3.5e Fighter Feats, Melee Attack

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Melee Attack Feats improve your ability with melee attacks (not ranged attacks, not attacks of opportunity, and not disarm/trip/feint attacks).

Melee Attack Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
A Monk's Power	Wis 13, Improved Unarmed Strike, Character level 5th	This feat grants you good unarmed damage progression for your fists.
Acrobatic Attack	Dex 13, Acrobatic, Tumble 8 ranks.	You can use acrobatic maneuvers to get around an opponent's defenses.
Acrobatic Charge	Dodge, Mobility, Tumble 1 rank, Base attack bonus +3	Your unexpected attacks have great effect.
Armor Penetration	Int 13, Combat Expertise, Base attack bonus +4	You are skilled at seeking out weak points in your opponent’s armor.
Axe Frenzy	Weapon Focus (any One Axe Weapon)	You can strike exceptionally fast with axes.
Brawn	Str 13	You have improved your striking power.
Brute	Str 13	You have improved your striking strength.
Cleaving Rampage	Str 13, Dex 13, Power Attack, Cleave, Dodge, Great Cleave, Mobility, Spring Attack, Base attack bonus +8	You charge forward cutting through all in your path.
Counter Charge	Combat Reflexes	You may step forward and meet a charging opponent, using his momentum to make your own attack more effective.
Flashy Attack	Base attack bonus +6, Weapon Finesse	You are able to use an impressive display of prowess to catch your opponents off guard
Flurry of Blades	Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (with Weapon), Base attack bonus +3, Dex 13	You can strike exceptionally fast with light weapons.
Fracture	Improved Sunder, Power Attack, Base attack bonus +2	You are skilled at exploiting weaknesses in objects.
Frenzied Attack	Str 13, Power Attack, Base attack bonus +6	You may attack your foe with wild abandon, allowing you to rain many inaccurate blows upon them.
Great Blow	Power Attack, Str 15, Base attack bonus +6	You can strike mighty blows with mighty weapons.
Improved Brawn	Base attack bonus +6, Str 15	You have greatly improved your striking power.
Improved Brute	Base attack bonus +6, Str 15	You have greatly improved your striking strength.
Improved Power Attack	Str 15, Power Attack, Base attack bonus +3	You can control the amount of power you put behind each of your strikes.
Improved Power Double Weapon	Two-Weapon Fighting, Power Attack, Base attack bonus +6	You can inflict terrible blows with a double weapon.
Improved Subdual		You are skilled in making nonlethal attacks
Improved Weapon Finesse	Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (any finessed weapon), base attack bonus +4	You've become more reliant on agility rather than strength when it comes to damage.
Near and Far		Your skill with long weapons is extraordinary.
Pole Fighting	Str 13, Proficiency with a polearm.	When fighting with a pole arm you can use the butt to strike opponents
Power Double Weapon	Two-Weapon Fighting, Power Attack, Base attack bonus +3	You have learned to maximize the strength of your blows when wielding a double weapon.
Pull Blow	Int 13, Combat Expertise, Weapon Focus, Heal 1 rank, Base attack bonus +3	You can choose to leave your victims alive when they might otherwise die
Quick Mercy	Weapon Specialization (weapon of choice).	You are so adept with your weapon of choice that you become quicker at giving your foes a merciful and swift death. Your experience has also taught you how to do so in a fashion that does not leave you open to attacks.
Quicker Mercy	Weapon Specialization (weapon of choice), Quick Mercy, Cleave	Like the scars, the number of tactics to be used in the heat of battle grow. You are now so quick to dipatch of your fallen foes that it seems like second nature to you.
Rank Fighting	Proficiency with a reach weapon.	You are trained to strike past friends using reach weapons
Rapid Thrust	Dex 13, Weapon Finesse, Base attack bonus +4	When wielding a light weapon you can make a series of rapid thrusts.
Reactive Stance	Base attack bonus +1, Int 13, Combat Expertise	You may choose to ignore defensive action in combat in order to attack your foes.
Smash Concentration	Weapon Focus (any One Smashing Weapon)	You may bash a single opponent into submission.
Spear and Shield	Shield Proficiency	You have trained in the use of a two-handed spear and shield together
Spirit of Vengeance		You exact vengeance from your enemies in blood
Tornado Attack	Dex 13, Int 13, Combat Expertise, Dodge, Mobility, Spring Attack, Whirlwind Attack, Base attack bonus +12	You can combine your whirlwind attack with a 5-foot step, moving and striking in a whirlwind of deadly blows.
Tornado Smash	Str 17, Dex 13, Int 13, Combat Expertise, Dodge, Mobility, Spring Attack, Whirlwind Attack, Power Attack, Improved Bull Rush, base attack bonus +12	Your Whirlwind attack sends the enemies flying.
Tumbling Attack	Dex 15, Int 13, Combat Expertise, Dodge, Mobility, Skill Focus (tumble), Spring Attack, Tumble 1 rank, Base attack bonus +6	Execute a startling series of attacks while you tumble through your enemy's midst.
Twin Weapon Fighting	Two-Weapon Fighting, Base attack bonus +6	You can wield a matching pair of weapons, one in each hand, with extraordinary ability.
Two-Handed Finesse	Weapon Finesse, base attack bonus +1.	Apply Weapon Finesse to one-handed weapons wielded with two hands.
Two-Handed Flurry	Str 13, Dex 15, Combat Expertise, Weapon Focus, Base attack bonus +6	You are adept at wielding a one-handed weapon with two hands.
Two-Weapon Focus	Two-Weapon Fighting, Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, Greater Two-Weapon Fighting, Weapon Focus (with the selected weapon), Dexterity 18, Base Attack Bonus +11	Two-weapon fighting is easier for you when fighting with two matching weapons.
Two-Weapon Harmony	Dex 15, Two-Weapon Fighting, Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, Base attack bonus +9	Your mastery of this style allows you to act with both weapons in harmony.
Ultimate Cleave	Str 13, Power Attack, Cleave, Base attack bonus +6	You can transfer some of the damage you inflict on a powerful blow to your next cleave attack.
Unbalancing Fist	Dex 13, Improved Unarmed Strike, Base attack bonus +4	You can throw your enemy off balance with a single precise blow to a nerve center.
Up and Down	Improved Trip, Near and Far	You exploit the mechanical leverage of your long weapons.
Way of the Hare	Base attack bonus +1, Dex 13, Jump 1 rank	You have mastered the art of the leaping attack.
Weapon and Shield Offensive Harmony	Str 13, Improved Bull Rush, Power Attack, Base attack bonus +5	You have mastered the art of using your shield as a weapon, to complement your blade.
Weapon Grace	Base attack bonus +1	You are an expert in the graceful use of a regional weapon.
Weapon Tricks	Weapon Focus	You can change the type of damage you do with melee weapons.
Wrap Shot	Weapon Focus (any One Flexible Weapon)	You have learned to swing your flexible weapon around obstructions.
Wrenching Attack	Int 13, Base attack bonus +4	Your attacks hinder your opponent’s ability to attack.