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Rune Knight Is The Best Fighter Overall IMHO.
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<blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 9199995" data-attributes="member: 7030563"><p>There are more monsters that PEG effects than there are monsters that do elemental damage which would be mitigated by Absorb Elements.</p><p></p><p>AE does have the advantage of being a reaction and thereby being better from an action economy point of view, but it is more situational and when it is used it not nearly as battle-changing as PEG is.</p><p></p><p>Where PEG really shines is against things like Beholders, Mind Flayers, Vampires , Chain Devils etc that commonly frighten or charm you.</p><p></p><p>For example, a fighter in a fight against a mind flayer is generally a big liability as it is the first guy the mind flayer is going to try to dominate .... and then make him hack his stunned friends to death with high-damage martial attacks and advantage. PEG stops that cold.</p><p></p><p>On a Cleric it is not the powerhouse it is on another melee character like an EK. Other things a cleric has access to are often better for concentration, including higher level spell options, and Clerics usually have very high Wisdom saves (where fighters are usually very low). With an EK though you do not have a lot of other things vying for concentration, especially because your spell choices are so limited. Witchbolt and Tasha's Brew are the only other 1st level evocation/abjuration concentration spells you can even get with your normal EK spell selections.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ECMO3, post: 9199995, member: 7030563"] There are more monsters that PEG effects than there are monsters that do elemental damage which would be mitigated by Absorb Elements. AE does have the advantage of being a reaction and thereby being better from an action economy point of view, but it is more situational and when it is used it not nearly as battle-changing as PEG is. Where PEG really shines is against things like Beholders, Mind Flayers, Vampires , Chain Devils etc that commonly frighten or charm you. For example, a fighter in a fight against a mind flayer is generally a big liability as it is the first guy the mind flayer is going to try to dominate .... and then make him hack his stunned friends to death with high-damage martial attacks and advantage. PEG stops that cold. On a Cleric it is not the powerhouse it is on another melee character like an EK. Other things a cleric has access to are often better for concentration, including higher level spell options, and Clerics usually have very high Wisdom saves (where fighters are usually very low). With an EK though you do not have a lot of other things vying for concentration, especially because your spell choices are so limited. Witchbolt and Tasha's Brew are the only other 1st level evocation/abjuration concentration spells you can even get with your normal EK spell selections. [/QUOTE]
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