Improved Critical
Combat ability doubles the critical threat range with a given weapon. A longsword that normally threatens a critical on a roll of 19-20 would now threaten a critical on a roll of 17-20.
| Type of feat | General |
| Use | Automatic. The threat range of a Keen weapon is already doubled, increasing to triple with this feat. This feat can be selected multiple times, applying to a new weapon category each time. |
| Prerequisites | they differ between the variants listed below |
How it works
- The unarmed version is the one for fighting with gloves or in a shifted or polymorphed form: it also applies to that form's claws, bite and slam, except a creature weapon that deals only piercing damage.
- The versions for other weapons do not apply to creature weapons.
Special
Halflings and Gnomes are small creatures and as such they can never use the following large weapons - dire mace, double bladed sword, doubleaxe, greataxe, greatsword, halberd, heavy flail, and scythe.
Variants
42 rows in the tables, one page here.
| Feat | Prerequisites | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Improved Critical (club) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (simple), Weapon Proficiency (druid), Weapon Proficiency (monk), Weapon Proficiency (rogue), Weapon Proficiency (wizard) | as above |
| Improved Critical (dagger) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (simple), Weapon Proficiency (druid), Weapon Proficiency (monk), Weapon Proficiency (rogue), Weapon Proficiency (wizard) | as above |
| Improved Critical (dart) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (simple), Weapon Proficiency (druid), Weapon Proficiency (rogue), Weapon Proficiency (wizard) | as above |
| Improved Critical (heavy crossbow) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (simple), Weapon Proficiency (monk), Weapon Proficiency (rogue), Weapon Proficiency (wizard) | as above |
| Improved Critical (light crossbow) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (simple), Weapon Proficiency (monk), Weapon Proficiency (rogue), Weapon Proficiency (wizard) | as above |
| Improved Critical (mace) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (simple), Weapon Proficiency (rogue), Weapon Proficiency (wizard) | as above |
| Improved Critical (morningstar) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (simple), Weapon Proficiency (rogue) | as above |
| Improved Critical (quarterstaff) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (simple), Weapon Proficiency (druid), Weapon Proficiency (monk), Weapon Proficiency (rogue), Weapon Proficiency (wizard) | as above |
| Improved Critical (spear) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (simple), Weapon Proficiency (druid) | as above |
| Improved Critical (sickle) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (simple), Weapon Proficiency (druid), Weapon Proficiency (monk), Weapon Proficiency (rogue), Weapon Proficiency (wizard) | as above |
| Improved Critical (sling) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (simple), Weapon Proficiency (druid), Weapon Proficiency (monk), Weapon Proficiency (rogue) | as above |
| Improved Critical (unarmed strike) | attack bonus +8 | as above |
| Improved Critical (longbow) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (martial), Weapon Proficiency (Elf) | as above |
| Improved Critical (shortbow) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (martial), Weapon Proficiency (rogue), Weapon Proficiency (Elf) | as above |
| Improved Critical (short sword) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (martial), Weapon Proficiency (rogue) | as above |
| Improved Critical (rapier) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (martial), Weapon Proficiency (rogue), Weapon Proficiency (Elf), Weapon Proficiency (Warlock) | as above |
| Improved Critical (scimitar) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (martial), Weapon Proficiency (druid) | as above |
| Improved Critical (longsword) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (martial), Weapon Proficiency (Elf) | as above |
| Improved Critical (greatsword) | attack bonus +8, Weapon Proficiency (martial) | as above |
| Improved Critical (handaxe) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (simple), Weapon Proficiency (druid), Weapon Proficiency (monk), Weapon Proficiency (rogue), Weapon Proficiency (wizard) | as above |
| Improved Critical (throwing axe) | attack bonus +8, Weapon Proficiency (martial) | as above |
| Improved Critical (battleaxe) | attack bonus +8, Weapon Proficiency (martial) | as above |
| Improved Critical (greataxe) | attack bonus +8, Weapon Proficiency (martial) | as above |
| Improved Critical (halberd) | attack bonus +8, Weapon Proficiency (martial) | as above |
| Improved Critical (light hammer) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (simple), Weapon Proficiency (druid), Weapon Proficiency (monk), Weapon Proficiency (rogue), Weapon Proficiency (wizard) | as above |
| Improved Critical (light flail) | attack bonus +8, Weapon Proficiency (martial) | as above |
| Improved Critical (warhammer) | attack bonus +8, Weapon Proficiency (martial) | as above |
| Improved Critical (heavy flail) | attack bonus +8, Weapon Proficiency (martial) | as above |
| Improved Critical (kama) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (exotic), Weapon Proficiency (monk) | as above |
| Improved Critical (kukri) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (exotic), Death Attack (+1d6) | as above |
| Improved Critical (shuriken) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (exotic), Weapon Proficiency (monk) | as above |
| Improved Critical (scythe) | attack bonus +8, Weapon Proficiency (exotic) | as above |
| Improved Critical (katana) | attack bonus +8, Weapon Proficiency (exotic) | as above |
| Improved Critical (bastard sword) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (exotic), Weapon Proficiency (Paladin) | as above |
| Improved Critical (dire mace) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (exotic), Weapon Proficiency (Barbarian) | as above |
| Improved Critical (double axe) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (exotic), Weapon Proficiency (Barbarian) | as above |
| Improved Critical (two-bladed sword) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (exotic), Weapon Proficiency (Ranger) | as above |
| Improved Critical (creature) | none | Grants Improved Critical with the creature weapon. |
| Improved Critical (dwarven waraxe) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (exotic), Stonecunning | as above |
| Improved Critical (whip) | attack bonus +8, one of: Weapon Proficiency (exotic), Use Poison, Weapon Proficiency (Warlock) | as above |
| Improved Critical (trident) | attack bonus +8, Weapon Proficiency (martial) | as above |
| Improved Critical (eldritch blast) | attack bonus +8, Eldritch Blast | Combat ability doubles the critical threat range with Eldritch Blast. |
Who gets it
Granted automatically: Elite Guard (level 7).
As an ordinary feat or as a class bonus feat: Divine Champion, Fighter, God's Eye Scout, Paladin.
Required for
Feats: Overwhelming Critical.