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Half orc Polearm Samurai - master of multiple attacks?
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<blockquote data-quote="dalisprime" data-source="post: 7378999" data-attributes="member: 6800183"><p>Tried finding a thread about this particular sub class but my search-fu failed me, so feel free to correct me/direct me to a relevant thread.</p><p>In any way, I was looking at the samurai class features: rapid strike and strength before death as well as the orcish fury and polearm master feats.</p><p>Assumption: fighter is Hasted and was granted advantage on his attacks (Foresight), he is reduced to 0 hp that round, has 20 str.</p><p></p><p>Base action: 6 attacks (one bonus attack from rapid strike giving up advantage another bonus attack from haste) + bonus action polearm master attack</p><p>Action surge: 4 attacks</p><p>Fighter gets reduced to 0 HP, uses reaction to trigger sbd gaining another turn: 6 attacks (both haste and rapid strike apply again as it's a new turn for the fighter) + bonus action polearm master attack</p><p>Action surge: 4 attacks</p><p></p><p>Total: 22 attacks that turn or 21d10 (the extra d10 coming from orcish fury) + 2d4 + 110 damage</p><p></p><p>Is there any class out there that can beat that kind of damage output? Conquest paladins are meant to have sick DPR as well, but I don't think even they can match that. This is without factoring critical hits (which are even more painful with the orcish racial) or GWF fighting style. Of those 22 attacks 20 are made with advantage as well. And since we have all that advantage, if we add the GWM feat that's another bonus of 220 damage (or 200 if you skip the damage boost on the two attacks without advantage).</p><p>So are my calculations off on this or is this one of the most broken builds out there?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dalisprime, post: 7378999, member: 6800183"] Tried finding a thread about this particular sub class but my search-fu failed me, so feel free to correct me/direct me to a relevant thread. In any way, I was looking at the samurai class features: rapid strike and strength before death as well as the orcish fury and polearm master feats. Assumption: fighter is Hasted and was granted advantage on his attacks (Foresight), he is reduced to 0 hp that round, has 20 str. Base action: 6 attacks (one bonus attack from rapid strike giving up advantage another bonus attack from haste) + bonus action polearm master attack Action surge: 4 attacks Fighter gets reduced to 0 HP, uses reaction to trigger sbd gaining another turn: 6 attacks (both haste and rapid strike apply again as it's a new turn for the fighter) + bonus action polearm master attack Action surge: 4 attacks Total: 22 attacks that turn or 21d10 (the extra d10 coming from orcish fury) + 2d4 + 110 damage Is there any class out there that can beat that kind of damage output? Conquest paladins are meant to have sick DPR as well, but I don't think even they can match that. This is without factoring critical hits (which are even more painful with the orcish racial) or GWF fighting style. Of those 22 attacks 20 are made with advantage as well. And since we have all that advantage, if we add the GWM feat that's another bonus of 220 damage (or 200 if you skip the damage boost on the two attacks without advantage). So are my calculations off on this or is this one of the most broken builds out there? [/QUOTE]
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