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Heroic Feats

Heroic feats are available to characters of heroic tier or higher.

Top-level feats in this list are organized alphabetically.

Name	Prerequisites	Benefit
Aleval School	Extra damage class feature +2 dice	You have learned House Aleval's fighting techniques, allowing you to deal damage that weakens your enemy's physical or mental state.
Alter Weaves	Arachnomancer	You can twist your weaves to trade accuracy for power.
Andugr Lineage	Any non-andugr race	Gain low-light vision, use expansion as a daily power
Anti-Corrosion	Level 5 and above, must be proficient in any armor type, and must be a humanoid.	This feat can be used against any attack/spell/potion that involves corrosion.
Arachne's Weave	Channel Divinity class feature, must worship Arachne.	Arachne weaves her webs to trap your foes.
Arachnid Trainer	Trained in arachana	Your knowledge of spiderkind gives you insight into training arachnids.
Araneidae Aspect	Dex 14	You have the weaving ability of the araneida.
Arcane Agility	Arcane Monk, Spell Source	Shift after using flurry of blows
Arcane Singer	Cha 13	Training in Arcana skill, songweaver power 1/encounter.
At Home in the Deep	Drow	This feat needs a summary.
Autonomous	Any psionic class, trained in Arcana, Autohypnosis	+2 to Arcana checks and fear saving throws, retain Autohypnosis benefits while bloodied.
Azer Lineage	Any non-azer race	+1 to Endurance, use warding flame as a daily power
Bardic Minstrel	Bard	Use flutes, harps, and lutes as implements for bard powers
Bashing Flames Style	Arcane Monk, Firespitter Tradition, Str 16	Push target after melee or close burst attack
Beauty of the Elves	Charisma 18, Eladrin or Elf.	You are wondrous-fair to look upon.
Beguiling Winds Style	Arcane Monk, Rimefist Tradition, Cha 15	Push target and shift after ranged or area burst attack
Blend into Shadows	Trained in Stealth.	Shoot and remain hidden.
Brutal Charge	Str 14	Your fangs have the power of the theraphosid.
Brute Fang	Str 14	Your fangs have the power of the theraphosid.
Burning Blood	Azer	+1 fire damage, increased fire resistance while bloodied
Burrowing Power	Psionic Augmentation class feature	Augment powers to ignore cover or superior cover
Calculated Arcana	Sun elf, erudite student racial power, any arcane class	Apply erudite student to attack rolls with arcane powers
Cautious Attack	Wis 15.	Be less offensive, gain higher defenses.
Caver	None	You are knowledgeable about the secrets of the subterrainean world and are wise in its ways.
Charger of the Web	Str or Cha 13, Dex 13	Training in Arachana, Deadly Charge 1/encounter
Chosen Foe	None	Deal extra damage to target you mark once per encounter.
Claws of the Beast	Demonic Ancestry	Your hands are twisted like claws. This deformity allows you to deal more damage than usual with your unarmed attacks.
Clever Opportunist	Combat Reflexes.	You can switch places with a creature of your size or smaller when you hit with an opportunity attack.
Closed Mind	None	+5 to saving throws against charm, +1 to Bluff and Diplomacy
Combat Manifestation	Psionic Augmentation class feature	+2 to AC against opportunity attacks; augment to increase to +4
Command Spiders	Channel Divinity class feature, must worship Lolth or Arachne.	You have the ability to force spiders to obey you.
Constant Guardian	None	Take a -2 penalty to an attack roll to grant an ally a +2 bonus to AC.
Contraction	Andugr, expansion racial power	Use contraction as an encounter power
Ctenizidae Aspect	Dex 16	Gain tremorsense.
Dancing Charge	Songweaver, Dex 13	Charging allies within 5 squares gain a +2 bonus to AC.
Darksong	Drow, Drow, Songweaver, Cloud of Darkness racial power	Create Cloud of Darkness around yourself or an ally within 10 squares.
Darting Charge	Dex 13.	When you charge you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls and to bull rush attempts.
Dazzling Fire	Drow, Drow	Targets hit by your Darkfire power are dazed.
Deadly Precision	Rogue, Sneak Attack class feature	When your enemy presents an opportunity for you to strike, you make sure to take full advantage of it.
Deceptive Illumination	Drow, Drow	You are invisible to targets hit by your Darkfire power.
Deep Impact	Psionic Augmentation class feature	When you make a basic attack, augment to target foe's mind
Demonic Alacrity	10th level, Demonic Heritage feat	Racial speed bonus to movement
Demonic Heritage	Living humanoid race.	+2 Endurance, Abyssal language, resist fire, ice, or lightning 5 + one-half your level.
Demonic Sneak Attack	Demonic Ancestry.	1/Encounter re-roll a number of sneak attack dice equal to the number of abyssal heritor feats that you posess.
Derro Lineage	Any non-derro race	+1 to Intimidate, use scream of madness as a daily power
Despana School	Ability to use one or more powers with the summoning keyword.	Gain advantages when fighting alongside a monster you summoned.
Deva Lineage	Any non-deva race	+1 to Religion, use memory of a thousand lifetimes as daily power.
Diirinka's Hideous Laughter	Channel Divinity class feature, must worship Diirinka	Use Channel Divinity to invoke Diirinka's hideous laughter
Discover Vestige	Warlock, Vestige pact	Choose one of the 5 basic vestiges available to starting vestige warlocks that the character does not already have access to
Divine Intercession	Channel Divinity class feature	Use Channel Divinity to invoke divine intercession.
Draconic Melody	Dragonborn, Songweaver	Adjacent allies regain additional hit points equal to your Constitution modifier when they spend a healing surge.
Dragonborn Lineage	Any non-dragonborn race	+1 to History, use dragon breath as daily power.
Drow Illusion Mastery	Drider	Gain Lolthtouched racial trait.
Dutiful Guardian	Constant guardian	Switch places with the beneficiary of your constant guardian feat as an immediate interrupt.
Dwarf Lineage	Any non-dwarf race	+1 to Dungeoneering, use second wind as a minor action
Echoing Scream	Derro, scream of insanity racial power	Scream of insanity becomes burst 5
Eilservs School	Ability to use one or more powers with the summoning keyword.	Gain advantages when attacking a foe with your staff.
Eladrin Lineage	Any non-eladrin race	+1 to Arcana, use fey step as daily power
Elf Lineage	Any non-elf race	+1 to Nature, use elven accuracy as daily power
Elfhunter	Drow, Drow.	This feat needs a summary.
Enervate Spell	Non-good alignment	Your attack spells have the necrotic keyword and you deal +4 damage.
Enlarge Spell	Ability to use one or more Arcane powers.	-2 penalty to attack roll, +1 burst or blast
Evasive Dance	Songweaver, Dex 15	Gain a +4 bonus to AC while wearing cloth armor.
Extend Spell	Ability to use one or more Arcane powers.	-2 damage, +5 Range
Fade into Darkness	Darkvision	Be more stealthy in dark environments.
Fascinating Illumination	Drow	You are invisible to targets hit by your Darkfire power.
Feral Bite	Gnoll	Use feral bite as an at-will power
Fey Harmony	Elf, Elf, Songweaver, Elf, Fey Step racial power	When you use Fey step, one ally teleports 2 squares.
Firewrought Endurance	Azer	+1 to Endurance, add Con modifier to healing surge value
Forest Walk	Songweaver, Dex 13	Ignore difficult terrain that is the result of woodlands.
Frenzied Charge	Gnoll, ferocious charge racial power	+1 to speed, defenses against opportunity attacks when using ferocious charge
Fusing Storm Style	Arcane Monk, Windstrider Tradition, Cha 15	Shift and move target after melee attack
Gift of the Spider Queen	Drow	You can use your innate drow racial powers in new and potent ways.
Githzerai Lineage	Any non-githzerai race	+1 to Acrobatics, use iron mind as daily power.
Gnome Lineage	Any non-gnome race	+1 to Stealth, use fade away as daily power.
Goliath Lineage	Any non-goliath race	+1 to Athletics, use stone's endurance as daily power.
Graceful Dance	Songweaver, Dex 13	You and each adjecent ally gains a +1 bonus to reflex defense.
Graceful Dancer	Dex 15, Cha 13	Gain training in Stealth skill, Artful Dodger class feature
Greater Demonic Claws	Draegloth, Demonic Claws racial trait.	Your claws are infused with arachane power.
Halfling Lineage	Any non-halfling race	+1 to Acrobatics, use second chance as daily power
Harmony of Accuracy	Elf, Songweaver, Elven Accuracy racial power	Expend the use of Elven Accuracy to allow an ally to re-roll an attack roll.
Hatred	None	You absolutely hate a particular creature.
Healing Dancer	Songweaver, Dex 13 Healing Melody power	Shift 2 squares. when you use your Healing Melody power.
Healing Hands	Songweaver, Healing Touch power	Grant additional hit points with your Healing Touch power.
Hindering Earth Style	Arcane Monk, Stonefist Tradition, Str 16	+1 attack rolls to you and allies from attack
Human Lineage	Any non-human race	Use bonus at-will power from your class as an encounter power
Improved Bells of the Ancients	Songweaver, Bells of the Ancients	Once per day, increase the size of a burst or blast by 2 rather than 1 with Bells of the Ancients.
Improved Flute of the Healer	Songweaver, Flute of the Healer	Grant an additional 1d6 hit points per tier to the target of any healing powers you use.
Improved Harp of Time	Songweaver, Harp of Time	Increase the penalty to saving throws from your Harp of Time class feature by 2.
Improved Healing Melody	Songweaver, Wis 13, Healing Melody power.	Grant extra hit points equal to your Wisdom modifier or a saving throw with your Healing Melody power.
Improved Lute of Enheartenment	Songweaver, Lute of Enheartenment	Grant a +2 bonus to attack rolls with Lute of Enheartenment.
Improved Monk Unarmed Strike	Arcane Monk, Unarmed Combatant	Monk unarmed strike damage improves to 1d10
Infernal Song	Tiefling, Songweaver, Infernal Wrath racial power	Expend Infernal Wrath to grant a +1 bonus an attack roll against an enemy that hit you since your last turn.
Inlindl School	Shield Proficiency.	Sacrifice your shield bonus to AC to gain a bonus to your attack rolls.
Instinctive Darkness	Drow, Cloud of darkness racial power.	You can use Cloud of darkness as an immediate reaction.
Instrument Student	Cha 13	This feat needs a summary.
Intensify Darkness	Drow, Cloud of darkness racial power.	You can extend the effect of Cloud of darkness to close burst 3.
Keeper of Forbidden Lore	Demonic Ancestry.	Gain a bonus to knowledge skill checks equal to the number of abyssal heritor feats that you posess.
Kibeth's Dance	Songweaver, Dex 13	Adjacent allies can shift 1 square as a free action.
Kibeth's Mastery	Songweaver	Slide creatures 1 additional square.
Knight of the Spider Queen	Spider Rider	You are a master of spider-mounted combat, easily the equal (or superior) of any horseman.
Lolth's Boon	Channel Divinity class feature, must worship Lolth	Use Channel Divinity to invoke Lolth's boon.
Lolth's Caress	Channel Divinity class feature, must worship Lolth	Use Channel Divinity to invoke Lolth's caress.
Lolth's Meat	Drow	Gain a bonuses when you kill a living creature with an intelligence score of 3 or more.
Lolthtouched Power	Draegloth, Lolthtouched racial trait.	You can use the innate drow powers of darkfire and cloud of darkness.
Longtooth Shifter Lineage	Any non-longtooth shifter race	+1 to Athletics, use longtooth shifting as daily power.
Lycosid Precision	Str 12, Dex 14	1/Day, re-roll a single bite attack roll.
Lycosid Speed	Str 12, Dex 14	Gain a bonus to your speed.
Lycosidae Aspect	Str 12, Dex 14	You have the strength of a mighty wolf spider, and the speed of one too.
Master of Poisons	None	Apply poison to a weapon as a minor action.
Master of Shadow	Drow	You can use one more lolthtouched racial power per encounter.
Master of Shadow and Illusion	Half-Drow	Use both Cloud of Darkness and Darkfire lolthtouched powers.
Maximize Healing	Songweaver, Dex 13	Once per encounter, maximize the amount of hit points you grant with a healing power.
Mending Waters Style	Arcane Monk, Watersoul Tradition, Wis 15	Heal allies after close or area burst attack
Metanode Spell	None	When casting a spell with a metamagic feat in the area of an earthnode, that metamagic feat does not count towards the maximum number of metamagic feats you can use per round.
Minotaur Lineage	Any non-minotaur race	+1 to Perception, use goring charge as daily power.
Musical Initiate	Cha 13	Training in Arcana skill, Healing Melody 1/day.
Nature's Wrath	Cha 13, Dex 13	Gain a +1 feat bonus to damage rolls with cold and sylvan powers.
Nimble Dance	Halfling, Halfling, Songweaver, Halfling, Second Chance racial power	Expend the use of Second Chance to force an enemy to re-roll an attack roll against an ally.
Orc Lineage	Any non-orc race	+1 to Endurance, use furious assault as daily power.
Otherworldly Countenance	Cha 18, Demonic Ancestry.	Your abyssal heritage manifests itself in your extreme good looks. Your beautiful appearance is unsettling to those around you- even to your foes!
Overchannel	Psionic Augmentation class feature	When you augment a power, spend 1 extra power point for +1 damage
Perfect Accuracy	Str 12, Dex 14	Gain a +1d4 bonus to your lycosid precision re-roll.
Poison Healer	Con 13.	Heal hit points equal to your constitution modifier when you make a save against a poison or a poison fails to hit you.
Poisonous Bite	Spydric-One	You gain Poisonous Bite as an encounter power.
Powerful Growth	Andugr, expansion racial power	+2 to damage while sustaining expansion
Primal Contemplation	Sun elf, warden, Lifespirit class feature	Gain temporary hit points after using second wind
Primordial Scion	good, unaligned or chaotic evil, Demonic Ancestry.	Gain a bonus to damage rolls against creatures of the lawful good and evil alignments.
Prodigeous Leap	Dex 16	You can leap unbelievably huge distances.
Profane Agony	Channel Divinity class feature, evil or chaotic evil alignment.	Use Channel Divinity to invoke profane agony.
Psychic Creation	Psion, Shaper Focus class feature	This feat needs a summary.
Psychic Refusal	None	Gain a +2 bonus to will defense against powers with the psychic keyword.
Pupil of Arachane Lore	Cha 13	Training in Arachana, arachnomancer power 1/encounter
Radiant Flicker	Drow	Use darkfire to grant concealment to an ally.
Radiant Melody	Cha 13, Wis 13	Gain a +1 feat bonus to damage rolls with psychic and radiant powers.
Razorclaw Shifter Lineage	Any non-razorclaw shifter race	+1 to Acrobatics, use razorclaw shifting as daily power.
Reactive Resistance	Drow, Spell Resistance	You can transfer your Spell Resistance to any other defense as an immediate interrupt.
Resolution of Darkness	Con 13.	You are resolute in the face of light and shadow.
Ride-By Attack	Dexterity 15, Spider rider	You are skilled at making fast, overrun charges.
Sadistic Reward	Drow	Gain a +1 bonus to damage rolls when you deal damage to a living creature.
Salticidae Aspect	Dex 16	You have all the leaping talent of your salticid kin.
Scimitar Mastery	None	You have learned to use the scimitar and double scimitar more effectively.
Scytodidae Aspect	Dex 14	You can use spit as a daily power.
Shadow Step	Songweaver, Dex 15	Once per encounter, gain concealment when you move 3 squares.
Shadowborn Warrior	Drow	Gain a +2 bonus to initiative and a +1 bonus to AC when in darkness.
Shardmind Construction	Any non-shardmind race	+1 to Arcana, use shard swarm as daily power.
Shared Madness	Derro, scream of insanity racial power	Grant allies +1 to Intimidate, +1 to damage against targets dazed by scream of insanity
Shi'quos School	None	Knock an opponent at a lower elevation than you prone by charging at them.
Sickening Strike	Extra damage class feature +2 dice	Sacrifice one die of sneak attack damage to deal ongoing 2 damage (save ends).
Song of Ancient Grudges	Dwarf, Songweaver	Grant a +1 bonus to attack rolls whith healing powers.
Song of Avengement	Songweaver	Grant a bonus to attack and damage rolls to allies when an ally is dying.
Song of Defense	Songweaver, Healing Melody power	Grant a +1 power bonus to all defenses to an ally when you use your Healing Melody power.
Song of Perseverance	Human, Songweaver, Human Perseverence	Grant the benefits of Human Perseverence to each ally within 2 squares.
Song of Rest	Songweaver, Flute of the Healer Instrument Mastery	Gain the bard's Song of Rest class feature.
Sorcerous Blade Channeling	Sorcerer, Blade Channeller Class Feature, Str or Dex 14	Use ranged sorcerer powers as melee powers through a light blade.
Spell Resistance	Drow	Gain a +2 bonus to will defense against Arcane powers.
Spellbook of Arachane Lore	Arachnomancer	Gain a spellbook.
Spiderfriend	Spiderkind origin, ability to speak spydric	You can prevent spiderkind creatures from attacking you.
Spiderfriend Weaves	Arachnomancer	Your weaves do not affect your spiderkind allies.
Steal and Strike	Two-Weapon Fighting, Weapon Focus (Rapier), Weapon Focus (Kukri)	You can disarm a foe with your rapier and then make a followup attack with your kukri
Student of Ioun	Sun elf, erudite student racial power, cleric	Grant nearby allies bonus to Will defense after using erudite student
Sun Elf Lineage	1st level, non-sun elf	+1 to Insight, use erudite student as a daily power
Suntouched Companion	Sun elf, erudite student racial power, ranger, Beast Mastery class feature	Beast companion gains +4 Intelligence, training in Insight, can benefit from erudite student
Surprising Riposte	Rogue, trained in bluff skill.	Gain a +1 bonus to damage rolls when you gain combat advantage using the bluff skill.
Swift Weaver	Spydric-One	Use Web as a minor action.
Sylvan Dancer	Songweaver, Dex 13	You and each adjecent ally gains a +1 bonus to attack rolls against enemies in an area or zone of woodlands.
Sylvan Step	Songweaver	Create zones of woodlands as you move.
Tempest Storm Style	Arcane Monk, Thunderstone Tradition, Wis 15	Deal extra lightning damage after attack
Terrifying Strike	Extra damage class feature +2 dice, trained in intimidate	Sacrifice one die of sneak attack damage to stun an opponent until the end of your next turn.
Theraphosidae Aspect	Str 14	You have the brute strength and power of a theraphosid.
Tiefling Lineage	Any non-tiefling race	+1 to Bluff, use infernal wrath as daily power.
Tinker	Int 15	Training in Thievery, Ritual Casting, Implement use
Toil of Laduguer	Channel Divinity class feature, must worship Laduguer	Use Channel Divinity to invoke toil of Laduguer
Tormtor School	Proficiency with Javelins, Weapon Focus (Spear)	You are trained to use a javelin with greater skill.
Toxic Death	13 Charisma	+1 to damage with poison or necrotic power.
Tunnelfighter	Tunnelrunner	Reduce attack penalties for fighting in tight spaces.
Tunnelrunner	None	Reduce speed penalties for moving through tight spaces.
Unspeakable Vow	None	You willingly give yourself to an evil deity or cause, denying yourself an ordinary life to serve your unspeakable ends.
Urticating Hair	Str 14	You can use Urticating hair as an daily power.
Vae School	Weapon Focus (Spiked Chain or Scourge).	You are trained to trip foes with your spiked chain and scourge.
Venomous Strike	Extra damage class feature +2 dice, Master of Poisons	Sacrifice one die of sneak attack damage to gain a +2 bonus to the attack roll of a poison and inflict a -2 penalty to saving throws against a poison.
Versatile Combatant	Ranger, proficiency with rapier and hand crossbow, two-weapon fighting style	You have learned to combine attacks with the favoured weapons of the drow.
Vestigial Wings	Demonic Ancestry.	Gain a bonus to jump skill checks equal to +3 per abyssal heritor feat that you posess.
War Leader	Cha 13.	You are looked up to on the battlefield.
Web of Steel	Spydric-One	+2 damage and proficiency with light and heavy blades.
Wilden Lineage	Any non-wilden race	+1 to Nature, select Nature's Aspect after extended rest
Xaniqos School	Proficiency with Crossbow, Weapon Focus (Crossbow).	You are trained to fight aggressively with a crossbow.

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