D&D 5E - How powerful would a Fighter subclass that added both STR and DEX to damage be?

August 2024 ยท 1 minute read
Having both STR and DEX really high is the "less optimal" choice as those 2 ability scores overlap on attack and damage, so I thought of what if there's a subclass of fighter that uses both of those. Obviously adding the 2 ability mods to attack bonus on all attacks would be too much, as it would break bounded accuracy. But having both of those apply to damage rolls on all attacks wouldn't.

I feel that if there was such a subclass, it would likely be lacking in other areas like Hit Points and so on, as getting to 20 DEX and 20 STR to have +10 to damage would come at the cost of having a high CON score. Even if they get less maxed out DEX and STR scores, would having +6 to +8 to damage over +4 to +5 with other fighters, be too much?

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