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Two Weapon Fighting
Two Weapon Fighting

Description
Two Weapon Fighting reduces the to-hit penalty when using two weapons at the same time.
- The penalty for your primary hand lessens by 2 and the one for your off-hand lessens by 6, so it becomes -4 (main hand) / -4 (off-hand) (instead of -6/-10 without this feat).
- If the off-hand weapon is light, the penalties both decrease by another 2 points, down to -2/-2 (instead of -4/-8 without this feat).
- For wielders of non-light weapons, Oversized Two Weapon Fighting was once recommended to bring their attack penalty down to -2/-2, but with the current game math, this is not necessary (or still recommended) - there are better feats to take.
After Update 5, an off-hand attack would have a chance to proc on any main hand attack now, instead of being predetermined on certain attacks. The default chance to proc an off-hand attack is 20%.
Two Weapon Fighting increases the chance to proc an off-hand attack by 20%, bringing the total chance to 40%. Additional TWF feats increase the percentage chance of proccing an off-hand attack by 20% per feat, to a max of 80% with Greater Two Weapon Fighting.
This feat also works for Handwraps users.
- Additional chances to proc off-hand attack
- Tempest enhancements, second and fifth core ability - 2x +10%
- Shintao enhancements, Deft Strikes and Meditation of War (in Wind Stance)
- Vistani Knife Fighter enhancements, Double Daggers - +20% (daggers only)
- Raid weapon set with two Brilliant Crescents - +20%
- Forest's Versatility - +5%
There's no benefit of having more than a 100% off-hand strike chance.
Hits with a TWF character's offhand weapon only receive half of the applicable Ability bonus to damage.
Notes
- TWF provides no benefit to the use of thrown weapons.
- TWF provides no benefit to the use of two ranged weapons - in fact, it is not possible to wield two ranged weapons simultaneously in DDO - but see Inquisitive enhancements.
- A ranger is automatically entitled to Two Weapon Fighting at 2nd level, even if he does not have the prerequisite for it.
- Single Weapon Fighting is mutually exclusive with Two Weapon Fighting.
- Fighters may select this feat as one of their fighter bonus feats.
- Monks may select this feat as one of their martial arts feats.
See also
- Combat Feedback for Update 5 thread by developer Eladrin
- Attacks that hit with two weapons
Feat | Requirements | Offhand Strike Chance (Cumulative) | Other Benefits |
---|---|---|---|
0 BAB, 15 Dexterity |
40% |
Attack penalty reduced to -4/-4 from -6/-10 | |
6 BAB, 17 Dexterity |
60% |
N/A | |
11 BAB, 17 Dexterity |
80% |
N/A | |
Level 26, 28, or 29 Epic Destiny Feat |
N/A |
+5% Doublestrike | |
12 Strength, Two Weapon Fighting |
N/A |
Attack penalty reduced to -2/-2 | |
15 Dexterity, Two Weapon Fighting |
N/A |
+1 AC and +5 PRR when dual-wielding. | |
15 Dexterity, Two Weapon Fighting |
N/A |
+2 DR when actively blocking when dual-wielding. |
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