2 Answers. Yes! Blade Flourish can be used with Ranged Attacks. The text is very specific that it only requires a weapon attack (not a melee weapon attack or even an attack with a sword).
Does blade flourish work with booming blade?
No, because it is not optional movement, so it doesn’t give you an opportunity attack.
Can bards use spears?
Technically yes, you can use a spear, nothing says you have to use swords. However, you can’t use spears with Polearm Mastery, only the glaive, halberd, pike or quarterstaff, and then only half the feat for pikes.
What was the first long-range weapon?
History. The Whitworth rifle was arguably the first long-range sniper rifle in the world. Designed by Sir Joseph Whitworth, a prominent British engineer, it used barrels with hexagonal polygonal rifling, which meant that the projectile did not have to bite into the rifling grooves as was done with conventional rifling.
When to use blade flourish in College of Swords?
The College of Swords bard ‘s Blade Flourish feature (XGtE, p. 15) says, in part: Whenever you take the Attack action on your turn, […] if a weapon attack that you make as part of this action hits a creature, you can use one of the following Blade Flourish options of your choice.
What do bards of the College of swords do?
Bards of the College of Swords are called blades, and they entertain through daring feats of weapon prowess. Blades perform stunts such as sword swallowing, knife throwing and juggling, and mock combats.
Can a blade flourish work with ranged weapons?
One of the lesser known components of Blade Flourish (College of Swords Bard, Xanathars) is that very technically the flourishes work with ranged weapons. The one I want to draw attention to is mobile flourish:
What’s the last ability in College of Swords?
The final level 3 ability is Blade Flourish. You are now the fanciest swordsman alive. Whenever you Attack, you increase your walking speed by 10 feet; already a good way to dash around the battlefield if you can try to hit. In addition, whenever you do hit, you can spend a Bardic Inspiration for one of 3 effects.
