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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 4723928" data-attributes="member: 82106">I assume you mean the Reserve Power feat on PHB2 191? This feat is a Paragon feat. Thus it is not available before 11th level, whereas Novice Power is available at 4th level. That's the first difference. Secondly Reserve Power explicitly says "Choose an encounter attack power of your class". Even though Multiclass feats allow you to qualify for other feats as if you were of the class you took the multiclass feat for, that does not mean you ARE of that class. Any other specific text in the rules referring to your class, EVEN THE TEXT OF A FEAT YOU QUALIFY FOR BY MULTICLASSING, means the class you actually are. So being multiclassed does not give you the ability to use Reserve Maneuver to exchange a power in any class except your own. In fact even using Multiclass Paragon Paths do not do that. A fighter with an MCPP into rogue for example is STILL a fighter, just one with some rogue powers and the ability to take feats with "Prerequiste: Rogue". All that said, it is a pretty decent feat, but not killer. You fill up a feat slot for the chance to switch an encounter power during a short rest. Used strategically this could come in very handy once in a while, but the limitation to encounter attack powers really reduces its utility. I'd have liked to see it work with utility powers, which are a LOT more likely to be ones it would be handy for.</blockquote>