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Whirlwind attack worth?
May 24th, 2016 at 5:24am
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Hi currently running a build 12fighter/3monk pdk thinking to go 12fighter/8 monk unarmed kensai max str based first life is whirlwind feat worth? and what are other split options
pdk or dwarf
12fighter/6monk/2druid
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Re: Whirlwind attack worth?
Reply #1 - May 24th, 2016 at 6:54am
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whirlwind is definitely worth it only if your centred and fighting unarmed.

you get the bonus hits, usually 4-8 hits per whirlwind attack with decent doublestrike.

if you are using a weapon, you get half those (2-3 hits if your lucky) with GTWF etc etc.
  

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Re: Whirlwind attack worth?
Reply #2 - May 24th, 2016 at 7:16am
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ElGuapo wrote on May 24th, 2016 at 6:54am:
whirlwind is definitely worth it only if your centred and fighting unarmed.

you get the bonus hits, usually 4-8 hits per whirlwind attack with decent doublestrike.

if you are using a weapon, you get half those (2-3 hits if your lucky) with GTWF etc etc.


Yes fighting unarmed a kensai unarmed
  
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Re: Whirlwind attack worth?
Reply #3 - May 24th, 2016 at 8:10am
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Yeah it can be a fun build to tinker with, but it is definitely not optimal.  Sadly unarmed is still pretty gimped in DDO.  And kensai gets a lot of bonuses to "equipped weapon in your focus".  And even though you take martial arts, technically handwraps aren't a weapon.  Lol.  So the crit range and modifiers etc don't actually stack. 


But that being said, play what you want to play.  If it was me I would go 12 monk 6 fighter 2 rogue.  Bonus SA dice from ninja assassin, full trapping, Shintao double strike and prr, and kensai for the rest.
  

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Re: Whirlwind attack worth?
Reply #4 - May 25th, 2016 at 12:41pm
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ElGuapo wrote on May 24th, 2016 at 8:10am:
Yeah it can be a fun build to tinker with, but it is definitely not optimal

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