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<blockquote data-quote="guachi" data-source="post: 7195563" data-attributes="member: 6785802"><p>As I've mentioned earlier, when you account for the bonus action attack you really push the feat into being far, far better than without having the feat. That part of the feat is always active and works with any melee attack.</p><p></p><p>At the extreme, if you have a Champion Fighter with Advantage (say, from a raging wolf barbarian or tag-team with a PC with Shield Master feat) and you have two attacks then you get a bonus attack just from critical hits 34.4% of the time. That's crazy.</p><p></p><p>Target AC: 15</p><p>GWF Champion with GWM feat (but not using -5/+10), two attacks, level 7, and advantage will do 29.1 DPR.</p><p></p><p>GWF Champion without GWM feat, two attacks, level 7, and advantage will do 27.4 DPR.</p><p></p><p>GWF Champion with GWM feat (but not using -5/+10), two attacks, level 7, no advantage will do 20.7 DPR.</p><p></p><p>GWF Champion without GWM feat, two attacks, level 7, no advantage will do 20.4 DPR.</p><p></p><p>Feat, Advantage ----- 29.1</p><p>No Feat, Advantage - 27.4</p><p></p><p>Feat, No Advantage ----- 20.7</p><p>No Feat, No Advantage - 20.4</p><p></p><p>Yes, you saw that correctly. Even without using the much attacked -5/+10 portion of the feat the lowly Champion Fighter and his much-maligned expanded crit range does more DPR with the feat than without it even if his STR is only 18 no matter what. (I'm not going to do the math, but I think he does more damage no matter the target's AC)</p><p></p><p>Oh, and this is assuming the creature has infinite HP so the Champion never gets an extra attack from bringing an opponent to 0 HP.</p><p></p><p>Champion Fighters with GWM in two-man teams with someone who can give them advantage is abusive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="guachi, post: 7195563, member: 6785802"] As I've mentioned earlier, when you account for the bonus action attack you really push the feat into being far, far better than without having the feat. That part of the feat is always active and works with any melee attack. At the extreme, if you have a Champion Fighter with Advantage (say, from a raging wolf barbarian or tag-team with a PC with Shield Master feat) and you have two attacks then you get a bonus attack just from critical hits 34.4% of the time. That's crazy. Target AC: 15 GWF Champion with GWM feat (but not using -5/+10), two attacks, level 7, and advantage will do 29.1 DPR. GWF Champion without GWM feat, two attacks, level 7, and advantage will do 27.4 DPR. GWF Champion with GWM feat (but not using -5/+10), two attacks, level 7, no advantage will do 20.7 DPR. GWF Champion without GWM feat, two attacks, level 7, no advantage will do 20.4 DPR. Feat, Advantage ----- 29.1 No Feat, Advantage - 27.4 Feat, No Advantage ----- 20.7 No Feat, No Advantage - 20.4 Yes, you saw that correctly. Even without using the much attacked -5/+10 portion of the feat the lowly Champion Fighter and his much-maligned expanded crit range does more DPR with the feat than without it even if his STR is only 18 no matter what. (I'm not going to do the math, but I think he does more damage no matter the target's AC) Oh, and this is assuming the creature has infinite HP so the Champion never gets an extra attack from bringing an opponent to 0 HP. Champion Fighters with GWM in two-man teams with someone who can give them advantage is abusive. [/QUOTE]
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