Since it is an unarmed strike, it cannot be used for smite.
Does polymorph change your stats?
The polymorphed creature replaces the full stat block including mental stats and ONLY retains its personality and alignment where personality is defined as “the array of traits, mannerisms, habits, beliefs, and flaws that give a person a unique identity”.
Can a Polymorphed barbarian still rage?
The rules are a bit murky. Rage requires a bonus action to activate, so while polymorphed a character could not start nor deliberately end a Rage.
Can you true polymorph into a different class?
True Polymorph is arguably the most broken spell in the game (second maybe to Wish). If you can TP someone into an Ancient Brass Dragon, which will automatically double or triple how powerful they are, turning them into a different class isn’t that big of a stretch.
Is polymorph damage magical?
Usually no. A polymorphed beast has the stats of whatever it has been changed into. Unless the creature it is transformed into has some ability that makes their attacks magical, the creature’s attacks are not inherently magical.
Do you keep your intelligence in polymorph?
Polymorph would make your character dumber if it changed the character into something with low intelligence. No, no it does not. As with a Druid’s Wild Shape ability, your mental scores (Cha, Int, and Wis) carry over and replace that of the thing you polymorphed into.
Can a polymorphed creature use a class feature?
The target’s game statistics, including mental ability scores, are replaced by the statistics of the chosen beast. It retains its alignment and personality. The creature is limited in actions it can perform by the nature of its new form, and it can’t speak, cast spells, or take any other action that requires hands, or speech.
What happens when you use polymorph on your character?
The target’s game statistics, including mental ability scores, are replaced by the statistics of the chosen beast. It retains its alignment and personality. You keep your personality but lose your mental statistics when you do this though, so you need to be cautious.
How does polymorph end existing conditions and effects?
Polymorph doesn’t say it ends existing conditions or effects, so it doesn’t. Some effects might end as a side effect of the creature’s statistics changing – for example, the target may become too large for the creature that’s currently grappling it, or it could become an invalid target for a spell such as Hold Person, which only works on humanoids.
How does polymorph work in dungeons and Dragons?
For Polymorph, replace the target’s character sheet or stat block with the new stat block. Non-magical change (i.e. Vampire, Werewolf): does not change creature type as same stat block is used For Wild shape, you retain racial traits, feats, and class features that do not have specific anatomical requirements
