Sorcerous Blade Channeling & Acid Orb

[Xyrlove Woodsoul]

I don't think so, but given that the Sorcerer feat Sorcerous Blade Channeling allows one to use one's ranged sorcerer attack powers as a melee attack, and given that Acid Orb can be used as a RBA, does it follow that Acid Orb combined with Sorcerous Blade Channeling, can be used as a MBA?

 

[Dice4Hire]

This has been discussed a few times on this board. But it was a while ago. If you can search, that might be the easiest option.

 

[Xyrlove Woodsoul]

I figured if you could use it as a RBA, it would mention something like that in the feat's description, that is, that you can use a power that can be used as as RBA, as a MBA. Otherwise, it's kind of like getting 2 feats in one (melee training), which is a bit much, I guess.

 

[Kingreaper]

As far as I can tell, by RAW, it means you can use it as a RBA, with range "melee 1"

A melee ranged basic attack.

This seems slight odd, but that's what you get with RAW.

 

[1of3]

I figured if you could use it as a RBA, it would mention something like that in the feat's description, that is, that you can use a power that can be used as as RBA, as a MBA. Otherwise, it's kind of like getting 2 feats in one (melee training), which is a bit much, I guess.

On the other hand, this trick is pretty much the only reason to take acid orb. So you spend a feat and an at-will slot.

 

[Aulirophile]

On the other hand, this trick is pretty much the only reason to take acid orb. So you spend a feat and an at-will slot.

Warlord. At least one reason/round, right there.

 

[jbear]

Im doubtful that this is the RAW interpretation, but as a DM I would allow you to use it as a MBA with that feat. And although you have a Warlord in the party you're still probably still going to choose other at wills, lets say Dragonfrost which is also a RBA and has a push effect.

 

[DracoSuave]

No.

Melee Basic Attack is a specific power. Unless you got a feat specifically changing it to that power, you cannot use it as that power.

Seekers have a power, Guardian Hunter, that can be used at Melee or Ranged inherently, and it counts -only- as a ranged basic attack. Nothing in Sorcerous Blade Channeling is any more special than that.

 

[Benlo]

Doesn't one of the Shadar-Kai specific feats let you do this? Of course, I remember that one being more to the point and clear.

 

[Aulirophile]

Im doubtful that this is the RAW interpretation, but as a DM I would allow you to use it as a MBA with that feat. And although you have a Warlord in the party you're still probably still going to choose other at wills, lets say Dragonfrost which is also a RBA and has a push effect.

And targets Fort. A defense that, on many many monsters, is actually higher then AC. Not exactly a good bread-n-butter choice (which is what an RBA is going to become if you have a Warlord).