Force Conduit Battlemage Build

[daveyfunk]

Theory crafting but you can get Skinburster early and so that essentially makes the crux of the build for damage reduction. The build is as follows;

6 Swords Bard for extra attack
4 Sorcerer for Armor of Agathys, metamagic, con save
1 War Cleric for heavy armour, war priest charges and utility spells
1 Wizard for haste and wizard spell book (minions, fire shield etc)

(Could go 5 Sorc for haste and neglect 1 level Wizard but means you'd get haste later)

The above gives max level spell slots, extra attack with Bard and more attacks with war priest charges and haste, Could also add bloodlust elixir and GWM for more attacks. High AC with heavy armour, Bard flourish and could use spells like mirror image and other equipment

With Skinburster and using something like blade ward or a Cleric casting warding bond you have great DR rivalling Abjuration Wizard early on but are so much more of an attacking threat and still have max AoA for retal damage

The build can be pushed even further with combinations of equipment