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Message: <blockquote data-quote="keterys" data-source="post: 4407647" data-attributes="member: 43019">Daily 9 Analysis*CLERIC* C+ / Astral DefendersB+ / Blade BarrierA / Divine PowerB / Flame StrikeAstral Defenders is not something that leaps forward as a good power and if not used well it might not result in anything, but it doesn't require an action to maintain to getting 4 OAs out of it (or completely denying a couple rounds of actions from targets) shouldn't be too hard, which makes it more than respectable damage.Blade Barrier is quite a lot of automatic damage to targets in the wall area. The wall is pretty small, however, so after the initial placement you may not get much benefit out of it.Divine Power is a weapon attack vs Fort in a close burst 2, which would already make it a very good pick, but you get to add on regeneration 5 for the rest of the encounter (fantastic) and +2 AC to your allies in the area and it's a possible contender for A+.Flame Strike is a decent sized area that's enemies only and the ongoing damage can be a ton if it hits.*FIGHTER*C+ / Shift the BattlefieldC+ / Thicket of BladesC+ / Victorious SurgeShift the Battlefield is a solid close burst 1 for reasonable damage and a slide 1 kicker. Thicket of Blades used to be amazing before the reliable errata and now it's quite a bit less impressive since you're likely to hit at least once and you do no damage on a miss. 3W in a close burst is still respectable.Victorious Surge is Comeback Strike plus 1W that doesn't cost a surge. Reliable self healing is still a good thing.*PALADIN*B- / Crown of GloryB- / One Stands AloneC+ / Radiant PulseCrown of Glory is pretty nifty, but autoslowing enemies already adjacent to you is more "cool" than "powerful". Decent damage and radiant and against Will are all high points. No half damage on miss and the required sustain action are low points.One Stands Alone has a very nice 'Effect', especially if you luck out and multiple enemies fail the save. I think the prereq is an annoying limitation on a burst power to my mind and no damage on miss again, but vs Will, radiant damage, and it's good if the group has no other melee or the paladin can get ahead in the first round. Radiant Pulse has a neat sustain that you can't actually save against, but unfortunately it's tricky to work correctly and easy for enemies to avoid being hit by. It's also a letdown if you miss and vs Fortitude. Fun if you get it working, though.*RANGER*B+ / Attacks on the RunC- / Close Quarters ShotC / Spray of ArrowsC / Swirling Leaves of SteelAttacks on the Run is an excellent power, giving you a move and two attacks at 3W miss for half at any point in the move. Which means that even on a complete miss you got a move out of it and dealt a full 3W + modifiers.Close Quarters Shot is a bit deceptive. Being able to shoot without provoking is good, but the range 1 is a real limitation and close attacks are certainly a lot more versatile. The damage is high at least.Spray of Arrows is I think a more versatile option than close quarters shot (nothing else because it ups to 3 range), but honestly it could have done something extra on top as 2W small area attacks are fairly common in this range. Swirling Leaves of Steel is just okay. It's the generic 2W close burst 1 that has come up multiple times at daily 9, but with no extra special effect.*ROGUE*B- / Crimson EdgeC+ / Deadly PositioningA / KnockoutCrimson Edge: vs. Fort, quite good damage and maintains CA, but don't expect it to last longDeadly Positioning: the pre-attack slide seems almost guaranteed to give you flank (and thusly CA) at least once and it's got some other nice benefits, especially against solosKnockout: Possible A+ - vs Fort, daze even on miss, easy to land unconscious to lead into AP coup de grace or some other trick... but at least damage breaks it.*WARLOCK*C+ or B+ / Curse of the Black FrostC+ / Iron Spike of DisC / Summons of KhiradC- / Thief of Five FatesCurse of the Black Frost gets two scores because I suspect there will be those who rule the effect damage triggers only once per turn and those who rule it triggers every single time the target moves. At any rate, it requires a willingness to bounce the target a bit, but if you can and they fail the save even once the damage can really ramp up since you can add weapon enhancement and feat bonus (and vulnerability) to every time the damage triggers.Iron Spike of Dis does decent damage and immobilizes. Definitely a decent choice.Summons of Khirad depends a lot on the environment. If you can place someone in a spot where they'll take significant damage or be otherwise screwed, it can be a real boon. If not, it's pretty subpar.Thief of Five Fates is a pretty cool effect in rare circumstances, most likely briefly, though it's crippling for some corner cases (like a Tarrasque's silly low Will). It doesn't do any damage, it sometimes doesn't do anything at all even if you hit, has no effect on miss, and uses up your action to use up your enemies so it's only really useful against Solos. For some campaigns, perhaps this will see more use but I think it's just a bit too limited.*WARLORD*C+ / Iron Dragon ChargeB- / Knock Them DownC+ / White Raven StrikeIron Dragon Charge can sure net a lot of charges, but charging is often not the best use of your action, often invites OAs, or really can only happen a limited number of times. Assuming you can get a couple ally charges in and hit a bit with it, though, it still ends up decent. If there are a lot of 'can use this power as a charge' powers, maybe this is cooler?Knock Them Down is yet another warlord power about knocking down all the enemies. It does give everyone the ability to move a few squares even if they don't want to knock people prone and even on a miss is an auto prone, which is pretty cool.White Raven Strike is a pretty nice amount of temp hp at the level you get it, but doesn't scale at all. *WIZARD*B / Ice StormC+ / Lightning SerpentC+ / Mordenkainen's SwordA / Wall of FireIce Storm is a nice big area and it either slows or immobilizes in difficult terrain, which makes it very easy to force an enemy to not go anywhere (making it good for laying on top of another zone). Quite good.Lightning Serpent is decent damage and is a guaranteed slow. Mordenkainen's Sword at least only takes a minor action to get another attack. It really needs to be able to get off several attacks in a battle to truly shine, which I'm sure it can do in some, but it's eating up some move actions and minors in the meantime. In an optimal situation you can really amp damage (like in a big fight where you can put it in a good spot and get off 10 attacks with it)Wall of Fire is really a very large customizable area when you consider that it does automatic damage in its own squares and adjacent ones. It's also a ton of movement to cross - particularly amusing if you've got a slowed creature that needs to cross it, but even a speed 6 creature is either losing actions, running, or getting hit by the wall twice in one way or another.</blockquote>

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