Battle Master

Battle Master is one of the Subclasses of Fighter. They focus on using active skills on a limited resource to hinder and disable opponents as well as sometimes supporting allies.

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As a paragon of tactical superiority, you employ a wide array of combat manoeuvres to dominate every fight.

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Subclass features

Fighter's default armour

This subclass obtains all the features from its base class, Fighter, in addition to its unique features outlined below.

Level 3

 Superiority Dice: 4

Your Superiority Dice are d8s. They fuel your Battle Master manoeuvres and are expended upon use.

You regain expended Superiority Dice after either a Short Rest or a Long Rest.

Manoeuvres

Choose 3 manoeuvres to learn:

Manoeuvres	Description	Grants	Save
Commander's Strike	Expend one attack from your attack action and a bonus action to direct an ally to strike a foe. The ally uses their reaction to make a weapon attack on their turn.	Commander's Strike
Disarming Attack	Spend a superiority die to make an attack that deals an additional 1d8 damage and possibly forces the target to drop the weapons they are holding.	Disarming Attack (Melee)  Disarming Attack (Ranged)	STR Save
Distracting Strike	Distract your target, giving your allies Advantage on their next Attack Roll against the target.	Distracting Strike (Melee)  Distracting Strike (Ranged)
Evasive Footwork	You can evade attacks by imposing Disadvantage on melee attacks against you for a round.	Evasive Footwork
Feinting Attack	Use both your action and bonus action on a turn to attack a target with Advantage and deal an additional 1d8 damage.	Feinting Attack
Goading Attack	Deal an additional 1d8 and attempt to goad the target attacking you. Target receives Disadvantage on attacking any other creature.	Goading Attack (Melee)  Goading Attack (Ranged)	WIS Save
Manoeuvring Attack	Spend a superiority die to make an attack that deals an additional 1d8 damage. On a hit, select which friendly creature will gain half its movement speed. It will not provoke attacks of opportunity.	Manoeuvring Attack (Melee)  Manoeuvring Attack (Ranged)
Menacing Attack	Spend a superiority die to make an attack that deals an additional 1d8 damage and possibly Frightens the target.	Menacing Attack (Melee)  Menacing Attack (Ranged)	WIS Save
Precision Attack	Spend a Superiority Die and add its result to an Attack Roll.	Precision Attack
Pushing Attack	Spend a superiority die to make an attack that deals an additional 1d8 damage and possibly pushes the target back 4.5 m / 15 ft.	Pushing Attack (Melee)  Pushing Attack (Ranged)	STR Save
Rally	Expend a superiority die to grant an ally 8 temporary hit points, bolstering their resolve.	Rally
Riposte	When a hostile creature misses you with a melee attack, expend a superiority die to retaliate with a powerful attack that deals an additional 1d8 damage.	Riposte
Sweeping Attack	Swing your weapon in a rapid, sweeping arc to attack multiple enemies at once. Roll your superiority die for damage.	Sweeping Attack
Trip Attack	Spend a superiority die to make an attack that deals an additional 1d8 damage and possibly knocks the target  Prone. The target must be Large or smaller.	Trip Attack (Melee)  Trip Attack (Ranged)	STR Save

Manoeuvre save DC = 8 + Proficiency Modifier + your Strength or Dexterity modifier, whichever is higher.

Level 7

 Superiority Dice: 5

You gain +1 Superiority Die

• Choose 2 additional Manoeuvres.

Level 10

 Improved Combat Superiority

The size of your  Superiority Die increases to a d10

• Choose 2 additional Manoeuvres.

External links

• Battle master on the Forgotten Realms Wiki