![]() The first question is what do you want your gish to do? If you just want them to be able to fight, and have a bit of a magic flavor, then you're already there. I already have a race idea (high elf, for the cantrip) so I'm good there, but race ideas are fine too.This isn't 3e, there really are not 'bests' any more, and good depends on what you want and what you are willing to give up. Paladin 11/Warlock 9 also works pretty well, getting you Improved Divine Smite for extra radiant damage on each attack, but Paladin 6/Warlock 14 also gets you some good options like Lifedrinker for extra damage from CHA on each weapon attack and all of the hexblade patron features. Most of your features also refresh after a short rest. ![]() Fighter 11/Warlock 9 gets you 3 attacks and 5th level spells, and you can dump STR and DEX and focus exclusively on CHA and CON. The fighter's Second Wind and Action Surge both refresh on short or long rests, so fighter could gish well with warlock, who's spell slots also refresh on short rests. The other thing to consider is when your abilities refresh. Now, what you can do is fish for spells and class features that allow you to utilize bonus actions and reactions so that you always have something to do, rather than accumulating a wide set of options that all use your action and are thus limited to one per round. You can attack with a weapon or cast a spell, but not both, which is why it's generally better to be really good at one of those. Remember that the action economy will still limit you. What are you really looking for? What do you want to do? Do you want heavy armor and shields? Extra attacks? 5th level spells? 9th level spells? Lots of HP? Fighter + any caster can make a decent gish. Shillelagh also works well for WIS gishes. ![]() Arcane Trickster or Eldritch Knight + Wizard could be a good INT gish combo, and Cleric or Druid + Ranger would work well for WIS gish. Any of the half caster classes or third caster archetypes can make pretty decent martial-leaning gishes.īooming blade and green flame blade are also excellent gish cantrips, but don't allow you to make use of an extra attack or dual wielding.ĭue to hexblade, you would probably do better to focus on CHA based casters (which is most of them anyway), but you can ask your DM if they'll let you use INT or WIS for the hexblade's features. Bladesinger wizard, blade pact warlock, and swords bard were all made with gishing in mind. From there you have a wide swath of options, and can still get 9th level spells if you get your remaining 17 levels in one class. A single dip into cleric nets you shields and medium armor (at least) or heavy armor for certain divine domains. A second level gets you invocations, allowing you to take Agonizing Blast for excellent ranged damage. One level dip into hexblade warlock lets you use CHA for your weapon attack.
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