Sorcerer / Paladin “Sorcadin”Multiclass Build Guide — D&D 5e

This is the Sorcadin from the sorcerer’s perspective: you are a sorcerer who invests six levels in paladin to gain the martial chassis the class desperately needs. The sorcerer’s d6 hit die, no armour, and empty melee kit are its worst weaknesses. Six paladin levels answer all of them: heavy armour, shields, Extra Attack, Divine Smite, Lay on Hands, and the Aura of Protection (Charisma to all saves within 10 ft).

After Paladin 6, every sorcerer level restores full-caster slot progression. Those slots serve double duty: fuel for your sorcerer spells (Quicken, Twin, Subtle) and ammunition for Divine Smite. A critical hit with a 4th-level Smite deals 10d8 radiant damage — before your weapon damage — and a Quickened Booming Blade or Green-Flame Blade lets you do it and cast a levelled spell on the same turn.

The trade-off is six levels of sorcerer progression lost. You reach 3rd-level sorcerer spells at character level 11 (Sorcerer 5 + Paladin 6), and your sorcery point maximum is permanently six points behind a pure sorcerer. The ceiling is higher, the floor is higher, and the complexity is higher. This is the most mechanically demanding build in 5e, and the most rewarding when played correctly.

Ability priority: CHA → STR (13) → CON — Charisma drives sorcerer spellcasting, paladin Aura of Protection, and your save DCs. Strength 13 is the paladin multiclass gate and powers your melee attacks. Constitution for hit points and concentration.