Duskblades get a huge number of spells per day, so it isn't important for bonus spells either. You can keep it low if you don't care for spells difficulty classes. Intelligence: Though important for your spellcasting, you actually need only 15 to be able to cast 5th level spells. After all duskblades are a melee class with a high base attack bonus.Ĭonstitution: While your hit die isn't crappy, you still need all the hit points you can get. Strength: Generally melee combat relies heavily on strength. In fact they do fine even without prestige classes and they get their most powerful ability at medium to high levels.ĭuskblades are arcane gish-in-a-can. While duskblades can be described as arcane gish, they don't need clever dips in prestige classes to acquire as high base attack bonus and spellcasting as possible. By selecting a few tactical spells, you will easily get the role of the leader in a party. However if your party already has the four main types (meaning warrior, arcane spellcaster, divine spellcaster and skill-monkey) you can really shine as the fifth member, assisting in combat while blasting things up. They can't specialize in fighting or spellcasting as other classes do. Duskblades are intellectual warriors.ĭuskblades are mainly support characters. However note that with the right feats duskblades are able to deal ridiculous amounts of damage concentrated in one hit. With all that in mind they are considered a below average class. He doesn't get bonus feats like a fighter or ranger for combat nor the powerful defensive abilities of a paladin. Why would anyone want to play a duskblade? They can't blast cities with the powerful spells a sorcerer gets, or have the versatility of a wizard in spell selection.