12th Level Fighter Feats

Brutal Finish [A] (Feat 12)

Fighter

Press

Requirements You are wielding a melee weapon in two hands.

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Your final blow can make an impact even if it rebounds off a foe’s defenses. Make a Strike with the required weapon. After the Strike, your turn ends. The Strike deals one extra weapon damage die, or two extra weapon damage dice if you’re at least 18th level. The Strike also gains the following failure effect.

Failure You deal damage equal to one weapon damage die of the required weapon. Increase this to two dice if you’re at least 18th level.

Dueling Dance [A] (Feat 12)

Fighter

Stance

Prerequisites Dueling Parry

Requirements You are wielding only a single one-handed melee weapon and have your other hand or hands free.

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Using your free hand as pivot and balance, you both attack and defend with your weapon. While you are in this stance, you constantly have the benefits of Dueling Parry.

Flinging Shove (Feat 12)

Fighter

Prerequisites Aggressive Block or Brutish Shove

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Increase the distance you Shove your opponent with Aggressive Block or Brutish Shove to 10 feet on a success or 20 feet on a critical success. When you use Aggressive Block, you can choose whether the target is flat-footed or Shoved. When you make a Brutish Shove, you also Shove the target 5 feet on a failure.

Improved Dueling Riposte (Feat 12)

Fighter

Prerequisites Dueling Riposte

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Your weapon whirls and darts, striking foes whenever the opportunity presents itself. At the start of each of your turns, you gain an additional reaction that you can use only to make a Dueling Riposte. You can use this extra reaction even if you are not benefiting from Dueling Parry.

Lunging Stance [A] (Feat 12)

Fighter

Stance

Prerequisites attack of opportunity, Lunge

Requirements You are wielding a melee weapon.

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Your body coiled to strike, you can lash out at distant enemies. While you are in this stance, you can use Attack of Opportunity against a creature that is outside your reach but within the reach you would have with a Lunge. If you do, you increase your range with the Strike by 5 feet.

Paragon's Guard [A] (Feat 12)

Fighter

Stance

Requirements You are wielding a shield.

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Once you've had a moment to set your stance, you always have your shield ready without a thought. While you are in this stance, you constantly have your shield raised as if you'd used the Raise a Shield action, as long as you meet that action's requirements.

Spring Attack [A] (Feat 12)

Fighter

Press

Requirements You are adjacent to an enemy.

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Springing away from one foe, you Strike at another. Stride up to your Speed, but you must end that movement within melee reach of a different enemy. At the end of your movement, make a melee Strike against an enemy now within reach. You can use Spring Attack while Burrowing, Climbing, Flying, or Swimming instead of Striding if you have the corresponding movement type.