I’m playing a eloquence bard hexblade multiclass and I’m currently at 4 levels for the bard and three for the hexblade. Should I take the level in hexblade for a feat earlier or stick to bard?
I’m playing a eloquence bard hexblade multiclass and I’m currently at 4 levels for the bard and three for the hexblade. Should I take the level in hexblade for a feat earlier or stick to bard?
I would go with Bard, just because at level 5 you start getting your Bardic Inspiration back on a short rest instead of a long rest. That's a big deal, especially for a subclass that adds an alternative use for it. Plus you also get access to level 3 spells.
That's a hard choice, i'd say it depends on what your future goals are for the character and how often you get into fights. If you're getting into several large fights a day, then Wagnarokkr has a point about getting access to recharges of Bardic Inspiration and 3rd level spells... but then again, an increase to your CHA score can add a +1 to several very useful skills (how often do you engage in social encounters or have to persuade/intimidate/deceive enemies?), not to mention spell DCs, possibly attack rolls and damage, and that's assuming there's not a Feat out there that could be integral to whatever you are trying to build.
As a general rule, my piece of advice is to keep classes evenly divisible by 4 UNLESS what you want can only be attained by not doing so.
How long is the campaign expected to last? If it is only going to 10th level, then there's only 2 chances to get ASI or Feats, and if there's a specific ability you hope to get, then you need to make sure your multiclassing doesn't prevent you from getting it until it's too late. This becomes even more important if you're table is using Point Buy for character generation, which means you can't start with a super high ability score.
Unfortunately, multi-classing with spellcasting means your spell levels simply won't keep up with threats unless the DM tailors them specifically to your character. For example, a 7th level caster would normally be getting 4th level spells, and you're looking at a choice of getting your first 3rd level or sticking to 2nd level.
I guess what i'm saying is we would need more information to be able to adequately advise you on this.
Go Hexblade to max out your Charisma. This will enable your Eldritch Blast + Agonizing Blast to keep up in combat with the rest of your party. You are already very far behind in spellcasting, so I'd just not worry about spellcasting in combat except for things like Healing Word, Hex and Shield, and mostly use them outside of combat.
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I’m playing a eloquence bard hexblade multiclass and I’m currently at 4 levels for the bard and three for the hexblade. Should I take the level in hexblade for a feat earlier or stick to bard?
I would go with Bard, just because at level 5 you start getting your Bardic Inspiration back on a short rest instead of a long rest. That's a big deal, especially for a subclass that adds an alternative use for it. Plus you also get access to level 3 spells.
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That's a hard choice, i'd say it depends on what your future goals are for the character and how often you get into fights. If you're getting into several large fights a day, then Wagnarokkr has a point about getting access to recharges of Bardic Inspiration and 3rd level spells... but then again, an increase to your CHA score can add a +1 to several very useful skills (how often do you engage in social encounters or have to persuade/intimidate/deceive enemies?), not to mention spell DCs, possibly attack rolls and damage, and that's assuming there's not a Feat out there that could be integral to whatever you are trying to build.
As a general rule, my piece of advice is to keep classes evenly divisible by 4 UNLESS what you want can only be attained by not doing so.
How long is the campaign expected to last? If it is only going to 10th level, then there's only 2 chances to get ASI or Feats, and if there's a specific ability you hope to get, then you need to make sure your multiclassing doesn't prevent you from getting it until it's too late. This becomes even more important if you're table is using Point Buy for character generation, which means you can't start with a super high ability score.
Unfortunately, multi-classing with spellcasting means your spell levels simply won't keep up with threats unless the DM tailors them specifically to your character. For example, a 7th level caster would normally be getting 4th level spells, and you're looking at a choice of getting your first 3rd level or sticking to 2nd level.
I guess what i'm saying is we would need more information to be able to adequately advise you on this.
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Go Hexblade to max out your Charisma. This will enable your Eldritch Blast + Agonizing Blast to keep up in combat with the rest of your party. You are already very far behind in spellcasting, so I'd just not worry about spellcasting in combat except for things like Healing Word, Hex and Shield, and mostly use them outside of combat.