Attack Action

A standard attack is an attack action that can be performed with either a Standard Action, or as part of a Full Attack Action. Unlike a normal Standard Action, a Standard Attack can be made with any of the attacks in a Full Attack Action, not just the first attack at the highest attack bonus. This means, if you have three attacks in your full attack action, you can perform three standard attacks.

It is important to keep the distinction between a Standard Attack and a Standard Action in mind. If an action states it requires a Standard Action to perform, it can ONLY be performed using either a normal Standard Action, or as the FIRST attack (and only the first) in a Full Attack Action. If an action states it requires a Standard Attack action to perform, that action can be performed using either a normal Standard Action, or as ANY of the attacks in a Full Attack Action.