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@tsi re:unseelie eyes/darkvision i was attempting to make a sly point, much like the ToB discussion here.  

Though it does bear noting that I know zero DMs that both pay any attention to the light/vision rules and allow sunrods, outside of LFR. It seems to be a near universal agreement that, when you (as the dm) want light to be an issue, sunrods too easily allow the issue to be ignored. 

Taking a theme and a u2 is of variable opportunity cost depending on your class. weapon-based themes are much stronger than implement ones, and some classes have far better u2s than others. Is opportunity cost represented in this thread? Some classes have two or three encounter powers at every level better than any single option on other class lists. Do all of those go on this list, but not the ones for other classes? How does this list assist anyone in making a character? 

Baja has said, in PMs, that it's meant as a list of powers people should just generally be aware of existing. I question the value of that. I am confident there are thousands of people unaware of the best heroic tier powers. I am also confident that these people are not reading charop, and that this thread would not help them even if someone linked them to it. 

You guys fail, because you are completely and utterly missing the point that you could be fighting 55 pixies at the same time, in every direction while flying, and thus dealing over 9000 damage to all of them for a bazillion damage.

Edit: poor math on my part. 53 Pixies. And if we're saying they can't temporarily achieve a height of 2 temporarily, just assume everyone is underwater.

Which, by the way, also by default makes every single Wrathvoker encounter and daily power so much better than gold, they're platinum.

It is a decent power but nothing special.

I agree with Darren.

It is poor form to claim that Rain of Blows is better than another power overall when contrasting it buffed up and another power in a vacuum.

The original ruling stands. I believe that Rain of Blows is in the great list. It does significant damage relative to the 4000 available powers. 

If somoeone wants Rain of Blows to be on the best list for single target damage, then it would have to beat Bedeviling Assault. I currently believe that BA does more damage than RoB.


@fluffmonster - That is not entirely true. I stated reasons multiple ways, not just the max. The max was included in the ways though.

I stated in the third post that RoB does less damage than ToB and Flame Spiral.

Out of the box: 3w to even 2 targets >  3w to 1 target
Someone posted the boosted max for RoB as 143.
143 <  hitting 5 targets with ToB out of the box

I did not include any other considerations of ToB because I don't believe it necessary yet. 

However, I agree with the idea that single target powers should be assessed against other single target powers. So therefore I will be modifying the third post in a few days to state that RoB does less damage than Bedeviling Assault.

@Koddiechanski - Any power on that list is a good power to have. I recommend that you check out a guide based on the class with the most powers you like.