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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alex319" data-source="post: 4444260" data-attributes="member: 45678"> This is strictly weaker than the Ranger at-will Twin Strike. As is this one. Possibly too good - this is almost as good as the 1st-level fighter encounter power Spinning Sweep. Maybe make it so it's just strength mod to damage, not 1[W]. About as good as an at-will - again compare to Piercing Strike. This is vs. will, which is rare for weapons, possibly making it slightly more powerful, but not too much. If you want these powers to be as good as at-wills, this is WAY too powerful. This is almost as powerful as the level 1 fighter encounter powers Covering Attack and Steel Serpent Strike, and gets far more powerful even that that at epic tier. If the idea is to have a "powerful blow" power, maybe make it 1[W]+Str+Con (compare to Sly Flourish) or use an effect similar to cleave. Definitely too good, especially once you get to higher levels and have lots of extra effects that can trigger on criticals. There are very few powers and abilities that normally increase critical ranges, and these are usually very high level. Plus this is Reliable, so you can keep trying until you hit. Probably not too bad, because the only class that is really focused on combat advantage is rogues, and they won't be using heavy blades that much. This seems about right. It's essentially +2 to attack over a basic attack, which is about in line with what other at-wills give you over a basic attack. About right - again compare to Twin Strike (this is better because you get +Str on the initial attack, but worse because your second attack is at -2, and you only get it if you hit the first one.) Exactly the same as the rogue at-will Piercing Strike, so it's the power level you want. The first part is okay, but the addition of the knocked prone effect at 21st level is not good. In general, the only things that should scale with level are damage and hit point based effects. "Level-scaling" the secondary effect is unnecessary, because dazing an enemy is already more valuable (in hit point terms) at higher levels than lower levels (since higher level monsters do more damage, so each action prevented is worth more, and you do more damage so the combat advantage is worth more, etc.) Overpowered in comparison to an at-will: it is like Piercing Strike except with a (quite good) auxiliary secondary effect. Again, just like Piercing Strike (attacking a non-AC defense) but with an extra power (although not a very good one). You might want to up the AC penalty to -2 but make the attack target AC instead of fort. Again, see my comments on Dance of Steel. Also, the power does not fit with the flavor text because the flavor text implies that it's better against "the most deadly of foes." Maybe have some sort of power that increases the damage or provides a secondary effect against Large or larger creatures. Strictly worse than Twin Strike. Strictly more powerful than Piercing Strike, and also see my comments earlier about increasing critical ranges. Probably about right - compare Thunderwave and Ray of Frost. First of all, I can't tell whether or not you want Int to be usable for attacks - you say so in the "Special" line but it is not mentioned as an option in the "Attack" or "Hit" lines. Second, this seems much more powerful than an at-will (compare Scorching Burst, which has 1d6+int damage in a burst 1 area and no secondary effects.) Also, does the "target square" mentioned in the effect line refer to just the origin square of the burst or the entire 3x3 area? Probably about right - again compare to Thunderwave (this has slightly more damage and a secondary effect, but only targets a single target). Also change "one creature in the blast" to "one creature in burst." About right - compare to Magic Missile.</blockquote>

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