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Message: <blockquote data-quote="UngeheuerLich" data-source="post: 8227383" data-attributes="member: 59057">I always assume playing by the rules. If you ignore parts of it, then of course the assessment is different. You are right with the odd score. +1AC was not my main point. +1 to hit is a bit overrated if you ask me. It is just a 1 in 20 chance to actually make a difference. As a battlemaster, who can chose to basically turn a miss into a hit anyway and who can chose to increase the damage on hits specifically loses less than someone who deals equal damage over all hits. If you consider that the increased die will be multiplied on a crit, while the static +1 is not, you also reduce the loss. Last but not least, besides being able to switch between more weapons, +1 AC might prevent you from dropping dead, so you could get more hits in. Against many lesser enemies, you will be attacked more oftwn than you attack yourself, so the +1 AC is worth relatively more than +1 attack bonus. So overall, +1 to hit is not a clear winner. Even if you just count offense (if you play by the phb rules)</blockquote>