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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Huntsman57" data-source="post: 6768563" data-attributes="member: 6803721">A dex based fighter makes a lot more sense overall to me. 2 handed weapon focused fighters aside, a rapier matches the damage output of the best one handed strength based weapons. Sure, in terms of AC plate armor will be better than a 20 dex (which you could have by 6th level using point buy...4th if variant human) and studded leather  by 1 point, but that seems less important than having a strong bonus to dexterity saving throws which are one of the most common save types, whereas strength saving throws are rare. We also get bonuses as a Battlemaster to abilities like parry. If you like the versatility of using a ranged weapon when the occasion calls for it, again dex comes in handy.I guess if you foresaw that that the DM would be giving you a girdle of giant strength we could call a strength fighter the clear victor, but without knowing the future it doesn't seem worth it.Dex and Con should be the first and second stats of a Battlemaster or Champion fighter IMO. Int of course plays a part in an EK. Otherwise Wisdom is probably the next most important since that is also a common saving throw. Charisma could come after this just because Chr skills are just so clutch, but you would probably be better off leaving the talking to the party sorc, paladin, or bard. Strength easily comes in dead last in most cases.</blockquote>