Alternate AoO

[SillyString]

Ive got a pure fighter vital strike build that uses Power attack + furious focus and Combat Expertise + Swordplay style, so my vital striking always hits and I get some nice bonuses.

I'm concerned that my AoO will be much harder to land, even with the high attack bonuses of a fighter.

Does anyone know of a way to do something else in place of an AoO - something that wont take the penalties from combat expertise and power attack?

[Khudzlin]

1) You're looking at -8 at level 12, -10 at level 16 and -12 at level 20 (you didn't give your level, but I'm guessing it's at least 12). It really depends on how much to hit bonus you have to spare (so it depends on what kind of enemies you're fighting).

[ShroudedInLight]

You're a fighter?

Get Cut From the Air and become immune to arrows. Seriously, as a level 12 fighter with 18 dex vs a level 12 fighter with a bow build you have 5 AoOs to deflect 5 arrows. You've just turned that archer's hit chance into a dice rolling competition and rendered his damage potentially down to 0 for a full attack.

At level 9 grab Smash From the Air and suddenly you can cut balista, acid arrows, or scorching rays from the sky.