Guide to Fighter Feats

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Feats 31-40

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 href="http://ddo.tentonhammer.com/index.php?meid=5#Builds">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:

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Acrobatic Alertness Athletic Bullheaded Cleave Combat Expertise Discipline Dodge Exotic Weapon Proficiency Great Cleave 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 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
Precise Shot Precision Quick Draw Rapid Reload Rapid Shot Resilience Resist Poison Sap Self Sufficient Shield Mastery
Shot on the Run Skill Focus Slicing Blow Snake Blood Spring Attack Stealthy Stunning Blow Toughness Two Handed Fighting Two Weapon Blocking
Two Weapon Defense Weapon Finesse Weapon Focus Weapon Specialization Whirlwind Attack

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31.
Precise Shot



Official Text: “Your missile attacks may pass through other characters
and monsters to strike their target.”



Prerequisite: Point Blank Shot, Received by Ranger 11



Comments: This isn’t the greatest feat in general, even for an archer
build, however, it is a prerequisite for Improved Precise Shot. 
If you are primarily an Archer, you’ll want to take this one.



Rating:
3
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Precision



Official Text: "While using Precision mode, you trade half of your
damage for a +4 bonus to your attack rolls."



Comments: This Feat is actually not bad at all. Activate this and you
will rarely miss. The downside is that you lose a signifigant amount of
damage output, but against monsters with a high AC you will outdamage
someone who isn't using Precision. You will hit a lot more; thus, more
damage will accumulate. If you are a Weapon Finesse fighter and your
damage output is not very high, this is a nice Feat.



style="color: rgb(154, 185, 124);">Rating:
4 33.
Quick Draw



Official Text: "You can switch weapons and change armors faster."



Prerequisite: Base Attack Bonus +1



Comments: When do you need to change armor in battle? A shield and a
weapon change almost as fast you hit the hotkey. That’s all you need.
WASTE!!!



Rating:
1 style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(219, 201, 125);"> style="font-weight: bold;">34.
Rapid Reload



Official Text: "You reload a crossbow faster than normal."



Prerequisite: Proficiency with any type of crossbow



Comments: It’s not that great even for a ranged fighter. This Feat
works better with light crossbows since the reload is faster than a
heavy crossbow.



Rating:
3 35.
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Official Text: "You can fire ranged attacks faster and reload faster
when using a ranged weapon."



Prerequisite: Dexterity 13

Comments: If you’re a ranged fighter with a bow, definitely take this
Feat.



Rating:
4

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Resilience



Official Text: "While using Resilience mode, you trade attack bonus and
half of your damage for a bonus to saving throws."



Prerequisite: Constitution 13

Comments: It could be useful if you got hit with a poison. You can
activate this Feat and you'll have a better chance of making the save.
However it's probably not worth the slot since as a fighter you already
have a nice bonus to Fortitude saves.



Rating:
2

37.
Resist Poison



Official Text: "You are especially resistant to poison thanks to years
of training. You receive a +4 bonus on all saves against poison"



Comments: This is another Feat that may not be that helpful to a
fighter. Clerics also have the ability to provide the same protection.



Rating:
2 style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(219, 201, 125);"> style="font-weight: bold;">38. Sap



Official Text: "Using this attack, you may render the target briefly
senseless, though it will become active if damaged again. Some
creatures may be immune to the sap effect."



Comments: Sap sounds awesome, but the stun is broken if the affected
enemy is attacked again and the cooldown is 15 seconds. Check out
Stunning Blow instead.



Rating:
1 39.
Self Sufficient



Official Text: "You can take care of yourself, and frequently others
too. You receive a +2 bonus on Heal checks and Repair checks."



Comments: You'll actually be less self-sufficient with this Feat. If
you need to improve either Heal or Repair, take one in Skill focus
instead. WORTHLESS!!



Rating:
1 style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(219, 201, 125);"> style="font-weight: bold;">40. Shield Mastery



Official Text: "Increases the amount of damage you can absorb when
defending with a shield."



Prerequisite: Shield Proficiency: General



Comments: This feat is useful for someone who does a lot of shield
blocking and door plugging.  If you’re not a heavily defensive
tank, it
may not be worth the slot.



Rating:
4