The Eldritch Knight, when built correctly, is actually capable of being a very strong defensive fighter that does solid damage with a small suite of support or utility spells. Here’s how to really take advantage of them: Take Green-Flame Blade and/or Booming Blade as cantrips.
What weapons should an Eldritch Knight use?
The obvious answer is rapier, for a DEX based melee. And the more flavorful finesse choice would have to be whip. It’s weak for damage, but it is finesse, with reach and just kind of cool. A dagger can be useful, too, since you can throw it.
Is Eldritch Knight a martial archetype?
The archetypal Eldritch Knight combines the martial mastery common to all fighters with a careful study of magic. Eldritch Knights use magical techniques similar to those practiced by wizards. They focus their study on two of the eight schools of magic: abjuration and evocation.
What race is best for arcane trickster?
As Dex and Int are your most important stats, the “best” races to use are ones that give you a bonus to both. For an optimized Arcane Trickster, play a High Elf, Eladrin, Forest Gnome, Deep Gnome, or Feral Tiefling. Beyond keeping Int in mind, you really don’t need to do much else to optimize an Arcane Trickster.
Which is better Arcane Trickster or Eldritch Knight?
Eldritch knight or arcane trickster seem particularly synergistic. Since the unusual artificer multiclassing rules say that I should round my level up, I’m thinking three levels of artificer to go with either of those classes, though the fourth for an ASI or the fifth for an extra attack are tempting, of course.
How does an arcane focus work with an eldritch?
If that wasn’t enough, the descriptions for a sorcerer’s, warlock’s, or wizard’s spellcasting all include a matching clause allowing them to use an arcane focus: You can use an arcane focus (found in chapter 5) as a spellcasting focus for your sorcerer spells.
Can you use an arcane focus to cast a spell?
You can use an arcane focus (found in chapter 5) as a spellcasting focus for your sorcerer spells. So if you want to cast a spell that has a material component, you will have to use a component pouch, not an arcane focus.
Do you get more cleric cantrips with artificer level?
So you never get more cleric cantrips by taking artificer levels, and you never get more artificer cantrips by taking cleric levels.
