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It has come to my attention that I my character has been experiencing difficulties when it comes to the destruction of certain creatures in my campaign. I am a mythic tier 2 Ranger level 7, and I have taken up to dual weilding. I can at max, get in 5 hits, 2 for normal dual weilding, 2 because of a mythic feat, and one through a bonus action/mythic feat. I am playing the campaign "The Sword of Valor", which is the second of six in the adventure path "Wrath of the Righteous". Many of the enemies that my party and I encounter now are one with serious DR. Because I do lower damage over many different strikes, when fighting bosses and other difficult enemies, I have been dealing little to no damage at all. I've gone from the fighter of the party to the shield that absorbs damage in a matter of hours. Is there some sort of feat or ability that can be used to put all of my attacks into one damage pool so the DR can only affect it then, or am I screwed with each hit being singled out by DR? FYI, I just recently leveled up my mythic level and my ranger level, if that helps.
What you want is Penetrating Strike but that is limited to 10th lvl fighters :(
One option is to take the Endless Hatred Champion ability and get a wand of Instant Enemy .
Or, if you can wait until 3rd Mythic Tier you could take the Penetrating Damage Champion Ability. It's probably exactly what you are looking for.
Whenever you deal damage to a creature with damage reduction, you can overcome one of the following types of damage reduction: chaotic, cold iron, evil, good, lawful, magic, or silver. You can change this type with each attack. This ability only aids in overcoming one type of damage reduction; if the creature’s damage reduction requires a combination of different types of damage, you must be able to overcome the other types using other means.
Mythic Two-Weapon Rend might give you enough of a burst of damage. Or just Power Attack/Mythic to increase your damage enough to outpace it?
What Mythic path and what weapons?
Isn't this exactly what vital strike was intended for?
Isn't this exactly what vital strike was intended for?
Unfortunately vital strike doesn't really work with 2 weapon builds, because doing a vital strike is it's own standard action, and therefore can't be used with a full attack where dual weilders get their attacks/damage from.
Isn't this exactly what vital strike was intended for?Unfortunately vital strike doesn't really work with 2 weapon builds, because doing a vital strike is it's own standard action, and therefore can't be used with a full attack where dual weilders get their attacks/damage from.
Point of order: Vital Strike is not it’s own standard action, but is restricted to accompanying the attack action (and therefore doesn’t work with the full-attack action).
Point of order: Vital Strike is not it’s own standard action, but is restricted to accompanying the attack action (and therefore doesn’t work with the full-attack action).Isn't this exactly what vital strike was intended for?Unfortunately vital strike doesn't really work with 2 weapon builds, because doing a vital strike is it's own standard action, and therefore can't be used with a full attack where dual weilders get their attacks/damage from.
That's right, my bad. I was thinking of Weapon Trick: Dual Strike, which has Improved Vital Strike as a prerequisite despite not working with it.
As a standard action, you can make two attacks, one with each weapon you’re wielding, applying the normal penalties for two-weapon fighting to each.
A feat entirely negated by Unchained Action Economy's adjustments to TWF and Flurry rules.
Look into Mythic Power Attack and, when available, Mythic Improved Critical. Improving favored enemy bonuses + enhancement bonuses will help somewhat.
Ranger is not one of the best classes for breaking DR, but you'll get there eventually.
Hammer The Gap could help a little, but will only help mitigate some of the effects of DR.
Another option is to focus on utility for the group in situations where DR is difficult to overcome. Pick up a combat maneuver or two, or reconsider some of your prepared spells. Looking at this path will also give you more options in other types of situations where your damage isn't the most useful (or is limited).
Most of the mythic paths have champions strike abilities or comparable that bypass DR when used.
I suggest getting weapons that will bypass your opponents DR.
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If you are playing Wrath of the Righteous, someone should have explained Demon Hunting 101:
- Get Cold Iron weapons ASAP.
- Make said weapons Holy as soon as you can afford it.
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How about Attacks of Opportunity?Point of order: Vital Strike is not it’s own standard action, but is restricted to accompanying the attack action (and therefore doesn’t work with the full-attack action).Isn't this exactly what vital strike was intended for?Unfortunately vital strike doesn't really work with 2 weapon builds, because doing a vital strike is it's own standard action, and therefore can't be used with a full attack where dual weilders get their attacks/damage from.
Only if you follow Gorum and take the Divine Fighting Technique.
Initial Benefit(s): If you have the Vital Strike feat, you can apply its effect to an attack you make with a greatsword at the end of a charge. If you don’t have the Vital Strike feat, that attack deals 1 additional point of damage instead. The first time you make an attack of opportunity with a greatsword after using Vital Strike with a greatsword on your turn, you can apply Vital Strike to that attack of opportunity.
This is insanely good if you also have Mythic Vital Strike.