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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zardnaar" data-source="post: 9526832" data-attributes="member: 6716779">Champion The former simple fighter that loses a damage race to a battlemaster using simple maneuvers just to boost damage. Popular with newer players as it was simple and enhanced criticals. Unfortunately an extra 5% chance to crit made the class comparatively  weak. But now it's 2024.  Level 3. Improved critical. You crit in 19 or 20. Fun espicially  with advantage but I'm not a fan of random mechanics unless they're reliable. This is an OK ability but people tend to over rate it.  WotC realized this however and gave the archetype additional features. Remarkable athlete. Advantage on initiative rolls and athletics checks. And when you crit you can move up to half your speed. For the most artthis is a boost to initiative. That alone makes it very good all by itself. Still simple as well so thank you WotC. Double feature level 3.  Level 7. Additional fighting style. Most likely a +1 boost to AC. But you can pick any of them. Good ability always useful.  Level 10.  Heroic Warrior. If you don't have heroic inspiration at the start of your turn you gain it. This ability is really really good. Espicially with Vex. Blows the Battlemaster level 10 ability out of the water. +1 tier type good level 10 and combos with improved critical.  Level 15. Superior Critical.  Critical hit 18+. With advantage 30% critical chance. Decent ability  made to look better by how good Heroic Warrior is.Level 18. Survivor.  You become harder to put down. Situationally  useful both effects and it comes later. Solid ability better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick though. Overall 2 stand out abilities with Remarkable athlete and Heroic Warrior. Your damage boost however is less than other archetypes. Still reasonably boring comparatively but vastly improved. Formally a C tier archetype. At level 10 I think it's an A  tier archetype now. Unfortunately that's reasonably late but it's competive enough at lower levels for a B+ overall imho. Simple and powerful.</blockquote>

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