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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MwaO" data-source="post: 6703399" data-attributes="member: 12749">Striker Themes<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">do extra damage on a hit</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">have a reroll on an attack</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">involve skirmisher or lurker style-movement</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">and/or getting CA somehow</li> </ul>FirecrafterMinor action shift, do damage with aura feature. Power bonus to attack after second winding. Weak Dark Blue.Ghost of the PastDouble rolls for one attack, skill training, double roll on that skill training, benefit on an AP attack. All awesome. Oh, hey, and how about that utility 10 that no one should ever use as intended, but rather after the 1st combat to ensure an extra AP...Infernal Prince+1 to hit with Fire Attacks is easy to exploit and so is the damage. Limited to Fire, though, and that's what really makes it Dark Blue vs. Sky Blue. Attack power works with any attack to damage one opponent and apply some light control. Red for LFR.Iron Wolf WarriorA combination of very solid features, melee weapon attack, and amazing no action encounter power swaps.IronwroughtPowerful attack power that works with any melee weapon attack, then get a +1 power bonus until EoNT. And resist when bloodied? Wow. Only downside, if it could be called that, is that it doesn't give any non-combat benefits.MercenaryTakedown Strike is very solid, working against adjacent enemies as is the bonus to defenses when bloodied.OutlawVery good with Charge and Shift 1 builds, as the target often can't then attack you the next round due to being dazed. This is a weak Dark Blue. You likely want Son of Alagondar over this from a pure mechanical standpoint.ReaverGood solid Theme with potential for distributed damage with its melee weapon attack power. Well, except for the BoVD issue in many campaigns, particularly LFRSarifal Feywarden(any fey race but Drow)Sarifal's Blessing is a very powerful feature for nova attacks and/or close bursts via aura. This gets very strong Sky Blue for such builds.Skulker of VhaeraunDrow-only and you need to do some poison optimization, but if you can pierce poison resist, say via MC'ing into Assassin, taking the feat Venom Hand Master and picking up a Spiderkissed Weapon or Mordant Weapon, you can do some serious damage with a nova. Only issue is that you might need to end up with a thrown weapon, such as Cahulaks in order to go Spiderkissed and do Twin Strike. Still, +12 damage per shot in your Nova round can leave a mark.SoheiSohei Flurry is a minor action melee weapon attack. Other options aren't bad and some of the swaps are very solid.Son of AlagondarStrong Dark Blue theme - very solid features for a stealthy type with a touch of Leader thrown in - almost a strict upgrade over Outlaw in many respects.Werebear/Werewolf/WereratThis is almost all about the interaction between the level 10 feature and Claw Gloves. A nearly free +1d10 damage for CA is stupid awesome. The level 2 utility that allows encounter long regeneration + a little extra isn't bad either. Wererat is Purple if you're a Melee Striker, only Sky Blue if you started out Small in the first place or someone who makes implement-based attacks or uses light off-hand weapons or would like to be small-sized, so to ride a |Sentinel Pet. But Rat-Blooded gives a climb speed and that+defensive bonus is what I think makes it the best for those choices. The MBA is bad, because it is +3/6/9, but those are the numbers for when you attack an NAD, not AC. Not to mention, no magical benefits from weapon/implement choice. If you're medium-sized, speed is harder to come by, so that's why I would take Werewolf slightly over Werebear.  Just as a note, it is a polymorph power, so it conflicts with other polymorph powers such as Warden's forms.Wilder(DS)The reason you're here is for the expanded crit range of implement-based Psychic Surge, Enhanced Psychic Surge the feat, or Resurgent Wilder and you intend to thoroughly optimize them. Otherwise, avoid - though that's not a choice in LFRCultistAttack power is reasonably effective and works with any attack, though doesn't scale very well. Better if you can ensure two attack rolls or something similar. BoVD, so Red for LFRGuttersnipeSolid theme with some unusual elements. Running Slash gives some Skirmisher qualities with a melee weapon.River RatNot completely horrible? Basically, you get a reliable 3w/4w/6w attack - but as your damage mod goes up, it can really hurt you if you miss. +2 to defenses when you grant CA is what gets the theme to black. Does some interesting things with multi-tap single target powersSamuraiIaijutsu good for avoiding box of doom. And if you're a high init build, 18-20 crits with melee weapon attacks on round 1 can be fantastic - think Avenger or Ranger here.Spellscarred HarbingerAll about the Invisibilty per encounter...SpyDecent move and hide power for encounter option, very solid skills.Stormraider StrikerCould be useful for a character who wants to charge an opponent, has boots that allow one to shift back a square, and then charge again. Boosts initiative and potentially damage if you're a very high initiative melee type, and easier access to flanking. Nothing great in the utility section though the Utility 6 is potentially decent.Animal MasterTake Fey Beast TamerDead Rat Deserter(human, half-elf, or halfling)Might be useful in the right campaign that has a lot of exploration where being a rat lets you get away with a lot. Has a bite which is likely at a very poor to-hit roll given it is usually +4 in Paragon/+6 in Epic and targets AC of all things.Demon SpawnEssentially a kind of variable resistance and an upgrade to a melee attack that is best used by single target strikers. Unfriendly OA option could be useful in weird circumstances, but likely not.ExplorerCould be useful in the right campaign, particularly ones that demand lots of Endurance checks for the group and timed travel.Pack OutcastWith update, not worth it unless you have some oddball adjacent effects. Has a bite based on your primary weapon, but not explicitly defined as being in the same group as your melee weapon...Uthgardt BarbarianThunder Stomp has some nice aspects if you want to bypass the soldier and go after the controller in the back where the soldier is too close and the controller farther than your charge speed away.Wasteland Nomad(DS)The weapon attack power is barely better than an at-will if you have CA. You could spend a feat to make it worth something, but why? Illegal for LFR.</blockquote>

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