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Bonuses to INT and DEX are both beneficial while the penalty to CHA causes virtually no problems. This race is probably the best choice if you are interested in prioritizing INT. Tiefling/Lesser Tiefling SRD/PGtF – This relies on a variant rule presented in the PGtF to function with no level adjustment. In my opinion, this is the best race for a Duskblade. However, they do need Skill Points and Feats. Human SRD – Humans have no stat bonuses, but Duskblades don’t need those so badly. There are many choices for races, but here are some examples of the kinds of things you want to look for as a Duskblade and the things you want to avoid. She has no exceptional social skills or CHA-based spells to begin with, so for optimization it would be best to dump this stat. You may want it high for Arcane Disciple, a feat that can expand your spell list, but other than that it needs little to no advancement.Ĭharisma – The traditional dump stat for many Melee builds. Wisdom – Governs your Will saves and your perception skills. I recommend taking a 16 and using your knowledge skills in combination with a high INT score to bolster your utility and damage via Knowledge Devotion (see below). If you want to be smarter, more skilled, and cast utility spells (either through the later levels of the class or or PrC), go beyond 14. There are many tradeoffs to consider when selecting your intelligence score, so plan ahead as to how much you want. You have few skill points, but many spells. This also affects skill points and bonus spells. Intelligence – In this stat, you need at least a 15 in order to cast your highest-level spells. If you don’t care for spells that need high save DCs, just go with a 12 or 13. However, it is not a top priority unless you really want the HPs for your party. You have limited feat slots for a DEX-based build, so basically it is a choice between DEX and STR, where STR is clearly better in most cases.Ĭonstitution – Get as much CON as you can, as it adds HP that you need to stay alive.
You could do Weapon Finesse, but Duskblades are so much better with a solid Strength score to both ensure they hit, and to improve their already-impressive single target damage output. Don’t ignore this stat you will regret it later.ĭexterity – Not really necessary to ever pump DEX, UNLESS you are doing a Reach Weapon/Combat Reflexes/AoO/Tripper build or something. This should be prioritized after you reach the minimum INT, and once you have the amount of CON you want. Strength – Very important score, allows you to hit things in melee and deal more damage, but mostly ensures you hit things. Skill Points: 2 + INT – Could be better, but it’s acceptable because with a decent INT score you will have enough skill points to invest in what you want. Saves: Good Fort, Bad Ref, Good Will – Fair enough, you have the HP to soak the failed Ref saves.
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Hit Die: d8 – Just good enough for melee combat with a decent CON score.īase Attack Bonus: Full – Excellent, considering this is a gish-type class. Both are viable builds, but I tend to favor the versatility of the early-exit Duskblade, as there is a lot of sacrifice in getting to full-round channeling. There’s generally 2 kinds of Duskblade builds: ones that go to level 13 to get the full-round Arcane Channeling in order to spread their DPS and spells between monsters with a reach weapon, full attacking, and those who exit some time after level 3 or 6 and make do with the basic ability in order to focus on single-target DPS. There are some variant builds that use Duskblade more extensively in order to abuse the full-channel Arcane Channeling to damage hordes of enemies with huge reach or buff allies by the same mechanic. There are not very many endgame options for a Duskblade, so it is best to exist the class via Prestige or Multiclass at some point, also. A Duskblade can be a nice addition to a Brains-Over-Brawn build (high-INT melee fighter), as she gets a good handful of useful spells in the core 3 levels. Ultimately, the Duskblade is not good at much else besides dealing damage, so this guide is mostly optimizing for more damage and some amount of utility. It is also a generic class that can be used to add flavor to other builds, so you could have a charger but start with some levels of Duskblade because you want magic-infused attacks.
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While it is out-damaged by other classes and builds, it has a few perks (lots of free cantrips, a few random useful spells, full BAB) that some people may like. While the class is limited in spell selection, it is very good at doing nova-style damage in melee using its Arcane Channeling ability to both attack and cast a touch-range spell on an enemy. The Duskblade is probably the easiest way to both cast spells and do melee combat, but far from the best.
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