Bard Multiclass?

[synthesisDreamer]

Wanna run a multiclassed bard for tactician, thinking kind of a spellblade vibe. Probably college of swords but idk whether to pair it with sorceror, warlock, or paladin. Would appreciate thoughts on which to use and what level amounts/order.

[Ironwu]

To many variables per your definition. I would check out some YouTube build videos to see if any have what you are looking for.

Good Luck :)

[Don_Salvatore]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiB66Hf9wsI

They can do it much better and easier.

[KOHb]

Martial class + swod bard is good for multiclassing. Because of valor bard's ability to multishot/multiattack.

[Trolleur_Durden]

Bard has mostly support spells and good martial abilities, making him a poor "spellblade" class choice. Warlock would be a much better start for what you are looking for.

If you still want to do a multiclassed bard, the most efficient multiclassing imo is bard (swords) 6/thief 4/fighter 2 and going for a dual-wielding hand crossbow build.

6 bard levels and swords archetype gives you a lot of bardic inspirations (5 per short rest or something like that, and you get 3 short rests/day as a bard), the ability to shoot someone twice per attack by expending one bardic inspiration dice and a second attack.

4 rogue levels and thief archetype gives you a second bonus action, which is quite useful overall. Technically you only need 3 rogue levels for that, the 4th is to get an ASI.

2 fighter levels gives you action surge and shield proficiency, which is basically a free +2 AC since you can freely swap to your melee weapon setup.

[Gloomseeker]

Two Paladin levels so you get to smite and almost full Bard effectiveness with College of Swords for the extra attack.

Two Warlock levels so you get the most of Eldritch Blast and use it as your main mode of attack and go for Lore Bard.

One Storm Sorcerer level for Tempestuous Magic and a few useful spells like Shield and Magic Missile which Bards don't get. Being able to fly after casting a spell (not a cantrip) and get away without triggering opportunity attacks can be useful.

One Tempest Cleric level (Tymora for flavour) and the rest as Bard for Martial Weapons, Heavy Armour and Shield proficiencies and some spells like Guidance and Command which Bards don't usually get.

[Moonbane]

You will make a better spellblade with Warlock 5 paladin 7.

Heavy armor, extra attack + blade pact which works off charisma and paladin smites

Alternatively Warlock 5/Eldritch Knight 7, EK spells and action surge, and they can really milk eldritch blast and attacking as well. When you use a cantrip, you can make a weapon attack with a bonus attack.

[Moonbane]

Bards is not a spellblade class.

[Gloomseeker]

Originally posted by Moonbane:

Bards is not a spellblade class.

Bards can be whatever they want to be.

They have access to an extra attack, they get full spell casting and they get skills. Basically they get everything and some stuff that other classes don't get on top of that.

[L3wt]

I like my dual wielding fighterlock out of everything I've made.

[Moonbane]

still doesnt make them a spellblade of class.

[Aria Athena]

2 levels Paladin work great with College of Swords. Go 6 bard, switch to 2 pala and then back to bard.

[synthesisDreamer]

Originally posted by Aria Athena:

2 levels Paladin works great with College of Swords. Go 6 bard, switch to 2 pala and then back to bard.

Hm, which oath would you recommend for that?

[Aria Athena]

Originally posted by synthesisDreamer:

Originally posted by Aria Athena:

2 levels Paladin works great with College of Swords. Go 6 bard, switch to 2 pala and then back to bard.

Hm, which oath would you recommend for that?

It doesn't really matter for only two levels. I honestly do not remember what I picked, since I knew that the character I was playing would eventually break it. Coincidentally, Oathbreaker is the best, at least at that level.

[guard65]

My wife plays a Bard (swords) 6 / Sorcerer (divine) + that plays really well in the party. The sorcerer sub class is her custom subclass (All it does is open up all the cleric spells to the sorcerer class).

[Goilveig]

Originally posted by Moonbane:

Bards is not a spellblade class.

You can absolutely do it, though.

Warlock 5 / Bard 7 can make an absolutely great spellblade, while having a ton of versatility too.