

Multiple effects granting competence bonus don't stack. Bonuses to critical threat range usually are not doubled Improved Critical. This does not stack with Keen/ Impact.Ĭompetence bonus to threat range can come from various sources. The Improved Critical feat doubles the base threat range for any equipped weapon in a specific category (slashing/piercing/bludgeoning/ranged/thrown).This does not stack with Improved Critical. A Kukri (base threat range 18-20) with Keen, for example, will have a threat range of 15-20. The Keen (slashing/piercing) or Impact (bludgeoning) weapon prefixes double the weapon's base threat range.AC for non-20).Īll weapons create a critical threat on a roll of 20, but some have a larger threat range, extending down to 19-20 or even 18-20.Ĭommon weapons' threat range/multiplier

If the confirmation roll is a miss, then the attack is not a critical hit and is rolled as a normal attack (IE, auto-success on natural 20 or test vs. If that roll also results in a hit against the target's AC, the critical hit is confirmed, and the base damage is rolled once for every critical hit multiplier. In DDO, a confirmation roll can still succeed on a roll of 1 it does not auto-miss on such a roll. This roll must beat the target's AC in order to " confirm" the critical hit. To do so, a confirmation roll is made, with the same to-hit bonus being applied (plus extra confirmation bonuses such as Seeker, Kensei enhancements, Fighter Critical Accuracy, etc.) in this roll, 1's do not automatically fail to hit. 1 Common weapons' threat range/multiplierĮach weapon has a threat range for critical hits.Ī critical threat is obtained when you roll a d20 to hit your opponent and the result (before applying any bonus or penalty) is within the threat range of your weapon (even if your modified attack roll wouldn't beat the opponent's AC).Ī critical threat means you have a chance to score a critical hit.
