadvantage on Stealth is nice but not the focus of taking the feat.
I'd go with Elven Accuracy if you feel that you're getting advantage enough from the familiar and Piercer if you didn't. I still like the idea of getting both. You could put the +1 of Elven Accuracy into intelligence as the second part of the bump to fey touched, assuming that you either keep intelligence even or go with another feat later.
I'd probably put a +2 Con 1st, Tough second and medium armor Master third for this build. If you're going to concentrate, keeping it is important. Granted you've got con save proficiency and Warcaster, so that might be enough to push tough above it.
Guys, let’s not forget that Bless also grants +1d4 to saving throws. This means avg 2.5 for Concentration checks to your fellow Wizard. I agree the action cast could be an issue, but as some folks said, Action Surge could circumvent that, specially because you can always follow-up with a bonus action Booming Blade to compensate to the two attacks lost.
Let’s also not forget that Bless could improve the effectiveness of spells like Scorching Ray for some Wizards. Even your fellow Warlock would appreciate this bonus for Eldritch Blast. Same for your Rogue, Paladin or GWM Barbarian. Any CBE Sharpshooter would love you forever.
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I'd go with Elven Accuracy if you feel that you're getting advantage enough from the familiar and Piercer if you didn't. I still like the idea of getting both. You could put the +1 of Elven Accuracy into intelligence as the second part of the bump to fey touched, assuming that you either keep intelligence even or go with another feat later.
I'd probably put a +2 Con 1st, Tough second and medium armor Master third for this build. If you're going to concentrate, keeping it is important. Granted you've got con save proficiency and Warcaster, so that might be enough to push tough above it.
Guys, let’s not forget that Bless also grants +1d4 to saving throws. This means avg 2.5 for Concentration checks to your fellow Wizard. I agree the action cast could be an issue, but as some folks said, Action Surge could circumvent that, specially because you can always follow-up with a bonus action Booming Blade to compensate to the two attacks lost.
Let’s also not forget that Bless could improve the effectiveness of spells like Scorching Ray for some Wizards. Even your fellow Warlock would appreciate this bonus for Eldritch Blast. Same for your Rogue, Paladin or GWM Barbarian. Any CBE Sharpshooter would love you forever.