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Can I use the same weapon for a normal attack and Two-Weapon Fighting in the same turn?
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Two-weapon fighting rules, per the Player's Handbook (page 195):
When you take the Attack action and attack with a light melee weapon that you're holding in one hand, you can use a bonus action to attack with a different light melee weapon that you're holding in the other hand. You don't add your ability modifier to the damage of the bonus attack, unless that modifier is negative.
Per my earlier question, I am allowed to use different weapons for an Attack action if I have the Extra Attack class feature. Let's assume I did just that, attacking once each with a hand-axe and once with a shortsword. Am I allowed to afterwards perform a Two Weapon Fighting bonus attack with one of these weapons?
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Two-weapon fighting rules, per the Player's Handbook (page 195):
When you take the Attack action and attack with a light melee weapon that you're holding in one hand, you can use a bonus action to attack with a different light melee weapon that you're holding in the other hand. You don't add your ability modifier to the damage of the bonus attack, unless that modifier is negative.
Per my earlier question, I am allowed to use different weapons for an Attack action if I have the Extra Attack class feature. Let's assume I did just that, attacking once each with a hand-axe and once with a shortsword. Am I allowed to afterwards perform a Two Weapon Fighting bonus attack with one of these weapons?
dnd-5e attack two-weapon-fighting
asked Aug 17 at 13:36
vonBoomslang
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Weird, I seem to recall there being references to a "main" weapon, but that's not in the rules, maybe that's what confused me.
– vonBoomslang
Aug 17 at 13:51
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You might be remembering previous editions, where there was often an important distinction between main-hand and off-hand in two-weapon fighting rules.
– Carcer
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Two-weapon fighting rules, per the Player's Handbook (page 195):
When you take the Attack action and attack with a light melee weapon that you're holding in one hand, you can use a bonus action to attack with a different light melee weapon that you're holding in the other hand. You don't add your ability modifier to the damage of the bonus attack, unless that modifier is negative.
Per my earlier question, I am allowed to use different weapons for an Attack action if I have the Extra Attack class feature. Let's assume I did just that, attacking once each with a hand-axe and once with a shortsword. Am I allowed to afterwards perform a Two Weapon Fighting bonus attack with one of these weapons?
dnd-5e attack two-weapon-fighting
asked Aug 17 at 13:36
vonBoomslang
1,052123
Two-weapon fighting rules, per the Player's Handbook (page 195):
When you take the Attack action and attack with a light melee weapon that you're holding in one hand, you can use a bonus action to attack with a different light melee weapon that you're holding in the other hand. You don't add your ability modifier to the damage of the bonus attack, unless that modifier is negative.
Per my earlier question, I am allowed to use different weapons for an Attack action if I have the Extra Attack class feature. Let's assume I did just that, attacking once each with a hand-axe and once with a shortsword. Am I allowed to afterwards perform a Two Weapon Fighting bonus attack with one of these weapons?
dnd-5e attack two-weapon-fighting
asked Aug 17 at 13:36
vonBoomslang
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edited Aug 17 at 14:29
asked Aug 17 at 13:36
vonBoomslang
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asked Aug 17 at 13:36
vonBoomslang
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asked Aug 17 at 13:36
vonBoomslang
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Weird, I seem to recall there being references to a "main" weapon, but that's not in the rules, maybe that's what confused me.
– vonBoomslang
Aug 17 at 13:51
5
You might be remembering previous editions, where there was often an important distinction between main-hand and off-hand in two-weapon fighting rules.
– Carcer
Aug 17 at 13:52
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Weird, I seem to recall there being references to a "main" weapon, but that's not in the rules, maybe that's what confused me.
– vonBoomslang
Aug 17 at 13:51
5
You might be remembering previous editions, where there was often an important distinction between main-hand and off-hand in two-weapon fighting rules.
– Carcer
Aug 17 at 13:52
Weird, I seem to recall there being references to a "main" weapon, but that's not in the rules, maybe that's what confused me.
– vonBoomslang
Aug 17 at 13:51
Weird, I seem to recall there being references to a "main" weapon, but that's not in the rules, maybe that's what confused me.
– vonBoomslang
Aug 17 at 13:51
5
5
You might be remembering previous editions, where there was often an important distinction between main-hand and off-hand in two-weapon fighting rules.
– Carcer
Aug 17 at 13:52
You might be remembering previous editions, where there was often an important distinction between main-hand and off-hand in two-weapon fighting rules.
– Carcer
Aug 17 at 13:52
add a comment |Â
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The bonus action has three criteria for triggering:
- You take the Attack action
- You make an attack with a light one-handed melee weapon
- You are wielding or can draw a light one-handed melee weapon with the
other hand
If you have multiple attacks in a single Attack action because of Extra Attack, you only need to consider one of the individual attacks you make when triggering the two-weapon-fighting bonus action, not the entire Attack action and all attacks you made as part of it.
So if you are fighting with a shortsword and a handaxe, and you make one attack with each as part of your Attack action:
- You took the Attack action and made an attack with your shortsword, so you can use a two-weapon-fighting bonus action to make an attack with the handaxe
- You took the Attack action and made an attack with your handaxe, so you can use a two-weapon-fighting bonus action to make an attack with the shortsword
Of course, you still only get one bonus action per turn - so TWF only ever gets you one bonus attack, even if you have a choice of multiple weapons you could use it with.
edited Aug 17 at 18:36
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@vonBloomslang There's a third criteria missing, although it's pretty expected. You are required to use a different weapon in the opposite hand of one of the standard attacks you made. As it reads right now, from Carcer's answer, someone with a light weapon and a shield can make the bonus action attack.
– Daniel Zastoupil
Aug 17 at 14:59
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1 Answer
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active
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active
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active
oldest
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up vote
14
down vote
accepted
Yes
The bonus action has three criteria for triggering:
- You take the Attack action
- You make an attack with a light one-handed melee weapon
- You are wielding or can draw a light one-handed melee weapon with the
other hand
If you have multiple attacks in a single Attack action because of Extra Attack, you only need to consider one of the individual attacks you make when triggering the two-weapon-fighting bonus action, not the entire Attack action and all attacks you made as part of it.
So if you are fighting with a shortsword and a handaxe, and you make one attack with each as part of your Attack action:
- You took the Attack action and made an attack with your shortsword, so you can use a two-weapon-fighting bonus action to make an attack with the handaxe
- You took the Attack action and made an attack with your handaxe, so you can use a two-weapon-fighting bonus action to make an attack with the shortsword
Of course, you still only get one bonus action per turn - so TWF only ever gets you one bonus attack, even if you have a choice of multiple weapons you could use it with.
edited Aug 17 at 18:36
V2Blast
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answered Aug 17 at 13:48
Carcer
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@vonBloomslang There's a third criteria missing, although it's pretty expected. You are required to use a different weapon in the opposite hand of one of the standard attacks you made. As it reads right now, from Carcer's answer, someone with a light weapon and a shield can make the bonus action attack.
– Daniel Zastoupil
Aug 17 at 14:59
add a comment |Â
up vote
14
down vote
accepted
Yes
The bonus action has three criteria for triggering:
- You take the Attack action
- You make an attack with a light one-handed melee weapon
- You are wielding or can draw a light one-handed melee weapon with the
other hand
If you have multiple attacks in a single Attack action because of Extra Attack, you only need to consider one of the individual attacks you make when triggering the two-weapon-fighting bonus action, not the entire Attack action and all attacks you made as part of it.
So if you are fighting with a shortsword and a handaxe, and you make one attack with each as part of your Attack action:
- You took the Attack action and made an attack with your shortsword, so you can use a two-weapon-fighting bonus action to make an attack with the handaxe
- You took the Attack action and made an attack with your handaxe, so you can use a two-weapon-fighting bonus action to make an attack with the shortsword
Of course, you still only get one bonus action per turn - so TWF only ever gets you one bonus attack, even if you have a choice of multiple weapons you could use it with.
edited Aug 17 at 18:36
V2Blast
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answered Aug 17 at 13:48
Carcer
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@vonBloomslang There's a third criteria missing, although it's pretty expected. You are required to use a different weapon in the opposite hand of one of the standard attacks you made. As it reads right now, from Carcer's answer, someone with a light weapon and a shield can make the bonus action attack.
– Daniel Zastoupil
Aug 17 at 14:59
add a comment |Â
up vote
14
down vote
accepted
up vote
14
down vote
accepted
Yes
The bonus action has three criteria for triggering:
- You take the Attack action
- You make an attack with a light one-handed melee weapon
- You are wielding or can draw a light one-handed melee weapon with the
other hand
If you have multiple attacks in a single Attack action because of Extra Attack, you only need to consider one of the individual attacks you make when triggering the two-weapon-fighting bonus action, not the entire Attack action and all attacks you made as part of it.
So if you are fighting with a shortsword and a handaxe, and you make one attack with each as part of your Attack action:
- You took the Attack action and made an attack with your shortsword, so you can use a two-weapon-fighting bonus action to make an attack with the handaxe
- You took the Attack action and made an attack with your handaxe, so you can use a two-weapon-fighting bonus action to make an attack with the shortsword
Of course, you still only get one bonus action per turn - so TWF only ever gets you one bonus attack, even if you have a choice of multiple weapons you could use it with.
edited Aug 17 at 18:36
V2Blast
13.4k23386
answered Aug 17 at 13:48
Carcer
17.2k24398
Yes
The bonus action has three criteria for triggering:
- You take the Attack action
- You make an attack with a light one-handed melee weapon
- You are wielding or can draw a light one-handed melee weapon with the
other hand
If you have multiple attacks in a single Attack action because of Extra Attack, you only need to consider one of the individual attacks you make when triggering the two-weapon-fighting bonus action, not the entire Attack action and all attacks you made as part of it.
So if you are fighting with a shortsword and a handaxe, and you make one attack with each as part of your Attack action:
- You took the Attack action and made an attack with your shortsword, so you can use a two-weapon-fighting bonus action to make an attack with the handaxe
- You took the Attack action and made an attack with your handaxe, so you can use a two-weapon-fighting bonus action to make an attack with the shortsword
Of course, you still only get one bonus action per turn - so TWF only ever gets you one bonus attack, even if you have a choice of multiple weapons you could use it with.
edited Aug 17 at 18:36
V2Blast
13.4k23386
answered Aug 17 at 13:48
Carcer
17.2k24398
edited Aug 17 at 18:36
V2Blast
13.4k23386
edited Aug 17 at 18:36
V2Blast
13.4k23386
edited Aug 17 at 18:36
V2Blast
13.4k23386
13.4k23386
answered Aug 17 at 13:48
Carcer
17.2k24398
answered Aug 17 at 13:48
Carcer
17.2k24398
answered Aug 17 at 13:48
Carcer
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17.2k24398
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@vonBloomslang There's a third criteria missing, although it's pretty expected. You are required to use a different weapon in the opposite hand of one of the standard attacks you made. As it reads right now, from Carcer's answer, someone with a light weapon and a shield can make the bonus action attack.
– Daniel Zastoupil
Aug 17 at 14:59
add a comment |Â
1
@vonBloomslang There's a third criteria missing, although it's pretty expected. You are required to use a different weapon in the opposite hand of one of the standard attacks you made. As it reads right now, from Carcer's answer, someone with a light weapon and a shield can make the bonus action attack.
– Daniel Zastoupil
Aug 17 at 14:59
1
1
@vonBloomslang There's a third criteria missing, although it's pretty expected. You are required to use a different weapon in the opposite hand of one of the standard attacks you made. As it reads right now, from Carcer's answer, someone with a light weapon and a shield can make the bonus action attack.
– Daniel Zastoupil
Aug 17 at 14:59
@vonBloomslang There's a third criteria missing, although it's pretty expected. You are required to use a different weapon in the opposite hand of one of the standard attacks you made. As it reads right now, from Carcer's answer, someone with a light weapon and a shield can make the bonus action attack.
– Daniel Zastoupil
Aug 17 at 14:59
add a comment |Â
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Weird, I seem to recall there being references to a "main" weapon, but that's not in the rules, maybe that's what confused me.
– vonBoomslang
Aug 17 at 13:51
5
You might be remembering previous editions, where there was often an important distinction between main-hand and off-hand in two-weapon fighting rules.
– Carcer
Aug 17 at 13:52