Is a whip a melee attack?

The whip is treated as a melee weapon with 15-foot reach, though you don’t threaten the area into which you can make an attack. In addition, unlike most other weapons with reach, you can use it against foes anywhere within your reach (including adjacent foes).

Does Thorn whip count as a weapon attack?

Thorn whip is a melee spell attack that gives 30′ range. I have a player using only thorn whip and no weapon.

How do you make a melee spell attack?

In mechanics terms, a melee spell attack is a spell that allows you to make a melee attack, but use your spell casting modifier instead of your STR or DEX modifier for To-Hit calculations. Also, since a melee spell attack is not a ranged attack, you do not suffer disadvantage for casting in melee range.

Can you make a melee spell attack with a weapon?

Melee spell attack can never be a melee attack with a weapon.

Are whips martial weapons?

In 5e, whips are martial weapons, do 1d4 slashing damage, are finesse weapons, and have reach. They are NOT light weapons.

Can wizards use whips?

Abjuration works fine. Really the key detail on whip wizard is the spell sniper feat, it makes the whip a useful weapon to any wizard. If you are also looking at non wizard casters then obviously hexblade is an easier choice than wizard, since it’s got the whip proficiency (and armours) already.

Can you choose not to pull with Thorn whip?

2 Answers. Yes, it is a choice. Or more specifically, you must pull the creature, but you can pull him 0 feet. You create a long, vine-like whip covered in thorns that lashes out at your command toward a creature in range.

Is Thorn whip a good cantrip?

Is 5e Thorn Whip, any good? It is one of the stronger cantrips out there. It can potentially move/pull the enemy 10 feet towards you, on top of dealing 1d6 damage. Unlike its counterpart, Lightning Lure, Thorn Whip has double the range, deals its damage regardless of the distance to the enemy.

Can melee spell attacks crit?

This tweet by Mike Mearls leaves some wiggle room. He says spells can’t auto crit, but then says only effects that require an attack roll can. Melee spell attack rolls, while part of spells, are also attack rolls.

Are whips good DND?

But they’re good for DEX Paladins since they’re melee weapons (so you can still smite with them, without being right next to someone), or for Rangers for stacking Hunter’s Mark and subclass damage dice (maybe with the Dual Wielder feat).

How does Dyrrn’s tentacle whip work in RuneScape?

To attune to this symbiotic weapon, you wrap the whip around your wrist for the entire attunement period, during which time the whip painfully embeds its tendrils into your arm. You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic whip, but attack rolls made against aberrations with this weapon have disadvantage.

Is the Thorn whip a melee or Ranged Attack?

However, it also has the properties of a melee attack. Notably, ranged attacks (including ranged spell attacks) are made with disadvantage if you’re within 5 feet of an active enemy. “Thorn Whip” and other melee spells can be used in melee without disadvantage.

How does the abyssal whip work in RuneScape?

Dissolve This will dissolve your whip immediately. The whip will be permanently lost. A weapon from the abyss, embedded in a slimy tentacle. The abyssal tentacle is a weapon which requires 75 Attack to wield. It is created by combining a kraken tentacle with an abyssal whip.

How long does it take for a tentacle to consume a whip?

Once created, the weapon will degrade after 10,000 hits, consuming the whip and leaving only the tentacle. When using the items on each other there will be a warning message that states The tentacle will gradually consume your whip and destroy it. You won’t be able to get the whip out again.