Certain Strike
A missed melee swing stops being a total whiff — flat damage still gets through even when the dice-based portion of the hit doesn't land.
Even when you don't hit squarely, you can still score a glancing blow. Make a melee Strike. It gains the following failure effect. Failure Your attack deals any damage it would have dealt on a hit, excluding all damage dice. (This removes damage dice from weapon runes, spells, and special abilities, in addition to weapon damage dice.)
Level 10 · Type Class
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