Jeremy Crawford on Twitter: “@VandalHeart “does the damage dice from Hex double on a critical?” Yep.”
Does hex apply to each beam?
Note that the wording is VERY similar to hex that when you deal damage to a target with an attack (or spell) you can apply extra necrotic damage and we all universally agree that hex applies to EACH individual eldritch beam.
What triggers Hex damage?
The Hex spell increases the damage when you hit with an attack and Eldritch Blast is a spell which causes you to make a spell attack roll.
When do you get two beams of eldritch blast?
At 5th level, when you get two dice of damage for most cantrips, with eldritch blast you get two beams which you can direct at the same or different targets. This becomes three at 11th level. If you cast hex, you will add 1d6 every time you hit your chosen target. This means each beam of the eldritch blast as long as the hex lasts.
How to pump up eldritch blast damage in D & D?
In D&D 5e, what are all the ways that you can pump up Eldritch Blast damage? Raw eldritch blast damage is boosted with the agonizing blast Eldritch Invocation, which grants your Charisma modifier as a bonus to damage. As a Charisma-based caster, this is double-dipping and hence awesome.
Why is Eldritch Blast the most potent Cantrip?
This is the reason why eldritch blast is considered to be the most potent cantrip. It gets immense damage, warlock spells spells support it’s damage, you get knockbacks on it and on top of that it is rarely resisted and/or immunified. Reasoning: The agonizing blast refers to adding charisma modifier to damage on each hit.
How does raw eldritch blast boost your charisma?
Raw eldritch blast damage is boosted with the agonizing blast Eldritch Invocation, which grants your Charisma modifier as a bonus to damage. As a Charisma-based caster, this is double-dipping and hence awesome.
