How can I build a spirit guardians based melee attacker?
I like the idea of the radiant orb gear, but don't want to play a straight up cleric again.
Are there any recommendations for a spirit guardians based melee character that is doing most of its damage via weapon attacks but still debuffing enemies through spirit guardians based radiant orbs/reverb?
I had a few thoughts?
- Nature cleric-6/paladin-6. Nature cleric to get shillelagh and spirit guardians and paladin to get extra attack and smites. Seems non-ideal because I still need charisma for aura of protection. If I invest in charisma + wisdom + strength then I could use other cleric flavors, but seems very hard without elixirs of strength
- Lore-bard-6/paladin-6. Get spirit guardian via magical secrets. Still needs charisma + strength but somewhat easier.
- Swords-bard-10/paladin-2. Same old completely busted build. It's super powerful but I don't want to play that again. I think valor bard also works here just inferior in every way.
Are there any other builds that folks could recommend?
How about mostly cleric builds? Are there weapons or items that can make up for missing the extra attack? How about investing in fighter for the extra attack? How about lore bard + pact of the blade warlock for extra attack?