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capsela
01-11-2019, 12:32 PM
Does this work? How is the DPS? Does dex to damage work on both? Wiki says it doesn't. I don't want to farm it and build it, if it doesn't work. https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Axe_of_the_Unseen_Blow

x5 in both hands seems pretty awesome
LiveFast
01-11-2019, 04:53 PM
finesse is dex to hit not damage and it applies to both hands. so attack modifier is highest of STR,DEX and damage modifier is STR
capsela
01-12-2019, 10:10 AM
finesse is dex to hit not damage and it applies to both hands. so attack modifier is highest of STR,DEX and damage modifier is STR

I thought ranger get dex to damage in their tree.
LiveFast
01-12-2019, 11:23 AM
they do. as well as swashbuckler.
capsela
01-12-2019, 01:59 PM
they do. as well as swashbuckler.

So these wouldn't get dex to damage?
LiveFast
01-12-2019, 02:03 PM
not without the proper enhancement
capsela
01-15-2019, 11:39 AM
not without the proper enhancement

That's why I posted it in the ranger forum. Has any ranger tried this?
zyp
02-07-2019, 12:06 AM
I don't see any reason why dual hand axes of any kind wouldn't work for a dex-based ranger. You should definitely roll with it.

I just finished a dex-based ranger life on an Aasimar Scourge. I primarily used scimitars (because there are some very good ones) but I also tried sinister hand-axes and Ravenloft light maces. Axe of the Unseen Blow should be perfectly good for heroic leveling and would work just fine into mid-epics if you don't mind giving up the sentience.

Having finesse on the axe doesn't matter because you only need 3rd level Ranger to get Tempest core 2 (effectively replacing finesse) and 6th level Ranger to get Tempest core 3 (dex-to-damage). The axe is ML 14 so even on a multi-class build you should be able manage 6 levels of Ranger by then. If you're going up to at least 12 ranger, you can take Tempest core 4 to gain +1 to the critical multiplier. Deepwood Stalker's 4th core gives you another +1 to crit range if you can put 20+ points into it (well worth it for Killer).

Dex-based Rangers work great and I'm sure I'll get back around to play one again.

I'm working on a str-based ranger life now to see how things go with the new Knight's Training feat.

Cheers and good luck!