In terms of sheer DPS, DPM, and consistency, I would say Sweeping Strikes III (a melee ability). Be warned though this ability depends hugely upon your stats, modifiers, kit rank, ect. For example, I do 241.5 melee AoE damage per hit, with the same DPS, no buffs, no BoFFs. And then if you factor in the crit chances and…
Im pretty sure phys strength dosent even exist anymore. For the Vulcan instead of getting physical str, they just got plus 15 percent melee damage, no traits required, just for being a Vulcan. P.S. I do 236 melee damage per hit with 236 DPS, bet nobody could come even close to beating that :p
I concur, unarmed combat should not do three times the damage of a sword, that is like saying that Bruce Lee would be less deadly if you have him a weapon.
Sweeping Strikes iii, at least for me, does way more damage than a sword or batleth. I do 207 AoE damage per hit, no buffs,and it hits just as fast as a bat'leth. But again, this skill all depends on individual abilities such as traits, and because my character is geared toward melee damage, It is unlikely that you will be…