D&D (2024) Pact of the Blade + Shadow Blade?

[jmartkdr2]

Due to the new wording of the Pat of the Blade invocation, would it be possible to make a shadow blade a pact blade?

In the 2014 rules, you could not, as bonding a weapon took an hour and a shadow blade only lasts one minute. But if I'm reading the new invocation correctly, it now only takes a bonus action to bond a weapon, so theoretically you could do bond it on the second turn if you wanted to and then use the blade with charisma... and Thirsting blade. And Devouring blade.

Am I crazy? Is this busted?

 

[ECMO3]

Meh .... requires two bonus actions, multiple Invocations a pact slot and hanging on to concentration to work ... so no it is not busted.

 

[DrJawaPhD]

It's definitely strong, especially if your combats tend to last several turns, or if your DM telegraphs incoming combat enough to reliable get Shadow Blade cast before combat.

I wouldn't call it busted though, at best it's similar to Conjure Minor Elementals without the insane scaling

 

[EzekielRaiden]

It's definitely strong, especially if your combats tend to last several turns, or if your DM telegraphs incoming combat enough to reliable get Shadow Blade cast before combat.

I wouldn't call it busted though, at best it's similar to Conjure Minor Elementals without the insane scaling

Yeah. It requires rather specific conditions to be great. In those conditions, sure. But I don't think they're common enough to worry about.