![]() ![]() ![]() I meant that shadow blade can be better than a bladetrip if you upcast it. Exception is if you can use BB with shadow blade where on the bladesinger only, shadow blade is better. ![]() TLDR: shadow blade doesn’t compete with tensers even on a bladesinger where it is as favorable as possible. There is something to be said for the loss of a turn for tensers, if you do t metamagic it, but again you make up that loss in damage on turn one because you just do more damage. If we weren’t a bladesinger I’d also recommend that the wizard go TWF for a third attack (might anyway) because now even without advantage on attacks you are definitely doing more damage. Tensers also gives weapon prof, con prof, 50 temp HP compared to a 30 damage reduction for bladesinger reaction. By contrast a shadow blade without a rider has no advantage and deals 18.5 damage per hit. Tensers deals out weapon+stat+6.5 damage per hit and swings at advanatage for a reasonable 15 damage per hit. JC didn’t say it outright on Twitter, but the spell does explicitly call it a “magic sword”.īased on what? Even in a case where comparing for bladesinger it’s still good. (+1 repelling blast on shield, and +2 enhanced defense on half plate armor = 22 hella AC, with War Magic bumping it to 24 or Shield spell bumping it to 27)Įdit: nvm my memory has failed me yet again. Considering War Wizard is already great dip for artificers, an additional level of Wizard for Shadow Blade could significantly bump up a melee and shield Battle Smith’s damage output, make it competitive with a sharpshooter or great weapon master Battle Smith, while still being able to equip a shield which you can put a defensive infusion on. Only downside is both of your hands are now occupied so you’ll need War Caster to cast Shield.Īlso, Jeremy Crawford has said that it since it’s a weapon that is made of magic, Battle Smith’s Battle Ready allows you to use INT for its attacks and damage. You essentially get an extra 1d6 (Shortsword) + 1d8 (Booming Blade) per turn for free, compared to just attacking twice with Shadow Blade. Since you can only have one shadow blade at a time, you couldn’t dual wield two of them anyways. Attack once with Shadow Blade, Extra Attack Booming Blade with a Shortsword in your second hand, then bonus action attack again with Shadow Blade. You could still use it well with two weapon fighting. I feel this is much more of a one shot shot build rather than a campaign idea but it is a worthy mention. The reason why is because it’s at least possible to make use of combination of spell thanks to magical secrets. Now interestingly a bard on paper doesn’t get a lot of benefit but lore, valor, and sword, and maybe whispers can get use out of it. An Eldritch knight will get good mileage out of the weapon with action surge and extra attack (3 or 4) but this comes on a bit late and honestly there are better spells even for the EK. Bladesinger can justify it until tensers transformation comes along and then it’s not good. Once upon a time when you could combo the SB with BB or even GFB it was ideal for a load of classes, now it’s extremely narrow.Īrcane trickster can use this as a better thrown weapon thx to steady aim and still get sneak attack while using it as a better melee weapon though I’d say it’s not worth the level 2 slot as a regular tactic. r/DnD /r/rpg /r/Pathfinder_RPG /r/tabletop /r/UnearthedArcana /r/DnDHomebrew /r/dndnext Flair Searchesĭ&D 5e 1D&D D&D 4e D&D v3.5 D&D 3e Pathfinder 1 Pathfinder 2 WOD PBTA Fate GURPS Universal Other r/characterdrawing /r/Imaginar圜haracters /r/alternativeart On-Topic Subreddits Abide by the Homebrew Content Guidelines.Don't just advertise things, even if they're relevant.If your post fits with a megathread, post there.Don't be excessively explicit or grotesque.The rules are explained in more detail here. There's an issue with the sub that moderators cannot solve, this is a workaround for it. If you're trying to post from an app and can't, try from a browser. Message the moderators, it'll be unfiltered if it's on topic. If your account is less than 7 days old or has less than 20 karma, you may be autofiltered. Find help with your new idea, or share your memorable builds. Aid other tabletop gamers in creating interesting or devastating characters. ![]()
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