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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NotAYakk" data-source="post: 8107628" data-attributes="member: 72555">Strength and Dexterity are opposed stats in 5e.Strength governs strength-based attacks (most melee and thrown ranged), and lets you use certain kinds of heavy armor.Dexterity governs dexterity-based attacks (finesss, some thrown, most ranged), and makes light and medium armor viable.Strength is pretty much useless for non-melee weapon users.  Dex isn't.About the only reason you'd want, in a charop, +1 to both from an ASI is if you have 13 starting dex and are a strength build and are wearing medium armor.But then, in a point-buy situation, you'd probably be better off raising your dex by 1, lowering your strength by 1, and using both ASIs on strength, because 1 point of strength is more expensive than 14 in dex.Now, in a standard array or rolled build that 13 dex is more common in a strength-build.  But it is still a bit niche.That is how antagonistic strength and dexterity is.It is sort of like int/cha or int/wis; there aren't really much of a reason to bump both, charop wise.  So a feat that offers +1 to both isn't as good as an ASI.Well, you could build a grappler around this feat; expertise athletics.  Everything else is just there to make that option a bit cheaper than a 1 level rogue dip or the nearly full feat cost of prodigy.If you aren't a grappler, I'd say go elsewhere for a feat option.</blockquote>