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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DracoSuave" data-source="post: 5447914" data-attributes="member: 71571">If you have feat slots to spare.For those two feats, you're an OA-focused fighter with wisdom prereqs... and modest Dexterity requirement.  The Dex Req. is trivial- With a 16-15-14 starting array, putting the 16 in strength, 15 in dex, and 14 in wisdom, and bumping Str and Wisdom as your primary stats, you'll have such a high to hit on the Polearm Gamble that enemies are very unlikely to get close to you... and still qualify for HBO and Heavy Blade Mastery.  There's probably a more mathematically efficient way to distribute it, but I can't be arsed to bother with it.Given you're generally at 60% to hit as a weapon class (I did the math), fighter adding 5% to that, 35% is your chance to miss with normal attacks.  Blade Opportunist makes that 25%.  Then you actually apply your wisdom, which makes that 15% at level 1, and 10% by level 10.  If you took a Str/Wis race, that's actually 95% base chance to hit with OAs, which is as good as it gets.  When you hit, that enemy is STOPPED.  He does not continue forward.  Seriously, enemies getting close to you to do anything isn't a major concern for a polearm fighter.  Spending feats on a rare occurance (you miss with an OA) isn't a high priority.Your two powers would be something to continue this gameplan.  Polearms are about control; if you wanted to do the best damage you'd not be going for a reach weapon.</blockquote>

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