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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mort" data-source="post: 4668180" data-attributes="member: 762">The two are clearly different and for different purposes, but I don't see how dual strike compares favorably.1) dual strike means you are using an off hand weapon (unless you are using the clearly broken double weapons in adventurer's vault, but that's the weapon not the power)- this means less damage even if both hit.2) you do not get strength bonus to damage - this becomes a bigger and bigger deal as you go up in level.3) brash strike gives an additional bonus to damage with con making the damage disparity even larger.And while tempest technique can give some good bonuses with dual strike, Battlerager Vigor gives some good bonuses with brash strike so that cancels out (TT gives a +4 to damage if both weapons hit, BRV gives a +2 but then you add the likely +6 from Brash strike so for anyone using it with BRV Brash Strike gives around +8 or higher to damage - which only goes up with level).I haven't done any big math on the subject but I would be surprised if dual strike wins here, probably even with the brokeness that is the double sword or the double axe (besides if you allow them you allow the waraxe and/or the mordenkrad which will shift the advantage right back to brash strike).</blockquote>