Sage-Tips

Does booming blade work with twinned spell?

Yes, Booming Blade can be twinned, because a range of Self is not the same thing as a range of Self (5-foot radius) When a spell has a range of “Self”, it definitionally targets the caster themselves, and no one else.

How does twinned spell work with Eldritch Blast?

To be eligible for Twinned Spell, a spell must be incapable of targeting more than one creature at the spell’s current level. By default, eldritch blast does not have a range of self and is capable of targeting only one creature. It is thus eligible to be twinned.

Can you use booming blade with Multiattack?

Booming Blade doesn’t work with Extra Attacks/Multi-Attacks. To compensate this Booming Blade does add a damage die every few levels. Meaning you won’t be doing double damage at all. Just your normal damage amount with 1 additional damage die.

Can you use quickened spell on booming blade?

Yes, you can quicken booming blade and cast it at a bonus action. (You can also twin it with twinned spell and attack two targets that are in range.)

Can you twin spell green flame blade?

For a spell to be twinnable it needs to only target one creature.

Does booming blade stack?

Booming blade can’t “stack” but you can apply it directly after each other. If you bonus action booming blade, you can sneak attack and reapply booming blade via hold action IF the first instance of booming blade is gone.

Can you twin spell a fireball?

No, Fireball can’t be twinned. Only single-target spells can be twinned. Thank you for the quick reply. I suppose the only way one could “twin spell” Fireball is if casting it caused a wild magic surge with the result of casting Fireball.

Can I cast green flame blade twice?

The question is – can I cast Booming Blade or Green Flame Blade twice with my attack action? No. You can replace one of your attacks from the Attack action with a cantrip.

Can you twin green-flame blade?

Can green-flame blade be quickened?

If you quicken Green-Flame Blade, you can’t cast Scorching Ray because it’s not a cantrip with a casting time of 1 action. However if you quicken Scorching Ray instead, you can cast Green-Flame Blade using your action.

How does the twinned spell metamagic work?

The Twinned Spell metamagic permits a Sorcerer to take any spell that targets only a single creature, and cast it twice, targeting a different creature.

Is booming blade still a valid spell to use with metamagic?

As a result, booming blade, post-errata, is still a valid spell to use with the Twinned Spell metamagic. The target of a spell must be within the spell’s range. For a spell like magic missile, the target is a creature. For a spell like fireball, the target is the point in space where the ball of fire erupts.

What is the interaction between weapon attack and twinned spell?

The only weird interaction is that you’re supposed to make the weapon attack “as part of the action used to cast the spell,” and Twinned spell doesn’t let you actually cast it again, it only lets you target a second creature in range.

Does booming blade count as a twinned spell?

If 1 or both hit, the recipient is now subject to the potential Movement damage that comes with the 2nd half of Booming Blade. This cantrip seems to fulfill the requirement of Twinned Spell in that it only targets 1 creature. Or the way I saw Jeremy Crawford somewhat reword this, it only affects 1 creature.