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Bards of the College of Swords are called blades, and they entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess.
College of Swords is one of the Subclasses of Bard. These Bards focus entirely on improving their own combat prowess by combining the Extra Attack passive, being able to use Bardic Inspiration charges for utility and multi-attacks, and being the only Bard Subclass able to have a Fighting Style.
Subclass Features
This subclass obtains all the features from its base class, Bard, in addition to its unique features outlined below.
Level 3
Blade Flourish: Use a Bardic Inspiration charge to attack two enemies, raise your AC on a hit, or push enemies away.- Gain
Medium armour Proficiency - Gain
Proficiency - Fighting Style (Choose 1):
Duelling: When you are wielding a melee weapon that is not Two-Handed or Versatile in one hand, and no weapon in the other hand, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon, increasing your chance to do heavy damage.
Two-Weapon Fighting: When you make an offhand attack, you can add your Ability Score Modifier to the damage of the attack.
Level 6
Extra Attack: You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.