Why choose EK over Barbarian for throwing build?

[Octopuses]

My previous playthrough I went with thrower barbarian and having 3 throws per turn was really strong.

Now with EK I'm just lvl 4 but feels so much weaker with only one throw per turn + one action surge.

Is there a reason to choose EK?

[wendigo211]

Any weapon that's bound for them becomes a returning weapon, so they aren't just stuck with Nyrulna or the Returning Pike. That said, Nyrulna probably is the best possible throwing weapon in the game. Once they hit level 11 and get three attacks per action, they can throw three times per action. So with Action Surge, Haste and a Bloodlust elixir you could get a possible 12 throws a turn (unless if you're playing on Honor mode where you'll just get 8 throws).

[Octopuses]

Originally posted by wendigo211:

Any weapon that's bound for them becomes a returning weapon, so they aren't just stuck with Nyrulna or the Returning Pike. That said, Nyrulna probably is the best possible throwing weapon in the game. Once they hit level 11 and get three attacks per action, they can throw three times per action. So with Action Surge, Haste and a Bloodlust elixir you could get a possible 12 throws a turn (unless if you're playing on Honor mode where you'll just get 8 throws).

So for low levels I should go barbarian and later on switch to EK?

[Anima Mundi]

Barb still superior because you dont need to wait for level 11 + your bonus action throws also deal extra dmg, and prone enemies + you get dmg resist from rage, and you can still haste and blood lust.
Only thing you don't get is one extra action per rest with action surge. But barb berserker doesn't get that much better after like lvl 6 or 8 to get 2 feats, so you can then dip 2 levels in fighter for action surge, and still get 2 levels to play with something else.

I play without returning pike. Much rather have a bunch of diff throw weapons (slashing, piercing, bluedgeon), and they have different trajectory arcs for throwing.

Returning pike immediately replaces the wepon i was holding, so i can't even keep a dummy weapon in my hand for passive bonuses like The witchbreaker

[Anima Mundi]

(witchbreaker is also great cause you can pair with a shield too)

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

Eldritch Knight and Arcane Trickster are terrible subclasses.