Can you use an action to cast a bonus action spell?

No. Actions cannot be traded for bonus actions. Various class features, spells and other abilities let you take an additional action on your turn called a bonus action.

Can you cast prestidigitation as a bonus action?

You can cast this spell multiple times and you can dismiss any created effect as an action or bonus action.

How many times can you cast prestidigitation?

You create a nonmagical trinket or an illusory image that can fit in your hand and that lasts until the end of your next turn. If you cast this spell multiple times, you can have up to three of its non-instantaneous Effects active at a time, and you can dismiss such an Effect as an action.

Can you clean yourself with prestidigitation?

An average person’s body takes up 1.76 to 2.43 cubic feet of space. Therefore with two to three castings of prestidigitation, you could clean yourself, as well as anything you’re wearing.

How do I get bonus action attacks?

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 a different light melee weapon that you’re holding in the other hand. You don’t add your ability modifier to the damage of the bonus attack, unless that modifier is negative.

Can you change hair color with prestidigitation?

There’s some debate about whether you can use prestidigitation to change the color of your character’s face, eyes, or hair. But you can definitely use the cantrip to change the color of your clothes (or those of a nearby target).

Does every class get a bonus action?

Unlike any other ability in 5E, bonus actions are a very specific list. Your classes, feats, or racial abilities give you Bonus Actions, and there aren’t any real ways to use them otherwise; If you don’t have an ability that specifies it is a Bonus Action, you can’t take any Bonus Actions.

Can a bonus action spell be cast as an action?

No, you can’t cast a “bonus action” spell as an action. PHB page 202, under “Casting Time” (emphasis mine): Bonus Action A spell cast with a bonus action is especially swift. You must use a bonus action on your turn to cast the spell, provided you haven’t already taken a bonus action this turn.

Can you cast another spell at the same time as shillelagh?

You can’t cast another spell during the same turn, except for a cantrip with a casting time of 1 action. So if you want to cast a bonus action spell (like Shillelagh) you must use your bonus action, but that could be before your regular action since the Shillelagh bonus action isn’t dependent on another trigger.

Can you change the casting time of a spell?

When you cast a spell that has a casting time of 1 action, you can spend 2 sorcery points to change the casting time to 1 bonus action for this casting. (PHB, p. 102) Furthermore, there is a case to be made based on the wording of the casting time of one bonus action (emphasis, once more, mine):

Which is an example of a bonus action?

The most obvious example is the Sorcerer’s “Quickened Spell” metamagic, allowing them to cast any spell as a Bonus Action… at the cost of 2 metamagic points! What Spells Are Bonus Actions? The following 35 spells are all of the Bonus Action spells currently printed.