Nothing stops a warlock from wielding a light pact weapon in one hand and a shadow blade in the other. With that combination, you could attack twice with Thirsting Blade and make a bonus action attack with the shadow blade.
Can you combine thirsting blade with extra attack?
If you gain extra attack for being a level 5 Paladin it does not stack with the warlock incantation Thirsting Blade you can use it with the fighter gaining nits third attack at level 11, which would give you 3 attacks.
Can you create any weapon with Pact of the blade?
Pact of the Blade indeed allows you to create any melee weapon and be proficient in it.
Do you need Warcaster if you have improved pact weapon?
Have you considered taking the Improved Pact Weapon Invocation? It allows you to use your Pact Weapon as a spellcasting focus, so you’ll have a focus in hand while you’re in melee, and you can carry a shield. You’ll also have a +1 Pact Weapon, and you can take that ASI instead of Warcaster.
Is Shadow Blade a bonus action?
You have to cast it as an action, it’s a bonus action to move the hand, and it’s a separate bonus action to get advantage using it. Shadow blade is simpler and doesn’t use your bonus action every turn.
Does Warlock get extra attack?
Base warlock has one attack, two if you dual wield and use your bonus action for your second attack. If he took the blade pact and the corresponding invocation it grants him a second attack as part of the attack action.
Does improved pact weapon affect spells?
Improved Pact Weapon- “You can use any weapon you summon with your Pact of the Blade feature as a spell-casting focus for your warlock spells. In addition, the weapon gains a +1 bonus to its attack and damage rolls, unless it is a magic weapon that already has a bonus to those rolls.”
Do Warlocks have a spellcasting focus?
An arcane focus is a special item — an orb, a crystal, a rod, a specially constructed staff, a wand like length of wood, or some similar item — designed to channel the power of arcane spells. A sorcerer, warlock, or wizard can use such an item as a spellcasting focus, as described in chapter 10.
Can you use thirsting blade and pact weapon at the same time?
When you take the Attack action and attack with a light melee weapon that you’re holding in one hand, you can use a bonus action to attack with a different light melee weapon that you’re holding in the other hand. But since your have the Thirsting Blade invocation, and you used the Attack action, you get to attack twice with your pact weapon.
Can a warlock use thirsting blade with a non-warlock?
The warlock’s Thirsting Blade eldritch invocation cannot be normally used with the (non-warlock) class feature Extra Attack, since both feature explicitly say you attack twice instead of once. But it seems to me that you could use both features (if you have them) when using Two-Weapon Fighting.
When do warlocks get Pact of the blade?
At level 3, warlocks gain the Pact Boon feature, and one of the options is Pact of the Blade. One of the benefits of the warlock’s Pact of the Blade is the ability to conjure any melee weapon the warlock likes, and for the warlock to be proficient in that weapon: You can use your action to create a pact weapon in your empty hand.
Can you attack twice with the thirsting blade?
But since your have the Thirsting Blade invocation, and you used the Attack action, you get to attack twice with your pact weapon. The Thirsting Blade eldritch invocation (PHB p. 111) says: You can attack with your pact weapon twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
