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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FrogReaver" data-source="post: 9535426" data-attributes="member: 6795602">We can though.  *for level 10 numbers see below. For a fighter without factoring in maneuvers which favor the GWM version a little (precision attack) you only need to have the reach property allow you to hit something you otherwise could not about 6% of the time. That said in situations you cannot reach an enemy your damage usually doesn’t go to 0, it’s usually just reduced to your ranged damage, which GWM provides more of. When you factor that in it’s about 10% of the time reach has to matter, which in my experience isn’t likely, but it should be fairly close. The big thing about PAM is the reaction attack. The big thing for GWM is bonus action attack on kill (crit part was already accounted for).  Those probably occur at similar rates, though hard to say for sure.I guess the point is the 2 feats are fairly balanced.  I prefer GWM because it works with more weapons and helps bows, but both are good. PAM is better than I thought. If the choice is between great axe and Halbred for cleave then I’m going Halbred regardless of which feat is chosen.</blockquote>