They get polearm proficiency. So they have an advantage in gish builds
I'm not sure there are any gish builds that either A. use strength as their primary attribute or B. don't have access to martial weapons.
If kept as-is, shield dwarf worlock is pretty gishy. They get their charisma to hit and damage, dwarf gives them proficiency in medium armor and battle axe. Max 3 spells per short rest but you get other spells as well. Decent gish material.
They get polearm proficiency. So they have an advantage in gish builds
I'm not sure there are any gish builds that either A. use strength as their primary attribute or B. don't have access to martial weapons.
If kept as-is, shield dwarf worlock is pretty gishy. They get their charisma to hit and damage, dwarf gives them proficiency in medium armor and battle axe. Max 3 spells per short rest but you get other spells as well. Decent gish material.
Like a pact of the tome or chain warlock? I mean I guess you could do that if you really wanted to. I don't think anyone would ever consider it optimal.
So I guess, sure if you want to get all MAD you could technically make a strength based human wizard using a polearm and focusing on abjuration spells, but at that point just multiclass a bit into something that at least gets you a second attack.
I dunno man, it seems like a bit of a stretch to claim that polearm proficiency is a great start to turn a full caster into a gish.
