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Message: <blockquote data-quote="borg286" data-source="post: 7990883" data-attributes="member: 68679">You have a fair argument that my 5th and 6th level plan for a round expends the daily resources to be that competitive.I agree that casting Hex a second time greatly reduces the damage output.  This is why I put so much focus on getting a decent AC, Constitution saving throws, Magical Resistance, and showcased it with a ranged attack.  If I do get damaged with so few points to spend, there is little point getting hex back up for the few remaining rounds.  For a fighter, he has very little to lose each round that would affect the next round other than being immobilized.This build does have a reliance on good planning for how many encounters you estimate the day will last.  However the analysis of Damage per Spell Point and Font of Magic enables you to pace yourself. The Fighter will easily out damage me the longer the day lasts.  My quote of being better than the fighter should hold up past level 7 however as we have enough spell points to quicken almost every round.Regarding the warm up time, most nova builds have this problem, which is why this build puts so much focus on buffing your allies. Those concentration spells are a great use of your first action. The second round of action is merely missing the hexblade's curse. At low levels this doesn't add very much, but I'm still doing quite a bit of damage.  There is always Twin Command which trades raw power for hard control and action denial, which doesn't have a DPR to compare against. Last regarding the Fighter build, let's say they go with Precise Strike and Trip. Given that the foe can simply get back up, he'd have to do this every round. The first attack is made at 60%, then we branch. Either he hit or didn't. Hits and our subsequent single attack and Attack action get advantage. If he doesn't does he spend another superiority dice to try again?  How often will you riposte in an encounter?  For my "80% better than a fighter" quote I was using <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d-9xDdath8kX_v7Rpts9JFIJwIG3X0-dDUtfax14NT0/edit#gid=1629776436" target="_blank">this sheet</a> made by another person. You'll need to head down to the "Fighter BM GWM GWF" section to see how they estimated the best strategy for maximizing expected damage.  I'll grant that the comparison isn't fair as these calculations assume the fighter is doing a reasonable balance between maneuvers, while my Sorlock assumes 2 targets I can touch and I add their damage equally.Please do break down what a better fighter would do, using the same AC and HP as I used above. I'll gladly replace it.  I'm going to block the human fighter however as an extra feat is not representative of a standard striker baseline.</blockquote>

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