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Message: <blockquote data-quote="med stud" data-source="post: 4023375" data-attributes="member: 1211">Not always. You are viewing this too black and white; there are always degrees of when something is tactically sound or not. Lets say that one PC is down to single digit HP at the start of the pit fiend's turn. Next round the PC could be healed or given an opportunity to attack or cast a spell. In that case it makes very much sense tactically to blow a minion up since you get rid of the PC at the same time.Another case is if 4-5 opponents stand close to each others. By exploding one devil out of eight summoned the pitfiend deals between 8d10+20 to 10d20+25 damage. That's probably more than the sacrificed devil would deal on it's own.Example nr 3: When the pit fiend starts it's turn, one of it's summoned devils are down to 3 HP and has already acted in it's turn. The pit fiend might as well blow it up.The examples provided are applicable in certain cases; they are not as obviously useful as a meteor swarm but they still provide a large benefit.</blockquote>