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<blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 6582872" data-attributes="member: 6787650"><p>I haven't found this to be the case. Fighters are supreme when it comes to single-target nova DPR, with the possible exception of Sorlocks. (Sorlock vs. fighter nova is very circumstantial and depends on things like access to Sharpshooter/GWM feats, enemy base AC, Bless/Faerie Fire buffs from other party members, etc.)</p><p></p><p>For example, assuming maxed prime stats, the following DPRs hold:</p><p></p><p><strong>9th level wizard vs. Frost Giant: </strong>Scorching Ray V will do 35 damage 70% of the time, so 24.5 damage on average.</p><p></p><p><strong>9th level fighter vs. Frost Giant:</strong> Archery Style + Sharpshooter will do 39 damage 55% of the time, or 21.45 on an average round. 26.3 if he's Blessed, 31.5 damage if he's got advantage, 34.9 if he's got both, and double all of that if he Action Surges. Taking Hex with one of those extra ASIs can increase that damage a little bit more but it's almost pointless IMO--better to take Lucky or something actually useful, and spend your concentration on Magic Weapon instead. BTW, Magic Weapon increases damage from 21.45 to 24.6 even without Bless/advantage/action surge, and if he's an Eldritch Knight he can self-cast it. Also useful against elementals and such.</p><p></p><p><strong>9th level SorLock (Warlock 2, Sorcerer 7) vs. Frost Giant:</strong> Assuming Agonizing Blast and Hex, will do 28 damage 70% of the time. That's 19.6 points of damage on the first round, with the option to double that to 39.2 on the second round by Quickening Eldritch Blast. Could forgo Hex on round 1 to quicken EB, resulting in 32.2 damage instead. In the best-case scenario (fellow party members have both Bless and Faerie Fire up, and target is Hexed) that goes up to 55 points of damage, compared to 70 for the fighter.</p><p></p><p>Against higher AC foes, the SorLock will do relatively better, but against CR 8 foes like the Frost Giant, the Fighter still has a bigger nova than the SorLock does, although the Sorlock can do it more frequently.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FormerlyHemlock, post: 6582872, member: 6787650"] I haven't found this to be the case. Fighters are supreme when it comes to single-target nova DPR, with the possible exception of Sorlocks. (Sorlock vs. fighter nova is very circumstantial and depends on things like access to Sharpshooter/GWM feats, enemy base AC, Bless/Faerie Fire buffs from other party members, etc.) For example, assuming maxed prime stats, the following DPRs hold: [B]9th level wizard vs. Frost Giant: [/B]Scorching Ray V will do 35 damage 70% of the time, so 24.5 damage on average. [B]9th level fighter vs. Frost Giant:[/B] Archery Style + Sharpshooter will do 39 damage 55% of the time, or 21.45 on an average round. 26.3 if he's Blessed, 31.5 damage if he's got advantage, 34.9 if he's got both, and double all of that if he Action Surges. Taking Hex with one of those extra ASIs can increase that damage a little bit more but it's almost pointless IMO--better to take Lucky or something actually useful, and spend your concentration on Magic Weapon instead. BTW, Magic Weapon increases damage from 21.45 to 24.6 even without Bless/advantage/action surge, and if he's an Eldritch Knight he can self-cast it. Also useful against elementals and such. [B]9th level SorLock (Warlock 2, Sorcerer 7) vs. Frost Giant:[/B] Assuming Agonizing Blast and Hex, will do 28 damage 70% of the time. That's 19.6 points of damage on the first round, with the option to double that to 39.2 on the second round by Quickening Eldritch Blast. Could forgo Hex on round 1 to quicken EB, resulting in 32.2 damage instead. In the best-case scenario (fellow party members have both Bless and Faerie Fire up, and target is Hexed) that goes up to 55 points of damage, compared to 70 for the fighter. Against higher AC foes, the SorLock will do relatively better, but against CR 8 foes like the Frost Giant, the Fighter still has a bigger nova than the SorLock does, although the Sorlock can do it more frequently. [/QUOTE]
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