Highest Possible Single Hit?

[Beholder]

I was fighting the campaing and sometimes the Knights really surprised in the "big number" departament due to Charge.

So I started to think what is the highest possible single hit you can have in the game whitout editing a character.

My best score so far is 80 points of damage on a single hit obtained with a Drake Warden defending against a charging Horseman at day light.

Charge (+100%) + Pierce (+20%) + Day (+25% Lawful) and a base of 24 (strong, +1 melee) piercing damage for the defending Drake.

Wonder if anyone can generate a bigger number.

[nebula955]

strong grand knight in day against undead with the holy water in heir to the throne. 18*2charge*1.25daylight*2holy against undead = 90 damage.

[Flamedude]

do special scenarios count? if so, I've got one: 1200-ish. (yes, it's possible) holy +200% against lich, 400ish damage in one hit, blocked knockback, x3 damage, =1200ish damage

[Thrawn]

strong grand knight in day against undead with the holy water in heir to the throne. 18*2charge*1.25daylight*2holy against undead = 90 damage.

if you count that, then lancer does 96 IIRC

[Beholder]

The Lancer actually do less damage on each hit, but may end up doing more damage overall.

[Imp]

For total damage per attack (I don't care about single hits) without silliness like item modifiers:

Lancer can do 102 damage total to a -20% pierce resistant unit in day:

12*1.45 = 17
17*2 = 34
34*3 = 102

If Lancers can get strong, we have:
13*1.45 = 18
18*2 = 36
36*3 = 106

Same situation of a strong Lancer, now under a Grand Marshall's leadership:
13*1.95 = 25
25*2 = 50
50*3 = 150

However, in terms of base damage with no modifiers except time of day, a Great Mage does in day:
16*1.25 = 20
20*4 = 100

Against a Wose in day, a Great Mage does:
16*1.75 = 28
28*4 = 112

Which is higher than the Lancer's damage without Leadership. Too bad Leadership doesn't help a Great Mage.

Similarly, a Drake Enforcer defending against a charge in daylight can do a maximum of 110 HP damage (130 for strong), a Drake Warden can do 132 (136 for strong) in the same situation.

In terms of sheer damage, a Lancer under a Grand Marshell's leadership is probably best, mainly because you control the attack.

[JW]

However, in terms of base damage with no modifiers except time of day, a Great Mage does in day:
16*1.25 = 20
20*4 = 100

Against a Wose in day, a Great Mage does:
16*1.75 = 28

Great Mages are neutral.

MOL in day on Undead:

10*2.25 = 22
22*4 = 88

Under leadership you get

10*2.5 = 25
25*4 = 100

Not bad.

[krotop]

A strong berzerker does potentially 30 x "8-4" = 960 damages to an adept.

[Blarumyrran]

A strong berzerker does potentially 30 x "8-4" = 960 damages to an adept.

and 1248 (960*1,3) damage to a Thief.
now thats gotta be one REALLY resilient thief.



EDIT: and 1560 damage under lvl 3 leadership.
and 2184 damage under lvl 5 leadership (not that it would exist mainline)

[Thrawn]

wait...SINGLE HIT...so all of these fail, except for maybe the ulf-verses DA one.

way to read...me included

[Ken_Oh]

Someone should make an modern console RPG (ala Final Fantasy) campaign where everyone has 9999 hit points and does a minimum of 500 damage on every hit.

[Jetrel]

Someone should make an modern console RPG (ala Final Fantasy) campaign where everyone has 9999 hit points and does a minimum of 500 damage on every hit.

Cutting wit.


Ah, the joys of HP/Score/Whatever inflation.

I remember the days of yore, when 16HP was a high count.

[Blarumyrran]

someone should make a 1 hp unit with 99% defence and magical-defying special. just for annoyance.

or, you could make a whole faction of these. something to counter thunderers

[Imp]

wait...SINGLE HIT...so all of these fail, except for maybe the ulf-verses DA one.

way to read...me included

This is where being pedantic fails people. He actually means single attack, not single hit, despite what his wording technically means.

[irrevenant]

Ah, the joys of HP/Score/Whatever inflation.

I remember the days of yore, when 16HP was a high count.

Yeh. Though really inflation goes all the way back to Space Invaders/Galaga where you scored points in increments of 1000...