The Spellblade

Arcane Resonance

Starting at 2nd level, you have learned to hold on to fractions of a spell's arcane energy — letting them resonate within your body to be used for additional effects.

Battle Focus

At 3rd level, you have become an expert at maintaining spell concentration.

You have advantage on Constitution saving throws that you make to maintain your concentration on a spell when you take damage.

Beginning at 18th level, when you fail a Constitution saving throws that you make to maintain your concentration on a spell, you can expend 1 resonance point to succeed instead.

Spellblade Tradition

Also at 3rd level, you choose a spellblade tradition that you strive to emulate in your combat style and arcane technique, all detailed at the end of the class description.

Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and again at 7th, 11th, and 15th level.

Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Extra Attack

Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Arcane Assault

At 6th level, you learn how to interweave your spellcasting and your martial prowess.

When you use your action to cast a spell, you can use your bonus action to make a single weapon attack using your bonded weapon.

Arcane Breach

Beginning at 10th level, your bonded weapon strikes can open a hole in a creature’s resistance to your spells.

When you hit a creature with your bonded weapon, that creature has disadvantage on the next saving throw it makes against a spell you cast before the end of your next turn.

Spell Siphon

At 14th level, you can siphon part of the energy of harmful spells cast against you.

When you successfully save against a spell cast against you, you can use your reaction to gain a number of resonance points equal to that spell's level.

Perfect Resonance

At 20th level, you have become attuned to the natural magic of the world.

You no longer lose your current resonance points when you become incapacitated, or when finishing a short or long rest.

In addition, whenever you gain resonance points, you gain one additional point.

Arcane Archer Magic

You learn an additional spell when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the Arcane Archer Spells table. Each spell counts as a spellblade spell for you, but it doesn't count against the number of spellblade spells you know.

Arcane Shot

At 3rd level, you learn to unleash special magical effects with some of your shots. When you gain this feature, you learn two Arcane Shot options of your choice (see "Arcane Shot Options" below).

In addition, whenever you finish a long rest, you can choose to replace one of your Arcane Shot options within another one from the list.

Once per turn when you fire a missile with a bonded ranged weapon, you can apply one of your Arcane Shot options to that missile. You decide to use the option when the missile hits a creature, unless the option doesn't involve an attack roll.

You can use this feature twice, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a short or long rest.

Alternatively, you can expend 1 resonance point to apply an Arcane Shot option you have learned to your attack. If you do, you don't expend a use of this feature.

You gain additional uses and learn additional Arcane Shot options of your choice when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the table below.

Careful Eye

Starting at 7th level, you excel at picking out hidden enemies and other threats.

You can take the Search action as a bonus action on your turn.

In addition, you gain proficiency in the Perception skill. If you are already proficient in it, you gain Expertise with it instead, doubling your proficiency bonus for any ability check you make that uses Perception.

Curving Shot

Also at 7th level, you learn how to direct an errant arrow toward a new target.

When you miss with a ranged attack roll using your bonded weapon, you can use a bonus action to reroll the attack roll against a different target within 60 feet of the original target.

Empowered Shots

At 11th level, your shots are empowered with eldritch energy.

Each of your Arcane Shot options gains an improved effect as stated in its description.

Ever-Ready Shot

Starting at 15th level, your magical archery is available whenever battle starts.

If you roll initiative and have no uses of Arcane Shot remaining, you regain one use of it.

Battle-Charm

Starting at 3rd level, you can charm creatures in the middle of combat.

When you try to charm a creature using a spell or ability, the target doesn't gain advantage on the saving throw if you or your companions are fighting it.

Curse Specialist

Also beginning at 3rd level, you can weave insidious magic into your spells.

When a creature that is affected by one of your spells makes and attack roll, ability check, or saving throw, you can use your reaction to impose disadvantage on that roll.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses of it when you finish a long rest.

Fortified Mind

At 7th level, you have fortified your mind and soul against harmful intrusion.

You have resistance to psychic damage and advantage on all Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws.

Use the Soulmonger Patron instead of the Hexblade Patron when playing with this subclass.

Psychic Disruption

At 11th level, your combined spells and attacks create a psychic disruption within their victims.

Once on each of your turns, when you hit a creature that is affected by one of your spells with your bonded weapon, the attack deals an additional 1d8 psychic damage and the target must make a Charisma saving throw against your spell save DC. On a failure, it has disadvantage on its next attack roll, ability check, or saving throw made before the end of its next turn.

Beguiling Defenses

At 15th level, you have learned how to turn the mind-affecting magic of your enemies against them.

You are immune to being charmed, and when another creature attempts to charm you, you can use your reaction to attempt to turn the charm back on that creature. The creature must succeed on a Charisma saving throw against your spell save DC or be charmed by you for 1 minute or until the creature takes any damage.

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Arcane Armor

Starting at 3rd level, you can bond to any one set of armor in addition to your bonded weapons.

Your bonded armor bestows the following benefits while you wear it:

• You are proficient with your bonded armor.
• You can don or doff the armor as a bonus action. When you don the armor, it magically appears on your body. When you doff the armor, you can choose to shunt it into an extradimensional space or dropping it to the ground.

 In addition, you can choose one Arcane Armor Property from the list below. You can choose an additional property when you reach 7th, 11th, and 15th level in this class.

Whenever you finish a long rest, you can exchange one of your chosen Arcane Armor Properties for another one on the list.

Diplomatic Training

As a Mage-Knight you are not only trained as a warrior but also as an envoy and diplomat.

At 3rd level, you gain proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: History, Insight, Intimidation, Persuasion, or Religion.

Warding Aura

At 7th level, you have learned to weave abjuration magic into an incoming attack to lessen future impacts.

When you take damage from a spell or attack while wearing your bonded armor, you can use your reaction to gain resistance to all of the spell's or attack's damage types for 1 minute or until you no longer wear your bonded armor or use this feature again. You gain the resistances after the triggering damage.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses of it when you finish a long rest.

Arcane Spike

At 11th level, you learned how to punish attackers with raw magical energy.

Once per turn, when a creature hits you with a melee attack while you are wearing your bonded armor, it takes 1d6 force damage.

Eldritch Protection

At 15th level, you weave lifesaving abjuration magic into your armor.

Whenever you fail a death saving throw while wearing your bonded armor, you can choose to succeed instead.

In addition, the first time you would drop to 0 hit points as a result of taking damage while wearing your bonded armor, you instead drop to 1 hit point. Once used, you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

Arcane Armor Properties

You can choose one property at 3rd, 7th, 11th, and 15th level. While you are wearing your bonded armor, you gain the chosen benefits.

Empowered. While wearing the armor you have advantage on Strength checks and saving throws, and the armor loses its Strength requirements (if it has any).

Glamour. You can use a bonus action to have the armor assume the appearance of any other kind of armor or clothing. You decide what it looks like, including color, style, and accessories, but the armor retains its normal bulk and weight. The illusory appearance lasts until you use this property again or remove the armor.

Protective. The armor gains a +1 bonus to its AC, unless it is a magic armor that already has such a bonus.

Silenced. You gain advantage on your Dexterity (Stealth) checks. If the armor normally imposes disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks, both effects cancel each other out.

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Battle Mirage

Beginning at 3rd level, you can conjure an illusory duplicate of yourself.

As an action, you create a near perfect illusion of yourself in an unoccupied space that you can see within 30 feet of you.

The mirage lasts for 1 minute, but it ends early if you dismiss it (no action required), you're unconscious, it is more than 60 feet away from you at any time, or you use this feature again.

On your turn, you can move the mirage up to 30 feet to a place you can see (no action required).

Additionally, as an action, you can shift your senses into your mirage until you use a bonus action to end the effect. During this time, you are deaf and blind with regard to your own senses, but you can use your own senses as if you were standing in your mirage's space.

While your mirage is being used in this way, it can be up to 1,000 feet away from you without ending early.

Mirror Blur

Also at 3rd level, you can use your battle mirage to confuse your enemies and protect yourself.

While your battle mirage is within 5 feet of you, you can use a bonus action on your turn to give creatures disadvantage on their attack rolls against you until the beginning of your next turn.

An attacker is immune to this effect if it doesn't rely on sight, as with blindsight, or can see through illusions, as with truesight.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses of it when you finish a long rest.

Mirror Step

Beginning at 7th level, you can switch places with your battle mirage in an instant.

As a bonus action, you can teleport, magically swapping places with your battle mirage.

A creature won't notice the switch unless their passive Wisdom (Perception) score is equal to or greater than your spell save DC, or if it doesn't rely on sight or can see through illusions.

Alternatively, as a reaction to a creature attacking you, you can teleport, magically swapping places with your battle mirage. If you do, the attack automatically misses and your battle mirage dissipates.

Quickened Illusions

Also at 7th level, you have learned how to quickly weave illusions in the heat of battle.

When you cast an illusion spell that has a casting time of 1 action, you can expend a number of resonance points equal to the spell's level to change the casting time to 1 bonus action for this casting.

Mirror Assault

At 11th level, you weave psychic energy into your mirage to make it semi-physical and use it to harrow your enemies.

When both you and your battle mirage are within 5 feet of a creature, you can use a bonus action to gain advantage on your attack rolls against that creature and your attacks deal an additional 1d8 psychic damage.

This effect lasts until the beginning of your next turn.

Mirror Mirror

At 15th level, you can create multiple mirages at the same time.

You can create a Battle Mirage as a bonus action, and whenever you create a new mirage, your existing mirages no longer dissipate.

On your turn, you can move or dismiss your mirages independently (no action required).

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Cunning Tyrant

At 3rd level, you have learned how to instill fear not only by spell but with words as well.

You gain proficiency in the Intimidation skill. If you are already proficient in it, you gain Expertise with it instead, doubling your proficiency bonus for any ability check you make that uses Intimidation.

In addition, you can add your Intelligence modifier to your Charisma (Intimidation) checks.

Fear is the Mind-Killer

Also at 3rd level, you have conquered your own fears and know how to instill true terror in others.

You can no longer be frightened.

In addition, creatures frightened by your spells or abilities have disadvantage on all Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws, while the source of their fear is within line of sight.

Defy Death

Beginning at 7th level, you have spent so much time dealing with the forces of death that you have become inured to some of their worst effects.

You have resistance to necrotic damage, and your hit point maximum can't be reduced.

In addition, you can add your proficiency bonus to your death saving throws.

Drain Life

Starting at 11th level, you empower your weapon strikes with life draining necromancy.

Once per turn, when you hit a creature with your bonded weapon, you can deal an additional 1d8 necrotic damage and heal an equal amount of lost hit points.

A creature's resistance, immunity, or vulnerability to necrotic damage also affects the number of hit points you regain.

Standing at Death's Door

At 15th level, you have learned how to use your magic to keep you standing at death's door.

Whenever you take damage that would reduce you to 0 hit points, you can use your reaction and expend one spell slot to gain a number of temporary hit points equal to five times the slot level expended. You gain these temporary hit points immediately before suffering the triggering damage.

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No Rest for the Wicked

At 3rd level, you have an innate sense to detect magic not only in items but also in creatures.

While concentrating on the detect magic spell, you can use an action and focus your senses onto one creature. If you do, you learn if that creature can cast any spells, as well as its spellcaster level or highest spell slot level.

Mage Slayer

Also at 3rd level, you have learned how to exploit a spellcaster's weaknesses.

When a creature casts a spell, you can use your reaction to make a melee weapon attack against that creature.

In addition, when you damage a creature that is concentrating on a spell, that creature has disadvantage on the saving throw it makes to maintain its concentration.

Spell Resistance

At 7th level, you have become almost impervious to magical harm.

You have advantage on saving throws against spells and you gain resistance against the damage dealt by spells.

Magnetic Resonance

Also starting at 7th level, you can use arcane resonance to redirect spells to yourself.

When you are within 20 feet of a creature that is being targeted by a spell, you can use your reaction and expend   1 resonance point to become one of the spell's targets instead of that creature.

You can't use this feature if you are already a target of the same spell, and you would suffer no additional effect if targeted twice.

Example: You could draw additional magic missiles or scorching rays upon you, but not suffer the bane spell twice.

Mana Burn

At 11th level, your strikes can burn the magic from your eldritch foes.

Whenever you hit a creature with your bonded weapon, and that creature possesses the ability to cast spells, you deal additional psychic damage equal to your proficiency bonus.

Once per turn, when you hit a creature with your bonded weapon, you can force that creature to make a Constitution saving throw against half the damage taken. On a failure, the creature loses its highest spell slot of a level up to the damage taken divided by 5.

Example: When suffering 17 points of damage, the target would lose its highest spell slot of up to 3rd level.

Disruptive Resonance

Also at 11th level, you have learned to use resonance to disrupt enemy spells.

When you cast the counterspell or dispel magic spell, you can spend 1 resonance point to gain advantage on the corresponding spellcasting ability check.

Arcane Backlash

Also at 15th level, you can trigger harmful feedback resonance into an enemy caster.

Whenever you successfully save against a spell, you can deal psychic damage to the spell's caster equal to five times the spell's level.

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