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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RickVigorous" data-source="post: 4610763" data-attributes="member: 5141">That's precisely why rage strike needs to be at-will—because every other class has the option to use all their dailies in one encounter if they'd like. The rage mechanic gives barbarians a disincentive to expend all their resources in one fight. But sometimes that's called for, and so rage strike lets the barbarian do so without forcing them to give up their rage benefits.Keep in mind that the damage from rage strike isn't actually that impressive. Yes, 9[W] looks like a lot of damage, but it's typically going to be less than you'll get from assassin's point, five-missile dance, or even blade cascade. In general, powers that hit more than once will deal more damage than the barbarian's rage strike.At the moment, a well-built fighter can fairly easily outdamage a barbarian, even accounting for the barbarian's rampage (swift charge is harder to figure and is an encounter power anyway), thanks to feats like marked scourge. Tempest or battlerager fighters can do so easily, but even weapon talent fighters can pull it off.</blockquote>