D&D 5E (2024) Strategies and Tactics Barbarian (2024)

[MegaMan]

& I hate "dmg" arguments so its crazy to think I will add to one, but people tend to gloss over the GWM bonus attack because of the situational nature and you can add the greataxe free cleave to that too. On my GWM champion I out-race the dmg of our dual wielder mightily just cleaving hordes with a frequent bonus attack off reducing something to zero or crits... all done with a d12

Ya I don't really like the "DMG" argument either cause everything is so situational. I was going only trying to point out that chance to miss matters and often more reliable > slightly more raw numbers like in the case of light weapon + nick vs two hander.

Your cleave example is a great one. It does great extra damage when you can get it to proc but does nothing if you can't or are fighting 1 big enemy.