Quote Originally Posted by Rukelnikov View Post
As long as Bards get magical secrets there's no such thing as an "X only spell"
That's precisely why I'm asking the question, is to figure out whether it might be worth knowing (along with spirit guardians) as a magical secret for my Swords Bard/Bladelock.

I'm seriously invested in extra sources of damage ( eldritch smite, Armor of Agathys, Greater Invisibility + Elven Acuracy) So trying to figure whether using my action for SWS is efficient, compared to making two regular attacks, with other sources of damage piled on.

Pesky limitations on eldritch smite being usable only when you hit with your pact weapon, for example, make SWS seem limited. Trying to see how to get extra damage on top.

And I just finished playing Assassin's Creed, so imagining fluffing Steel Wind Strike as me zapping around the battlefield, making a big attack against many targets before ending up next to one.