Editing Muscle Wizard (section)

== Bladesinger ==
4e's Neverwinter Campaign Setting introduced the [[Bladesinger]]. While designed to be used with Intelligence and some Dexterity it works just about as well with Strength and Dexterity while having the secondary benefit of not redundantly contributing to your Reflex defense. Just pick Encounter-As-Daily powers that do half-damage on a miss.

With Tasha's cauldron of everything, 5e can now use the Bladesinger Wizard (or a feat to get any Martial weapon, but that requires variant Human or level 8) to become a Muscle Wizard. Presuming the Bladesinger is used, and taking a Martial Melee weapon, at level 4, take the Fighting initiate feat, taking the Unarmed fighting Fighting style. This gives a d8 to damage, presuming no weapon or shield is used. With a proper race (Mountain Dwarves are the best, but Firbolg, Earth Genasi, Goliath, Leonin, Minotaur, Beasthide or Longtooth Shifters, Simic Hybrids, Ziriel Tieflings, or Tritons can be used), a high CON and STR but a lower INT can be obtained, resulting in a character with an incredibly high AC (20, or 21 if DEX is 12), if Shield is used, with three 1d8+3 attacks per turn at level 6, if Haste is used. For style points make it a Scottish Kilt dance.