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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SubDude" data-source="post: 7320791" data-attributes="member: 6790261">I wouldn't consider anything from Unearthed Arcana, but now that Xanathar has formalized all of those except the brute....I'm imagining Fighter 2 / Rogue 3 / HexBlade 1 / Gloom Stalker 3 / Paladin 11 elf with Elven Accuracy....     - Two base attacks, plus the bonus off hand attack - Bonus to initiative +5 from dex, +2 from wis - Critical hits on 19-20 and +6 damage per hit from hexblade - Plenty of Smites available... - Extra attack die on advantage - Extra attack on first turn - That is a first turn of three attacks plus the bonus attack.  Throw in Action Surge for two more attacks makes 6.  Even without surprise, the Elven Accurate / Hexblade's Curse combine to give you a 27% chance to roll a critical hit as long as you have advantage.....Let's see...Rapier = d8 / Dagger = d4Hex or Hunter's mark = d6Improved Smite = d83rd level Devine Smites (3 available) = 4d8 / 2nd level (3 available) = 3d8Sneak attack (1 time) = 2d6Dex mod +5Proficiency bonus +6First attack critical is 12d8+6d6+5+6 (86 average)Second and third attack criticals (no sneak) is 12d8+2d6+5+6 (72 average - twice)Bonus Action attack critical (dagger in off hand, 2nd level smites) is 8d8+2d6+2d4+5+6 (59 average)Action SurgeFourth and fifth main-hand attacks critical (2nd level smites) is 10d8+2d6+5+6 (63 average - twice).Total average here for all five critical hits is 86+72+72+59+63+63 = 415.Again, even without surprise, the combination above would give you about one critical hit out of every four regular attacks anyway.  This would be a fun, if tricky and MAD class to play.(This analysis was done quickly, so may be missing something.)</blockquote>

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