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Yeah just re-read the polymorph rules and I think you are right in determining what the special statistics are. Not great naming sense but it is what it is.

That's probably why when you hit lvl 18 you get a flat dmg boost (+12) on top of rage dmg (+16) in dragon form which more than makes up for not having that 4th die. If anything it is much much stronger.

Also I was wrong in the OP, the Major striking rune brings it up to 4 damage dice. Sorry.

Awesome thanks everyone for your responses.

I am just going to go with, yes it applies, however, what about if it had the major striking rune on?

Would it increase the dice count from 3 to 4 dice? I would assume greater striking would not change the bite dice amounts because it has the elemental damage added to it that is technically your 3rd die anyway.

The definition of striking says "increasing the weapon damage dice it deals to two instead of one", and obviously major striking increases it to 4 dice, I would assume that the bite itself is the weapon and the elemental damage is in this instance going to be included as part of that weapon. Hence it starts at 3* dice and can maybe be upgraded via the major striking rune??

*Sometimes they use even more dice for a higher base dmg like the 2d12 + 2d6 acid. Would this get upgraded?

I have searched high and low for the answer to this but haven't been able to find anything definitive.

If you are wearing +3 handwraps of mighty blows with 3 different property runes ie flaming, shocking, corrosive, would that get applied to your attacks after you transform into a dragon?

I know for sure that the striking runes can't increase it beyond 3 damage die. However barbarians dragon transformation says that you use your own AC and attack modifier.

The Handwraps apply to all unarmed attacks, however, three things;

1. I am unsure if it still applies after you transform into a dragon considering you change shape, however, it does say to use your own attack modifier, and the spell itself says you have hands in this form (and can take manipulate actions).

2. If it does apply, does it apply completely? ie, some attacks have base damage of 2d_something + xd_something(elemental) will it increase the damage up to 3d_something + xd_something(elemental)?

3. If it does not apply at all isn't transforming into another shape completely worthless during combat as you are in the end missing out on up to +3 to all attack rolls and an extra 3d6 worth of base damage from elemental property runes (not including the crit bonuses)