Dungeons & Dragons: What Is Burst Damage
While Dungeons & Dragons is a game often associated with role-playing and puzzle-solving the game features an in-depth tactical turn-based combat system in which players are only responsible for controlling their character. In combat, each character comes with their strengths and weaknesses that are often dictated by a character's class and/or subclass.
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While some players may enjoy playing the party's Defender, keeping their allies from harm while others may prefer playing a supportive healer, it's often important to ensure at least one member of the party excels at dealing Burst Damage. As Burst Damage isn't a formal mechanic explained in any official D&D books, rather, a concept of a style of damage some characters are capable of dealing, we're going explore everything you need to know about burst damage!
As its name would imply, Burst Damage is significant damage that is dealt to a target within a quick burst, rather than damage that is dealt with gradually over time. Burst damage is most often not something that can be accessed whenever a character pleases and is often tied to a mechanic or ability that has finite uses per long rest. Mechanics and abilities that deal burst damage are often among the strongest features of a given class, and such features should be used tactically rather than being burned through quickly. Additionally, while some characters may deal their Burst Damage through the use of a single ability or feature, many builds opt to deal yet even more significant Burst Damage through the use of stacking several damaging effects within a single attack.
While nearly every class is capable of dealing Burst Damage to some extent whether it be through
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