Pact of the Blade can’t conjure a hand crossbow, but you can make any magical weapon your Pact weapon even without that invocation: You can transform one magic weapon into your pact weapon by performing a special ritual while you hold the weapon.
Can a Hexblade use a hand crossbow?
These are all viable options. Unfortunately, they don’t include a hand crossbow, which I would consider the strongest option for this kind of build, especially when you want to use Sharpshooter and Lifedrinker, as that extra attack stacks nicely with those kinds of effects.
Can my pact weapon be ranged?
Now pact of the blade allows you to essentially pull a magical (for the purpose of overcoming resistance) weapon from pocket space. HOWEVER, as ranged weapons that don’t have the thrown trait require ammunition, and ammunition itself is not considered a weapon…
Can warlocks use hand crossbows?
So, to me, this means: A Warlock may fire a hand crossbow up to 3 times per turn (twice via Thirsting Blade, once as a bonus action via Crossbow Expert), adding his DEX mod (ranged weapon) and CHA mod (Lifedrinker) to each bolt’s damage: 1d6 + DEX + CHA per bolt.
Can a warlock use a crossbow?
So, With the update to the warlock invocations, a bladelock can now use a bow or a crossbow as pactweapon, without having to devote a whole invocation to it.
Can Pact of the blade summon ranged weapons?
Nope, sorry. It goes on to say “You can choose the form that this melee weapon takes each time you create it.” If you create the pact weapon, it has to be melee. You can even dismiss the weapon into a pocket dimension and summon it back later, unless the weapon is legendary or an artifact.
Can a warlock use a pact weapon as a bow?
So, as far as I understanding the improved pact weapon invocation allows a warlock’s pact weapon to be a bow, act as the focus, AND get a plus one to attack and damage. Now pact of the blade allows you to essentially pull a magical (for the purpose of overcoming resistance) weapon from pocket space.
What can you use Pact of the blade on?
You can also use Pact of the Blade to bond with a magic weapon, turning it into your pact weapon. This magic weapon doesn’t have to be a melee weapon, so you could use the feature on a +1 longbow, for instance
How often can a warlock fire a crossbow?
So, to me, this means: A Warlock may fire a hand crossbow up to 3 times per turn (twice via Thirsting Blade, once as a bonus action via Crossbow Expert), adding his DEX mod (ranged weapon) and CHA mod (Lifedrinker) to each bolt’s damage: 1d6 + DEX + CHA per bolt.
Can a warlock change the form of a magic weapon?
If a warlock uses Pact of the Blade to bond with a magic weapon, does that weapon have to be a melee weapon, and can the warlock change the weapon’s form? The warlock’s Pact of the Blade feature (PH, 107–8) lets you create a melee weapon out of nothing.
