Can flame blade be used for sneak attack?

For example, if you have the Sneak Attack feature and cast green-flame blade with a finesse weapon, you can deal Sneak Attack damage to the target of the weapon attack if you have advantage on the attack roll and hit.

Does Shadow Blade work with sneak attack?

The sneak attack damage is the same damage type as the weapon used. The Shadow Blade gives advantage to attacks made in dim light or darkness. This means that an attacker using Shadow Blade in dim light could use sneak attack every round.

Does booming blade count as an attack action?

Booming Blade is a spell, which requires you to have taken the Cast a Spell action, not the Attack action. It’s confusing, because as part of casting the spell you make an attack, but you never made the Attack action, so you never got the chance to use your bonus action to make an off-hand attack.

Can you sneak attack with Eldritch Blast 5e?

Take war caster feat, and even getting sneak attack off on your reaction attacks is less than just casting EB….

Level	Sneak Attack Average	Eldritch Blast Average
19	35	22
20	35	22

Can a rogue use booming blade with sneak attack?

Most spells can’t be combined with sneak attack because 5e sneak attack specifies a finesse or ranged weapon attack. However, booming blade and green-flame blade require you to “… make a melee attack with a weapon against one creature within the spell’s range…”

Is booming blade a weapon attack?

It is a melee weapon attack. It uses whatever ability modifier you would use for a melee weapon attack. It does not use your spell attack modifier because it isn’t a spell attack.

Can Shadow Blade stack with booming blade?

Notably, the errata revealed that booming blade could no longer be stacked with the spell shadow blade, as booming blade now requires a material component – a melee weapon worth at least 1 silver piece.

What type is sneak attack damage?

Sneak attack’s damage type is the same as the weapon used to deliver the attack. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.

Does booming blade stack with Sneak Attack?

Most spells can’t be combined with sneak attack because 5e sneak attack specifies a finesse or ranged weapon attack.

Does great weapon fighting apply to sneak attack?

The extra damage is part of the weapon’s damage dice and that qualifies it for other features like Savage Attacks, so in my opinion Great Weapon Fighting should apply to it. Features like Sneak Attack and smites don’t come from the weapon.

Can booming blade trigger sneak attack?

1 Answer. So as long as you qualify for Sneak Attack, it applies.

Does sneak attack apply to booming blade?

You can Sneak Attack with a spell if that spell involves making an attack with a finesse or ranged weapon. Green-Flame Blade and Booming Blade from Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide or Shadow Blade from Xanathar’s Guide to Everything are examples.

Can you use spells with sneak attack 5e?

Most spells can’t be united with the sneak attack because 5e sneak attack specifies a finesse or ranged weapon strike. But, booming blade and green-flame blade need you to create a melee attack with a weapon against one creature within the spell’s range.

Can You sneak attack with a booming blade?

If the attack fulfills the requirements, you can activate Sneak Attack. Booming blade requires a melee attack, so as long as you have advantage, it’s a finesse weapon, or any of the other conditions, then yes. Sneak attack doesn’t require you to take the attack action, just hit with an attack.

Can undead be hit with sneak attacks in D&D 5e?

Unlike some past editions of D&D, Undead and Constructs can be hit with Sneak Attacks in D&D 5e. In those previous editions, these creature types were immune to Sneak Attacks and even critical hits! The same was true for plant creatures and other monsters that didn’t have a discernable anatomy like oozes. I get the reasoning behind the rule.

Do booming blade and green flame blades require an attack action?

Both Booming Bladeand Green Flame Bladesay the following: As part of the action used to cast this spell, you must make a melee attack with a weapon against one creature within the spell’s range This means that these cantrips do not require you to take the Attack action, they require you to take the Cast a Spell action.