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In this question, I have been told the difference between a "melee attack" (which, if I understand correctly, Shoves and Grapples are) and a "melee weapon attack" (which they are not).

A Bugbear's Long Limbed feature gives him 5 feet of extra reach for melee attacks made on his turn.

So, is a Bugbear's Long Limbed reach also applied to special attacks (Shoves & Grapples)?

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Yes - As long as it is on your turn

Long-limbed

When you make a melee attack on your turn, your reach for it is 5 feet greater than normal.

Grapple

...you can use the Attack action to make a special melee attack, a grapple....

The target of your grapple must be no more than one size larger than you and must be within your reach.

Shove

Using the Attack action, you can make a special melee attack to shove...

The target must be no more than one size larger than you and must be within your reach.

As long as you Grapple or Shove on your turn then you can apply the extra reach from long-limbed.

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    \$\begingroup\$ It is worth noting that long limbed only applies on your turn, so the grapple could not be maintained \$\endgroup\$
    – Exempt-Medic
    Commented Jan 14, 2021 at 15:08
  • \$\begingroup\$ @Exempt-Medic: worse, it only applies for the attack (if it applied for the bugbear's whole turn, it could close to 5ft after grappling if it had the movement, but that's not possible since the grapple breaks first). \$\endgroup\$
    – pyrocrasty
    Commented Jul 18, 2022 at 8:26

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