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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Smeelbo" data-source="post: 4672220" data-attributes="member: 81898">Working from a concrete example. At level 1, Illrogue's Sly Flourish is +8 vs. AC, 1d4+7.Say against AC20. With Nimble Blade and Combat Advantage:1-8 Miss @ no damage each11-19 Hit @ 2.5 (1d4) +7 (DEX + CHA) + 7 (2d6 Sneak) = 16.5 each x 9 hits = 148.5 damage20 Crit @ 4 + 7 + 12 = 23 damage That is 171.5 damage over 20 rounds, or 8.575 expected damage per round. With Backstabber and Combat Advantage:1-9 Miss @ no damage each10-19 Hit @ 17.5 damage each = x 8 hits = 140 damage20 Crit @ 27 damage That is 167 damage over 20 rounds, or 8.35 expected damage per round. That might not seem like much, but as AC rises, the difference is more pronounced. Against AC25: With Nimble Blade and Combat Advantage:1-13 Miss @ 014-19 Hit @ 16.5 x 6 hits = 99 damage20 Crit @ 23 = 122 damage total With Backstabber and Combat Advantage:1-14 Miss15-19 Hit @ 17.5 x 5 hits = 87.5 damage20 Crit @ 27 = 114.5 damage total When you include the increased chance to hit with your encounters and dailies, with their effects and damage, well, +1 to hit is significantly better than +1 or 2 damage. Indeed, bonuses to attack are such a premium, that many would say Nimble Blade is broken, as is Aid Another in Combat, and that only characters starting with 20's in their attack ability need play the game. While I wouldn't go that far, I'd recommend grabbing every bonus to attack you can, and only when you've exhausted those, consider bonuses to damage rolls. I'd take Nimble Blade before Backstabber every time. Smeelbo</blockquote>

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