All of a creature’s natural attacks can potentially deal sneak attack damage. A creature normally deals sneak attack damage to a foe that’s vulnerable to sneak attack damage whenever the requirements for sneak attack are met and the creature makes a successful attack.
Can you sneak attack with a natural weapon?
including unarmed strike / natural weapons (ex. claws) for any character that multiclassed as a monk/rogue. Hope this helps! The answers previous to this are correct – the claws are NOT a finesse weapon and therefore cannot be used for a sneak attack, using the Rules As Written (RAW).
Is there a way to give a weapon the finesse property?
While there is no way to give a weapon the finesse property, if you merely wish to use Dexterity instead of Strength for attack and damage rolls with a weapon, 3 levels of the Kensei Monk from Xanathar’s Guide to Everything will do the trick. Want to improve this post?
What’s the difference between finesse and non-finesse weapons?
There are a limited number of finesse weapons in 5e, and they tend to do a bit less damage (1 or 2 points less on average) than non-finesse weapons. Most finesse weapons also lack the properties that some of the more powerful 5e weapons have, such as Reach and Heavy (which meshes well with the Great Weapon Master feat ).
Can a long sword be a finesse weapon?
Basically, finesse weapons tend to be heavily favored by Dex-based characters, like Rogues. For example: a level 1 fighter with Dex 16 (+3) and Str 12 (+1) might want to compare a long sword (d8 damage, no finesse) to a rapier (d8 damage, with finesse). The fighter has +2 proficiency bonus, which applies to the attack but not to damage.
Do you use dexterity modifier when using finesse weapon?
When Making an Attack with a finesse weapon, you use your choice of your Strength or Dexterity modifier for the Attack and Damage Rolls. You must use the same modifier for both rolls. Small creatures have disadvantage on Attack Rolls with heavy Weapons.
