Questions tagged [sneak-attack]
For questions about "sneak attacks", the ability of a hidden character to strike for extra damage. This ability is often applied when attacking from hiding or when the enemy is distracted by other targets.
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Range of soulknife rogues pyschic (and soul) blades versus psychic teleportation
Soulknife rogues (see TCoE, p. 63) use psychic blades (and soul blades after level 9) to attack. These incorporeal weapons have a range of 60ft and no long range (i.e., cannot attack beyond 60ft).
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What player-facing options are there to allow a rogue to sneak attack off-turn?
Some abilities allow one of your allies to make an attack on your turn, such as Voice of Authority (Order Cleric) and Commander's Strike (Battlemaster Fighter). Since the Rogue's Sneak Feature is once ...
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Advantage on multiple attacks [closed]
I play a multiclass Rogue / Ranger and often use my allies to gain advantage to trigger sneak attack. I'm aware that sneak attack only works once per turn; however, I fight with two weapons and have ...
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How exactly does underhanded maneuvers function?
Rogue archetype Skulking slayer specific for orcs and half-orcs has the following ability:
Underhanded Maneuvers (Ex)
At 1st level, when she could normally make a sneak attack, a slayer may instead ...
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'Sneak attack' using AOE spells
In Pathfinder a level 10 Arcane trickster gains a Surprise spells feature:
Surprise spells
At 10th level, an arcane trickster can add her sneak attack damage to any spell that deals damage, if the ...
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How to decide the type of precise damage?
The easier examples are quite easy to understand: when a character attacks with a weapon, precise damage like sneak attack will use the same type of damage of the weapon. For example, sneak attack ...
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Can a Rogue Inquisitive use their passive Insight with Insightful Fighting?
Can a Rogue Inquisitive use their passive Insight with Insightful Fighting?
Insightful Fighting short version: as a bonus action, make a Wis (Insight) check contested by target's Cha (Deception) ...
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How to use AnyDice to properly calculate using Sneak Attack with multiple attacks?
I am trying to create a damage percentage study on AnyDice.com for a 5e Rogue using both an Attack and a Bonus Action attack with two different weapons. Most of this is pretty straightforward, in that ...
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Can a rogue/Kensei monk use Sneak Attack with a Kensei weapon?
The 3rd-level feature of the UA Kensei Monk subclass, Path of the Kensei, reads as follows:
You gain proficiency with three martial weapons of your choice. A martial weapon is considered a kensei ...
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Can a rogue sneak attack another rogue?
Say a 20th lvl Rogue is fighting a solo fight with a 15th lvl Rogue.
Can a Rogue sneak attack another Rogue? Or does Uncanny Dodge prevent the sneak attack?
If they can sneak attack each other, do all ...
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Can you Sneak Attack without advantage?
The rules for rogue state that
Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll.
You don't need advantage on the attack ...
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As a rogue, what are the most reliable ways to gain advantage on attacks?
I am making a very specific Ranger/Rogue multiclass that heavily relies on getting sneak attacks. What are some reliable ways to gain advantage on attacks in combat, especially at early levels?
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Can a Path of Wild Magic Barbarian/Rogue use a greataxe for sneak damage? [duplicate]
Sneak attack reads
The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon...
The ranged weapon property reads
A weapon that can be used to make a ranged Attack has a range in parentheses after the ...
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Statistically, when should you wait to use Sneak Attack on a second attack with advantage?
Assume you have a Fighter/Rogue with one Extra Attack and attack advantage. Your first attack hits, but doesn't crit. Should you apply Sneak Attack, or save it for the second attack which may crit but ...
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Is there any option that allows sneak attack against someone your allies are flanking?
Sneak attack requires that either your foe has lost their Dexterity bonus to AC, or that you personally are flanking that target. A foe flanked by your allies, but not by you personally, isn’t subject ...
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