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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 6491044" data-attributes="member: 2011">Have you seen a Battle Master in play? We have one in our game and he is definitely more capable than anyone else.A reaction Parry stops D8 (plus a couple IIRC) hit points. That's stronger than Healing Word (which cannot be used as a reaction) and it recovers with every short rest.An advantaged plus D8 extra damage Feinting is strong. Maybe not as powerful as a first level spell, but definitely stronger than a cantrip. For example, in the 65% chance to hit case for a D8+3 attack, that bumps DPR from 5.1 to 11.115. That's better than double damage. This is nearly equivalent to a one round Haste spell and better than a one round Hex or Hunter's Mark spell (the duration of which those concentration spells sometimes are).And if the party can often manage only one or two fights between short rests and the player takes advantage of that, holy crap. The guy is effectively equivalent to a Champion 2 or 3 levels higher (doing more average damage and taking less damage).</blockquote>