Samurai build: polearm master question

[Tim Tuck]

I'm running a third lvl dwarven fighter and just chose samurai for my sub-class. We rolled for stats and as it stands I have 18/16/17/8/14/9 down the line. At 4th lvl i plan to take polearm master as a feat. The question is, with that feat when someone enters your reach, you get an attack of opportunity on them. Is that capped at one per turn or is it for everyone that walks past? The plan is if i roll high initiative, use fighting spirit and move within 10 ft, hit spmeone then back out. That way anyone who cones close gets hit with an opportunity attack with advantage to start the encounter. At lvl 6 pair that with sentinel and i can stop enemies from advancing past me allowing my party to pick them off at a distance.

 

[Gladius Legis]

The question is, with that feat when someone enters your reach, you get an attack of opportunity on them. Is that capped at one per turn or is it for everyone that walks past?

You only get one reaction per round, so that'll all you'll get to do it. It's great for controlling one enemy but not so much a crowd.

The only exceptions to this so far are (a) an 18th-level Cavalier (Xanathar's) and (b) the optional Mark rule (DMG p. 271).

 

[jaelis]

I'm running a third lvl dwarven fighter and just chose samurai for my sub-class. We rolled for stats and as it stands I have 18/16/17/8/14/9 down the line. At 4th lvl i plan to take polearm master as a feat. The question is, with that feat when someone enters your reach, you get an attack of opportunity on them. Is that capped at one per turn or is it for everyone that walks past? The plan is if i roll high initiative, use fighting spirit and move within 10 ft, hit spmeone then back out. That way anyone who cones close gets hit with an opportunity attack with advantage to start the encounter. At lvl 6 pair that with sentinel and i can stop enemies from advancing past me allowing my party to pick them off at a distance.

An opportunity attack uses your reaction, and you only get one reaction per round.

(You might take a look at the cavalier though, IIRC they get the special ability to take one OA per turn.)

Edit: geez, ninja'd on a samurai thread...

 

[Tim Tuck]

Well thats a downer, probably not worth using a feat for that if i can only do ot once per turn.

 

[Gladius Legis]

(You might take a look at the cavalier though, IIRC they get the special ability to take one OA per turn.)

Only at Lv. 18, though. So he'll be waiting a long, long time if his campaign even makes it that far.

Maybe he can talk his DM into including the optional Mark rule (DMG p. 271).

 

[Tim Tuck]

Any ideas on other feats? I did just find a magical longsword i have been comboing with my shield.

 

[Gladius Legis]

Well thats a downer, probably not worth using a feat for that if i can only do ot once per turn.

Still good against a single strong enemy. Also Polearm Master gives you an extra bonus-action attack every round with the butt end of your weapon. The feat is still very much worth it.

 

[Tim Tuck]

Now with action surge and extra attacks that come later, would i only be able to use the butt end once still?

 

[Gladius Legis]

Any ideas on other feats? I did just find a magical longsword i have been comboing with my shield.

Shield Master is excellent in this case.

 

[Gladius Legis]

Now with action surge and extra attacks that come later, would i only be able to use the butt end once still?

Yes, just once per round even then. It works just like dual-wielding in that case.

It's still really good though, much better than actual dual-wielding since you're still mainly attacking with a 1d10 weapon.