DM: So Colby what are you playing for this one-shot? Colby: I made a bard. DM: …You have 17 levels of Bladesinger. Colby: Yes but I started as a Bard and took another level to get Jack of all trades. Plus he sings! DM: I said no more Bladesingers. Colby: *Starts singing Enya* DM: Get out.

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

LOL!

@brothermutant7370

3 жыл бұрын

The "Starts Singing Enya" got me. Hahahahha

@rehecke7124

2 жыл бұрын

@@brothermutant7370 same

@ericjordan1348

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@merrychristamas94

2 жыл бұрын

Alright but since you at least sing Enya....go ahead and reward yourself with another level of Bladesinger

At level 20, it is once again hard to pass up fighter, so we take our 20th fighter level for this bladesinger build.

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@jrgenchristensen7240

3 жыл бұрын

I was happy to see another bladesinger video, but eventually i just wanted this ending xD.

@theJoPanda

2 жыл бұрын

You are not our dad lol great call

@prowsy102

2 жыл бұрын

This comment is one of the funniest things on KZread

I always interpreted Bladesong as hearing the songs of the Weave, the rhythm of pure magic. So the Bladesong wizard is dancing gracefully in combat to a song only she can hear.

@MrBb155

3 жыл бұрын

That is an awesome ideia!

@zaigandualitymage4849

3 жыл бұрын

That’s really cool, I am playing a blade singer right now whose blade song is kind of like that. It is him channeling the resonance of the inter workings of the weave through his arcane focus and warping the space around him.

@arcee9810

3 жыл бұрын

I flavored my character's bladesong as, her sword was in constant motion and emitted a funereal howl as it carved intangible runes through the air. But OOC? Bet your bottom GP it was the Santa Esmerelda cover of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood".

@joseacevedo8314

3 жыл бұрын

@@arcee9810 Great song, you inspired me to play it right now.

@Tusitala1967

3 жыл бұрын

This is how I have always viewed it as well, though in my game song, story, and legend form a separate plane which bards and bladesingers tap into for their magic.

I did something similar with my bladesinger, I brought him up to 20th level in my campaign and he was Bladesinger 17/Echo Knight 3. He was super powerful since he could use his action surge and Unleash Incarnation to make six back-to-back attacks with shadow blade for a huge nova. 30d8+72, for a whopping 207 average psychic damage

@zomarleyonwriting8322

2 жыл бұрын

I’m thinking about doing this. I dipped into fighter for lvl 1. When would you take the next two levels?

@TJDieter2191

2 жыл бұрын

@@zomarleyonwriting8322 I'm obviously late to the party. But personally I would go Fighter 1 > Bladesinger 6 > Fighter 3. So it comes online at level 9. But I think this has the least amount of pain points throughout the leveling process.

@StriderZessei

Жыл бұрын

Was his blade song "Bury the Light"? Because that just sounds like Vergil.

@jeffadams9807

Жыл бұрын

How Do U Get 6 Attacks ???

@Mastermoose-ox6qc

Жыл бұрын

​@@jeffadams9807 extra attack for two unleash incarnation for the third action surge repeat to get up to six

Truly there is a Bladesinger for every occasion. You’ve turned them into one of my favorite subclasses and I’m happy for an excuse to try another one. Congrats on one year, here’s to many more!

18:15 Trip Attack actually doesn't require a melee attack; it requires a weapon attack. As such, an archer can stay back and trip enemies in the front line. Doing so would be disadvantageous (generally, anyway) for you, but it is possible and would help your allies

@imthejman85

3 жыл бұрын

"I was an adventurer like you once, but then I took an arrow in the knee."

@crownlexicon5225

3 жыл бұрын

@@imthejman85 while valid, I picture more of Green Arrow with all his different arrow types. This one is a Bola arrow

@imthejman85

3 жыл бұрын

@@crownlexicon5225 Or Hawkeye if you wanna go Marvel instead of DC. Either would work.

@crownlexicon5225

3 жыл бұрын

@@imthejman85 while Hawkeye has some unique arrows, I've only ever seen him in a more serious role. I've seen GA in some goofy roles, including boxing glove arrows. I like to picture my battlemaster archer that way lol

In case is curious as to why Shadowblade has the 1silver material component requirement now, it's because if the spell has materials less than 1silver, then you can use the component pouch as the material component. So without the 1silver requirement, you could Booming Blade by swinging your component pouch. The intention is that you actually required a weapon instead of attacking with the component pouch. JC said the material component change was not intended to prohibit Shadow Blade+Booming Blade.

@TheRobversion1

3 жыл бұрын

agreed. i think allowing the shadow blade + booming blade combo is fair. my DM currently doesn't allow it but perhaps in the future.

@danielfaubert1903

3 жыл бұрын

I think you've been mistaken a little bit about the reasoning for the silver requirement. RAW, it says that you have all the components in your component pouch as long as they don't have a cost. So previous to the change, you effectively had infinite weapons in your component pouch.

@anniedarkheart5224

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielfaubert1903 Thanks :)

@danielfaubert1903

3 жыл бұрын

@@anniedarkheart5224 No problem, I had to make a full explanation to my DM in an attempt to keep the booming blade/shadow blade combo when tasha's came out. I was nervous because I had already built my bladesinger around that combo.

@jeffadams9807

Жыл бұрын

My DM, WON'T Allow Shadow Blade + Booming Blade or The Green Flame Blade Combo's... 😭😭😭

Huge congratulations on the full year Colby! I've followed every build so far and intend to continue doing so until year nr.2 finishes up! So glad you started this channel, and I hope you can keep finding joy out of keeping the d4 network a living hub of goodness :)

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

(Heads-up some of Colby's timestamps above are off that is the reason there are less "see above" than normal.) Level 1:(see above) [fighter 1 & race] Level 2:(see above) [fighter 2] Level 3:(@15:36) [fighter 3, sub-class & maneuvers] Level 4:(@19:19) [wizard 1] Level 5:(@26:10) [wizard 2 & sub-class] Level 6:(@30:38) [wizard 3] Level 7:(@42:13) [wizard 4 & ASI] Level 8:(see above {7-9}) [wizard 5] Level 9:(@44:28) [wizard 6] Level 10:(@50:21) [wizard 7] Level 11:(@50:57) [wizard 8 & ASI] Level 12:(@51:59) [wizard 9] Level 13:(@53:23) [Tee-hee wizard 10] Level 14:(@54:41) [wizard 11] Level 15:(@55:48) [wizard 12 & ASI] Level 16:(@56:01) [wizard 13] Level 17:(@57:26) [wizard 14]

The Princess Bride reference? Wow, I didn't think I could like this channel any more than I already did. I was wrong!

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

Inconceivable!

@atomictree5000

3 жыл бұрын

@@DnDDeepDive back at it again! Love the puns man.

Congrats on one year! Love this build, and here's to many more!

Seeing you do another bladesinger build made my day. Playing a wizard and smugly grinning at the DM when a 20 doesn’t hit is sooo satisfying, I love this subclass so much

@christopherarmstrong8255

3 жыл бұрын

The problem with this is when the DM gets frustrated because they can't hit you and keep adding more and more monsters to the combat, then are shocked when it suddenly turns into a party wipe.

@danielfaubert1903

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, my current bladesinger has 20AC in bladesong, 25 with shield. I also have fairly good saves (managed to get a luckstone so that helps). My DM tries to narratively weave our level ups into the story and he was frustrated last session because he wanted to showcase my level 10 bladesinger ability to negate damage, but never managed to hit me. LOL

@binolombardi

3 жыл бұрын

I play a warforged war wizard 10 who dipped 1 level into order domain cleric. My AC is 23 with some magic armor and shield that I’ve found. due to subclass features and spells it can spike up to 32 with a shield spell while concentrating on shield of faith. I have an 80 hitpoints maximum, and my DM usually whittles me down with save effects. I’m decent but f saving throws too, but my reaction takes my leveled spell casting away and a lot of damaging effects save for half damage on a pass.

Congratulations on one year! I been watching and listening to you from two months. Originally stumbled across you looking for a blade singer build. Love all the ideas you've given. Thank you for all the hard work.

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I'm excited to see my favorite class and subclass again from you. Your work is always excellent. Happy 1 year! Here's to many many more! 🍻

23:21 fun fact, your familiar can treat you as an independent, intelligent mount. It would then use its turn to ready the help action, triggering when you would make a melee attack, and as long as you don't take an attack of opportunity, neither does your rider. So, this works great with rogues who can bonus action disengage. Best one for this build is definitely an owl, but for rogues, or anyone with the mobile feat, they can use whatever they want. I'm personally using a weasel on my soul knife/bladesinger

@anniedarkheart5224

3 жыл бұрын

Readied Actions are performed after the triggering event. If you readied Help with the trigger when you make an attack, the readied Help action would happen after the attack. Which would be pretty terrible for the Rogues without Extra Attack. You'd want the trigger to be "Help Action when moving within range of an enemy;" that would trigger during movement and Help before the attack.

@crownlexicon5225

3 жыл бұрын

@@anniedarkheart5224 good point. Soul knife can make a bonus action attack, but then I wouldn't be able to disengage. I'll keep that in mind if I ever get to play that character again. That campaign fell apart

Its 9 o clock on a saturday. The regular dm shuffles in. Theres a colby sitting next to me Waiting for the combat to begin. He says "dm can i reroll a shadowblade?" Ive got an idea how it goes. Because fighter is l33t, With gunner as his feat, And studded leather for clothes. La-la-la de de da Nat 20 da da da Sing us a sword youre the shadowblade Sing us a sword tonight. Were all in the mood to roll 20 And youve got us critting alright.

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

And now a "Piano Man" parody!? Yusssssss.

@paytonmiller768

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful. This is the true Bladesong

@rhylin26

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful 🥲

@michaelseparovich

3 жыл бұрын

@@DnDDeepDive hahah im enjoying this. its fun seeing what musical pairing i can whip up in twenty minutes =p

@issacjr01

3 жыл бұрын

Billy Joel would be proud

My bladesinger build: fighter 2, bladesinger 9 (up until now). The combination of action surge and 5th level spells is so powerful I can't even handle it. 4th level hold person, then 5th level steel wind strike does a ridiculous amount of damage. Also, congrats on the AMAZING year. I look forward to many more and many more subs seeing the fantastic channel.

@TheRobversion1

3 жыл бұрын

sounds great. auto-crit steel wind strikes are awesome. not my preferred approach (as i think your build is better at aoe, while i prefer single target) though but yeah action surge is great on bladesingers or any build for that matter.

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jeffadams9807

Жыл бұрын

I Got A 8th Level Bladesinger, (3rd Level Fighter / 5th Level Bladesinger), We Were Fighting 4 Bad Guys, Then I Casted SWS & Then Action Surged & Did It Again & They Just Died, lol... U Just Gotta Love: ACTION SURGE + STEEL WIND STRIKE Combo...

It's great to see that you done another bladesinger, i am so hyped on this subclass, because of your previous videos. Before i watch them i never considered bladesinger as real alternative to hexblade, now i think It's fulfiling all my fantasies about Gish in DnD, so thanks you! BTW also thanks for recommending Stormlight Archives and Brandon Sanderson as writer. I finished Mistborn series and now i'm wrecking throught Stormlight. I love it, i love it, i love it! So, once more - thank you!

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! The best!

@joshholmes1372

2 жыл бұрын

Sanderson is a prolific writer.

@DnDDeepDive

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshholmes1372 So nice in a world of Martins and Rothfusses (whom I also love!)

I’ve been refreshing for over an hour waiting for this to drop! Can’t wait to watch!

Your builds are really fun and interesting as always! Congratulations with the anniversary!

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

thanks!

Wow, third times a charm! Congrats on a year btw, love all of the great content. Thanks for becoming a great part of my week.

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I am playing fighter/bladesinger and my backstory essentially: the guy was a thug on the street, enlisted to survive and be supplied with basic things like food and clothing. In the military he was put in the mistwalker unit that are famous for their ambush attacks and amphibious assault using mist as cover for deploying unit on the beach and to cover up the fighting ground where they can see enemies and enemies cannot see them. Then his superiors noticed his tactical wit and savviness in combat and decided to send him into academy where knight enchanters graduate. Knight enchanters are commanders whose duty is to support and defend their subordinates from magical assault and provide combat superiority (he-he) to their unit. Finranor studied under archmage of history master Ian Word who specialized in restoring long lost arcane traditions (he is chrono wizard) and together they settled on mission to restore an ancient tradition of emerald knights. This is bare bones but you get the gist of it IG

If you're interested in a Bladesinger/Paladin but are unsure how to make the stats work, might I suggest a Tortle? You can dump DEX and use STR since the former no longer matters for your AC, meaning you could rock a stat spread looking like 16 STR, 15 CON, 14 INT, 13 CHA, 8 WIS/DEX. First three interchangeable of course, depending on what half-feats you might want. Great video as ever!

Yet again, a thoughtful, precise and eloquent video. Thank you very much for sharing :)

Prestidigitation is the answer for everything you want to do outside of combat, don’t question it, it all works. Also, saying prestidigitation is super fun and makes you feel wizardry and intelligent.

@zeeeej

3 жыл бұрын

You can also use it to put out flames, which could come in handy for Shadow Blade darkness/dim light advantage.

@Nixahma

2 жыл бұрын

i used prestidigitation to mimick a blood spray after a guard chopped off the head of the illusion i was wearing my dm didn’t even make me roll deception for that

@marekvyrostko

2 жыл бұрын

Some examples of many uses in my experience: Snapping fingers to clean blood after combat; Two uses to turn *ANY* cup of water into hot cocoa (one use to heat it up, second to flavor it, max three uses per caster, two casters can make three hot cocoas) Snap finger every 6 seconds to clean ground below your feet so you never step into mud Create smell of fart so that you ruin/improve NPC interaction Draw a dick on someone's forehead

@jiminkpen9750

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget it has a verbal and somatic components, unless using subtle spell it's obvious you are spellcasting...

You know what I think Tenser’s Transformation is great for? Your simulacrum. It has less Hp than you so that 50 temp HP is helpful in combat, and if you find a way to caste haste on the simulacrum as well you’re now getting more out of the spell. And it would free you to casting other spells while your simulacrum runs wild, and since the simulacrum doesn’t recover spell slots anyways it feels less restrictive that you can’t cast other spells while you have tensers active.

As a fan who has been watching this channel grow, I really want to say that you did amazing job and all these fans are the fruitation of your hard work. Please continue your great work and thank you so much for the video!!!

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Played your bladesinger 2.0 build through Princes of the Apocalypse and was not disappointed. I kept a lot of people alive. I had an oath of ancients Paladin in the group and together we tanked a lot. Thank you for a very creative and sound build. Hoping other subclasses get the attention that bladesinger got in tashas.

Configuration from a long time fan! So much fun and glad to see you back with more bladesinger. Good times! 👌

Colby, congrats one one year! I love all your content. Your Aneria team is the best playgroup on youtube. You have me completely obsessed with bladesingers. My bladesinger uses a rod spell focus and projects the shadowblade from the end to get around the RAW booming blade. Here's to 10 more years! Edited my comment to tell you I've upgraded to Silver membership.

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you thank you! :)

Happy anniversary! Keep up the great work!

I had a lot of fun playing 2.0. Can’t wait to play this version!

Congratulations on how far you've come in one year! I love your videos and am so glad I found this channel!

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Me too! :)

Congratulations on the anniversary. Love all of the content.

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

yey. nova build! will comment as i go along. happy 1 year homelander! glad you came around on multiclassing for the bladesinger. about to finish my own burst bladesinger's (stoneslinger) campaign in a couple of weeks. I'm glad this is built around shadowblade as i'm looking for ideas on how to optimize that as well as i like the spell but haven't found the right chassis for it yet. moreover, i hope this means you veer away from a animate objects and we actually see a dedicated gish. i think it's ok to delay extra attack i think for this build as you can work off of booming blade until you get extra attack which means your dmg doesn't drop off too much especially if you can trigger the rider dmg often enough. i'd skip toll the dead and pick up minor illusion + mold earth. liking this build so much more than your 2.0. Well done Colby! i like the gunner idea and quick toss with shadowblade. personally i'd skip bladesong so i can nova asap. it's not like we are slouches ac and concen wise with shields, shield spell and con save prof. i'd do it this way: bonus action: shadowblade action: trip attack + booming blade action surge: pushing attack + booming blade reaction: brace or another way to play the action surge is: menacing attack + booming blade move away and trigger oaa and hope they miss so you can trigger riposte.

Really cool. I like the idea. And this was a fun video. Congrats! on the year anniversary.

@DnDDeepDive

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

the 2.0 bladesinger is literally the video that introduced me to this channel, happy 1th year aniversary

I love the dynamic character development and possible lore for the character! I love the content man.

@DnDDeepDive

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Congratulations on the anniversary Colby! I always look forward to your videos. Thanks for putting so much effort into turning D4 into what it is. For what it's worth, vocal criticism of your build decisions does not equal being dissapointed with you. And if someone is taking the time and effort to explain the reasons they feel a certain way, that is not the actions of a troll. 😉

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Oh I have no problem with criticism - I *do* occasionally get people who tell me very specifically they are disappointed with me, and those are the ones I'm poking fun of here :).

@maxcoto9061

3 жыл бұрын

@@DnDDeepDive I can't even imagine using the phrase "I am disappointed with you" or anything similar in regards to a person's D&D theory building efforts. That is...odd.

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxcoto9061 ha ha - right!?

I love you for the Princess Bride references. Great video!

Can’t wait for this to hit the apple podcast app so I can listen to it on my flight tonight!

Happy anniversary Colby!!!

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Pretty sure your Bladesinger 2.0 video is how I found you. Super excited to see another one!

I love the video. The only thing I would change is I would have gone Echo Knight over battle master for the fighter subclass. The Echo is a infinite teleport option that also lets you generate free attacks from your echo's location

@TheRobversion1

3 жыл бұрын

i think colby skipped this as he generally stays away from outside the core 3 books (tashas, phb, xanathars) unless the subclass is heavily requested as aot of tables don't allow stuff from the setting specific books unless playing in the specific setting.

@nathanhall4824

3 жыл бұрын

I built an Echo Knight / Bladesinger and am so excited to play it!

@nathanhall4824

3 жыл бұрын

Quick explanation no one asked for... 😏 This is a 5e rebuild of a 4e Swordmage that I played to level 11. So this is also a chance to revisit a character that got me back into D&D.

@Slaughterhouse_Floor

3 жыл бұрын

Who likes Blade Ward for your cantrip at 6th Lv? You get the Barbarians DR wile your bladesinging and still get attacks.

@nathanhall4824

3 жыл бұрын

@@Slaughterhouse_Floor I think Bladesinger (@6th lvl) and Eldritch Knight (@7th) are probably the only subclasses that cantrip is any good for. I've added it to my Bladesinger build, but I haven't had a chance to actually play test it yet. Hoping my group will be able to get together soon. Scheduling and Covid have made that uncertain. 😔

Currently playing a 6th level bladesinger and have been considering multiclassing so much, and I think this video has convinced me to start taking fighter levels (with the added bonus that it fits his character)

By the gods, this is fantastically detailed content! Subscribed!

@DnDDeepDive

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Welcome!

Congrats on one year! Love the content

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

thanks :)

I loved your video where you chose the whip to make a build around. What about builds where you pick a race? Ex: The most optimized build you can only get while using a halfling race. Maybe focusing on rerolls?

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

on the list!

@gabrielseller6434

3 жыл бұрын

Ooooo feels like there’s lots of opportunity here. A dwarf monk tank who uses Xanathar’s dwarf only feat that lets them spend a hit die when they dodge, so you dodge with a bonus action as a monk to heal and be harder to hit. Pretty sure Treantmonk did this recently though

@jonathanchapple9651

3 жыл бұрын

@@gabrielseller6434 I thought it was nerd immersion, at least within 2-3 weeks ago.

@joseacevedo8314

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe a modified Crit Fisher Halfling with lucky?

@gabrielseller6434

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanchapple9651 oh you know what I think you’re right

:') I love this build. I've mostly DM'd and only played a few characters, but by far my favorite to date is my Fighter/Bladesinger. I chose Eldritch Knight as my subclass for the increased number of cantrips. Not all the players at the table are optimizers and 1 is new, so I wanted the flexibility that came with having Blade Ward or Sword Burst n didn't need the damage. We've been playing over a year now though... and after this build... I may have to retrain my subclass for that sweet sweet damage boost! 😈 Very interesting idea to use the gunner feat for the +1 Dex AND no disadvantage on ranged within 5ft.

Happy Anniversary! Thanks for all your work and calculations Artificer 3 (Battle Smith), then Wizard (Bladesinger) all the way. It gives medium armour and shields from the outset, plus as a battle smith you get Battle Ready at 3rd level, which means you can use your Int modifier with any magical weapon (incl Shadow blade!) You can pump Int earlier, and still get level 9 spells at level 20

@TheRobversion1

3 жыл бұрын

i think he doesn't factor in getting level 9 spells as he generally does his final dmg report at 17. i don't as well as i theorycraft my builds for leve 10 and dont' consider tier 4 stuff as most people don't play those levels. artificer 3 is indeed a good dip though for a variety of reasons (infusions especially replicate magic item, int attack, steel defender) i'd still 2 levels of fighter for action surge.

Every bladesinger should cast true polymorph on a large rock, turn it into a Shield Guardian, and then spend the 1 week and 1,000 gp in components to make a control amulet for it. (The amulet is not attunement) Have your shield guardian cast haste

@Peregrinus_Umbra

3 жыл бұрын

Every DM in the world after reading this comment : "FUCK YOU!!!" XD

@Nixahma

2 жыл бұрын

please explain to me 1. how 2. how broken is it 3. how much will this piss off my dm

@Jk-zv6tz

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah man, get a shield guardian at level 17. Near at the end of the game, and at a CR level where your guardian is going to get stomped on every combat encounters. WHAT A GENIUS

Love the vids! One note: booming blade damage only triggers when the target WILLINGLY moves five feet. So... won't activate when you use the push maneuver. Keep the vids coming!

@TheRobversion1

3 жыл бұрын

i think you missed his point on the push. he meant push the enemy away. the enemy is standing in an area where there are no targets within reach so he'd have to move and trigger booming blade dmg to attack another target.

@CastleRoadCoaching

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRobversion1 Oh that makes more sense. Thanks for clarifying!

22:52 it's message and the abilitity to communicate telepathically is just so much fun i love it

I’d flavor my fighter levels as psychic abilities to really “sing” to the Jedi vibe you’ve got going here. I would have liked Psi Warrior here but they don’t have an option to bonus action attack. You COULD go Martial Adept and Superior Technique for your first feat/fighting style respectively, but you lose out on the 18 Dex at level 1. A lot of options here, if you’re just looking for the flavor of it.

Congrats Colby, cheers.... here's to many more years of excellent content.

@michaelbeal1400

3 жыл бұрын

If we're dropping build ideas.... I need a grappling gunner. Think John Wick and his judo/gun fu.... gun could be a thrown weapon or a crossbow, but sharpshooter and the grappling rules seems like a fun combo.

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelbeal1400 Thanks! ok on the list!

@michaelbeal1400

3 жыл бұрын

@@DnDDeepDive as always, you da man

Congrats on the anniversary!

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great vid! I'm hoping to see an optimized build that centers on eloquence bard this year!

I just started building my first bladesinger, watched your 2.0 video, and this is perfectly timed 😂

@DnDDeepDive

2 жыл бұрын

Woo hoo!

Happy Anniversary! Great show, I guessed right...Bladesinger! Loved the Princess Bride references 😍

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@peterthompson760

2 жыл бұрын

​@@DnDDeepDive Hi, I just watched all your most recent Bladesinger videos, they are great. I wanted to see how the integration of multiclassing would change your previous Bladesinger Builds, and wanted to hear or read your opinion/optimization of my build. I always felt the stand alone Bladesinger was excellent, but needed a few things to take it to the next level. I came up with a Divine Bladesinger Paladin which is a build that I felt would address my concerns. There is no non-multiclass Gish that has the survivability, magical utility, action economy and high sustained DPR that I was looking for. Basic concept, 8 levels of Bladesinger/8 levels of Divine Soul/4 levels of any Paladin and the starting feat Meta Magic Adept. The Paladin levels can vary 2-4. Meta Magic Adept will in the short term help alleviate delaying extra attack, with Quickened Spell. Example, Action Green Flame Blade and Bonus Action quickened Booming Blade. Meta Magic Adept in addition to giving you yet another meta magic option, you also need Extended Spell, gives you 2 free limited use Sorcery Points. Extended Spell is for long duration non-concentration spell, such as Mage Armor, Aid, Death Ward, Etc. Divine Soul gives more cantrips/spells/spell diversity. Charisma will be low, 13 min and a suggested max of 14. Charisma casting will relegated to non attack roll or saving throw spells, like Aid, Death Ward, various healing, etc. For Paladin you need 2 levels for Smite, but I suggest getting Channel Divinity at 3 and the ASI/feat option at 4. The Paladin Subclass I felt didn't matter that much mechanically and could be left open for roleplay purposes. Survivability is increased by casting Extended Mage Armor, Aid, and Death Ward before a Long Rest. If you are an Elf the spell duration will carry over for 12 hours after your Trance is over and you have your spell slots/sorcery points back. Level 5 and higher spells can still be learned via copying scrolls into your Spell book, results may vary depending on Arcane proficiency/availability of of desired scrolls. At level 20 you will have a level 9 spell slot, and only be down 2 spell slots in comparison to a full caster. Martially you have and a fantastic and diverse attack option and the potential to extend the physical assault with another melee cantrip as a bonus action, all of which can be smites. Alternatively you could cast a spell and still smite with a quickened Booming Blade/Green Flame Blade. At it's core a Divine Bladesinger Paladin is a Bladesinger with Divine Magic, Meta Magic, and smite. I'm very curious and look forward to your feedback, Peter Thompson.

The first video of yours I watched was Bladesinger 2.0, when I was looking for a Bladesinger build. Hexblade is my favorite build, but this is a similar one... superior in higher levels, for sure.

Just started my Bladesinger last week in a friend's game. I started one level in Artificer for proficiency, but I really did it so I could have what I like to call a BardPod. It's basically an iPod, but she puts in some earbuds at the start of combat, pops Bladesong and hits play on the BardPod and that's her "Bladesong". For power it steals a little arcane energy whenever I cast spell so it never runs out of battery. I have song for every occasion.

I'd pick kobold for this build for pack tactics. Once you summon a familiar you can have them on your person, counting as an ally within 5 ft procing your advantage.

I was so hoping for Battle Smith Bladesinger!

I’ve been watching for a few months now, dude your quality is off the charts for such a young channel, kudos bro! You’re doing an incredible job man :) keep it up we’ll all be here

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This was a fun episode, had me cracking up several times!😂

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

thanks! ;)

I already loved this channel, and a thrown in Eddie Izzard reference? Perfect.

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

Tea and cake or death!

This episode was so funny and entertaining. I loved it!

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

More more years, congrats!!!

What you brought up about the simulacrum spell gave me an interesting thought. Now this idea is 100% campaign and DM specific, so it might not be something you’d want to pursue. But the thought was “What if you optimized a wizard for getting rich and using all of those wonderful (but expensive) spells that you would normally seldom use?” I’m reminded of a high level campaign I’ve been in where I played a Doctor Doom type Sorc/Artificer who had a whole kingdom at his disposal. Money was no object (which I think is common at level 17+ where you can wish for 1,000,000 gold daily or whatever the limit is RAW). I wonder how quickly you could make money not matter in a build going for a rogue-ish wizard who steals coin from under the nose of even dragons maybe.

@Mr911superstar

3 жыл бұрын

Dont forget its only replicating spells that doesn't risk you casting wish again(outside of homebrew like i do at my table)

@jamestaylor3805

3 жыл бұрын

True Resurrection has no market value cap... the richer the person who lost someone, the more they will pay, and you can easily twist this greed into being "good" because you are restoring a life.

@jamestaylor3805

3 жыл бұрын

Magen, True Polymorph "my last command to you is to obey this guy, your new master"... boutique pets/guard "dogs".

I did mine with two levels of rogue at the start and mobility. She's in an out of danger so fast! While singing she can go 150' per round. Likely going BS the rest of the way.

I think for my next campaign i'm gonna play a bladesinger and i will huming the halo theme every time i activate the bladesong. Following your video since your first bladesinger build, keep up the amazing work you are doing.

3 levels of fighter before any wizard... Inconceivable!!!! 💙💜🖤

I watched 2.0 like 3 times before starting my newest campaign and wish I did this! Tinker bell play style is going on in my other campaigns, so I went shadow blade! DM ruled BB can work with SB. First night and found out we’re going toward the everdark, which is really exciting for advantage. Did fighter 1, 4 BS. Was planning on doing echo knight to 3 after 6, but now considering battle master. Great video!

The video I didn't know I was waiting for but now that it is here, I see the light now.

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic as always

Great build! I would also love to see your take on a Rogue/Bladesinger. Congrats on 1 year! 🎉

@DnDDeepDive

2 ай бұрын

Ha ha thanks! Though it’s been closer to 4 now 😉. I’ve got rogue/bladesinger on the to do list!

I’m planning on doing a fighter/bladesinger character in a game soon, but I’m doing 1st level fighter, 2-7 wizard, 8 fighter, 9-19 wizard, 20 fighter. I don’t think action surge is worth delaying all the spells and extra attack for.

@TheRobversion1

3 жыл бұрын

agreed. action surge is a 6th level spell masquerading as a 2nd level ability though so it is worth considering picking up asap.

@Samueras

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree I did 8and 9 fighter though and took Psionic Warrior as subclass, really works well with the int and elven theme, and doing extra int dmg is pretty good.

@danielfaubert1903

3 жыл бұрын

I have to disagree. Action surge allows you to cast 2 spells in one turn as long as their both actions. My go to with my blade singer is 4th level hold person on 3 targets (best I can afford in spell slots currently), then steel wind strike (5th level) which will have advantage and autocrit on any of the targets who failed their saves. It's extremely powerful, the few times I've used it I've done over 250 damage in a single round. Granted it's spread over 5 enemies but it doesn't get much better than that at 11th level

@Samueras

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielfaubert1903 well at 11th level he would have the actionsurge anyways. And wouldn't you have done more with 2 fireballs? It should be 360g on average.

@danielfaubert1903

3 жыл бұрын

@@Samueras Interesting. I hadn't considered that. It does have its restrictions though. Can't really be used if your party is in the mix unless you want to kill them all. Also, I find this fits the bladesinger style better by being melee attack based. BTW, I did the math fully for both to get the most accurate representation and it's actually a comparison of 264 avg. dmg (4th level hold person + 5th level steel wind strike) to 332.5 avg. damage (4th + 5th level fireball). Seeing as what I was comparing was at wizard level 9, when you only have one 5th level spell slot. Still a fairly big difference, and I'll be keeping it in my back pocket for future use, but personally I find the finesse of my original combo more useful.

My only complaint was because I'm new, and when you'd do the dmg at 6th and so on, you'd explain the hit and spells but I couldn't picture the order in my head. This time you explained the attack exactly as it happens with the dmg, Bravo!

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

Oh good, I'm glad that helps :). Been trying to do that more lately...

First time viewer here, and I have to say that I always appreciate the acknowledgment of the RAW before presenting the house rule. I love house rules but feel like the RAW should be understood before deviating, at my table we allow cantrips with weapons produced by a spell.

You're the reason i love bladesinger!

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

Awww!

I played a Greenwood treant type ranger in AD&D. It was in the old ranger guide. It was pretty fun.

"it's hard to make [monks] really good" I believe those are called "fightin' words"

I wonder how replacing Battle Master with Echo Knight would look...prolly would cause issues with Action Economy and overall damage

Damn... Just on time for my new campaign playing as a bladesinger :D

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

woo hoo!

The Greenwoods Ranger was also a kit in AD&D "Complete Ranger Handbook"

I have already congrat you on FB for your 1 year anniversary, but I'm going do it again here... for the Algorithm ;-) Good Job Colby and obviously Congrat too at your DMs team.

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Congrats on the one year! Got a build idea for the list: The hero who swore to keep one hand tied behind her back as she adventured until she could restore her honour. How can we optimize a character with only one hand to use, meaning presumably no shield and limitations on spells with somatic and even material components?

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

will put it on the list!

Speaking of booming blade, i stumbled across a very fun combo with my whisper bard/rogue build. Get in melee, cast dissonant whispers then with warcaster use booming blade as your reaction and you add the "psychic smite" from bard and sneak attack

@TheRobversion1

3 жыл бұрын

booming blade rider dmg will trigger on their return but not when you force them to move away as booming blade doesn't trigger on forced movement. the combo is still valid but the dmg is just a bit delayed.

@Mr911superstar

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRobversion1 it isnt forced movement because they use their reaction to do it. Unlike a push, they do trigger booming blade and opportunity attacks

@TheRobversion1

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mr911superstar opportunity attacks are indeed triggered but JC has said that it doesn't trigger booming blade rider dmg as they freely have to use their movement. twitter.com/jeremyecrawford/status/725170510569467904?lang=en

See its all well and good to play a non-elf bladesinger - but this is what I did/am doing on mine. High elf (naturally), noble (just because), starting fighter up to level two just as you did. 3rd level is when I started my wizard levels, delaying extra attack a little less. The key difference in the overall build is the race, and for that reason the fighter subclass I chose. Elven accuracy is SO good with shadow blade, and then you take champion. The great thing about this build is the sheer amount of dice you are rolling on each melee attack. Combine that with a massively expanded crit range and you are generally critting once and not uncommonly twice per round. In my experience, with the expenditure of a second or a third level spell slot makes for really reliable 10-round damage. Great frontline fighter with that high AC, the really spicy damage, and it conserves higher tier wizard resources for those casts of encounter-ending spells like hypnotic pattern.

My Bladesinger is a pacifist High Elf Noble. Tries to stop all fights unless pushed to the edge and his Bladesinger rage takes over - Genesis In too deep. Prestidigitation is a must, best to look clean and smart while in front of the men.

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

love it.

I did a Psionic Warrior Bladesinger a startet as fighter 1 took bladesinger 6 and then got fighter to 3. Really liked it that way. I always take warcaster as my first feat and it is really cool to get it at lvl 5 when cantrils get extra dmg.

I wasn’t paying attention when I heard gunner feat. Thought multi class gunner and blade singer. Got hyped 😂. Love the build though!

Love the Eddie Izard reference!

Oh, wow, the Eddie Izzard reference... what a classic

Great video! I feel my email had at least some influence on this lol. So glad to see it so soon!

@bokkanb8209

3 жыл бұрын

"'Be still my beating heat', I don't know what that means, but it sounds provocative" I lol'd

@bokkanb8209

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, I missed the shoutout! NICE! It's pronounced "Bow-kin" In Japanese it's translated to "bokan" or "bokken." It's a wooden practice sword, similar to those used in The last Samurai en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokken

@DnDDeepDive

3 жыл бұрын

It absolutely did! I was actually planning on doing this for the anniversary episode anyway, but you gave me a nice little piece to the puzzle, so thanks :).

@bokkanb8209

3 жыл бұрын

@@DnDDeepDive Excellent. Super happy to hear it. Bladesinger 1.0 is what got me watching, and now I've binged about half the episodes lol. Happy anniversary.

I’m playing a Bladesinger Harengon, and he likes to use his bonus action to Jedi flip during combat

A kensei monk is a great multiclass for the bladesinger, you can make shadow blade one of your kensei weapons for some really cool tricks.

Just a fun note here, if you do make it to level 20 you get 9th level spells and can Shapechange into a Marilith. Bladesong still works while transformed as you still meet all the criteria, and you would get 7 attacks, could action surge for another 7, and a bonus action to quick toss... I'd call 15 attacks a nova round, right?

Have you analyzed an eldritch knight 7 + bladesinger build with shadow blade? Wouldn’t come fully online until 13 when you can make a booming blade attack, an extra attack, and a bonus action attack. But it’ll still be a good build before then because bladesinger and fighter is always best. Eldritch knight would also still help 3 levels of spell progression to upcast shadow blade.

I've been thinking about a similar build with psi warrior although battlemaster is probably more viable! Great work! :)