Guide to Fighter Feats

Feats 51-55

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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51. Two Weapon Defense Official Text: "Grants you a +1 bonus to your AC when you wield two weapons." Prerequisite: Two Weapon Fighting Comments: If you’re going to go dual wielding, this feat is a must to keep your AC up. Rating: 4

52. Weapon Finesse Official Text: "You use your Dexterity bonus instead of Strength bonus to determine bonus to attack with one or more of the weapons below." Prerequisite: Base Attack Bonus +1 Comments: This Feat work for a particular type of fighter build that focuses on DEX. Try pairing it with Two Weapon Fighting for an accurate damage-based fighter. Weapons included in Weapon Finesse: Dagger, Handaxe, Kama, Kukri, Light Hammer, Light Mace, Light Pick, Rapier, Short Sword, and Sickle. Rating: 4

53. Weapon Focus Official Text: "Provides a +1 bonus to attack rolls when using [weapons of the specified type]." Prerequisite: Base Attack Bonus +1 Comments: As a fighter, your biggest advantage over every other class is your ability to hit a monster and do damage. This is a must for a fighter class since your job is to be able to kill stuff. Even though it's only +1, this Feat does help a lot. It also is a prerequisite for Weapon Specialization. Rating: 5

54. Weapon Specialization Official Text: "Provides a +2 bonus to damage rolls when using [weapons of the specified type]." Prerequisite: Fighter Level 4 Weapon Focus Comments: You need to be able to do a significant amount of damage as quickly as possible to kill a monster. This is another must for fighters. Rating: 5

55. Whirlwind Attack Official Text: "Activate this ability to attack all enemies in a 360 degree arc around you." Prerequisite: Base Attack Bonus +4 Combat Expertise Spring Attack (Dodge, Mobility) Comments: This is the ultimate mass damage melee attack in the game. Using this attack can do an unequaled damage output on a group of monsters. However being so powerful has a cooldown of 15 seconds, and this Feat does nothing to help you against a single tough foe. Whirlwind Attack can be an awesome substitute for or companion to Intimidate.  It does the same thing, with no action timer, to better effect, and has the added bonus of damaging your targets. Be sure you can handle the aggro this will generate. Rating: 4