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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TorgoTheWhite" data-source="post: 9781068" data-attributes="member: 7051716">There is some fighter bias in the previous stuff (said as someone who loves them fighters <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="😀" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" title="Grinning face    :grinning:" data-shortname=":grinning:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" />)1) leaving heavily into the extra feat for a cantrip (casting time action with verbal and somatic components), but the barb does not benefit of the humans racial 2nd feat in this comparison, so an unfair maximizing comp. So if the barb is going Durable build route we are NOT choosing human... we are now maxing our durability potential by choosing stone goliath, dwarf, orc, maybe aasi-hole - So as to maximize for BOTH contestants.2) Action economy: A FULL ACTION lost to blade ward can be arguably less reliable than BONUS ACTION lost to rage. If you are talking sap/weapon mastery coming into play earlier, this specific comp is starting to look favorably in the barbarian's direction.3) This comp would possibly give the edge to the barb with the 1 AC detriment, but all important action economy advantage, and better lv 1 nova survivability. Sure init doesn't always favor you for rage.. same can be said for the fighter... but then all you are talking about a squishier HP base and 1 AC to the better</blockquote>