Tactical (3.5e Feat Type)

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[Tactical] Feats

Tactical feats were first presented in Complete Warrior. Feats with this type provides several thematically similar and rather specific options or abilities that generally require some setup or a specific weapon set to utilize.  

Tactical Feats

Feat	Summary	Prerequisites	Balance Point
Advanced Dagger Mastery	Your ability to use daggers is above and beyond others.	Weapon Focus in daggers or dagger-like weaponry	High
Advanced Sword Technique	Gain additional combat options with any sword-like weapon.	Must be proficient in at least one sword-like one or two handed weapon.	Moderate
Advanced Whip Tactics	Your whip is an extension of you, and lets you perform many stunts with it.	BAB +1, Proficiency with whips	High
All Range Style	Fight with a ranged weapon and a melee weapon as a seemless whole.	Two-Weapon Fighting, Combat Archery-CE or otherwise not provoking for ranged attacks.	High
Armor Ablation	You can use your armor to it maximum potential, at the risk of breaking it.	Bab +1, proficiency with Light, medium and Heavy Armor alongside all shields (including tower shields)	High
Art of the Hunt	Gain several tactical benefits using the Ars Venatoria discipline.	Survival 9 ranks, Survive the Hunt, Two Ars Venatoria maneuvers	High
Axe King	You have access to tactical maneuvers when using any kind of one or two-handed axe.	Weapon Focus (any one or two-handed axe)	High
Ballistic Mastery	You know how to use crossbow and firearms very effectively.	Precise Shot, Bab +1 or Dex 13, must be proficient with one exotic crossbow or firearm.	High
Battle Juggler	You have the power of juggling, and the ability to use it in battle.	BAB +3, Perform (Juggling) 8 Ranks	High
Battlefield Bully	Bull rush related benefits.	Power Attack, Improved Bull Rush	High
Bestial Might	Synergistic abilities for Stone Dragon and Tiger Claw.	BAB +6, Balance 6 ranks, Jump 6 ranks, two Tiger Claw maneuvers, one Stone Dragon maneuver, and one Stone Dragon stance.	High
Black Swan's Bravado	Get some tactical maneuvers based on Hollywood movies.	Point Blank Shot, Weapon Focus (Any Firearm), Base Attack Bonus +5	High
Bloody Maw Seducer	You look very hot despite the alarming smile.	Willing Deformity, Deformity Dark Beauty, Shark Teeth, Bleeding Strike	High
Bloody Wyrm Brawler Style	You're good with Dragon Claws, so why not extent that to their big brother?	Weapon Focus (Dragon Claws), Weapon Focus (Dragonblood Arms), Combat Reflexes, Claws of the Wyrm Style	Very High
Called Shot	Make called shot for save or suck.	Bab +3, must have at least one class level in a class that grants full attack bonus progression.	Very High
Chessmaster's Gambit	Gain a bunch of strange tactical moves based on the tactics of the infamous chessmaster.	Int 13	Moderate
Child of Thunder	The legacy of the Thunderhead clan lives on through your impressive ability to shoot better than anyone else, and in situations where a lesser bowman would falter.	Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, three Thunder Bolt maneuvers (at least one of which must be a stance), BAB +6	High
Claws of the Wyrm Style	You are an expert at fighting with dragon claws.	Weapon Focus (Dragon Claws)	High
Cling On	Gain some grapple options based on holding on for dear life.	Clever WrestlerCW or Improved Grapple or Grab special ability	Unquantifiable
Colossus Climber	Large opponents pose no problem to you, as you bravely scale their bodies and stab at their undersides, making it difficult for them to hit you in the process.	Climb 6 ranks, Balance 6 ranks, Improved Grapple.	High
Combat Trickster	You are an expert at disarming and feinting.	Bab +1, Improved Disarm or Improved Feint	High
Covering Grapple	Grab your allies and use yourself as a human shield, or chuck them hella'va far!	Improved Grapple	High
Crippling Poker	You hit people in major organs instead of just bruising them to death.	Must be able to make unarmed attacks, Sleight of Hand 6 ranks, Heal 6 ranks	Very High
Crossbow Assassin	You are a deadly marksman with a crossbow.	Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot or Weapon Focus (Any Crossbow)	High
Cruel Frost	You gain several tactical maneuvers related to the Dire Winter discipline.	Cold Demeanor, Intimidate 6 Ranks, three Dire Winter maneuvers.	High
Dancer of the Dais	Gain several tactical benefits using the Dancing Goddess discipline.	Eternal Dancer, Perform (Dance) 9 ranks, two dancing goddess maneuvers	High
Dancing Sword Style	You gain special benefits when wielding a bastard sword or longsword.	Bab +1, Weapon Focus (Bastard Sword) or (Longsword)	High
Dedicated Surgeon	Access advanced healing and gain powerful new maneuvers usable with the heal skill.	Heal 4 ranks, Int 15+	High
Demon's Nail	Gain several tactical benefits using the Thousand Daggers discipline.	Two thousand daggers maneuvers, Tumble 9 ranks, Art of Flying Daggers	High
Desert Storm	Electricity-based abilities.	Three Desert Wind maneuvers, Tumble 9 ranks.	High
Disguise in Plain Sight	You can disguise even when people are directly looking at you.	Disguise 4 ranks, Hide Skill 4 ranks	Moderate
Double Weapon Specialist	You are able to use double weapons to their fullest potential.	Two-Weapon Fighting, proficiency in a double weapon.	Very High
Dual Nunchucks Style	This feat grant two tactical maneuvers when fighting with two nunchucks or nunchaku.	Two-Weapon Fighting, Weapon Focus (Nunchucks or nunchaku)	High
Dual Spear Style	You can wield a spear in each hand and gain special tactical maneuvers when doing so.	Bab 3+, Weapon Focus (Any Spear), Two-Weapon Fighting	High
Enlightened Fist	Gain several tactical benefits using the Anima River discipline.	Concentrated Defense, Concentration 9 ranks, two anima river maneuvers	High
Entice Reaction	You can entice reactions out of people real easy, in battle or out.	Charisma 15, Bab +1 or Bluff 3 ranks	High
Essentia Overreach	Burn your soul from both ends for temporary power.	None	High
Expert Slinger	You are good with various slings, like actually good and deadly.	Weapon Focus (Sling or Battle Sling)	High
FANtastic FAN FANatic	I just Love my fans!!	Proficiency with Bladed Fan and/or Gigas Bladed Fan	High
Faithful Leader	Synergistic abilities for Devoted Spirit and White Raven.	BAB +6, one Devoted Spirit stance, one White Raven stance.	High
Flame Dancer	They say you're one hot dancer, but you know you're just on fire tonight.	Fiery Burst (Complete Mage), Controlled Immolation, Improved Controlled Immolation, Must have used your Fiery Burst to set yourself on fire.	Very High
Flying Fighter	Access tactical maneuvers while flying.	Bab +3, must have a fly speed, flyby attack	High
Frost Warden	They say you're as cold as ice... They're not wrong.	Winter's Blast (Complete Mage), Polar Chill, Improved Polar Chill, Must have used your Winter's Blast on a target that fell prone because of your Polar Chill.	Very High
Full Moon Stance	You have practiced the art of iaido and can use it's style to perform defensive counters .	Sense Motive 9 ranks, Weapon Focus (any one-handed slashing weapon), Quick Draw.	High
Gravitomancer	You have mastered enough of unseen shackles to be able to manipulate gravity itself.	Two Unseen Shackles maneuvers, Knowledge (Math & Physic) 8 ranks, Gravity Control	Very High
Greatshield Master	You are extremely proficient when using a greatshield.	Improved Shield Bash, Tower Shield Proficiency	Very High
Guardian of the Forest	The forest comes first. It is after all, the font of all life.	Fey Skirmisher, Base attack bonus +4	High
Gunchuck Gun Fu	You've mastered the use of gunchucks, and can become a whirling storm of pain.	Weapon Focus (Gunchuck or Bladed Gunchuck), Two-Weapon Fighting or variant	Very High
Hammer Mastery	You gain several maneuvers you can perform when wielding a hammer.	Weapon Focus (any hammer)	Very High
Harpoon Hero	Gain several abilities for use with the Harpoon Gun.	BAB +1, Proficiency with Harpoon Guns.	High
Heart of Vigor	Gain several tactical benefits using the Blood Feast discipline.	Invigorated Blood, Heal 9 ranks, two blood feast maneuvers	High
Hexing Doll Maker	You create a doll of someone and shenanigan ensue!	Craft (Dollmaking) 4 ranks, must be able to use invocations or hexblade curse., Knowledge (Arcana) 9 ranks	Very High
Impendo Tradition	You have been schooled in the ways of the extending of, adding to, or changing spells, in ways others would find difficult.	Caster level 1, extend spell	High
Improved Undead Graft	Grant some improvement on the pale master's undead graft.	Undead Graft (Weakening) Class Feature	Very High
Instinctive Tactics	Gain several tactical benefits using the Wild Moon discipline.	Night Rage, Control Shape 9 ranks, two wild moon maneuvers	High
Jet Fighter	You can pilot a freaking jet and be good and awesome at doing so.	Bab +14, Profession (Pilot) 17 ranks	High
Kamaitachi	Run by creatures unseen and attack them, delay damage, and cause	Hide 8 ranks, Tumble 8 ranks, Spring Attack, Weapon Focus in any of the following weapons: Bite, Claw, Dagger, Kukri, Kama, Sickle, Scythe, or Unarmed Strike.	High
Kappa Shell Style	You can use a tower shield on your back effectively!	Tower Shield Proficiency	High
Kunai Claw Style	Use shuriken as a melee weapon, with advanced throwing weapon options and improved range and abilities.	Proficiency with shuriken	Moderate
Kunai Star Style	You are able to better use kunai and shuriken in combat, and gain special maneuvers when using them.	Precise Shot, proficiency with kunai and shuriken	High
Lightning Shaper	Being hit by electricity while the thunderstorm of your magic raged within was an en-lightning experience.	Storm Bolt (Complete Mage), Conductivity, Improved Conductivity, must have attempted to redirect a lightning effect with Conductivity while your Storm Bolt was available.	Very High
Mad Knife Fighting	You are one hell of a knife fighter.	Bab +3, Weapon Focus (Dagger or other form of knife), two thousand daggers maneuvers	High
Mad Torcher Style	Learn a couple of tactical maneuvers when fighting with a torch and another weapon.	Two-Weapon Fighting, Bab +1	High
Magic Pot Fighting	You can fight with a magic pot as a weapon.	None	High
Master Thrower	Gain several tactical maneuvers with thrown weapons.	Weapon Focus (Any Thrown Weapon)	High
Master of the Blade	Master the blade until you use your it with ease and swiftness.	BAB 6+, Dex 15, Combat Reflexes, Weapon Focus (Any one-hand slashing weapon)	High
Meldshaper Expert	Gain abilities Essentia Fluctuation and Incarnum Marking.	BAB +4, Essentia Pool 2, Ability to shape Soulmeld.	Moderate
Melee Arrow Style	Use arrows as melee weapons, and other melee options for the bow and crossbow.	Must be proficient in at bows or crossbows, BAB +1.	Moderate
Mental Gymnastics	You're very good at making yourself think in specific ways at the drop of a hat.	Thought Trick	High
Mental Touch	The practitioner of the way of the Mental Grip must understand that not only can he use his psionic abilities to aid his physical ones, he can use his psionic abilities to outright replace his physical ones.	Psionic Meditation, Three Mental Grip maneuvers (at least one must be a stance), Base Attack Bonus +6	High
Meteor Masher	You gain several tactical maneuvers while wielding a meteor hammer.	Weapon Focus (Meteor Hammer)	High
Might of Arms	The best way to win is to be better than your opponent. Duh.	BAB +6, Power Attack, two Iron Heart maneuvers, no Setting Sun maneuvers.	High
Mordant Shadows	Acid-based abilities.	BAB +4, three Shadow Hand maneuvers.	High
Mounted Combat, Variant	You are trained to use a steed in battle.	Ride 4 Ranks	Moderate
Opportunity Reaction	Convert your attacks of opportunity into various possibilities.	Combat Reflexes, Dex 17	Unquantifiable
Parry Everything	You hide behind your weapons, books, and anything else you can pick up	Attack Blocker, Sleight of Hand 6 ranks, Spot 6 ranks	High
Perfect Lotus	Your mastery of the Infinite Lotus allows you great powers in its stances.	BAB +6 or Autohypnosis 9 ranks, Vision of the Lotus	High
Perfect Slinger	You can toss sling bullets and if you had a sling.	Weapon Focus (Sling)	Very High
Power of Lag	Learn the tricks of "Lag"	BAB +4	High
Psycho Killer	You are a psychotic killer.	Bab +3, evil alignment, Weapon Focus with at least on the following: battle shears, dagger, great cleaver, industrial chainsaw, flayknife or woodcutter axe.	High
Quick Fire	You shoot real fast, you reload real fast and you can shoot all the arrows and maybe hit something.	Bab +1, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot	High
Radical Rider	You gain several benefits while moving using wheelshoes or a wheelboard.	Tumble 4 ranks, Balance 4 ranks	High
Rapier Dueling School	You gain several	Weapon Focus (Rapier)	High
Ravening Beauty	As an experienced adept of the Hollow Nymph discipline, you have discovered new ways to control and debilitate opponents with haunting grace, directing combat's sanguine flow ever closer to the endless thirsting void of your desire.	Hungry Glamour, base attack bonus +6, two Hollow Nymph maneuvers.	High
Red Wings of Glory	Gain several tactical benefits using the Aerial Ace discipline.	Two aerial ace maneuvers, Tumble 9 ranks, Variable Wing	High
Regal Lance Style	You may use a lance with weapon finesse, additionally you gain a few combat maneuvers.	Weapon Focus (Lance)	High
Sand Attacker	You play dirty. Use sand (or similar material) to gain advantage in battle.	Sleight of Hand 4 ranks	Moderate
Shadow Fighting	Open up combat options thanks to your shadow.	BAB +3 or Hide 6 ranks	Very High
Shield Marksman	You are really good at throwing your shield at people.	Bab 6+, Shield Thrower	High
Shield and Spear Style	Fight with a polearm in one hand and a shield in the other. Employ various circumstantial tricks with shield and spear.	BAB +1, Shield Proficiency, Weapon Focus (any polearm)	High
Shielded Killer	You really know how to kill with a shield.	Must be proficient with some sort of shield	Very High
Shielded Master	You gain several tactical maneuver when using shields.	BAB +9, Improved Shield Bash	High
Sky Brawl	A set of grappling and unarmed maneuvers in the air.	BAB +6, Dexterity 15, Aerial Grapple	High
Sniping Specialist	You are focused on injuring others hidden and from a distance	BAB +5, Weapon Focus (any ranged weapon)	High
Spread Ray	You cans specifically target creatures in your lines, cones, and bursts to make sure they are struck dead.	None	Very High
Star Thrower	You throw shurikens and daggers like a ninja.	Proficiency with shurikens, sleight of hand 6 ranks, spot 6 ranks	Very High
Sunfighter	Strike your enemies with the power of the sun	BAB +8, Blinding Maneuver	High
Tactical Assistance	You can assist other in finding special tactical maneuvers.	Astonishing Tactics class feature, 2 [tactical] feats.	High
Tactical Deflect Projectiles	A tactical feat version of deflect arrows.	Bab 6+, Combat Reflexes	High
Thornbush	Light weapon related benefits.	BAB +8, Combat Expertise	Moderate
Time Marches On	Attacks for opponents who know how to avoid hitting themselves and falling down.	Sense Motive 6 ranks, BAB +4, three Setting Sun maneuvers, one Setting Sun stance.	High
Tormentor Of Souls	You have learned to store copies of souls in trinkets, and how to stab voodoo dolls. Time to combine the two.	Summon Ba, Voodoo Curse, Spellcraft 9 Ranks	Very High
Tricky Fingers	You can take things out of your pockets. Counts as Quick Draw and Rapid Reload for prerequisites.	Sleight of Hand 4 ranks	High
Unarmed Grapple Master	Your training as a unarmed artist paid off and you can now do a lot of grapple oriented combat maneuvers.	Improved Grapple, Effective Monk 5th or Effective Fighter 11th or knowing two or more 5th level setting sun maneuvers.	High
Unbreakable Willpower	You have unbreakable willpower, you can endure what no men or women endure before you.	Iron Will	High
Uncanny Lash Style	You gain several tactical maneuvers that provide defensive options and utility with your whip.	Weapon Focus (chain whip or whip)	High
Upgrade Construction	Gain several tactical benefits using the Golem Heart discipline.	Golem Heart Bond, Knowledge Arcana 9 ranks, two golem heart maneuvers	High
Way of the Mirage	Synergistic abilities for Desert Wind and Shadow Hand.	Hide 9 ranks, Tumble 3 ranks, one Shadow Hand maneuver, one Desert Wind maneuver.	High
Whirling Chopper Style	You have several attack options when attacking with nunchucks.	BAB +3, Weapon Focus (Nunchaku or Nunchucks)	High
Whirlwind Staff Style	Gain benefits when using quarterstaff or spears as double weapons.	Weapon Focus (Any Spear or Quarterstaff), Whirlwind Attack	Very High
Wolfblade Tactics	You like dressing up in green and hitting people with a sword.	Tumble 6 ranks, Weapon Focus with a one or two-handed slashing weapon	Very High

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