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Is Wraithstrike the wrong level?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mort" data-source="post: 3272857" data-attributes="member: 762"><p>The reason you don't see it come up often is that for it to get truly nasty you need a fighter/mage of 14+ level or so (when they can get 3 attacks per round). Not many campaigns get that high and even fewer have a dedicated fighter/mage.</p><p></p><p>That said I'm currently playing a fighter/mage. He's currently 10th level and I have wraithstrike, here's the progression:</p><p></p><p>3rd level (ftr 1/wizard 3): Picked up wraithstrike, tried it out. Only use at this level is because otherwise I can't hit sqaut (+2 BAB +6 with strength/weapon focus and masterwork greatsword).</p><p></p><p>7th level (ftr1/wizard 5/knight phantom 1): BAB +4 and I have a +1 greatsword(+8 to hit total). wraithstrike can do moderate damage, but I was much better off with scorching ray and slots were better used for things like alter self and false life.</p><p></p><p>9th level (ftr1/wizard5/knight phantom 3): BAB +6, still same +1 greatsword (+10/+5 to hit, notice two attacks) and picked up arcane strike. Several times at this level managed to get in combat while hasted and blinking. DM got a bit bug eyed when I hit one of his troll-barbarians for 90 HP and did the same to a 2nd one the next round. The same level I took out his BBEG wizard (12th level I believe) when I did approx 114 points of damage (3 attacks, all hit, burned detect scrying into arcane strike since I wasn't using it)(stoneskin? fire/acid/cold resistance? good saves? who cares). As you can see it rapidly escalated at 9th level - and I'm not that optimized. I have a +1 sword and 14 strength. It'll only get higher from here.</p><p></p><p>Haven't had a chance to use it at 10th level (only combat we've gotten into so far I attacked to subdue).</p><p></p><p>Make of that what you will, but notice, the lynchpin to the serious damage is the 2nd level wraithstrike.</p><p></p><p>[edited for proper numbers]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mort, post: 3272857, member: 762"] The reason you don't see it come up often is that for it to get truly nasty you need a fighter/mage of 14+ level or so (when they can get 3 attacks per round). Not many campaigns get that high and even fewer have a dedicated fighter/mage. That said I'm currently playing a fighter/mage. He's currently 10th level and I have wraithstrike, here's the progression: 3rd level (ftr 1/wizard 3): Picked up wraithstrike, tried it out. Only use at this level is because otherwise I can't hit sqaut (+2 BAB +6 with strength/weapon focus and masterwork greatsword). 7th level (ftr1/wizard 5/knight phantom 1): BAB +4 and I have a +1 greatsword(+8 to hit total). wraithstrike can do moderate damage, but I was much better off with scorching ray and slots were better used for things like alter self and false life. 9th level (ftr1/wizard5/knight phantom 3): BAB +6, still same +1 greatsword (+10/+5 to hit, notice two attacks) and picked up arcane strike. Several times at this level managed to get in combat while hasted and blinking. DM got a bit bug eyed when I hit one of his troll-barbarians for 90 HP and did the same to a 2nd one the next round. The same level I took out his BBEG wizard (12th level I believe) when I did approx 114 points of damage (3 attacks, all hit, burned detect scrying into arcane strike since I wasn't using it)(stoneskin? fire/acid/cold resistance? good saves? who cares). As you can see it rapidly escalated at 9th level - and I'm not that optimized. I have a +1 sword and 14 strength. It'll only get higher from here. Haven't had a chance to use it at 10th level (only combat we've gotten into so far I attacked to subdue). Make of that what you will, but notice, the lynchpin to the serious damage is the 2nd level wraithstrike. [edited for proper numbers] [/QUOTE]
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