ey all,
I got some help from the folks here on beginning my Duskblade and it has been great so far. I am 10th level at this point and I am looking over my character looking to optimize a few things.
I am human, so I have an extra feat avaiable which is nice. My DM allows us to re-train etc for a price. All of us agreed we would not do the Improved Trip/Reach tricks as we felt that could get misused.
My feats currently are:
Power Attack
Knowledge Devotion
Combat Casting (Bonus feat)
Obtain Familiar
Leap Attack
Arcane Strike
My DM has agreed that the feat Extra Spell would allow me to learn a spell off of my list, however we have banned Wraithstrike for obvious reasons. I want to drop my familiar as well as the penalty is just too severe in our campaign currently if the familiar dies and I am simply not using it very well, it's almost wasted at this point.
I think currently that Arcane Strike may be wasted as I have only 3rd level spells and don't want to waste them fueling Arcane Strike. I prefer to save the ones I have for Vampiric Touch and Dispelling Touch. I might be able to use Arcane Strike for second level spells but again I prefer Scorching Ray or Dimension Hop. I think Arcane Strike may be better served as my 12th or 15th level feat.
This essnetially leaves me with two feats available if I retrain. What would you suggest as possible additions to what I already have in place? Would a metamagic feat of Empower Spell make any sense at this point in order to use with a True Strike, Power Attack, Leap Attack Channelled Shocking Grasp combo? Any other suggestions?
As for the Extra Spell... what would you suggest? Wraithstrike is out, and most likely shivering touch is out. But realistically I could choose almost any spell at this point up to 3rd level. Maybe there is a 5th level "must have" spell and I should save that feat for later?
Also, I have a 15 Wisdom so I can take the Feat Arcane Disciple, however I can't really find any great domain at this point, seeing as I would max out at 5th level available. Any suggestions here?
I am trying to maximize my effectiveness in Melee Burst Damage with a little bit of seasoning thrown in.
Thanks for all the help to an old newbie.