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<blockquote data-quote="NotAYakk" data-source="post: 7968647" data-attributes="member: 72555">No, just a critical hit on a Bard/Sorc/Wizard/Warlock (without smite) is a waste of a cantrip.It might have corner cases (like undead fortitude), but even then, it would usually be dumb to use it unless you had some homebrewed zombie with +20 con save or something silly.True Strike that grants advantage and crits is going to be marginal on a Bard/Sorc/Wizard/Warlock.&nbsp; The cost of a round delayed damage and concentration is huge.When doesn't a bard have something better to use concentration on?&nbsp; Wizard?&nbsp; Sorc?&nbsp; Warlock?&nbsp; The Warlock by mid levels will want to cast hex at 6 am, then have an hour nap and remain concentrating on it.&nbsp; Bards combat spells are pretty much all concentration based.&nbsp; Sorcerers can twin-cast haste.&nbsp; Wizards have, well, a book of awesome concentration spells.Just auto-crit is a toy.&nbsp; You can use it to win archery competitions when there is no ban on magic.With smites, auto-crit is going to drop your DPS but increase your spell slot efficiency at low levels.&nbsp; By mid levels, it might not even do that; a round of at-will one-handed attacks (which you are giving up) is like 20+ damage by level 8, and 32 by level 12.&nbsp; A 5d8 crit-smite is +22.5 damage over a normal smite.But you do you.Before calling something OP, run actual numbers.Eyeballs are often wrong.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="NotAYakk, post: 7968647, member: 72555"] No, just a critical hit on a Bard/Sorc/Wizard/Warlock (without smite) is a waste of a cantrip. It might have corner cases (like undead fortitude), but even then, it would usually be dumb to use it unless you had some homebrewed zombie with +20 con save or something silly. True Strike that grants advantage and crits is going to be marginal on a Bard/Sorc/Wizard/Warlock. The cost of a round delayed damage [B]and[/B] concentration is [B]huge[/B]. When doesn't a bard have something better to use concentration on? Wizard? Sorc? Warlock? The Warlock by mid levels will want to cast hex at 6 am, then have an hour nap and remain concentrating on it. Bards combat spells are pretty much all concentration based. Sorcerers can twin-cast haste. Wizards have, well, a book of awesome concentration spells. Just auto-crit is a toy. You can use it to win archery competitions when there is no ban on magic. With smites, auto-crit is going to drop your DPS but increase your spell slot efficiency at low levels. By mid levels, it might not even do that; a round of at-will one-handed attacks (which you are giving up) is like 20+ damage by level 8, and 32 by level 12. A 5d8 crit-smite is +22.5 damage over a normal smite. But you do you. Before calling something OP, [b]run actual numbers[/b]. Eyeballs are often wrong. [/QUOTE]

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