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<blockquote data-quote="FrogReaver" data-source="post: 7374222" data-attributes="member: 6795602">Assuming 4 rounds of combat per fight and 2 short restsAt level 3 Hunter's mark can affect 10 attacks.&nbsp; That's a total of 10d6 extra damage daily if all attacks hit&nbsp; (probably closer to 6d6 with 60% of attacks hitting).&nbsp; Possibly a little more if two-weapon fighting but typically not much more (I've dealt with why two weapon fighting isn't nearly as effective with hunter's mark as it would appear to be in many other threads so I'm not going to rehash the evidence that brings me to that conclusion).&nbsp; A battlemaster can typically do 12d8 damage per day with added effects.&nbsp; A battle master is a bit better at damage (it's a very front loaded class) but if we add in one decent ribbon type ability and think about the added versatility of spells then it's probably balanced enough at this level.At high levels an Eldritch Knight using shadow blade should be more effective at damage than a fighter with hunter's mark.&nbsp; The side effect is that the hunter's mark fighter would have higher level slots left for healing and utility which may make up the difference.&nbsp; Either way I think the spell boosts are balanced enough.Probably just need very little in the way of additional benefits for the ranger subclass of fighter.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FrogReaver, post: 7374222, member: 6795602"] Assuming 4 rounds of combat per fight and 2 short rests At level 3 Hunter's mark can affect 10 attacks. That's a total of 10d6 extra damage daily if all attacks hit (probably closer to 6d6 with 60% of attacks hitting). Possibly a little more if two-weapon fighting but typically not much more (I've dealt with why two weapon fighting isn't nearly as effective with hunter's mark as it would appear to be in many other threads so I'm not going to rehash the evidence that brings me to that conclusion). A battlemaster can typically do 12d8 damage per day with added effects. A battle master is a bit better at damage (it's a very front loaded class) but if we add in one decent ribbon type ability and think about the added versatility of spells then it's probably balanced enough at this level. At high levels an Eldritch Knight using shadow blade should be more effective at damage than a fighter with hunter's mark. The side effect is that the hunter's mark fighter would have higher level slots left for healing and utility which may make up the difference. Either way I think the spell boosts are balanced enough. Probably just need very little in the way of additional benefits for the ranger subclass of fighter. [/QUOTE]

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