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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 4366723" data-attributes="member: 996"><p>Even that doesn't quite tell the whole story.  Many monsters have a REF or FORT closer than that to thier AC, balanced out by others that have FORT or REF 4 or more points /lower/ than AC.  If you attack a single defense other than AC, yes, you'll be looking an average 2 or 3 point difference, and, statistically, you'll hit about as often as someone with a proficiency bonus attacking AC.  The thing is, some monsters you'll be hitting very easily compared to the guy swinging vs AC, while others will be harder for you to hit.  If you have a choice of two defenses (or all three) and get good at picking the right one, though, you'll be hitting /more/ often than the guy swining vs AC, and quite consistently (vanishingly few monsters have all thier defenses within a point or two of thier AC).</p></blockquote><p></p>