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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brehobit" data-source="post: 4409989" data-attributes="member: 12032">I don't know about that.  Figure you normally have a 50/50 chance of hitting.  Say you have a level 6 dwarven fighter with a +2 hammer and a STR of 18.  A 2[W]+STR close burst 1 will do about twice as much damage on a hit, (11+4+2+2=19 vs 5.5+4=9.5) and therefor about the same average damage.     So this attack is _about_ as good as a burst 1 attack.  HOWEVER, it is only a minor action to activate AND it can last for the whole combat.  In many ways it is similar to doing a 2[W]+STR burst 1 as a free action every turn.Translation: it's really really powerful.  Much better in nearly any fight than any of the other dailies you can select from.  Yes, it is different than the burst in terms of when the damage happens, and it isn't as good when trying to get to someplace else (with a burst you can use it then move away if you wish).  And a fighter probably has a better than 50/50 hit chance.  But it is great against minions and also wonderful against a solo...There are a few other classes with similar powers.  Thus it isn't crazy overpowered, but it is really nice.Mark</blockquote>