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I have Elven Accuracy so with advantage on an attack roll using Dexterity, Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma, you can reroll one of the dice once.



So what are my crit chance with a crit range of 18/20 with three rolls also what would be the crit chance with a crit range of 17/20 with three rolls.










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I have Elven Accuracy so with advantage on an attack roll using Dexterity, Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma, you can reroll one of the dice once.



So what are my crit chance with a crit range of 18/20 with three rolls also what would be the crit chance with a crit range of 17/20 with three rolls.










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    The notation you're using for the crit range is unusual. Are you describing a Champion Fighter? If so, where are you getting the 17/20 range from?
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I have Elven Accuracy so with advantage on an attack roll using Dexterity, Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma, you can reroll one of the dice once.



So what are my crit chance with a crit range of 18/20 with three rolls also what would be the crit chance with a crit range of 17/20 with three rolls.










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So what are my crit chance with a crit range of 18/20 with three rolls also what would be the crit chance with a crit range of 17/20 with three rolls.







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For "at least one" probability problems, it's usually easier to start by calculating the chance that none of the dice crit, as that saves you the hassle of combining the probabilities of getting 1/2/3 crits.



Best of three rolls with 18-20 crit range: ~39% chance to crit



Chance that a single die will not crit: 17/20 = 0.85

Chance that all three dice will not crit: (17/20) x (17/20) x (17/20) = 0.614125

Chance that at least one die will crit: 1 - (17/20)3 = 0.385875



Best of three rolls with 17-20 crit range: ~49% chance to crit



Chance that a single die will not crit: 16/20 = 0.8

Chance that all three dice will not crit: (16/20) x (16/20) x (16/20) = 0.512

Chance that at least one die will crit: 1 - (16/20)3 = 0.488






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    The other answers do a good job of answering the question, but I'll point out how you can answer questions like this in the future:



    https://anydice.com/ is a very powerful (if slightly complicated) calculator for these sorts of questions. In your case, you'd enter the query:



    output [highest 1 of 3d20]


    And then select "At Least" from options below to get this table, which shows the odds of getting at least each number:



    enter image description here



    The result, is 38.59% for a crit range of 18, and 48.8% for a crit range of 17






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      If p is the probability of a crit on a single role, then 1-(1-p)^N is the probability of at least one crit on N roles.



      so for N=3 and p=3/20, P=38.6%



      for crit range 17-20, P=48.8% (WOW!)






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      It depends on how you use the Elven Accuracy Die



      There's two ways that players are legally allowed to use the Elven Accuracy Die:



      • Replace the lower of the two advantage dice (Type A)

      • Replace the higher of the two advantage dice (Type B)

      In the former case, this roll is mathematically equivalent to rolling 3 dice and taking the highest. In the latter case, it's more like rolling two dice, taking the lower, and then taking the higher of that result and a third die.



      beginarrayr
      textOutcomes & text18-20 A & text18-20 B
      \ hline
      textNon-Crit & text61.413% & text83.088% \
      textCrit & text38.588% & text16.913% \
      endarray

      beginarrayr
      & text17-20 A & text17-20 B \ hline
      textNon-Crit & text51.200% & text76.800% \
      textCrit & text48.800% & text23.200% \
      endarray



      Note: as far as I'm aware, in 5th Edition D&D, it is not possible to get a Critical hit range that includes 17. It's possible I'm unaware of a specific class feature or magic item that is expanding the range beyond what can be attained by a Champion Fighter at level 15. But as a result, the second table (the 17-20 range) does not have practical use in this game.






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        The one scenario I could imagine is if you're given advantage on a roll but explicitly want to avoid a critical hit (like you're trying to take down a target alive); Method B improves your odds of hitting while having a relatively minor impact on critical hit chance.
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      For "at least one" probability problems, it's usually easier to start by calculating the chance that none of the dice crit, as that saves you the hassle of combining the probabilities of getting 1/2/3 crits.



      Best of three rolls with 18-20 crit range: ~39% chance to crit



      Chance that a single die will not crit: 17/20 = 0.85

      Chance that all three dice will not crit: (17/20) x (17/20) x (17/20) = 0.614125

      Chance that at least one die will crit: 1 - (17/20)3 = 0.385875



      Best of three rolls with 17-20 crit range: ~49% chance to crit



      Chance that a single die will not crit: 16/20 = 0.8

      Chance that all three dice will not crit: (16/20) x (16/20) x (16/20) = 0.512

      Chance that at least one die will crit: 1 - (16/20)3 = 0.488






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        $begingroup$

        For "at least one" probability problems, it's usually easier to start by calculating the chance that none of the dice crit, as that saves you the hassle of combining the probabilities of getting 1/2/3 crits.



        Best of three rolls with 18-20 crit range: ~39% chance to crit



        Chance that a single die will not crit: 17/20 = 0.85

        Chance that all three dice will not crit: (17/20) x (17/20) x (17/20) = 0.614125

        Chance that at least one die will crit: 1 - (17/20)3 = 0.385875



        Best of three rolls with 17-20 crit range: ~49% chance to crit



        Chance that a single die will not crit: 16/20 = 0.8

        Chance that all three dice will not crit: (16/20) x (16/20) x (16/20) = 0.512

        Chance that at least one die will crit: 1 - (16/20)3 = 0.488






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          For "at least one" probability problems, it's usually easier to start by calculating the chance that none of the dice crit, as that saves you the hassle of combining the probabilities of getting 1/2/3 crits.



          Best of three rolls with 18-20 crit range: ~39% chance to crit



          Chance that a single die will not crit: 17/20 = 0.85

          Chance that all three dice will not crit: (17/20) x (17/20) x (17/20) = 0.614125

          Chance that at least one die will crit: 1 - (17/20)3 = 0.385875



          Best of three rolls with 17-20 crit range: ~49% chance to crit



          Chance that a single die will not crit: 16/20 = 0.8

          Chance that all three dice will not crit: (16/20) x (16/20) x (16/20) = 0.512

          Chance that at least one die will crit: 1 - (16/20)3 = 0.488






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          For "at least one" probability problems, it's usually easier to start by calculating the chance that none of the dice crit, as that saves you the hassle of combining the probabilities of getting 1/2/3 crits.



          Best of three rolls with 18-20 crit range: ~39% chance to crit



          Chance that a single die will not crit: 17/20 = 0.85

          Chance that all three dice will not crit: (17/20) x (17/20) x (17/20) = 0.614125

          Chance that at least one die will crit: 1 - (17/20)3 = 0.385875



          Best of three rolls with 17-20 crit range: ~49% chance to crit



          Chance that a single die will not crit: 16/20 = 0.8

          Chance that all three dice will not crit: (16/20) x (16/20) x (16/20) = 0.512

          Chance that at least one die will crit: 1 - (16/20)3 = 0.488







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              The other answers do a good job of answering the question, but I'll point out how you can answer questions like this in the future:



              https://anydice.com/ is a very powerful (if slightly complicated) calculator for these sorts of questions. In your case, you'd enter the query:



              output [highest 1 of 3d20]


              And then select "At Least" from options below to get this table, which shows the odds of getting at least each number:



              enter image description here



              The result, is 38.59% for a crit range of 18, and 48.8% for a crit range of 17






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                The other answers do a good job of answering the question, but I'll point out how you can answer questions like this in the future:



                https://anydice.com/ is a very powerful (if slightly complicated) calculator for these sorts of questions. In your case, you'd enter the query:



                output [highest 1 of 3d20]


                And then select "At Least" from options below to get this table, which shows the odds of getting at least each number:



                enter image description here



                The result, is 38.59% for a crit range of 18, and 48.8% for a crit range of 17






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                  The other answers do a good job of answering the question, but I'll point out how you can answer questions like this in the future:



                  https://anydice.com/ is a very powerful (if slightly complicated) calculator for these sorts of questions. In your case, you'd enter the query:



                  output [highest 1 of 3d20]


                  And then select "At Least" from options below to get this table, which shows the odds of getting at least each number:



                  enter image description here



                  The result, is 38.59% for a crit range of 18, and 48.8% for a crit range of 17






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                  The other answers do a good job of answering the question, but I'll point out how you can answer questions like this in the future:



                  https://anydice.com/ is a very powerful (if slightly complicated) calculator for these sorts of questions. In your case, you'd enter the query:



                  output [highest 1 of 3d20]


                  And then select "At Least" from options below to get this table, which shows the odds of getting at least each number:



                  enter image description here



                  The result, is 38.59% for a crit range of 18, and 48.8% for a crit range of 17







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                      If p is the probability of a crit on a single role, then 1-(1-p)^N is the probability of at least one crit on N roles.



                      so for N=3 and p=3/20, P=38.6%



                      for crit range 17-20, P=48.8% (WOW!)






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                      If p is the probability of a crit on a single role, then 1-(1-p)^N is the probability of at least one crit on N roles.



                      so for N=3 and p=3/20, P=38.6%



                      for crit range 17-20, P=48.8% (WOW!)






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                      If p is the probability of a crit on a single role, then 1-(1-p)^N is the probability of at least one crit on N roles.



                      so for N=3 and p=3/20, P=38.6%



                      for crit range 17-20, P=48.8% (WOW!)






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                      If p is the probability of a crit on a single role, then 1-(1-p)^N is the probability of at least one crit on N roles.



                      so for N=3 and p=3/20, P=38.6%



                      for crit range 17-20, P=48.8% (WOW!)







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                      It depends on how you use the Elven Accuracy Die



                      There's two ways that players are legally allowed to use the Elven Accuracy Die:



                      • Replace the lower of the two advantage dice (Type A)

                      • Replace the higher of the two advantage dice (Type B)

                      In the former case, this roll is mathematically equivalent to rolling 3 dice and taking the highest. In the latter case, it's more like rolling two dice, taking the lower, and then taking the higher of that result and a third die.



                      beginarrayr
                      textOutcomes & text18-20 A & text18-20 B
                      \ hline
                      textNon-Crit & text61.413% & text83.088% \
                      textCrit & text38.588% & text16.913% \
                      endarray

                      beginarrayr
                      & text17-20 A & text17-20 B \ hline
                      textNon-Crit & text51.200% & text76.800% \
                      textCrit & text48.800% & text23.200% \
                      endarray



                      Note: as far as I'm aware, in 5th Edition D&D, it is not possible to get a Critical hit range that includes 17. It's possible I'm unaware of a specific class feature or magic item that is expanding the range beyond what can be attained by a Champion Fighter at level 15. But as a result, the second table (the 17-20 range) does not have practical use in this game.






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                        The one scenario I could imagine is if you're given advantage on a roll but explicitly want to avoid a critical hit (like you're trying to take down a target alive); Method B improves your odds of hitting while having a relatively minor impact on critical hit chance.
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                        That seems a bit convoluted since the rerolling is optional but I suppose it doesn't hurt to have the extra data.
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                      It depends on how you use the Elven Accuracy Die



                      There's two ways that players are legally allowed to use the Elven Accuracy Die:



                      • Replace the lower of the two advantage dice (Type A)

                      • Replace the higher of the two advantage dice (Type B)

                      In the former case, this roll is mathematically equivalent to rolling 3 dice and taking the highest. In the latter case, it's more like rolling two dice, taking the lower, and then taking the higher of that result and a third die.



                      beginarrayr
                      textOutcomes & text18-20 A & text18-20 B
                      \ hline
                      textNon-Crit & text61.413% & text83.088% \
                      textCrit & text38.588% & text16.913% \
                      endarray

                      beginarrayr
                      & text17-20 A & text17-20 B \ hline
                      textNon-Crit & text51.200% & text76.800% \
                      textCrit & text48.800% & text23.200% \
                      endarray



                      Note: as far as I'm aware, in 5th Edition D&D, it is not possible to get a Critical hit range that includes 17. It's possible I'm unaware of a specific class feature or magic item that is expanding the range beyond what can be attained by a Champion Fighter at level 15. But as a result, the second table (the 17-20 range) does not have practical use in this game.






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                      • $begingroup$
                        The one scenario I could imagine is if you're given advantage on a roll but explicitly want to avoid a critical hit (like you're trying to take down a target alive); Method B improves your odds of hitting while having a relatively minor impact on critical hit chance.
                        $endgroup$
                        – Xirema
                        4 hours ago






                      • 1




                        $begingroup$
                        That seems a bit convoluted since the rerolling is optional but I suppose it doesn't hurt to have the extra data.
                        $endgroup$
                        – Sdjz
                        4 hours ago













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                      It depends on how you use the Elven Accuracy Die



                      There's two ways that players are legally allowed to use the Elven Accuracy Die:



                      • Replace the lower of the two advantage dice (Type A)

                      • Replace the higher of the two advantage dice (Type B)

                      In the former case, this roll is mathematically equivalent to rolling 3 dice and taking the highest. In the latter case, it's more like rolling two dice, taking the lower, and then taking the higher of that result and a third die.



                      beginarrayr
                      textOutcomes & text18-20 A & text18-20 B
                      \ hline
                      textNon-Crit & text61.413% & text83.088% \
                      textCrit & text38.588% & text16.913% \
                      endarray

                      beginarrayr
                      & text17-20 A & text17-20 B \ hline
                      textNon-Crit & text51.200% & text76.800% \
                      textCrit & text48.800% & text23.200% \
                      endarray



                      Note: as far as I'm aware, in 5th Edition D&D, it is not possible to get a Critical hit range that includes 17. It's possible I'm unaware of a specific class feature or magic item that is expanding the range beyond what can be attained by a Champion Fighter at level 15. But as a result, the second table (the 17-20 range) does not have practical use in this game.






                      share|improve this answer









                      $endgroup$



                      It depends on how you use the Elven Accuracy Die



                      There's two ways that players are legally allowed to use the Elven Accuracy Die:



                      • Replace the lower of the two advantage dice (Type A)

                      • Replace the higher of the two advantage dice (Type B)

                      In the former case, this roll is mathematically equivalent to rolling 3 dice and taking the highest. In the latter case, it's more like rolling two dice, taking the lower, and then taking the higher of that result and a third die.



                      beginarrayr
                      textOutcomes & text18-20 A & text18-20 B
                      \ hline
                      textNon-Crit & text61.413% & text83.088% \
                      textCrit & text38.588% & text16.913% \
                      endarray

                      beginarrayr
                      & text17-20 A & text17-20 B \ hline
                      textNon-Crit & text51.200% & text76.800% \
                      textCrit & text48.800% & text23.200% \
                      endarray



                      Note: as far as I'm aware, in 5th Edition D&D, it is not possible to get a Critical hit range that includes 17. It's possible I'm unaware of a specific class feature or magic item that is expanding the range beyond what can be attained by a Champion Fighter at level 15. But as a result, the second table (the 17-20 range) does not have practical use in this game.







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                      • $begingroup$
                        The one scenario I could imagine is if you're given advantage on a roll but explicitly want to avoid a critical hit (like you're trying to take down a target alive); Method B improves your odds of hitting while having a relatively minor impact on critical hit chance.
                        $endgroup$
                        – Xirema
                        4 hours ago






                      • 1




                        $begingroup$
                        That seems a bit convoluted since the rerolling is optional but I suppose it doesn't hurt to have the extra data.
                        $endgroup$
                        – Sdjz
                        4 hours ago
















                      • $begingroup$
                        The one scenario I could imagine is if you're given advantage on a roll but explicitly want to avoid a critical hit (like you're trying to take down a target alive); Method B improves your odds of hitting while having a relatively minor impact on critical hit chance.
                        $endgroup$
                        – Xirema
                        4 hours ago






                      • 1




                        $begingroup$
                        That seems a bit convoluted since the rerolling is optional but I suppose it doesn't hurt to have the extra data.
                        $endgroup$
                        – Sdjz
                        4 hours ago















                      $begingroup$
                      The one scenario I could imagine is if you're given advantage on a roll but explicitly want to avoid a critical hit (like you're trying to take down a target alive); Method B improves your odds of hitting while having a relatively minor impact on critical hit chance.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Xirema
                      4 hours ago




                      $begingroup$
                      The one scenario I could imagine is if you're given advantage on a roll but explicitly want to avoid a critical hit (like you're trying to take down a target alive); Method B improves your odds of hitting while having a relatively minor impact on critical hit chance.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Xirema
                      4 hours ago




                      1




                      1




                      $begingroup$
                      That seems a bit convoluted since the rerolling is optional but I suppose it doesn't hurt to have the extra data.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Sdjz
                      4 hours ago




                      $begingroup$
                      That seems a bit convoluted since the rerolling is optional but I suppose it doesn't hurt to have the extra data.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Sdjz
                      4 hours ago










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