Guide to Fighter Feats

Feats 41-50

By Scathe and Ralsu
Revised by Nuitaran 11/07/06

A rating of 1 or 2 means the Feat is pretty much useless to a fighter and one that you probably want to avoid. A rating of 3 indicates that the Feat can be used with some careful planning if the fighter build has room to fit it in. We reserve a rating of 4 only for those Feats that are almost necessary picks for a particular type of fighter build. A rating of 5 designates the best of the fighters Feats and ones players should seriously consider in any DDO build involving fighters.




To help you navigate the many Feats, just click on the range of Feats below to move to that spot in the guide:

Fighter Feats 1-10 Acrobatic Alertness Athletic Bullheaded Cleave Combat Expertise Discipline Dodge Exotic Weapon Proficiency Great Cleave

Fighter Feats 11-20 Great Fortitude Greater Two Weapon Fighting Greater Weapon Focus Greater Weapon Specialization Improved Critical Improved Feint Improved Precise Shot Improved Shield Bash Improved Shield Mastery Improved Sunder

Fighter Feats 21-30 Improved Trip Improved Two Hand Fighting Improved Two Weapon Fighting Iron Will Lightning Reflexes Luck of the Heroes Mobility Negotiator Point Blank Shot Power Attack

Fighter Feats 31-40 Precise Shot Precision Quick Draw Rapid Reload Rapid Shot Resilience Resist Poison Sap Self Sufficient Shield Mastery

Fighter Feats 41-50 Shot on the Run Skill Focus Slicing Blow Snake Blood Spring Attack Stealthy Stunning Blow Toughness Two Handed Fighting Two Weapon Blocking

Fighter Feats 51-55 Two Weapon Defense Weapon Finesse Weapon Focus Weapon Specialization Whirlwind Attack

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41. Shot on the Run Official Text: "You can move quickly before and after ranged attacks, and while reloading." Prerequisite: Dexterity 13 Base Attack Bonus +4 Point Blank Shot Mobility Comments: This is an excellent choice for those ranged fighters. Rating: 4

42. Skill Focus Official Text: "Grants a +3 bonus to all skill checks for a specific skill."  Comments: Some can be useful to a fighter: Intimidate, Balance, Jump, Tumble, Swim, Repair (Warforged). Rating: 3

43. Slicing Blow Official Text: "Using this attack, your attack may deal its initial damage plus some additional damage as the target bleeds. Some creatures may be immune to the bleeding effect." Comments: The only drawback is the cooldown of 15 seconds. It's a good Feat to pick up if you have room for it and want something extra. Rating: 3

44. Snake Blood Official Text: "The taint of the serpent-like yuan-ti runs in your veins. You receive a +2 bonus on poison saves and a +1 bonus on all Reflex saves." Comments: Your fortitude will protect you from poison and a +1 in reflex is not much to a fighter. Take lightning reflexes if you want to improve your reflex saves. Rating: 1

45. Spring Attack Official Text: "You suffer no penalty to your attack roll when moving and attacking." Prerequisite: Base Attack Bonus +4 Mobility Comments: This is also one of the best ways to avoid damage since you can move to avoid a monster’s attack on you while still swinging away. This Feat is awesome for getting in flanking position. It also allows a tank some mobility to run around the field hitting monsters to grab aggro. This is a great Feat to have on any fighter and with some player skill makes you extremely formidable. It also leads to Whirlwind Attack. Rating: 5

46. Stealthy Official Text: "You are particularly good at avoiding notice. You receive a +2 bonus on Hide checks and Move Silently checks." Comments: Leave it to the rogues. Rating: 1

47. Stunning Blow Official Text: "Using this attack, you may stun the target for a few seconds. Some creatures may be immune to the stun effect." Comments: Hitting stunned monsters does not break the hold. This can be very useful and it probably the best attack Feat next to Improved Trip for a fighter to have. The only negative is the 15 second cooldown. Rating: 4

48. Toughness Official Text: "Increases your hit points by +3 at first level, and 1 additional hit point for each additional level." Comments: I'd only suggest this if your character has a poor CON score. 12 hit points is not much in DDO. Rating: 2

49. Two Handed Fighting Official Text: "Increases the chance of glancing blows when wielding a two-handed weapon." Prerequisite: Strength 15 Comments: If you’re going to go the Two-handed fighting path, this is a staple for your fighter. Rating: 4

50. Two Weapon Blocking Official Text: "Increases the amount of damage you can block when defending with two weapons." Prerequisite: Two Weapon Fighting Comments: If you’re going to go dual wielding, this is one of the Feats you should consider, but Two Weapon Defense is far more useful. Rating: 3