The best melee warlock is pact of the blade shadowblade warlock. As a hexblade, you can can use the Hex Warrior feature to add your charisma modifier to you attack and damage rolls. You can use this with your pact weapon, which can be any type of weapon.
Can a sentient weapon be a pact weapon?
You can’t make a sentient weapon or an artifact your pact weapon.
Can a Hexblade have two Pact weapons?
Technically, no you can’t have two Pact Weapons. But technically, yes you can have one weapon as your Hexblade Weapon and a different weapon as your Pact Weapon.
How does Hexblade pact weapon work?
you can use your action to create a pact weapon in your empty hand. You can choose the form that this melee weapon takes each time you create it. You are proficient with it while you wield it. This weapon counts as magical for the purpose of overcoming Resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.
Can a Hexblade Warlock be good?
It’s a great class, but it’s not as good as a fighter for reliable damage, and not as good as a wizard for burst damage. It’s a viable gish, but as a single class it’s never going to stand out. Warlocks have always been extraordinary at specilization.
Can a Hexblade use a longsword?
Yes, as long as that weapon has been selected and linked to your Hex Warrior feature or it is a pact weapon, then you may use Charisma no matter how you wield the weapon (one hand, two hands, thrown, etc.)
What is the Hexblade?
A hexblade was an arcane spellcaster who combined magical power with martial skill. A hexblade’s power could manifest itself spontaneously, similarly to a sorcerer’s magic, or be granted via a warlock pact.
Is Hexblade pact of the blade good?
It’s a solid choice (although not always the best choice) for any patron, not just the Hexblade. DICE FALL, EVERYONE ROCKS! I’d argue that, like every other pact, Hexblade is much better off being a Tomelock than a Bladelock.
What is the best race for a Hexblade warlock?
Half-Elf: The +2 CHA, ASI to boost DEX, and skill versatility make this is one of the better races for a Hexblade class. Tiefling: Tieflings get a +2 boost to CHA, a free cantrip, and free spells at higher levels making them a great choice for a Hexblade Warlock.
What weapon should a Hexblade Warlock use?
The Hexblade Warlock likely needs to keep a melee weapon in-hand both for attacking on their own turn and for making opportunity attacks. They also probably have a shield.
Can a 9th level Hexblade have a pact of the blade?
We have a 9th level Hexblade with Improved Pact Weapon as an Invocation, and Pact of the Blade. They have Cast Elemental Weapon (a Hexblade spell) with a 5th level slot. Their weapon is a 2 handed sword they created with Pact of the Blade. Pact of the Blade: You can use your action to create a pact weapon in your empty hand…
What can you do with the Pact of the blade?
This weapon counts as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage. Improved Pact Weapon: You can use any weapon you summon with your Pact of the Blade feature as a spellcasting focus for your warlock spells.
Is the Hex Warrior a pact of the blade weapon?
Hex Warrior (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything p.55) If you later gain the Pact of the Blade feature, this benefit extends to every pact weapon you conjure with that feature, no matter the weapon’s type. This means every weapon you create with the Pact of the Blade class feature benefits from the Hex Warrior ability.
Can you use a halberd as a Hexblade?
Also, with Glaive/Halberd, you have a hand free for casting if that becomes necessary. You can TWF as a Hexblade Pact of the Blade. Main hand is your Pact Weapon. Off hand is your Hexblade Warrior weapon. So you get CHA to hit. But the offhand doesn’t get Eldritch Smite, Improved Pact Weapon or Lifedrinker.
