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Message: <blockquote data-quote="StreamOfTheSky" data-source="post: 5361794" data-attributes="member: 35909">It's an extremely common "internet fact" that animal companion is stronger than fighter, you're far from the first person to say so, and it really irritates me, sorry.By your post, I thought you meant the companion itself was stronger.  Anything with a full spellcaster buff machine is good, doesn't make the thing getting buffed good.  In terms of resources, a druid buffs his companion, a wizard buffs the fighter, both are down a spell.  D&D's a team game, not a singles matchup.  As long as the casters buffing the deignated meat shield, doesn't much matter which meat shield it is.Heh, I play with high point buy (and usualy dwarf if making a fighter), guess I'm used to high scores.  Still, Wolf is basically winning by 1 hp, and only the 1st level, it's barely a win.Wolf's bonus is +3 because it took Weapon Focus.  Without that feat, Fighter's at +3 with a 14 str or a +4 with 16 str (most important stat, a 16 starting is fair to assume for many games...).  With that feat, each has another +1.  Fighter wins.  If the wolf spends its only feat and Fighter gets better stuff, possible tie.Wolf wins, but I think you're overstating the importance of Reflex, especially at level 1.  Other than reflex, they're fairly even, wolf has +1 fort save on fighter.I don't think spot/listen make that large a difference in combat for melee classes, I'd call this irrelevant for the comparison, mostly.  Otherwise...Fighter can talk.  Fighter can presumably talk his way out of some fights or garner a surrender.  If you're going to include spot/listen as relevant, I call it a draw.  Tie.A huge margin.  Wolf might trip something it hits.  Fighter most likely will kill or incapacitate what he hits.Level 1 Human Fighter could have a Guisarme with Combat Reflexes, Expertise, and Improved Trip.  Dwarf Fighter has all of that but Combat Reflexes.  Tie.If you walk around with a Fighter on your leash, you'll get extremely kinky chicks.  Tie. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /></blockquote>

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