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If a Githyanki Knight fought a Githzerai Zerth to the death (or to the pain), who would win?
The Knight is CR 7, has a higher attack bonus (+9 vs. +7), slightly more HP (91 vs. 84), and a higher AC (18 vs. 17). He has a Telekinetic attack which targets the Zerth's weak point (Strength checks) and restrains the Zerth but isn't usable in 1:1 combat because it requires your action every round to maintain.
The Zerth is CR 6, has a marginally higher damage (2x 24 vs. 2x 23), and has three Shield spells per day. He has a spell (Phantasmal Killer) which might be usable against the Knight (imposes disadvantage on attacks and does 4d10 damage) but is hard to land (40% chance of success).
Both of them have options for Plane Shift which can potentially eliminate a combatant in one hit plus a Charisma save.
If we ignore the spellcasting aspect completely, it turns out that they are pretty evenly matched, but Githzerai have the edge. Here's a sim: https://repl.it/EnFq/15
A typical output:
Aliera the Knight of Gith does Multiattack
Roll: 1
Aliera the Knight of Gith misses Katrin the Zerth
Roll: 18
Hit! Aliera the Knight of Gith cuts Katrin the Zerth: Katrin the Zerth takes 26 points of damage!
Katrin the Zerth does Multiattack
Roll: 3
Katrin the Zerth misses Aliera the Knight of Gith
Roll: 17
Hit! Katrin the Zerth kicks Aliera the Knight of Gith: Aliera the Knight of Gith takes 24 points of damage!
Aliera the Knight of Gith: 67 HP (24 damage taken)
Katrin the Zerth: 58 HP (26 damage taken)
*snip lots of logs*
Gith the Knight of Gith misses Praxis the Zerth (Shield)
Gith the Knight of Gith: 6 HP (85 damage taken)
Praxis the Zerth: 62 HP (22 damage taken)
Praxis the Zerth does Multiattack
Roll: 10
Praxis the Zerth misses Gith the Knight of Gith
Roll: 12
Hit! Praxis the Zerth kicks Gith the Knight of Gith: Gith the Knight of Gith takes 27 points of damage!
Gith the Knight of Gith: -21 HP (112 damage taken)
Praxis the Zerth: 62 HP (22 damage taken)
Aliera the Knight of Gith wins 47 out of 100 matches against Kolin the Zerth, with 18.86 HP remaining (20% of total)
It turns out that the Githzerai, despite being lower CR, is actually ever so slightly tougher than a Githyanki Knight in a straight-up 1:1 fight. From a lore perspective I find this pleasing.
The Knight is CR 7, has a higher attack bonus (+9 vs. +7), slightly more HP (91 vs. 84), and a higher AC (18 vs. 17). He has a Telekinetic attack which targets the Zerth's weak point (Strength checks) and restrains the Zerth but isn't usable in 1:1 combat because it requires your action every round to maintain.
The Zerth is CR 6, has a marginally higher damage (2x 24 vs. 2x 23), and has three Shield spells per day. He has a spell (Phantasmal Killer) which might be usable against the Knight (imposes disadvantage on attacks and does 4d10 damage) but is hard to land (40% chance of success).
Both of them have options for Plane Shift which can potentially eliminate a combatant in one hit plus a Charisma save.
If we ignore the spellcasting aspect completely, it turns out that they are pretty evenly matched, but Githzerai have the edge. Here's a sim: https://repl.it/EnFq/15
A typical output:
Aliera the Knight of Gith does Multiattack
Roll: 1
Aliera the Knight of Gith misses Katrin the Zerth
Roll: 18
Hit! Aliera the Knight of Gith cuts Katrin the Zerth: Katrin the Zerth takes 26 points of damage!
Katrin the Zerth does Multiattack
Roll: 3
Katrin the Zerth misses Aliera the Knight of Gith
Roll: 17
Hit! Katrin the Zerth kicks Aliera the Knight of Gith: Aliera the Knight of Gith takes 24 points of damage!
Aliera the Knight of Gith: 67 HP (24 damage taken)
Katrin the Zerth: 58 HP (26 damage taken)
*snip lots of logs*
Gith the Knight of Gith misses Praxis the Zerth (Shield)
Gith the Knight of Gith: 6 HP (85 damage taken)
Praxis the Zerth: 62 HP (22 damage taken)
Praxis the Zerth does Multiattack
Roll: 10
Praxis the Zerth misses Gith the Knight of Gith
Roll: 12
Hit! Praxis the Zerth kicks Gith the Knight of Gith: Gith the Knight of Gith takes 27 points of damage!
Gith the Knight of Gith: -21 HP (112 damage taken)
Praxis the Zerth: 62 HP (22 damage taken)
Aliera the Knight of Gith wins 47 out of 100 matches against Kolin the Zerth, with 18.86 HP remaining (20% of total)
It turns out that the Githzerai, despite being lower CR, is actually ever so slightly tougher than a Githyanki Knight in a straight-up 1:1 fight. From a lore perspective I find this pleasing.
