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Particle_Man
2019-06-04, 02:20 PM
Assume a single classed level 20 warblade. No gestalt, epic or cheese.

What two stances would be your favourites to combine and why?

Maat Mons
2019-06-04, 06:19 PM
You could spend a couple of feats to get Island of Blades, then combine it with Tactics of the Wolf. You and allies adjacent to the same foe would gain +10 damage. (And you'll also get your Int bonus to damage, as normal for a Warblade.)

More likely, one of the stances is going to be Thicket of Blades (again, obtained with feats). As for the second one... Stance of Alacrity? Maybe? You've got some nice counters on your list, and you could easily need to save against multiple effects in a single round.

MisterKaws
2019-06-04, 06:39 PM
You could spend a couple of feats to get Island of Blades, then combine it with Tactics of the Wolf. You and allies adjacent to the same foe would gain +10 damage. (And you'll also get your Int bonus to damage, as normal for a Warblade.)

More likely, one of the stances is going to be Thicket of Blades (again, obtained with feats). As for the second one... Stance of Alacrity? Maybe? You've got some nice counters on your list, and you could easily need to save against multiple effects in a single round.

Island of Blades and Adaptable Flanker(a feat) make a hilarious combo. You can flank a foe all by yourself. Potentially multiple foes.

StreamOfTheSky
2019-06-04, 11:37 PM
If the 5 ft of movement Wolf Pack Tactics gives you after each melee attack can be considered a 5 ft step, then combining it w/ Press the Advantage (10 ft step instead of 5 ft step) would be nifty for a TWF Tiger Claw type character that gets a lot of attacks. Ideally you still have good reach, like enlarged w/ two kusari-gama or something (or good old polearm + armor spikes, I guess), to maximize your ability to Dervish Dance around the battlefield.