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The Monk's Martial Arts ability says:

"When you use the Attack action with an unarmed strike or a monk weapon on your turn, you can make one unarmed strike as a bonus action."

When you use the Attack action with an unarmed strike or a monk weapon on your turn, you can make one unarmed strike as a bonus action.

The Grapple and Shove maneuvers state that they are "special melee attacks."

Would attempts to grapple or shove therefore qualify as unarmed strikes for purposes of the Monk being able to use their bonus action for a martial arts unarmed strike?

The Monk's Martial Arts ability says:

"When you use the Attack action with an unarmed strike or a monk weapon on your turn, you can make one unarmed strike as a bonus action."

The Grapple and Shove maneuvers state that they are "special melee attacks."

Would attempts to grapple or shove therefore qualify as unarmed strikes for purposes of the Monk being able to use their bonus action for a martial arts unarmed strike?

The Monk's Martial Arts ability says:

When you use the Attack action with an unarmed strike or a monk weapon on your turn, you can make one unarmed strike as a bonus action.

The Grapple and Shove maneuvers state that they are "special melee attacks."

Would attempts to grapple or shove therefore qualify as unarmed strikes for purposes of the Monk being able to use their bonus action for a martial arts unarmed strike?

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Does a Shove or a Grapple count as an "unarmed strike" for purposes of a Monk using a bonus action for a martial arts attack?

The Monk's Martial Arts ability says:

"When you use the Attack action with an unarmed strike or a monk weapon on your turn, you can make one unarmed strike as a bonus action."

The Grapple and Shove maneuvers state that they are "special melee attacks."

Would attempts to grapple or shove therefore qualify as unarmed strikes for purposes of the Monk being able to use their bonus action for a martial arts unarmed strike?