If that roll also results in a hit against the target's AC, the critical hit is confirmed, and the base damage is rolled once for every critical hit multiplier.
In DDO, a confirmation roll can still succeed on a roll of 1 it does not auto-miss on such a roll. This roll must beat the target's AC in order to ' confirm' the critical hit. To do so, a confirmation roll is made, with the same to-hit bonus being applied (plus extra confirmation bonuses such as Seeker, Kensei enhancements, Fighter Critical Accuracy, etc.) in this roll, 1's do not automatically fail to hit. 1 Common weapons' threat range/multiplierĮach weapon has a threat range for critical hits.Ī critical threat is obtained when you roll a d20 to hit your opponent and the result (before applying any bonus or penalty) is within the threat range of your weapon (even if your modified attack roll wouldn't beat the opponent's AC).Ī critical threat means you have a chance to score a critical hit.