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Revision as of 03:24, 8 April 2024
Brace is a weapon action available to characters proficient in and wielding a glaive, or pike in their main hand.
Description
Spend 
6 m / 20 ft of your movement. For the rest of your turn, roll melee damage twice and use the highest result.
Properties
- Cost
- 6 m / 20 ft
Movement - Details
Duration: 1 turn
Recharge: Short rest
Condition: Braced
Duration: 1 turn
- On Damage Rolls, roll twice and use the higher result.
How to learn
Granted by wielding the following weapon types with proficiency:
Notes
- The average bonus damage dealt per die is equivalent to taking the Savage Attacker feat.
- When used with Savage Attacker, it will roll each dice 3 times and use the highest result.
- The tooltip is showing 4 rolls but it appears to be a bug as of patch 6.
- When used with Savage Attacker and Great Weapon Fighting, it will do a first roll and reroll if it's a 1 or 2, and then roll 2 more times and use the highest result.
- The tooltip is showing 4 to 6 rolls but it appears to be a bug as of patch 6.
Math
Average bonus damage of Brace
| Damage die | Average bonus damage | Average damage roll |
|---|---|---|
| 1d4 | 0.63 | 3.13 |
| 1d6 | 0.97 | 4.47 |
| 1d8 | 1.31 | 5.81 |
| 1d10 | 1.65 | 7.15 |
| 1d12 | 1.99 | 8.49 |
| 2d6 | 1.94 | 8.94 |
Average bonus damage of Brace and Savage Attacker
| Damage die | Average bonus damage | Average damage roll | Avg bonus damage added by Savage Attacker (or Brace) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1d4 | 0.94 | 3.44 | 0.32 |
| 1d6 | 1.46 | 4.96 | 0.49 |
| 1d8 | 1.97 | 6.47 | 0.66 |
| 1d10 | 2.47 | 7.97 | 0.82 |
| 1d12 | 2.98 | 9.48 | 0.99 |
| 2d6 | 2.92 | 9.92 | 0.98 |
Average bonus damage of Brace and Savage Attacker and Great Weapon Fighting
| Damage die | Average bonus damage | Average damage roll | Avg bonus damage added by Great Weapon Fighting | Avg bonus damage added by Savage Attacker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1d4 | 1.08 | 3.58 | 0.14 | 0.21 |
| 1d6 | 1.62 | 5.12 | 0.16 | 0.35 |
| 1d8 | 2.13 | 6.63 | 0.16 | 0.51 |
| 1d10 | 2.64 | 8.14 | 0.17 | 0.67 |
| 1d12 | 3.14 | 9.64 | 0.16 | 0.83 |
| 2d6 | 3.24 | 10.24 | 0.32 | 0.70 |