The Spellsword: D&D 5e Character Build

Love your builds man! Always so good!

Good build. War mage is a great multiclass subclass. My problem with these optimized builds is they usually come online in tier 3 and most games don't go that high. Also they're very similar to each other. Picking the same spells and same subclasses. Why not take illusion or adjuration? But no, it's always war mage or bladesinger. And maybe I missed the part where you're consistently getting advantage to take advantage of elven accuracy. All in all, a good build and very combat ready.

Aw man, that hint to a Batman build makes me so hyped. Batman seems like a hard guy to make in DnD, so I'm excited to see what you do with him.

Liked! Basic and uptomiced.
What do you think it's better Fighter/Artificer Batlesmisth or Ranger Goomstalker 3/Artificer X? both with artillerist feat

MAM ftw fr.

My frist in d&d was an eldtrich knight.

I’ve been playing this build in a Candlekeep Mysteries campaign. First - Great campaign for this build since Intelligence is very useful to have, and there’s a magic item I won’t spoil but which synergizes extremely well with the build. Because of that, I actually beat Ludic’s AC maximum.
I’ve been playing it as a Tiefling which is less optimal for damage, but enabled me to pick up Infernal Constitution for some powerful resistances. That’s been very useful and I would recommend it for anyone looking for a tankier version of this.

The good thing about the Ravnica backgrounds is they mesh so well with existing factions in the Forgotten Realms. Want to be a Boros soldiers in Faerun? The Baldur's Gate Flaming Fist is right there. Dimir spy? What background do you think the Harpers use?

Thanks man gave me a great idea for my next character!! Keep it up dude awesome vid

I see this build awesome for an NPC pirate captain of a Shadow Fleet! A great nemesis

What did you use for the character sheet?

What character builder are you using?

Very much something I'm looking for. Only been through one dnd campaign but love it. Couldn't really find a spellsword class and am unfamiliar with multiclassing.
That and I'm on an elden ring kick right now. I've been wanting to make a build similar to the carian knight in game. This is perfect.

Don’t know why you’d bother with Eldritch knight at all when the superior Bladesinger exists…

AC as much as 25 with the Shield spell?

That's... not that impressive.

Curious why no Fly spell. Or are you assuming that a player will probably have a method to have their melee fighter fly at 14th level?

Interesting video. Love the build.
Who is this Ludik you keep mentioning? Where can I read about his insight?

This looks like a pretty good high level build, but I find that most campaigns rarely go above 12 at most. Which is also the level the system seem to be playtested up to (mostly). So for anyone looking to play a Spellsword in a more realistic level range (3-10 somewhere), I'd go Eldritch Knight 5 -> Wizard (Abjuration or Divination). You miss out on War Magic, but get a great deal of magic versatility from getting Wizard prepared casting.

WELP! I know my next campaign build.

The obvious resolution to a 14 INT is a head and if INT. It's not a 20 but the +4 mod will give extra preps and DCs. To cheese the system do a locate object on a headband and collect it.

+12 to initiative lmao

Hey if I’m looking at this build but want to do a dhampir is that also decent or should I stick to dark elf?

I know this one is almost a year old now, but I'm hoping you see this.. I'm wondering how this build's progression would be affected by taking the first 2 levels of wizard at 9 and 10 instead of waiting till 12 and 13. Does that affect its scaling too much? I feel like that point is a good time to add tactical wit and arcane deflection to the build, but I'm not great at thinking through the various implications and affects that might have.

I didn’t think booming blade added the 1d8 to the base hit till level 5

I find it interesting that when you get third level slots it is an easy one up to get an extra 1d8 to your shadow blade because aoe is hard to pull off when you and others are attacking in melee

I hope you still read this comment after over a year :D
What is your recommendation for an additional ASI in case your DM gives you a free Feat at Lv1?
I'd take War Caster at Lv1, which frees up one if the other ASI's

Finally, a build video that suggests the only race I play. 😂

I would be careful with the Bladesinging choice due to the fighter taking medium armor. Bladesinging penalizes against using anything but light armor

This and echo knight blade singer are both good builds if you want to make a spellsword character

I think this build is much better off switching to Bladesinger starting at 8th level. Once you are EK7/BS6 you will be getting a Booming Blade, another attack, and then an additional attack on your bonus action.

Would like to see your version of a Jedi build. Maybe between Psionic Warrior and Psionic Sorcerer?

i just want Brandelgast's Blade, a cantrip plane of force that extends from two fingers and acts as a sword blade. I suppose I could re-flavor Shadow blade.

This build is amazing, but if I am allowed to roll my stats and get a a high roll that I can put into intellegence, I like to go Divination Wizard instead of War Magic or Blade Singer because the Portent ability is amazing for every situation where a dice roll is used. Combine it with the lucky feat and you have become a force to be reckoned with.

How come not using strength for attacks, rather than dex? Init? That's a good reason, but making this guy a strength fighter means shove becomes an option, and graple and all those athletics checks.

Or just go bladesinger and get your high level spells fast

Super consistent build. Covers a lot of areas. Really well rounded. I still prefer STR based eldritch knights so I can concentrate on defensive or buff spells - using the good old PAM GWM as a core. I’ve tried to like shadow blade - but I like magic weapons more. I feel like the potential is higher, like finding a flame tongue glaive/halberd. Was really interested to see where you’d part from fighter - and I have to agree level 11 makes the most sense. That third attack is just way too good to wait for.

Have you ever tried the PAM GWM on an EK? It surprised me. The added defenses on something that just outputs so much damage is really enticing. Variant Human with blind fighting lets you go all in on the pole arm feat combos. Fey touched for bless is also really underrated with the GWM. And then the fighter becomes the bless bot, letting the cleric or Paladin focus on more important spells. Pretty cool! Would love to see your spin on that.

Starting a new campaign/ side story with a goliath eldritch knight, multiclassed into wizard for maximum magic-fighter synergy. Hopefully he becomes an absolute menace to his enemies. Starting at level 1 with 20 strength also due to rqcial benfits and a perfect 18 starting roll, plus the second wind from fighter and a racial feat that allows me to reduce incoming damage once per rest, Goliaths are also resistant to cold damage right off the rip. For a level 1 character, my mans is an absolutr powerhouse

So my version is Eldrich Knight 8 then Abjuration Wizard 8 and the last 4 levels, Conquest paladin. You hit like a truck, self heal with Arcane wards and can upcast Armor of Agathis that's protected by the ward that the spell actually just put hp back into.

I know you said the damage scales, but I would like to point out to anyone discovering this video a few years later that shadow blade gains a d8 of damage when cast with a 3rd and then 5th level spell slot. I love this specific build because it combines the best of both worlds. Normally wizards would want to be concentrating on something more potent than shadow blade, and pure Eldritch Knights wouldn't gain 5th level spell slots. So even though you're giving up some higher level features, the benefits of the combination really shine.