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Bladesinging

A Wizard who combines agile swordplay with protective arcane magic.

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Many who have observed a bladesinger at work remember the display as one of the more beautiful experiences in their life, a glorious dance accompanied by a singing blade.

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2nd level Bladesinging feature

You gain proficiency with light armor, and you gain proficiency with one type of one-handed melee weapon of your choice. You also gain proficiency in the Performance skill if you don't already have it.

Blade Song

2nd-level Bladesinging feature

You can invoke an elven magic called the Bladesong, provided that you aren't wearing me dium or heavy armor or using a shield. It graces you with supernatural speed, agility, and focus. You can use a bonus action to start the Bladesong, which lasts for 1 minute. It ends early if you are in capacitated, if you don medium or heavy armor or a shield, or if you use two hands to make an attack with a weapon. You can also dismiss the Bladesong at any time (no action required). While your Bladesong is active, you gain the fol lowing benefits:

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  • You gain a bonus to your AC equal to your Intelli gence modifier (minimum of +l).

  • Your walking speed increases by 10 feet.

  • You have advantage on Dexterity (Acrobat ics) checks.

  • You gain a bonus to any Constitution saving throw you make to maintain your concentration on a spell. The bonus equals your Intelligence modifier (minimum of +1). You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all ex pended uses of it when you finish a long rest.

Extra Attack

6th-level Blade singing feature

You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn. Moreover, you can cast one of your can trips in place of one of those attacks,

Song Of Defense

10th-level Blade singing feature

You can direct your magic to absorb damage while your Bladesong is active. When you take damage, you can use your reaction to expend one spell slot and reduce that damage to you by an amount equal to five times the spell slot's level.

Song Of Victory

14th-level Bladesinging feature

You can add your Intelligence modifier (minimum of+ 1) to the damage of your melee weapon attacks while your Bladesong is active.

Source & compatibility

Source: Tasha's Cauldron of Everything · page 76 · Legacy 5e.

Tasha's Cauldron of Everything; locally supplied reference, original publisher rights retained.

Campaign adaptation: Legacy 5e reference. SRD 5.2.1 takes precedence for overlapping core rules and spells. Optional class replacements, subclass timing, and prerequisites require compatibility review; this entry does not grant extra benefits automatically.

Compatibility: Original option; manual use pending compatibility review.