Does superior technique stack with battle master?

It does! The key is that the Improved Combat Superiority feature says “your superiority dice turn into [d10s/d12s].” It doesn’t specify what source they come from. If you’re a Battle Master, all your superiority dice scale.

How do you increase superiority in dice?

You gain one superiority die, which is a d6 (this die is added to any supe-riority dice you have from another source). This die is used to fuel your maneuvers. A superiority die is expended when you use it. You regain your expended superiority dice when you finish a short or long rest.

How does superior technique work?

When a creature misses you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction and expend one superiority die to make a melee weapon attack against the creature. If you hit, you add the superiority die to the attack’s damage roll.

When do you use superiority dice in D & D?

These superiority dice are expended when one performs a maneuver and typically are then added to the damage of the integrated roll. There are no “maneuver levels” nor are there “maneuver cantrips.” The pool and power of superiority dice simply increases with level.

How many superiority dice does the Battle Master have?

The Battle Master, however, has four superiority dice (max six) that are regained following a short or long rest. These superiority dice are expended when one performs a maneuver and typically are then added to the damage of the integrated roll. There are no “maneuver levels” nor are there “maneuver cantrips.”

When do you use superiority dice in BM fighter?

Misc. Maneuvers + Dice: With the BM fighter, Superiority Dice are typically expended to activate a maneuver. Should that always be the case? In other words, could there effectively be “maneuver cantrips” that the warlord could use ‘at-will’ without expending Superiority Dice that would not be construed as overpowered?

When does the martial adept superiority dice scale up?

Eventually, lead rules designer Jeremy Crawford unofficially clarified how Martial Adept interacts with Battle Master fighters in an April 2020 tweet: