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Does the spell specify that the material component need be the same as the one used in the attack?

As part of recent errata to the green-flame blade and booming blade cantrips, their material components have been amended to "a melee weapon worth at least 1 sp" (Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide, 142).

If the attacking weapon and material component do not have to be the same, then can you use a separate weapon for the component?

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  • \$\begingroup\$ When would you want to use one weapon for the component and a different weapon for the attack? \$\endgroup\$ – Medix2 Nov 11 '20 at 22:07
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    \$\begingroup\$ @Medix2 This could be an example: rpg.stackexchange.com/q/177347/42386 \$\endgroup\$ – Xirema Nov 11 '20 at 22:08
  • \$\begingroup\$ @medix you might want to use a different weapon? Or Xirema'sexample \$\endgroup\$ – AncientSwordRage Nov 11 '20 at 22:13
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    \$\begingroup\$ Title and body question are opposites. \$\endgroup\$ – Thomas Markov Nov 11 '20 at 22:13
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    \$\begingroup\$ @AncientSwordRage But any different weapon would be worth at least 1sp, so you could just use it. Though Xirema's example is a good one \$\endgroup\$ – Medix2 Nov 11 '20 at 22:25
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The material component weapon must be used to make the attack

The spell states (emphasis mine):

You brandish the weapon used in the spell’s casting and make a melee attack with it against one creature within 5 feet of you. [...]

The only weapon used in the spell's casting is the material component; no other weapons is required in order to cast the spell. If they wanted it to be any weapon, they would have worded the spell differently.

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Yes.

The spell specifically says:

You brandish the weapon used in the spell’s casting and make a melee attack with it against one creature within 5 feet of you.

The “weapon used in the spell’s casting” refers to the weapon used as a material component.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ So yes? I think you’ve got something backwards here. \$\endgroup\$ – Thomas Markov Nov 11 '20 at 22:12
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    \$\begingroup\$ @ThomasMarkov oh shoot, that’s what I meant. I answered the body question not the question in the title. \$\endgroup\$ – Bardic Wizard Nov 11 '20 at 22:13
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    \$\begingroup\$ Title and body questions are opposite it seems. \$\endgroup\$ – Thomas Markov Nov 11 '20 at 22:13

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