Second, neither green-flame blade nor booming blade works with Extra Attack or any other feature that requires the Attack action. Like other spells, these cantrips require the Cast a Spell action, not the Attack action, and they can’t be used to make an opportunity attack, unless a special feature allows you to do so.
Can you attack with flame blade as a bonus action?
The blade is similar in size and shape to a Scimitar, and it lasts for the Duration. If you let go of the blade, it disappears, but you can evoke the blade again as a Bonus Action. You can use your action to make a melee spell Attack with the fiery blade.
Does green flame blade count as attack action?
Because casting Green-Flame Blade is not the Attack action, you don’t get to access your multiple attacks. As a comparison, grappling explicitly states that you can grapple as one of your multiattack attacks (PHB 195): If you’re able to make multiple attacks with the Attack action, this attack replaces one of them.
Is green-flame blade a weapon attack?
The description for the green-flame blade spell (SCAG, p. 143) says: As part of the action used to cast this spell, you must make a melee attack with a weapon against one creature within the spell’s range. It doesn’t specify that the “attack with a weapon” can’t be a “spell attack with a weapon”.
What’s the difference between Flame Blade and extra attack?
Extra Attacks requires you to take the Attack action; spells like scag cantrips that use weapon attacks are still casting a spell – which is the cast a spell Action. While flame blade is the cast a spell action to cast, attacking with it is it’s own action – not the attack action.
Can a Flame Blade be used as a weapon?
The only mechanical uses of the the fiery blade are its unique action (make a melee spell attack, deal 3d6 fire damage on hit), and its ability to shed light. Since you can’t make a melee weapon attack with it, it isn’t a weapon, and thus can’t be used in conjuction with Green-Flame Blade.
Can you combine attacks with Green Flame Blade?
No, You cannot combine attacks with booming blade. Both Booming Blade and Green Flame Blade say the following: As part of the action used to cast this spell, you must make a melee attack with a weapon against one creature within the spell’s range
What’s the difference between booming blade and two weapon fighting?
Two weapon fighting lets you make an attack with your bonus action when you take the Attack action. Booming Blade is a spell, which requires you to have taken the Cast a Spell action, not the Attack action.
