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What is 1st level Hexblade?

Hexblade's Curse
Starting at 1st level, you gain the ability to place a baleful curse on someone. As a bonus action, choose one creature you can see within 30 feet of you. The target is cursed for 1 minute. The curse ends early if the target dies, you die, or you are incapacitated.
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What do Hexblades start with?

You start with 18AC from scale mail and a shield, and a D8 weapon, either a rapier or longsword.
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What stats do you need to start as a Hexblade Warlock?

Ability scores are crucial for the Hexblade Warlock, but also easy to achieve. Look for some combination of Charisma and either Dexterity and Constitution in most cases, but you only need 14 Dexterity if you're happy in medium armor.
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Is Hexblade the best Warlock subclass?

The hexblade is very good at what it does, but there are other rounder subclasses. No in single class characters it is not close to the best. I would put Genie and Undead well above Hexblade and Fathomless generally better depending on the campaign.
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What is the best starting spell for Hexblade?

One of the Warlock's best spell, hex, is concentration. For some reason, the smites that Hexblade warlocks get access to are also concentration which negates them as useful spells to use in combat.
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How to Play a Hexblade Warlock in Dungeons and Dragons 5e

What is the best 1st level spell in D&D?

Dungeons & Dragons: The Most Useful 1st Level Spells, Ranked
  • 10 Cure Wounds.
  • 9 Bless.
  • 8 Wrathful Smite.
  • 7 Healing Word.
  • 6 Thunderwave.
  • 5 Burning Hands.
  • 4 False Life.
  • 3 Chromatic Orb.
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What is the best spell for Warlock Level 1?

1st-Level Enchantment

Hex is a classic warlock spell and one of the best low-level spells in the game. As a bonus action, a player can cast Hex on a creature to deal an extra 1d6 necrotic damage on each of their successful attacks.
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Can you be a Hexblade Warlock at level 1?

At 1st level, you acquire the training necessary to effectively arm yourself for battle. You gain proficiency with medium armor, shields, and martial weapons. The influence of your patron also allows you to mystically channel your will through a particular weapon.
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Are Hexblades better than Paladins?

Paladins get more slots and a channel divinity for smaller stuff while Hexblades get two slots and a limited use curse but they have full level slots for stuff like Fear and Fly. Warlocks also have Mask of Many Faces and I've used Disguise Self on a one shot Bard and it's such a fun spell.
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What weapon should a Hexblade use?

Unmounted: Warhammer. There are 3 versatile weapons that do 1d10 damage - Warhammer, battleaxe and longsword. Of these Warhammer is mechanically the best because more enemies are vulnerable to crushing damage than to slashing damage. This makes Warhammer better than Longword or Battleaxe.
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What is the least important stat for a warlock?

Strength. The least important of all, this is your "dump stat" and even Hexblades don't get much use from it.
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What race is best for a Hexblade?

Races. Aasimar, Half-Elves, and Satyrs are all excellent races for Hexblade Warlock, combining a Charisma bonus with either a Dexterity or Constitution increase to help you stay alive. Some other choices which give you powerful defensive bonuses include Eladrin, Verdan, Warforged, and Yuan-Ti Pureblood.
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Should I take Eldritch blast as a Hexblade?

As a melee Hexblade, getting just Eldritch Blast is a low cost way to always have a decent ranged attack as a backup for those moments when you really need one. It's reasonably powerful and better than trying to fumble around with alternative weapon, and the cost of a cantrip pick isn't high.
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Which patron for Hexblade?

The Hexblade is the title of the warlock's patron—just like the Archfey, the Fiend, and the Great Old One.
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What should a warlock start with?

At first level, Warlocks know 2 Cantrips and 2 Spells. Unlike spells, selected Cantrips cannot be swapped out at later times so make sure you are happy with the ones you select. The first Cantrip every Warlock should grab is Eldritch Blast. It's a fantastic Cantrip with an incredible range and a great damage dice.
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Is Blackrazor a Hexblade?

Blackrazor is a legendary +3 magic weapon. Hexblade.
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What to multiclass with Hexblade?

Hexblade covers some of the Fighter abilities, but if you want another patron, Fighter is a good multiclass for any Bladelock. Action Surge and a fighting style like Dueling are both good abilities. It can actually be useful to take your first level in Fighter to get the equipment and proficiencies.
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Who is the strongest character in Paladins?

Paladins: 10 Best Damage Champions, Ranked
  • 8 Drogoz.
  • 7 Octavia.
  • 6 Bomb King.
  • 5 Saati.
  • 4 Tiberius.
  • 3 Tyra.
  • 2 Lian.
  • 1 Cassie.
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What is the most powerful paladin?

Androxus: Androxus tops the Paladins tier list most of the time due to his ability to be an excellent flank. He has fantastic mobility and great damage output. It's everything you could want. He's also been possibly the most consistent character and is a very safe choice even when you aren't sure of the meta.
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Do Hexblades get Cantrips?

If you ARE running a Hexblade warlock, heavily consider taking one of these cantrips. Green-Flame Blade has more damage potential, as it doesn't rely on the creature having to move, but Booming Blades' thunder damage is less resisted amongst monsters.
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How do you become a op Warlock?

15 Ways to Make an Overpowered Warlock in Dungeons and Dragons
  1. 8 Beef Up Your Eldritch Blast.
  2. 9 Make A Deal With The Devil. ...
  3. 10 Be Born A Half-Elf. ...
  4. 11 Choose Pact of the Chain. ...
  5. 12 Polearm Mastery. ...
  6. 13 Don't Neglect Your Dex. ...
  7. 14 Be a Tiefling. ...
  8. 15 Make Charisma Your Highest Stat. ...
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Can Hexblade have 2 pact weapons?

Technically, no you can't have two Pact Weapons. But technically, yes you can have one weapon as your Hexblade Weapon and a different weapon as your Pact Weapon.
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What is the most popular Warlock subclass?

1. Voidwalker (Void 3.0) With all of its buffs, debuffs, and ad clear potential, Voidwalker is one of the most well-rounded subclasses in the entire game.
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What class is best for Warlock?

Dungeons & Dragons: 10 Best Warlock Sub-Classes To Play As
  • 8 Celestial.
  • 7 Fiend.
  • 6 Great Old One.
  • 5 Noble Genie.
  • 4 Kraken.
  • 3 Undying.
  • 2 The Seeker.
  • 1 A Homebrew.
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Why doesn t my Warlock have 1st level spell slots?

It's because that's how warlocks work. Please consult the Warlock table for more information. :) Partway through the quest for absolute truth. Warlocks have a unique spellcasting feature where they can ONLY cast at the HIGHEST level spell slot.
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