The shadow blade spell creates a weapon, and the spell doesn’t tell you to ignore the general rule on making weapon attacks (PH, 195). You therefore add the appropriate ability modifier.
Do you add your strength modifier to hit?
When you hit with a melee or thrown weapon, including a sling, add your Strength modifier to the damage result.
Do you add modifiers to Cantrips?
You will eventually start adding ability modifier to your cantrips through the 6th level draconic sorcerer ability, though this only occurs once while weapon attacks gain it multiple times.
Do you add proficiency to shadow blade?
It deals 2d8 psychic damage, and has the finesse, light, and thrown properties (range 20/60). From XGtE. So yes, it uses your proficiency bonus and your Str or Dex mods. Yes, you add the mod to the damage roll because the spell creates a weapon, per Jeremy Crawford, at least.
What do you roll to hit?
When you make an attack, your attack roll determines whether the attack hits or misses. To make an attack roll, roll a d20 and add the appropriate modifiers. If the total of the roll plus modifiers equals or exceeds the target’s Armor Class (AC), the attack hits.
Do you add ability modifier to damage roll?
You roll the damage die or dice, add any m odifiers, and apply the damage to your target. Magic weapons, special abilities, and other factors can grant a bonus to damage. When attacking with a weapon, you add your ability modifier—the same modifier used for the attack roll—to the damage.
When do you add your ability modifier to a spell?
When attacking with a weapon, you add your ability modifier—the same modifier used for the attack roll—to the damage. A spell tells you which dice to roll for damage and whether to add any modifiers.
Do you add your ability modifier to a bonus attack?
You don’t add your ability modifier to the damage of the bonus attack, unless that modifier is negative. If either weapon has the thrown property, you can throw the weapon, instead of making a melee attack with it.
How are dexterity modifiers added to attack and damage?
The bow shoots oversized arrows that deal piercing damage equal to 2d6 + the wielder’s Strength modifier… However when looking at the PHB’s section on ” Dexterity Attack Rolls and Damage “, I realized it states: You add your Dexterity modifier to your attack roll and your damage roll when attacking with a ranged weapon…
