Questions tagged [two-weapon-fighting]
For situations where a character fights with one weapon in each hand, or one of the feats / class abilities which (partly) overcomes the penalties associated with this fighting style.
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Two-Weapon Fighting & Bonus Actions
During the latest gaming session our level 3 Rogue was Two-Weapon fighting with a Rapier in the main-hand and a scimitar in the off-hand. At the completion of our gaming session I contested the ...
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How many attacks can a fighter with two-weapon fighting make at 5th level?
I have a 5th level fighter with the Two-Weapon Fighting fighting style.
What is the number of attacks I can make?
I say 4 attacks, but others say 3 because they say the rule on page 72 states that ...
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Wielding two weapons without "Two-Weapon Fighting" or "Dual Wielder"?
We have a Barbarian on our team that very much likes to switch up his weapons; he goes from a Dwarven Hammer, to a pair of Hand-Axes, to occasionally just going bare-fisted. No issues there, he's ...
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When is an ASI better than the Dual Wielder feat?
Many people ask questions about dual wielding (even though two-weapon fighting is subpar for everyone after level four). Most of them seemingly can't wait to pick up the Dual Wielder feat (PHB, p. 165)...
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Can I Two-Weapon fight after Two-Handed-Weapon fighting?
Pick a class that has access to the Extra Attack feature. For my example, I'll use my standby, Fighter McFighterson.
Let us say that McFighterson is 20th level, and possesses the Dual Wielder feat. ...
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Do monks have an off hand and disadvantage attacking with it?
My DM told me when I hit a guy with 2 unarmed strikes (punches) that I have disadvantage on one of my hands. Is this true? Does a monk have a weaker off hand in D&D 5e?
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Why is two-weapon fighting considered subpar for fighters?
I know this has been discussed before, but I've yet to find a mathematically sound explanation of why two-weapon is vastly inferior to two-handed. I could understand if there are ultimately negligible ...
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Can you use your off-handed weapon for your main attack action? [duplicate]
My friend is 2 weapon fighting a flesh golem. He has one sword that does lightning damage, and one sword that does fire damage. His right hand holds the lightning sword, and his left hand holds the ...
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Can any creature other than PCs use Two-Weapon Fighting?
The rule on Two-Weapon Fighting (PHB, page 195) states:
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 ...
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Does an attack granted by Haste trigger two-weapon fighting?
I'm a level 6 Bladesinger Wizard. I have Haste cast on myself. I am wielding two shortswords. If I use my action to Cast a Spell, such as Booming Blade, and use my additional action granted by Haste ...
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Can a fighter two-weapon fight unarmed?
I want to make a fighter whose primary weapons are his unarmed attacks using the Tavern Brawler feat. If I take the Two Weapon Fighting style would that work with 2 unarmed strikes? In the weapons ...
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What's the point of a hand crossbow?
I have seen the following information a few different places, and it raises the question for me:
If the hand crossbow requires two hands to use--one for shooting, one for loading--then is there any ...
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How does the Dual Wielder feat interact with versatile weapons?
I have a level 4 Paladin with the Dual Wielder feat (PHB p. 165):
You master fighting with two weapons, gaining the following benefits:
You gain a +1 bonus to AC while you are wielding a separate ...
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Are you still two-weapon fighting if you've thrown one of your two weapons and are no longer holding it?
In this question we see that two-weapon fighting with darts is not possible because they are not melee weapons. Let's replace the darts in that scenario with daggers, which are valid light melee ...
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Benefit of Dual Daggers?
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For a rogue, in this specific case a Thief, is there any reason to prioritize the use of dual daggers as opposed to dual short swords, or a rapier?
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Must I two-weapon fight with different weapon types or can they be matching?
I think I'm clear on two-weapon fighting (thanks to Two-Weapon Fighting & Bonus Action in 5e) except for one thing. The PHB says (p. 195):
When you take the Attack action and attack with a ...
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Does Two-Weapon fighting work if you aren't holding both weapons when you take the Attack action?
I have a question regarding two-weapon fighting (5e). My player group had a discussion about this, and answers on the internet seem to yield different interpretations.
Suppose the first (light) weapon ...
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Is an improvised weapon treated as similar enough to a weapon to use its properties still considered "improvised"?
In PHB, the 2nd paragraph of the description of Improvised Weapons (p. 147) states:
In many cases, an improvised weapon is similar to an actual weapon and
can be treated as such. For example, a ...
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What's better? Attacking with rapier or two dagger attacks?
I'm looking for an answer supported by math and logic, not role-playing.
I have a level 1 rogue (level 2 at the end of the last session) that tries to use Sneak Attack whenever possible, and he has a ...
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When attacking with Two-Weapon Fighting, can you break up your movement and attack a different target?
When you get the Extra Attack action, you can break up your movement and attack different targets at varying distances from your starting point.
Does the same apply with TWF? As in, can I approach ...
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Do I have Disadvantage attacking with an off-hand weapon?
I'm pretty new to D&D and have a question. I am currently playing as a rogue swashbuckler (lvl 3) which encourages dual wielding. I love this mechanic and enjoy playing it so far but I'm confused ...
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Does two-weapon fighting give any penalties to the offhand attack?
I understand that you have to use the two weapon fighting style to add your ability modifier to damage, but I was wondering if there were any penalties to the offhand attack modifier?
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Drawing a second weapon as part of an attack?
Consider a 1st level Rogue who wants to fight with two shortswords using Two-Weapon Fighting (PHB p.195) but does not have the Dual Wielder Feat.
Starting off empty-handed, is the following possible?
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Can I draw 2 weapons with the same hand (throwing one and then drawing another) using the Dual Wielder feat?
I had an idea for a level 5 fighter with the Dual Wielder feat that used a melee weapon in the off-hand (whip) and used a thrown weapon (javelin) in the main hand.
My question is: With the main hand ...
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Can a bladesinger dual-wield?
I want to use two short swords but I am not sure if I can. It sounds like the Bladesong might end in the case of dual wielding:
Starting at 2nd level, you can invoke a secret magic called the ...
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Can you combo attacks with the Booming Blade cantrip?
I understand that so long as conditions are met, you can Sneak Attack as part of the melee attack from the Booming Blade cantrip.
Can you dual wield and attack with both weapons after casting Booming ...
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Can you trigger the Ranger's Colossus Slayer with two-weapon-fighting in the same turn?
Colossus Slayer only triggers if you attack a target which doesn't have it's full hit points (meaning they took damage in this fight already).
Would damaging the target with an Attack Action make it ...
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Do you add your ability modifier to damage for the Soulknife's second attack?
Normal Two-Weapon Fighting lets you use your bonus action when you've used your action to attack. It says:
You don't add your ability modifier to the damage of the bonus attack, unless that modifier ...
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How does the Ranger's Extra Attack feature work with Two-Weapon Fighting?
I think I know the answer to this one but I'm double checking.
At the 5th level the Ranger gets Extra Attack, which lets them attack a second time during the Attack action. If they are fighting with ...
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Can a monk use a shortsword for the bonus action attack of Martial Arts?
Could a mutli-class monk/arcane trickster using two short swords, use two weapon fighting for his bonus action instead of making an unarmed strike while also still using the dex modifier for the bonus ...
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Does Crossbow Expert let me fire a hand crossbow as a bonus action after using a one-handed weapon's versatile property?
The Crossbow Expert feat (PHB, pg. 165) says:
When you use the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack with a hand crossbow you are holding.
The ...
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Does removing the bonus action requirement of two weapon fighting make it unbalanced?
I've been toying with various approaches to making Two-Weapon Fighting interact better with other class features that use a bonus action. I am considering removing the bonus action requirement of Two-...
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What would be the difference between dual-wielding a rapier and dagger vs. two shortswords?
In a game I'm playing, I have a Swashbuckler rogue, and my DM gave me the okay on using two-weapon fighting with a rapier and a dagger instead of two shortswords. (But not rapier and shortsword, ...
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If the UA Wild Soul barbarian's Wild Surge table causes a greatsword to gain the light property, can it be dual-wielded?
The playtest Wild Soul barbarian subclass (from Unearthed Arcana: Barbarian and Monk has the Wild Surge feature at 3rd level, causing magic to erupt from the barbarian when they rage.
Row 7 in the ...
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Why is Soulknife's second attack not Two-Weapon Fighting?
I know the question Do you add your ability modifier to damage for the Soulknife's second attack? with a reply being "Yes you do because it is not two weapons fighting". This is not if, but ...
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With Two-Weapon Fighting, can the second attack be a bite attack?
My son is keen to use a lizardfolk with bite attack as a character. We are assuming the second attack can be a bite as the offhand attack, which seems reasonable. But then he also wants to use a ...
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Is there a penalty for switching targets?
I'm playing a fighter with the Two-Weapon Fighting fighting style. Several times in the game tonight, I killed my target with my first attack, and so I wanted to use my bonus attack to go at one of ...
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Can a dual-wielder have something like the "protection" fighting style?
I'm new to D&D and am playing a 5e campaign as a Paladin with a focus on Dex rather than Str; I am considering multi-classing into Fighter to get the two-weapon fighting style, per some of the ...
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I think our Two Weapon Fighting house rule is hurting our game, but the DM thinks taking it away would be unfair. How do I convince him?
I have a problem with a House Rule accepted by DM and players who get an advantage out of it.
Our barbarian took the feat "Two Weapon Fighting" at lvl 1. He interpreted it as "I use 2 weapons, so I ...
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How do flat modifiers (like those from magic weapons) affect DPR comparison in GWF vs TWF?
This question has some answers with fantastic calculations comparing the Great Weapon Master feat to the Dual Wielding feat.
I'm interested in comparing Great Weapon Fighting and Two Weapon Fighting ...
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What would be the effects of allowing dual Pact Weapons?
I have been considering a Hexblade Warlock with a houserule to allow two Pact Weapons, so that they could dual-wield. What would the effects of such a houserule be? It is an extra option for Pact of ...
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Can I stow and draw the same weapon in a single turn?
I play a level 4 Eldritch Knight who is going use a longsword and whip with the dual wielder feat, which I took at level 4. As it turns out I can't cast spells with 2 weapons in my hands so I had to ...
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Can you benefit from the Dueling fighting style for one weapon, then draw a second weapon as part of Extra Attack to qualify for Two-Weapon Fighting?
Say a Champion fighter has the "Two-Weapon Fighting" fighting style and the "Dual Wielder" feat. At 10th level, they pick up "Dueling" (+2 to damage rolls when wielding a ...
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Can I use the same weapon for a normal attack and Two-Weapon Fighting in the same turn?
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 ...
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How are dual-wielding penalties applied?
Regarding dual-wielding as outlined in the 2012-01-28 (latest as of posting) playtest packet for D&D Next; with two light weapons equipped – one in each hand – do both attacks made on a turn ...
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Is the Oversized Two-Weapon Fighting feat not worth it?
The description of the Oversized Two-Weapon Fighting feat says (Complete Adventurer, p. 111):
You are adapted at wielding larger than normal weapons in your off hand.
Prerequisite: Str 13, Two-Weapon ...
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Dual Wielding and Extra Attacks [duplicate]
From the Rules (EXTRA ATTACK)
"Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn."
If I have the EXTRA ATTACK feature (level 5), AND I ...
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Two weapon fighting, but using offhand for AoO only
Okay, so we are switching DMs to give myself a break from it, and I'm rolling up a level 8 bard to support the current group.
I'm going with whip mastery and improved/Greater Trip and everything else ...
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Order of attacks when using Two Weapon Fighting and Extra Attack
Both Two Weapon Fighting and Extra Attack give additional attacks in a turn, but in what order do those attacks take place? Is it up to the player, or must it be a specific order?
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Can I use Two-Weapon Fighting on my mount's turn?
Can I use the Ready action on my turn to specify that I will make a melee attack once in range of an enemy, use my mount to get to the enemy, attack the enemy with one melee weapon, and then also ...
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