Leaf on the wind

Leaf on the wind

warlord attack 1

Encounter ✦ martial, weapon

Standard Action

Melee weapon

Target: one creature

Attack: Strength vs. AC

Hit: "2[W] + Strength modifier damage. You or an ally adjacent to the target swaps places with the target.^[PH:145] You (only if you are adjacent to the target) or one ally adjacent to the target can take a free action to swap places with it, sliding it 1 square and shifting 1 square."^[Dr397:17]

Leaf on the wind is an encounter power available to warlords at 1st level.

The "Class Compendium: Warlord" article in Dragon 397 changed the movement effect of leaf on the wind to require a free action.

CharOp Evaluation: Poor ^{[Charop Warlord]}

Generally, swapping places with an opponent is of negligible tactical significance, meaning most of the time, this ends up being just a slightly more damaging basic attack.