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Valor bard hexblade Reply reply [deleted] • I feel like Hexblade has more going for it, especially considering the combination of Valor Bards are great at CC, though your turns will be either cast or slash, but not both. These classes are made a lot better by either a hexblade dip (only 1 level needed for swords bards), or by stat boosting items like the headband of intellect for the bladesinger. Though I did realize my biggest issue is that Sword Bard lets me use my weapon as a spell ficus but neither Valor or Hexblade does, which seems to be a huge problem when using shields, and it also sort This is a section on the channel where I walk you through building a character. This subclass might be effective in games that start at 14th level or above once Master’s Flourish comes into play, but in a normal game (most games start between levels 1 and 4 I did want to play a hexblade sword bard. Hexadins (Hexblade + Paladin) and sorcadins (Sorcerer + Paladin) are great. You’d also get a shield and the Shield spell, which would pair quite well with the Defensive Flourish, and increased critical chance from Hexblade’s Curse. An archer-type would actually benefit from more Bard levels, specifically Bard Bladesinger (and in a way Eldritch Knight) get it for a reason. Valor bard is the one I’m least aware of. (Can I just note as a person that usually DMs, that one can’t understate the pain that bards go through with the . A single level Hexblade dip just does so much for a Swords or Valor Bard, it is almost worth it for access to the Shield spell alone, which is kind of lost on a Hexblade anyway. I've spent an awful lot of time playing this sorta build. You would have a better chance to crit with your hexblades curse, crit on Booming blade for extra Hexblade/Valor Bard is a potent combo. 5 Hexblade \ 6 Whisper Bard \ Then finish up with 14 Hexblade: Also decently effective combat. Eldritch blast also provides nice at-will damage and control from the Agonizing Blast and Repelling Much like one of the key features to the Hexblade warlock subclass from DnD 5e, which will make the Pact of the Blade Warlock extremely popular among multiclassing powergamers, but more on that later. The most spellbow that you can spellbow is a Hexblade warlock with Improved Pact Weapon, Thirsting Blade, and Eldritch Smite. I'm specifically looking at that 3rd Pact level of Warlock, not looking for a general argument on whether or not to multiclass a Bard. Start half-elf while you are at it. If you're thinking swords/valor, dip hexblade for light, medium and shields, simple and martial weapons, eb and booming blade, and 2 levels gets you Than, get 2 lvls of warlock hexblade and pick agonizing blast as your invocation. With this you get your inspirations back on short rest and extra attack at 6. Hexblade 3/Valor Bard X LOVE the flavor of pact of the blade shunting weapons into "hammerspace" for this character. TL;DR: I'd recommend going regular Human, Hexblade Warlock and Swords Bard, and get Mobile feat ASAP, along with You don't particularly need to worry about Subclass interactions; outside of something like Valor Bard / Hexblade Warlock, most subclass combinations between these two classes don't conflict or are redundant with each other. Reply reply FakeRealPlant • Let's say an Eloquence or Lore Bard, focused on Support, Buffing, Control, and Utility. 2024 rules bards and warlocks both lack melee support, and unless the bard abuses the obviously broken conjure elementals after level 10, the bladelock will surpass by quite a bit once you get to level 12-13. These bards gather in mead halls or around great bonfires to sing the deeds of the mighty, both past and present. If you primarily attack with weapons on your turns (assuming you do, as a Valor bard,) three levels of Fighter would be good for you. The only loss is a d10 instead of a d12 The College of Valor Bard presents itself as a gish-like option for Bards and does succeed at meeting the basic requirements: proficiencies in Medium Armor, Shields, and Martial Weapons. The Eldricht blast keeps your cantrip super competitive for melee especially with Agonizing Blast. Possibly stronger if you took Green Flame Blade and just went Hexblade 1/Stone Sorcerer 9, but I Obligatory "just take a Hexblade dip on any Bard and flavor Eldritch Blast as a bow" comment here i came here to say valor bard, i might only might as it delays spells and extra attack, take 1 level of fighter for archery fighting style. k Elven Accuracy for the +1 Cha. Honestly though both of these are pretty MAD. Sadly, this would outscale the Bladesinger far beyond balance. Valor Bard is the "official" flavor option for a skald character; it's less effective than HexLore but it can still be quite good. Additionally, if you can get strong on-hit damage of some sort (Hexblade's Curse, Sharpshooter, Bracers of Archery, high attacking stat, Oathbow) and advantage, with Elven Accuracy of course, you can absolutely tear through things with a Bard Archer at high levels, the issue is just that it's pretty much a mid-late 3rd tier or higher build You can even take a look at this other thread where someone is building a bard archer focusing more on the archer side than the bard. Bards are full casters while Warlocks don't advance conventional casting at all, so since they don't have direct synergy, I'm of the opinion that it's better to have as few levels of Warlock as possible. The downside is that it takes 10 levels to come online. MONSTERS OF DRAKKENHEIM is 300+ pages of eldritch horror inspired monsters for 5e by the Dungeon Dudes! Coming to Kickstarter March 26th, 2024: https://www. Bow and rapier for the cha bonus from hex warrior. Not to mention being able to grab Agonizing Blast with one more character level. Entertainer is a background, not a class. No wasted Valor Bard features, access to full non-arcanum Change your Greataxe to a Battleaxe, grab Hexblade 1 and go Valor Bard the rest of the way. You'd only grab this for Valor and Swords Bards, Lore bard wants to hit level 10 for more good spells. Ability Scores: 8 STR, 15+1 DEX, 13+1 CON, 8 INT, 11 WIS, 15+2 CHA. The level in Hexblade made me feel a little bit behind, but getting to 9th level and taking the ASI in Charisma really tied everything together and I feel back on track. Reply reply 2 Hexblade \ 18 Valor Bard: level 9 spell. If you are insistent on being multiclassed, then Hexblade+Stone Sorcerer or Hexblade+Valor Bard will suit you a lot better than Bladesinger with stone sorcerer I'd go Hexblade 5/Stone Sorcerer 5. The Hexblade level can be flavored as Link making a pact to the Triforce itself. As a bard, a 2-level dip in hexblade warlock for agonizing blast covers your bard's single weakness as a spellcaster (consistent damage) with the best damage cantrip in the game. The Warlock's ability to use CHA for weapon attacks is neat, so it'll allow you to put more points into CON instead. I reflavored eldricht blasts to be arcane arrows. Valor would let you get a second weapon attack Especially since you will be much more favoring melee with that character as would either a pure Swords Bard or a pure Hexblade. Honestly though if what you really want is a beefier frontline caster, a hexblade warlock or forge cleric might be more in line with want you want, bard's are largely designed for controlling the battlefield, debuffing enemies and helping allies as opposed to slugging it out in the front lines, even with college of valor. Valor Bard, slap Theorycrafted not tested, but I did build a Bard with a 2 level dip into warlock (Archfey) for eldricht blast/invocations. In general, Hexblade is also very good for Swords Bard to learn Melee combat cantrips like Booming Blade and Green-Flame Blade, as well as Armor of Agathys, Shield and Searing Smite spells, where the cantrips also will be very useful to keep up the DPS even with a slight dip while waiting for Consider a 6 swords bard 14 hexblade split. Getting medium armor, shields, hexblades curse, and being able to be not mad is extremely helpful for Valor Bards. I feel like a Swords Bard is so close to being the perfect mix of melee and spell casting but Swords bard also has a fighting style going for it. War wizard - 2. Decently effective combat stats and great with Combat Inspiration for your party. ;-) Go swords if you want a pure bard. With hindsight, Swords > Valor but I don't regret my choice. Hexblade warlock - 5. But sword bards get a fighting style for more hurt output, and defensive flourish is extremely powerful, if wildly inconsistent. My level progression is likely going to be: 1 bard > 1 hex > 2 bard > 1 hex > X bard Sorcerer one, Hexblade one, Bard X has the best of both of those dips, but delays your Bard options by a lot. They travel the land to witness great events firsthand and to ensure Some subclasses give proficiency with all martial weapons: Valor bard, hexblade warlock, a few cleric domains. With Blade pact you can switch to using a two handed maul and can use CHA on magical weapons now. Your tier 1 is less sad and you have Eldritch Blast as a good ranged option and you can use CHA for melee attacks with a sword and shield. I'm hopeful of getting some advice from people who have actually tried this, rather than "white room spreadsheet says no". I don’t know that the valor bard “trounces” bladelock; Trantmonk shows for damage at least the two are similar. The best multiclass spellsword builds are Charisma-based. Can take Lifedrinker and it'll average lower than the above in terms of on-demand damage output over the longhaul, I think. Good in combat and out. Whisper bard - 11. but if u can get advantage alot, or even play Hexblade 1 -> Paladin 6 -> Bard X. In a way, the subclass is almost a better College of Valor, offering many of the same benefits, plus more. Class progression, Hexblade 1, Bard 5 (6 if Lore), Hexblade 2, Bard 13. He or She can fight but not as well as warrior or ranger etc. With a Hexblade, unless you take 3 levels to also get Pact of the Blade, you are limited to one (effective) weapon, and that's also convenient b/c you can wear a shield and get And, of course, the skill monkey. Forget about Valor bard overlaps with hexblade a bit since the valor bard picks up medium armor, shields and martial weapon proficiencies at 3rd level. Bards want to max Cha for a number of reasons, and Valor (and Swords) bards really benefit from using Cha for their Notes: Honestly, the Valor Bard has been replaced somewhat by the Hexblade Warlock since you can get armor and shields with only one level of investment. Definitely go valor, maybe dip into hexblade so you can use cha for spellcasting and attacks. But the party I play in isn’t always particularly optimized, and I keep feeling drawn towards glamor bard (away from the more optimal swords or valor bard), mostly for roleplaying reasons. If you're going for a single level dip either is very valuable. Dwarf's are not generally optimized for Bards, but can still be used. Reply reply but the defensive capabilities. I’ve played all of these but the sword bard and hexblade and A 1 or 2 level dip into Hexblade is pretty common, but I'm looking at taking a 3rd. Yes hexblade jacks your AC by something insane like +10 and gives you a very solid damage cantrip for one level of bard progression. As a note, the Valor Bard's 14th level ability is also superior for a Gish as is combat inspiration because a Caster should also be buffing the party which Swords Bards can't do in this way. The mobility swords gives fits well with the dancer concept and that college is pretty much the least spell castery (cannot use flourishes with spell actions) bard option. This does leave Level 1 & 2 melee warlocks out to dry, but IMO the situation isn’t that much unlike melee Bards before they reach Level 3 and go Valor I’ve been hexblade and sword bard being paired up frequently and I do like the fact she could almost dance around with a sword. Defensively it gives you medium armor and shields which beefs up your AC significantly, as well as Armor of Agathys and the shield spell. One feat being warcaster for the sword and board casting. Their unique Hexblade Warlock: Everything the Hexblade offers makes the Valor Bard much better at its job. Cast Faerie Fire until I get Greater Invis to gain advantage and just go to town. Valor Bard 14: " When you use your action to cast a bard spell ()". Honestly, the Valor Bard has been replaced somewhat by the Hexblade Warlock since you can get armor and shields with only one level of investment. Hexblade gives you medium armor proficiency, the shield spell and shield proficiency. Take mostly utility spells and maybe an AOE CC. Valor Bard (3) / Undead Warlock (17) The Undead Warlock lacks medium armor and shields, but the Valor Bard can assist with that while gaining other support abilities and spells. I assume it would look something like this: Race: Half-Elf Class: Hexblade 1, Valor Bard 19. Lore bard has an amazing Bardic Inspiration and gives you even more skill monkey prowess, Swords Bard makes you a much more versatile melee fighter, glamour bard gives a lot of social presence (and you can be an 80s Glam Rocker), Eloquence bard is just Hey guys I am looking for some advice. Deep dive into the College of Valor Bard subclass features and ranking of each!Questions or feedback? Leave a comment!Buy Us a Coffee! ☕: https://www. Valor Bard with Swift Quiver at level 10 can take 4 bow attacks. My current thinking: the level of hexblade precludes the need to go valor or swords, he's already got what he needs to wade into melee. Then work your way to level 10 so you can use your You could do a 2-level dip for Smite/Fighting Style then go into Swords/Valor Bard for extra attack. Hexblade 2/Lore Bard X is the most optimal. Fighting Style, Second Wind, Action Surge, and 3rd level Archetype abilities can all work for you. Fight second line with a pole-arm. Valor Bard also has a feature that lets you blend spellcasting and martial combat. Some invocations, but I For a Swords(and probably Valor) Bard, then definitely a 2 level dip in Paladin. 2. Or a 6 level dip for aura of protection and then into whatever Bard subclass tickle your fancy (some people like Whispers for double "smite" though I find the rest of the feature lacking). Valor bards get shield proficiency and medium armor for more consistently high AC, and combat inspiration is a great buff for your teammates. I built a similar valor bard build that focuses more on the bard side, and even after a number crunching comparison, it was ruled that the valor bard build, while falling behind on DPR to the other build, is Hexblade makes Valor Bard pointless, Swords all the way Start with just one level of Hexblade for the main benefits I would wait til at least Bard 6 before taking the second Hexblade level, but I also might not take it at all. They skip the level 6 magical secrets Level 2: Warlock (Hexblade) Level 3-7: Paladin Level 8-11: Bard (Valor of Swords) (ASI at level 5: CHA + 2) (Level 11 ASI possibly a feat that grants +1 to CHA) Class notes: The Warlock (Hexblade) will let me use my CHA modifier for both the longsword and lance since they both lack the "two-handed" feature. - if you want to mix it up you'll be behind in magical prowess but if I think the best way to play a tanky bard is 1 level in hexblade and the rest in sword bard. In an, batle do it: Round 1 Use Haste, than Hexblade curse as a bonus action attack and than attack with your longsword on both hands to get 13 average damage (1d10 + 5 charisma + 3 curse) Bards aren't great at personally walking into melee, but that doesn't mean that a Hexblade dip doesn't have its uses. Valor Bard is probably the best bard you are going to get for this. Bard+Hexblade+Fighter would make a lethal archer. But between that and the rogue levels, you'll be The pure class builds that work as spellswords are: bladesingers, valor bards, swords bards, hexblade warlocks, and UA stone sorcerers. I think I'd start as a Bard at 1, Dip Hexblade 1 at level 2, then Bard to 4, then Fighter to 3, then Bard to 8. - But as you say, a Hexsword Bard is a good combo. Although this does render Valor Bards extra attack feature redundant. Mountain Duergar for Valor Bard. 2 Hexblade \ 18 Valor Bard: level 9 spell. I could see the reasoning behind giving it to Battle Smith, but Swords/Valor Bards and Hexblade Warlocks have an easy access to Eldritch Blast, which is pretty much to Warlock what a regular bonk is for Fighter. ) But for a Valor bard it is a good choice. Take the war caster feat at bard's 8th lvl. Link is about as classic of a fantasy hero as one can be, and the best class for this legendary hero is that of a Hexblade Valor Bard. You’ll be far more effective than any other combination. Hexblade 2/Lore Bard X is one of the strongest builds in 5e, but keep in mind that it plays very differently from a Valor Bard. Both cases are fun. Reply reply No_Chapter_6889 • Sword Bard it is then! Won't be as versatile as lore bard Hexblade but then again few things are as versatile as lore bard. It just might not be worth any further spell progression. to help offset sharpshooter, cause u will want that too. At lower level, you're gonna be just a regular valor bard. If you're taking more than two levels, you take the majority in Hexblade (12 levels) and then take the remainder in Lore Bard levels. Thier 6th level extra attack (like the Eldritch Knight's 7th level ability) is vastly superior for a Gish character to what the Swords Bard gets. The expanded spell list perfectly rounds out the Warlock spell list with everything they need to succeed as a martial gish. The biggest reason to go Valor Bard in general is the bonus armor proficiency, which you also get from Hex Warrior. There's My Sword's Bard took the 4th level for a Feat (Elven Accuracy), then took 1 level in Hexblade, and the next 4 levels were in Swashbuckler. Pact of the Blade warlocks play very well into the cast-n-slash idea, since you'll usually be attacking with your Action and casting/triggering magic effects with your bonus action. Currently bard 2/hexblade 1. Helpful with spell slots (smite) and without (aura). ASI's (In no particular order): +2 CHA, Elven Accuracy (CHA), Sharpshooter, Crossbow expert, Medium Armor Master Using spells like Quick Quiver, haste, or other combat spells. Have atm a solid base of hp, getting a breastplate and shield next time we go to By the way, don't discount Valor Bard at high level play. The hex blade dip is for charisma based weapon attacks, hex, agonizing blast and eldritch mind. Bladesinger is on the far magic end, then a sword/valor bard, then hexblade, with eldritch knight on the far martial side. Do you think my plan is good so far: Start with bard Invest one level in warlock to unlock hex, eldrich blast and get rp features Level up to 5 sword bard for extra attack Then invest 2 lvl in warlock to get pact of the blade -> respect to pump up charisma Last last 4 lvl in sword bard Hexblade / College of Eloquence (Default) One of the primary weaknesses of the Bard class is its poor defenses. I would actually suggest going Bard/Hexblade over Bard Rogue, if you're looking at mobility, since that let's you leave dex Bards of the College of Valor are daring skalds whose tales keep alive the memory of the great heroes of the past, and thereby inspire a new generation of heroes. Hexblade will do more damage though and is easier on the stats. Valor Bard on the other hand just doesn't do anything very well. Link (Legend Of Zelda) - Hexblade Warlock 1/Valor Bard 19 Link is the brave yet silent hero of the Legend of Zelda franchise. Chiefly though, max Cha and go Hexblade. Not the most elegant progression path, but I don't think you're left feeling like the build "hasn't come together yet" at any point, you're clearly a Charismatic magical sailor duelist at all points in Hexblade switches you from ~15AC as a bard to 19+5AC (shield spell), which is massive. Or Hexblade 1, Bard 1 to 6 Unlike Valor, Swords doesn't normally get shield proficiency, so it is easy for it to gravitate toward two weapon fighting (to have a reliable bonus action fallback). A Hexblade dip is incredibly strong and fixes MAD problems. Fighter - 2 (+2 ranged attack and action surge) Thirsting blade, devil sight, improved pact weapon. I know eloquence bard and I love the idea of it, I just can’t think of a story for it ever 😂 I’ve been trying to make an eloquence bard for a while now. So, Eldritch Blast is broken then, right? The Eldritch Knight's 7th level feature almost makes their Extra Attack equivalent to a Valor Bard's Hexblade is a very strong dip, it is probably too good of a dip (Probably should move the use charisma for attacks to pact of the blade so its more of an opportunity cost. That 2d6 psychic along with melee cantrips and (shillelagh if hexblade doesn't make it magical) that's really good single hit damage and spell flexibility The Valor bard is In a unique place as it's one of the few ways to get medium armor proficiency and shield proficiency on a bard without multiclassing. I'll walk through character creation, stat generation, and a level-up guide t I’m probably going to play some combination of bard and hexblade in our next campaign. This is an interesting question, and I think that RAW the build would work. You'll be a good support archer with your bardic inspirations allowing for the option of boosting ally weapon damage or AC. Currently Bard 8/Rogue 3, heading towards the end of the campaign. As a Valor bard, you don’t have to force your comrades to use I have also played hexblade/valor bard and can confirm this. Or valor bard isn’t a bad option for dealing with this issue either. Celestial Warlock/ College of Valor Bard; Hexblade Warlock/ College of Swords Bard; Hexblade(TBH any patron makes sense too) Warlock/ Eldritch Knight Fighter Celestial Warlock/College of Spirits Bard; Hexblade Warlock/College of Whispers Bard(I call this one Brother Mask) Undead Warlock/Oathbreaker Paladin(I call this one Dracula) Hexblade/Swords Bard is gonna be the top tier TWF build, which, thanks to the changes made to Hex Warrior, is now properly viable. Hexblade Warlock on a Valor or Swords Bard let's you use Cha for your weapon, gives prof in medium armor, shields, and martial weapons, gives a 1/SR curse which increase damage and crit range and provides THP when they die, and gives the Shield spell as well. Monoclassed Valor Bards aren't very well-kitted for STR builds, but a single level of Fighter fixes that - heavy armor, shield and CON save proficiency, a Fighting Go whispers bard and hexblade. When situations are not dire, you can make weapon attacks or use cantrips, or take the Help action or whatever. tanj_redshirt Ergo, Hexblade in my mind is the best “fighting magic user”, because they can be built to be equally effective with a weapon or spells. It's a spell focus as well and can be wielded with a staff. You also basically triple your damage output using agonizing blast. swords is great for hexblade overlap, but valor is the best gish stand-alone due to the armor and shield I think best way is to start with 1 Hexblade and focus on Green Flame Blade/Booming Blade + Curse + Hex at start and then go 6 levels Lore Bard to progress your caster class and get Magic Secrets (and pick either Counterspell + Spirit Guardians if you want to stay in melee or Counterspell + Spiritual Weapon if you want to go blaster build with [5E] Swords Bard + 1lvl Hexblade dip Thread starter Ophidimancer; Start date May 8, 2018; Advertise with Us! Valor and Hexblade are largely redundant. Then with hexblade you’ll get invocations x 8, with a lot of great ones like devilsight, agonizing blast, grasp of hadar and repelling blast, Lifedrinker? (extra cha necro damage on hit), Tomb of Levistus is a HUGE oh shit Swords would probably be a hexblade dip to 1 or 2 (Devil’s Sight, Agonizing Blast for a powerful ranged option). College of Whispers Bard (14) / Hexblade Warlock (5) / War Cleric (1) Valor bard cannot give self buff, so ideally you shouldn’t be the very front line. If you're going to be the face of the party, take Arcana, Perception, Intimidation, and Persuasion. Paladin 2, Lock 1 to 3. Just reading down the subclass features, it would be very easy to dismiss it as not doing enough, but that is somewhat short-sighte Bard is a full spellcaster and this is a powerful strategy. Still, a Lore Bard is never OP like a coffee lock or a defensive GISH/Hexblade. So it's best to see EB as a control options to set up optimal position before you go wack them in melee. Lore is great because of cutting words and the additional magical secrets. Use this to your advantage. As far as leveling, Bard X / Warlock 2 is usually the recommended path, so a pact boon is uncommon for the multiclass. Hexblade 1/Whispers Bard with Booming/Greenflame blade could be an interesting build. If not Hexblade: If you're Valor/Swords, don't bother it's a bad idea. Valor does occasionally fight in melee, more often at lower Hexblade vs Valor Bard vs Multi-class. 17 charisma, 15 dex, 14 con, whatever else. With future levels going solidly into Stone Sorcerer. This is similar to how the Divine Soul Sorc gets to pick some Cleric spells which However, Valor Bard 10/Warlock 1/Fighter 1 with the same feat/weapon setup means SIX attacks per turn with access to CME. Personally I dont take swords/valor bard if I am taking warlock VHuman 16 Dex/Cha, Sword/Valor Bard Bard X: Take XBE at 1 and SS at 4. Tabaxi Valor Bard/Swashbuckler. buymeac Assassin rogue, College of Lore bard, and Hexblade warlock (although I'm not 100% sure on this one, Pact of the Chain also looks interesting, but would change quite a few things meaning I'd have to focus on Dex & Cha). It's more of a problem with the Valor Bard, but it plateaus quickly as a melee combatant. They can't skill monkey as well as a Rogue or Lore Bard and they can't defend all that well either. Swords bard, Bladesinger wizard, and kensei monk get proficiency with one or two specific martial weapons If you want to augment your offensive capabilities with Agonizing Blast (reasonable for Lore/Glamour, mediocre for Valor/Swords), you can snag Hexblade 2 after either Bard 6 (MAJOR core subclass feature) or 7 (4th level spells). If you want similar capabilities, consider a College of Valor Bard (or any other bard, really) with the Martial Adept feat or a few levels of Battlemaster Fighter. Plus, you can take Eldritch Blast and/or Toll the Dead for nice ranged damage cantrips Valor Bard is casting more spells in combat because even with Extra Attack, your damage potential from spells and attacking is pretty even. Hexblade 10/valor or swords bard 9/fighter 1 is, hands down, one of the best archers in the game, since they can get swift quiver as a magical secrets spell. Dip hexblade if you want less MAD using the longswords. Alternatively, if you want to be a frontline tank - sword bard with hexblade dip can get insane amount of AC, and being SAD is a huge bonus. ASI/feat progression: War Caster, +2 CHA, Res Con, Lucky. And you're still a full caster. Both the swords bard and valor Re: Hexblade or Valor Bard for this party? A valor bard is basically a base bard who can use a longbow instead of a cantrip in T1 and T2 and use medium armor. The Extra Attack option basically just gives you a higher-damage cantrip, and isn't likely to rival a generic Warlock EB build with 2 levels for Agonizing Blast. If you want a Warlock/Bard multiclass that gets you better melee capabilities, Hexblade+College of Swords is a good combo. Valor gives you the least given how much it double dips with Hexblade in the early levels. I have decided to play hexblade swords bard to fill out our party a little. Aside from Sorcerer with Quickened Spell, Valor Bard 14 is the only class that can cast Hold Person and make a bonus action melee attack in the same turn. I'm thinking ahead to which College to join at 3 and I think I'd like to hear some suggestions, given how many different roles my dude is playing. Hello. I'd go to warlock 3 for invocations (mask of many faces on a bard, yes) and use a quarterstaff with cha. I have been trying to optimize a frontline sword-wielding caster type. Variant Human lore bard x/ Hexblade 1 with Eldritch Adept feat at lv1 (Eldritch Mind, later change to Agonizing Blast when you dip into Hexblade and grab Eldritch Blast) is what I did. The main benefit of Valor Bard is shield proficiency, but you already get that through Hexblade. For this reason, I look to the other Warlock subclasses to see which of them might like what the Valor Bard offers. Without any magic item, you can rock a half Go valor bard and get your armor and defense fixed that way. This progression opts for 2 levels in Hexblade to address that weakness by gaining medium armor and shield proficiency, as well as the shield spell. Finally, 2 more lvls of lore bard. Hexblade, by itself, is really rock-solid. If you are going all caster type of lore bard I would not bother with the multiclass but if you did take 2 levels, for the 2 invocations. Between the shield spell and the sword bards flourish Question: Swords bard (so at least 3 levels of bard), plus a hexblade dip (I'm assuming 1, A Valor Bard's friends can add inspiration to damage, plus you've got the shield. The nice thing is you don't My band-aid fix for Hexblade is to move all of Hex Warrior into Pact of the Blade. " The chosen spells count as bard spells for you ()" "A cantrip is a spell that can be cast at will ()" <- therefore EB is elible for Secrets. Hence it’s better to use bow, or at least reach weapon like polearm. Reply reply More replies More replies More replies. and early access to counterspell. czj xztxqd ilexsk eohiqw nselt zprbi vglp kbheqk mdimy ugfrxfp krxip vfiik zfgt knrlvy bdje