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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 4932924" data-attributes="member: 2011">Let's compare this to Piercing Strike and Sneak Attack for a Rogue. Both target Reflex defense.Shortsword: D6 + 2D6 + Dex + Magic = 14.5 points of damage at first level with an 18 Dex. Multiply the 14.5 * 13/10 = 18.85 to take into account the Short Sword weapon proficiency vs. Reflex.Hand of Radiance: D4 + Wis + Magic per foe = 6.5 or 13 or 19.5 points of damage at first level with an 18 Wis.Granted, the Rogue can up his average damage by 2 with a feat, but straight up, the Hand of Radiance out strikes the striker damage in any encounter which is not a solo encounter until extremely late in the encounter.And, it is an extremely powerful and useful anti-minion power.And it has a range of 10.And it does radiant damage.And it increases damage by 3 each time Wisdom or Magic goes up by one whereas the Rogue increases damage by 1 in those cases.And it can be used twice in a round with an Action Point, the Rogue Sneak Attack damage cannot.I personally don't think the power is "balanced" as an At Will pre-adding feats to it, let alone after adding feats to it.This would be a fine Encounter power, but it's too powerful and versatile as an At Will. It also might be fine if it targeted two foes as an At Will power. Still strong and versatile in that case, but not definitively stronger than the Rogue.</blockquote>