Hi all!
I wanted to share a class concept of a potential new class Spellblade for Midnight Expansion.
I’m really hoping Blizzard gives us a new melee or mid-range hybrid class, and I think this would be the perfect fit for a mail wearer.
I’ve always loved the Mage Knight fantasy with sword in one hand, magic staff in the other. And for me it’s not the same thing as a Paladin. Spellblades draw from a completely different archetype: less holy warrior, more arcane duelist.
The Midnight setting feels a nice set for this. Blood Elves and Nightborne already have Spellbreakers and Spellblades woven into their lore, disciplined warriors who weave arcane magic into precise, deadly combat. Why we not could become one?
For me would be like this:
Armor Type: Mail
Primary Stat: Intellect
Weapons: They wield a staff in one hand, and instead of a second weapon, they summon arcane blades mid-combat, spectral swords that appear and vanish in slashing combos, kind of like the Knight Enchanter from Dragon Age or magic blade builds from Elden Ring.
They would blend rapid melee strikes with arcane spellcasting. Their combat style would be fluid and dynamic like outlaw, warping across the battlefield with blink like movements like mages, unleashing arcane detonations, and executing powerful combos. Imagine a graceful, almost choreographed fighting style like the red mage from FFXIV a kind of battlefield ballet, punctuated by bursts of raw magical force
Would love to hear what you all think and if you would want to play something like this too