Compare1d8+5 @ AC15 +9 vs 1d8+5 @ AC15 +9 elven

1d8+5 @ AC15 +9 vs 1d8+5 @ AC15 +9 elven

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Strike A

Roll 1 twenty-sided die. Add +9. Compared against AC 15: you hit if the kept d20 face plus the bonus totals 15 or more (so the d20 needs to land on at least 6). A natural 20 always crits, regardless of AC. On a hit, deal 1 8-sided die, plus 5. On a crit, double the damage dice (the 1d8+5 becomes 2d8+5); flat modifiers stay the same.

min 0 max 21 mean 7.35 147/20 ±4.81
P(finish at 9 HP) = 48.52% (621/1280)
  • 0 25.00%
  • 1 0.00%
  • 2 0.00%
  • 3 0.00%
  • 4 0.00%
  • 5 0.00%
  • 6 8.75%
  • 7 8.83%
  • 8 8.91%
  • 9 8.98%
  • 10 9.06%
  • 11 9.14%
  • 12 9.22%
  • 13 9.30%
  • 14 0.63%
  • 15 0.55%
  • 16 0.47%
  • 17 0.39%
  • 18 0.31%
  • 19 0.23%
  • 20 0.16%
  • 21 0.08%
Strike B

Roll 3 twenty-sided dice and keep the highest result (this is Elven Accuracy — the half-feat that turns advantage into rolling three d20s instead of two; it only fires when you'd already have advantage). Add +9. Compared against AC 15: you hit if the kept d20 face plus the bonus totals 15 or more (so the d20 needs to land on at least 6). A natural 20 always crits, regardless of AC. On a hit, deal 1 8-sided die, plus 5. On a crit, double the damage dice (the 1d8+5 becomes 2d8+5); flat modifiers stay the same.

min 0 max 21 mean 9.99 79947/8000 ±3.16
P(finish at 9 HP) = 66.20%
  • 0 1.56%
  • 1 0.00%
  • 2 0.00%
  • 3 0.00%
  • 4 0.00%
  • 5 0.00%
  • 6 10.52%
  • 7 10.74%
  • 8 10.97%
  • 9 11.19%
  • 10 11.41%
  • 11 11.64%
  • 12 11.86%
  • 13 12.08%
  • 14 1.78%
  • 15 1.56%
  • 16 1.34%
  • 17 1.11%
  • 18 0.89%
  • 19 0.67%
  • 20 0.45%
  • 21 0.22%

B finishes in 1.35 strikes vs A's 1.80 — B wins by 0.46 strikes.

Strikes to kill 9 HP expected: 1.80
  • ≤ 1 48.52%
  • ≤ 2 80.51%
  • ≤ 3 93.47%
  • ≤ 4 97.95%
  • ≤ 5 99.39%
  • ≤ 6 99.82%
Strikes to kill 9 HP expected: 1.35
  • ≤ 1 66.20%
  • ≤ 2 98.97%
  • ≤ 3 99.98%