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Making the most of Attacks of Opportunity (AoOs)
« on: May 22, 2014, 09:16:47 PM »
Here are all feats and class features that modify Attacks of Opportunity for offensive use.  Not included are defensive options against AoOs, which will be a separate handbook.

Discussion thread is here.

Work in progress as I wanted to get most of it done while I was on a roll, but I expect there will definitely be stuff I missed.

Links to various rules about AoOs:

Attacks of Opportunity SRD
Rules of the Game: All About Attacks of Opportunity Part 1
Rules of the Game: All About Attacks of Opportunity Part 2



Regular books:

PHB:
Combat Reflexes: Make an extra number of AoOs per round equal to Dex mod.
Rogue special ability: Opportunist; Make an AoO against an enemy that was just successfully hit by an ally.

Book of Exalted Deeds:
Wrath Domain, page 87.  Granted Power: 1/day, make an AoO against an enemy that damages you with a melee attack

Complete Adventurer:
Deft Opportunist (also in Miniatures Handbook)
Expert Tactician

Nightsong Enforcer 6: Opportunist

Arrow Mind spell (also in Spell Compendium)


Complete Psionic:
Justice Mantle page 69: Expend psionic focus to make AoO against creature attacking an ally.

Perfect Riposte power page 93 (also in Races of Stone)

Complete Scoundrel:
Savvy Rogue

Sudden Draw skill trick

Complete Warrior:
Close Quarters Fighting
Defensive Throw (also in Oriental Adventures)
Hold the Line
Karmic Strike

Exotic Weapon Master: Exotic Reach ability allows AoO against target with cover, but not total cover.
Knight Protector 6 & 9: No Mercy ability grants +1 AoO per round on top of Combat Reflexes

Draconomicon:
Large and in Charge
Overhead Thrust
Spellcasting Harrier (epic, not the same as Epic Level Handbook version)

Dragon Compendium:
Mercurial Strike
Enabled Hand Monk 3: Kol Soo, "Reverse Hand" ability

Drow of the Underdark:
Clever Opportunist
Dread Fang of Lolth 7: Opportunist


Exemplars of Evil:
Slippery Skin

Expanded Psionics Handbook:
Opportunity Power
Stand Still

Fiendish Codex 2:
Supernatural Instincts

Miniatures Handbook:
Deft Opportunist (also in Complete Adventurer)
Double Hit
Sidestep
Tactical Soldier 7: Delayed Cleave. 8: Unbalancing Blow.  10: Reciprocal Strike

Player’s Handbook 2:
Active Shield Defense
Defensive Sweep
Hindering Opportunist
Robilar’s Gambit
Spectral Skirmisher
Stalwart Defense
Legion of Sentinels spell
Knight 3: Bulwark of Defense, 5: Vigilant Defender

Races of Stone:
Blade Bravo 10: Lethal Riposte
Perfect Riposte power page 164 (also in Complete Psionic)

Races of the Dragon:
Ghostly Tail spell

Races of the Wild:
Wolfpack

Shining South:
Maquar Crusader 4: Defensive Strike

Tome of Battle:

Clarion Commander
Evasive Reflexes
Stormguard Warrior

Warblade 15: Battle Mastery: Int as insight bonus to attack and weapon damage rolls in melee on AoOs.

Defensive Rebuke maneuver
Prey on the Weak stance
Thicket of Blades stance
Rapid Counter maneuver
Feigned Opening maneuver
Shifting Defense stance

Tome of Magic:
Supernatural Opportunist


Online:


Dragon Magazines:

Dragon 340:
Backstab
Canny Opportunist
Defensive Opportunist
Exploit Adjustment
Occult Opportunist
Opportunistic Tactician
Sneak Attack of Opportunity (non-epic, not the same as Epic Level Handbook version)
Two-Weapon Attack of Opportunity
Improved Combat Reflexes (non-epic, not the same as Epic Level Handbook version)
Greater Combat Reflexes




3.0 stuff

Epic Level Handbook:
Improved Combat Reflexes (epic, not the same as the Dragon 340 version)
Sneak Attack of Opportunity (epic, not the same as Dragon 340 version)
Spell Opportunity
Spellcasting Harrier (epic, not the same as Draconomicon version)

Oriental Adventures:
Defensive Throw (also in Complete Warrior)
Grappling Block

Psionics Handbook:
Power Touch (probably updated to Opportunity Power in XPH)

Silver Marches:
Peerless Archer can make ranged AoOs.
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Re: Making the most of Attacks of Opportunity (AoOs)
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2014, 09:14:42 PM »
Owing to the demise of dndtools many links provided are no longer useful.  I'll see what I can do about giving short descriptions for each feat and ability.


Edit:  Now there's a different version of dndtools on the internet, so I've updated this guide with those links.
« Last Edit: January 03, 2015, 03:50:08 PM by Jackinthegreen »