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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thecasualoblivion" data-source="post: 4548179" data-attributes="member: 59096">If I was going to look at the available races for which we have a full writeup on, PHB plus FRPG and Warforged/Gnoll/Minotaur, this is how I would rank them:Tier 1: Powerful abilities and feats, work well with many classesDwarf--Stats work well for most classes, combination of solid racial abilities and good featsElf--Best racial encounter in the game, good stat boosts and racial abilities, so-so featsWarforged--Very strong racial abilities/feats can make Warforged nearly unkillable, Str/Con boost same defense, but Str benefits a lot of classesTier2: Powerful races that generally lack the versatility of Tier 1Eladrin--Dex/Int isn't a great stat boost array, though Fey Step and the feats are solidGenasi--Powerful racials, but not a lot of synergy with Str/Int outside of Swordmage and WarlordDrow--Very powerful at a limited array of classes, focused primarily on RogueHalfling--Very powerful at a limited array of classes, focused primarily on RogueTier3: Solid Races with good versatility that aren't quite as powerful as Tier 1/2Dragonborn--Have MAD issues as a race, as two of their racials work off of Con which isn't even one of their bonus stats. Minor action attack is a bit unique, and is great on a FighterHuman--Aren't very good at builds requiring a third ability score, and most classes don't heavily benefit from a third At-Will. Best Wizards though. Tier4: Solid Races without as much versatility as Tier3Half-Elf--Not a lot of good class fits for Con/Cha, Racials versatile but unspectacularTiefling--Good for most classes that use Int/Cha, Racial ability causes MAD if you aren't already using Cha. Minotaur--Its AC bonus to charge is underrated(stacks with Defensive Mobility), though unspectacular overall. Tier5: Lackluster racial powers and synergyGnoll--Doesn't really get anything special, and no spectacular class fits.</blockquote>

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