Uncanny Accuracy — D&D 3.5e Epic Archery Feat

Uncanny Accuracy is a D&D 3.5e epic feat for expert ranged combatants. It removes the normal 50% miss chance against a target with total concealment, but only if the attacker chooses the correct square. It does not reveal where a hidden creature is or grant the ability to see through a wall.

D&D 3.5e — Published Epic Feat

At a Glance: Dexterity 21, base attack bonus +11, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Improved Precise Shot and Spot 20 ranks. The printed ranger exception appears in the full rules below.

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• Prerequisites Dexterity 21, base attack bonus +11, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Improved Precise Shot, Spot 20 ranks.
• Benefit Your ranged attacks ignore the miss chance granted to targets by total concealment. You must aim your attacks at the correct square to take advantage of this feat.
• Normal Without this feat, you suffer a 50% miss chance when making a ranged attack against a target with total concealment.
• Special A character with at least 11 levels of ranger can qualify for this feat even if he or she does not have the prerequisites for it, but can only use it when wearing light or no armor.

Using Uncanny Accuracy

Example: A concealed enemy stands in one of several possible squares. The archer picks a square and makes a ranged attack. If that is the enemy’s actual square and the attack otherwise hits, Uncanny Accuracy removes the 50% miss chance caused by total concealment. If the archer chose the wrong square, the shot still misses; this feat does not locate an unseen opponent.

Ranger exception: The D&D 3.5e epic SRD expressly permits a character with at least eleven ranger levels to qualify without meeting all listed prerequisites. That exception works only while wearing light or no armour. It belongs to this feat’s printed Special rule and does not mean every archer automatically qualifies.

Edition Notes and Sources

D&D 2024, D&D 2014 and Pathfinder 1e have different concealment and character-option rules. The D&D 3.5e epic benefit is not presented here as a native feat in those systems. For the feat chain, see Improved Precise Shot and the Epic Feats directory. The prerequisites, benefit, normal miss chance and ranger exception are taken from the D&D 3.5e epic-feats SRD.