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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Prestidigitalis" data-source="post: 4867393" data-attributes="member: 74496">I'm building a Halfling Rogue (Artful Dodger) who will be in a group with a Warlord who likes to use Commander's Strike.  Since I will be making lots of melee basic attacks but have a low strength, I will definitely take Melee training.Originally, I was going to take Deft Strike, but then I thought "Is there any situation where Deft Strike gives me something that a charge with melee basic attack doesn't?"Assume for the sake of argument that my at-wills are Deft Strike and Sly Flourish.  Here are the tricky scenarios that MIGHT justify having Deft Strike, with the actions I might take.1. Move action doesn't get me close enough to the opponent:   - Use charge to close the gap, get +1 to hit, or   - Use ranged Sly Flourish, get +Cha damage, or   - Use Deft Strike, no additional benefit2. One square away from the opponent (too close to charge):   - Use ranged Sly Flourish, get +Cha damage, or   - Shift one square, then use melee Sly Flourish, get +Cha damage   - Use Deft Strike, no additional benefit3. Dazed, one square away from the opponent (too close to charge):   - Use ranged Sly Flourish, get +Cha damage   - Use Deft Strike, no additional benefit4. Dazed, one square away from the opponent (too close to charge) and with an adjacent opponent threatening an OA if I use a ranged attack:   - Use ranged Sly Flourish, get +Cha damage, risk an OA    - Use Deft Strike, no additional benefit or risk#4 is the only case I can think of for which Deft Strike has an advantage, but even that advantage is small.  As  a Halfling Artful Dodger, my AC against OAs is sky high.  Anyway, it won't come up often.One reason I have heard to use Deft Strike is to preserve combat advantage when attacking from concealment.  But does not a charge attack have the same advantage?  Also, it combat advantage is just not that hard to get for a Halfling Artful Dodger -- you move where you want, when you want, and almost never get hit.Okay.  What am I missing?  Anything?</blockquote>

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