If the Blackguard can’t attack with its glaive on the first round of combat but can get within 30 feet of at least two melee oriented enemies, Dreadful Aspect will be more effective than a shortbow multiattack no matter how long a combat lasts.ĭreadful Aspect also serves as an effective escape hatch. Assuming the Blackguard is fighting 5th-8th level PCs and can attack with its glaive on the first round, it must have 5 melee oriented enemies ¹ and expect combat to last at least 3 rounds ² to use this feature instead of a multiattack. A Blackguard must use an action for Dreadful Aspect, and will only do so when the feature will likely prevent more damage throughout the course of the combat than the Blackguard could deal in the first round. When cast at the beginning of combat, Dreadful Aspect mainly serves to reduce the chance of the Blackguard or its allies being hit with an attack. However, a Blackguard will happily duel up to 3 enemies before trying to relocate Dreadful Aspectĭreadful Aspect is a once per short rest ability that frightens all enemies within 30 feet of the blackguard on a failed Wisdom saving throw, imposing disadvantage on their attack rolls and preventing them from moving closer to the Blackguard. It tries to focus on a single target, preferably a target that the Blackguard can attack with advantage due to one of its spells. Whichever weapon a Blackguard attacks uses, it can attack three times in one round. Most of the time, they prefer to use the glaive, which deals almost twice as much damage and has a much higher attack bonus than the shortbow.
Weapon Attacksīlackguards have two weapons: a glaive with a 10 foot reach and a shortbow with a normal range of 80 feet. Lets analyze each of these features, then tie it all together to create the optimal Blackguard battle tactics. They have 3 primary offensive features: Weapon attacks, Dreadful Aspect, and Spellcasting. Blackguards have high Strength and Constitution with merely average Dexterity, indicating that they prefer to fight on the front line. Blackguards from the D&D 5th edition book Volo’s Guide to Monsters are Paladins who have betrayed their oaths and become evil.
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