Sage-Tips

Does Hex Warrior work with two handed weapons?

Yes, you can use two handed pact weapon with CHA modifier.

Can you have 2 Pact weapons?

Technically, no you can’t have two Pact Weapons. But technically, yes you can have one weapon as your Hexblade Weapon and a different weapon as your Pact Weapon.

Can you use hex Warrior with Shadow Blade?

You can use hex warrior with Shadow Blade. The feature requires that you touch the weapon after you finish a long rest.

Is Hexblade the same as Pact of the Blade?

Hexblade’s Curse works just as well with Eldritch Blast and that setup only requires 1 invocation (Agonizing Blast) to be competitive, while Pact of the Blade needs Thirsting Blade and Lifedrinker at higher levels. You also do the same damage per beam as a longbow while still having a hand free for a shield.

Can you use hex warrior with a greatsword?

Hex Warrior lets you use CHA for attacks with pact weapon regardless of the type. Yes, you can turn a greatsword into your pact weapon with the Pact of the Blade feature as the benefit extends to every pact weapon you conjure with that feature, no matter the weapon’s type, which can include two-handed weapons.

What weapon should a Hexblade use?

Crossbow, Hand: The go-to for Crossbow Expert builds. Crossbow, Heavy: A good ranged option until you get Crossbow Expert and/or Extra Attack. Glaive / Halberd: Great for two-handed melee builds, it has reach, and it works with Polearm Master.

How many Pact weapons can you have?

You are limited to 1 pact weapon. This is clear in the rules (PHB 108): Your pact weapon disappears if it is more than 5 feet away from you for 1 minute or more.

Does your pact weapon use charisma?

No you don’t use Charisma to attack it just creates a weapon that the Warlock can use and be proficient in. The weapon is used normally as part of a melee attack.

Is Shadow Blade a magical weapon?

This magic sword lasts until the spell ends. It counts as a simple melee weapon with which you are proficient. It deals 2d8 psychic damage on a hit and has the finesse, light, and thrown properties (range 20/60).

Can your hex weapon be your pact weapon?

Yes, they can be two separate weapons If you later gain the Pact of the Blade feature, this benefit extends to every pact weapon you conjure with that feature, no matter the weapon’s type.

Can a Warlock have more than one pact weapon?

Can you use hex warrior with Pact of the blade?

Hex Warrior also allows you to use Charisma with any pact weapon you create with Pact of the Blade—and Pact of the Blade is not restricted to non-two-handed weapons. So if you have both, you can conjure a two-handed weapon and use Hex Warrior on it. Along with some proficiences that aren’t relevant here.

How does Hex Warrior work?

The Hex Warrior feature says (XGtE 55-56) : The influence of your patron also allows you to mystically channel your will through a particular weapon. Whenever you finish a long rest, you can touch one weapon that you are proficient with and that lacks the two-handed property.

What exactly is a pact of the blade?

So Pact of the Blade defines “pact weapon” for us, and specifies that you can get a pact weapon in one of two ways: Transforming a magic weapon into your pact weapon, which you can later conjure and dismiss at will. So here’s the two big things that people misunderstand about Hex Warrior:

What are the most common misconceptions about Hex warrior?

So here’s the two big things that people misunderstand about Hex Warrior: These are two separate abilities: one to touch a weapon and make it use Charisma, the other to conjure a weapon from thin air, so it counts as a pact weapon and gets several bonuses (including using Charisma).