Well yea but like I pointed out before, the 2nd round could potentially be spent attacking the same creature if it’s got a lot of hitpoints. Level 8, 20 Dex archery with longbow and +HM AC15: 21.6 DPR Level 8, 16 Dex archery, sharpshooter, xbe -5/+10 with hand x-bow, no HM against AC15: 22.8DPR Level 8, 16 Dex archery, sharpshooter, xbe -5/+10 with heavy x-bow +HM against AC 15: 20.7 DPR When you factor in chance to hit it is not superior, 3 different builds (numbers include crits): And from second round onwards, if the enemy is still alive, drop the Heavy Crossbow, get your Hand Crossbow and just follow-up with the regular three attacks routine. Add some Hunter’s Mark and you will have a great avg DPR of 35. People usually pay attention only to the third clause of the feat (as someone pointed out in the Natural Explorer topic), but the fact that a Gloomstalker can attack three times with d10 weapon when employing Dread Ambusher is huge. Of course if we factor in Sharpshooter (usually available only at level 8 to all races but vHuman or Custom Lineage), attacking three times with -5/+10 is widely superior. The only way for the Hand Crossbow to keep up is through Favored Foe. Two Heavy Crossbow + Hunter’s Mark attacks have a better avg DPR than attacking three times with a Hand Crossbow. TLDR: To use the most of Crossbow Expert feat, Rangers should use both the Heavy Crossbow and Hand Crossbow. Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obeliskįriends, I would like to share a curious info I found recently when I was crunching some numbers to find the most consistent DPR for my next Dwarf Ranger (Gloomstalker) who will be a Crossbow Expert. Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Dnd heavy crossbow range