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<blockquote data-quote="laughinggas" data-source="post: 7284025" data-attributes="member: 6841015">Hey Everybody,I just got my copy of Xanathar's guide yesterday and I am loving a lot of what I see. In particular, I love the flavor and theme of the Cavalier. I was wondering what feats would best serve it?If a standard point buy is used, I assume the Cavalier will end up with 2 to 3 feats depending on race since he will want to get both Strength and Constitution to 20 for additional uses of his class abilities. Sadly, there seems to be anti-synergy with Polearms since your mark has to be within 5' of you. Also, the mark gives additional attacks which would be better than PAM's haft attack. Does some anti-synergy and overlap make PAM not worth it? It seems the same goes for Sentinel in the overlap department. Of course for damage, GWM is a must, but what about Charger, Mobile, Martial Adept, Heavy Armor Master? If the campaign allowed for a lot of open combat where mounts are usable, would mounted combatant be worth it or would the deflection feature provide enough help?Thanks for any input in advance!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="laughinggas, post: 7284025, member: 6841015"] Hey Everybody, I just got my copy of Xanathar's guide yesterday and I am loving a lot of what I see. In particular, I love the flavor and theme of the Cavalier. I was wondering what feats would best serve it? If a standard point buy is used, I assume the Cavalier will end up with 2 to 3 feats depending on race since he will want to get both Strength and Constitution to 20 for additional uses of his class abilities. Sadly, there seems to be anti-synergy with Polearms since your mark has to be within 5' of you. Also, the mark gives additional attacks which would be better than PAM's haft attack. Does some anti-synergy and overlap make PAM not worth it? It seems the same goes for Sentinel in the overlap department. Of course for damage, GWM is a must, but what about Charger, Mobile, Martial Adept, Heavy Armor Master? If the campaign allowed for a lot of open combat where mounts are usable, would mounted combatant be worth it or would the deflection feature provide enough help? Thanks for any input in advance! [/QUOTE]

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