So are Spellswords an actual thing now?

JMadFour

With the scaling homogenization and stuff. Is that feasible now?

I'm leveling up a whole new character (Templar) since I'd been away for a while, I decided I wanted to start over, and now I am nearing 50 and considering which way I want to go with him.

I'd been playing him just like all my past characters, as a Ranged Mage solo, but going for Healer in Groups(because I typically suck at DPS tbh), but maybe I might go with a 2H Spellsword build when solo, and maybe Tanky Support or even full-on Tank this time, if that's feasible...I just really typically prefer the Magicka versions of most skills , but if I can finally use a melee weapon with them without completely gimping my character, that sounds really interesting.

(my Templar is also a werewolf, just for funsies, if that means anything)

FluffWit

I'm not really the person to ask but heres my 21 cents for what it's worth....

-I think magic users in some cases switch to duel wield for dps tests because they put up better numbers
-some magic users dps all the time with duel wield now, its effective
-light attack weaving with melee weapons on mag toons tends to feel unnatural
-Templar can be played a lot of ways. If you wanna dps at melee range it should be fine.

Personally I run a weird ass tanky healer magplar for pvp it's not bad. And that build works fine for healing most dungeons.

Thecompton73

The 2H weapon skills will scale with your highest stats but are still going to cost stamina. And when you HA you'll get stamina back not magic.
But if you want a magic character that has a burst heal or execute that uses your secondary resource it could work well. Especially if you throw resto on the back bar to get magic back from HA's and blocking.
Edit: I forgot magic Templar also needs major sorcery/brutality from a non-class skill so that would be another plus to have access to as a 2 for 1 with the burst heal from 2H