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    Default U45 PDK 2HF revisited

    So with the advent of U45, my primary alt fled back to heroics as his build (18 Rogue 2 artificer inquisitor) turned into a pumpkin. I had a need to make something to support my son's adventuring (his sorcerer is up to level 15 now on his free to play account). So I TR'd my old inquisitor into a PDK pure fighter in THF configuration.
    Some notes:
    The new spring attack is really nice. And as a fighter, you can afford dodge/mobility/spring attack because you have feats aplenty. It is kind of like a pounce. It bounces you forward a fixed distance very fast, and seems to hit what you pass through as well as what is next to the endpoint. You can overshoot pretty easily but that's not really a problem. It adds nicely to your tactical mobility.
    3x stat modifier on greater THF is really nice. He's nowhere as geared/tomed/past lived as my main, but he's still rocking around +97 on his damage with his wave of sorrow greatsword.
    On strikethrough:
    You've lost glancing blows, but at level 15 you're at around 140% strikethrough, which means you hit from 2-3 opponents when you attack normally. If you need to hit more than that...well, you've got cleaves, which can now doublestrike and use your attack speed.

    For feats you have
    7 base feats 1 PDK, 11 fighter.
    TFH, ITHF GTHF power attack improved crit slash Those 5 are absolutely mandatory
    Weapon focus slash, weapon spec slash, greater weapon focus slash greater weapon spec slash superior weapon focus slash I consider these 5 pretty mandatory too
    dodge mobility spring attack These 3 are a good investment

    That leaves you with 6 somewhat elective feats
    cleave is only kinds optional, so 5
    You probably want tactical supremacy and heavy armor champion (the top level in each of these 2 lines) so 3
    If you then take great cleave for some extra AE that leaves 2
    which will then give you heavy armor master (making the total +21 PRR/MRR) and stunning blow you're set.

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    You didn't happen to test Whirlwind Attack, did you? Wondering if it is finally worth taking.
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    Quote Originally Posted by unbongwah View Post
    You didn't happen to test Whirlwind Attack, did you? Wondering if it is finally worth taking.

    Nope, not enough feats yet-I'd have to toss two more feats for combat expertise and ww attack. Although, I suppose it's not totally out of the question. I'd have to pick up Combat expertise and it.

    If I had to guess, it would doublestrike now and be affected by combat speed, but you probably don't get the bonus hits from unarmed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by unbongwah View Post
    You didn't happen to test Whirlwind Attack, did you? Wondering if it is finally worth taking.
    Ive been testing a Fighter THF with Falchion at various levels and it has shown to be very strong all the way through heroics. The 4[W] WWA produces some very nice criticals and i do see an increased attack speed with Haste Boost running. The only exception is the slight hesitation in the animation (alrhough it is faster with haste boost running) when it winds up before spinning with the weapon around in a circle. The low cooldown makes is worthwhile IMO but even a Fighter has just so many feats to work with so personal choice really. Seeing is believing, definetly worth the time to test it out for yourself anyways.

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