Quote Originally Posted by Justin Sane View Post
One that doesn't work in 5E is the 4E Swordmage. Lightly armored tank, uses magical wards to protect his allies.
Closest you get is Abjuration Wizard. Risky with the low HP, but you can make it easier in some ways. Ask your DM to let you use the Spell Points variant and you can spam Shield or Absorb Elements through every combat to mitigate damage and replenish your ward. I also like to build this as a Mountain Dwarf to get 14s in STR/DEX/CON/INT through point buy, medium armor and battleaxe/warhammer proficiency.