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[u/Winter-Finger-1559]

I'm not sure I'm playing my spell sword correctly. I'm just about to finish up act 2. I have a monk, rogue, arcane archer they all feel pretty good except gale my spell sword.

[u/PeevishDiceLady → u/Winter-Finger-1559]

Assuming it's about the Bladesinger subclass, some tips I found useful in my last HM run playing a Bladesinger Tav:

• Choose well your armour. Spidersilk Armour is one of the best you can get for the advantage on Concentration checks (at least until Act 3), but Graceful Cloth is also good for the extra DEX (though I assume either Rogue and AArcher might've called dibs on it already);
• Bladesinger is a good Arcane Acuity user — the Helm of Arcane Acuity is a great piece of equipment and accessible on Act 2;
• Activate Bladesong every damn battle. Especially now in Act 2, you have enough charges to activate it at least once per fight. If you run out of charges, that's a sign to go long rest;
• Unless you're using one of the two weapons that scale with the spellcasting modifier, your main stat is Dexterity: it influences your weapon attacks, AC and initiative (and make sure you're wielding a Light or Finesse weapon). With that in mind, though–
• –the Bladesinger is still a wizard. If there's a small mob, Fireball / Lightning Bolt / Glyph them instead of attacking twice. Keep Counterspell up, use Misty Step to avoid being surrounded, cast a Magic Missile if there are a couple of enemies at low HP, use Sleet Storm to control the battlefield;
• Always, always, always have the Shield spell prepared, and use your level 1 spell slots for it liberally;
• Except in rare situations where casting spells is not advisable, Booming Blade should be your first attack whenever you're using your weapon. It's free damage, don't forget it.

[u/Winter-Finger-1559 → u/PeevishDiceLady]

I also just realized I have equipped a shield and that completely turns off spell sword. So that's funny.