It’s about how all other patrons are pretty much pact-agnostic, while Hexblade is almost tied to Pact of the Blade. I mean, if you’re thinking of picking the Hexblade patron, then it really doesn’t make much sense, mechanically, to pick a Pact other than Blade…
Can Hexblade use ranged weapons?
Yes, you can use the Hex Warrior feature with those one-handed ranged weapons. Once you take Pact of the Blade you still have a problem, in that the summoned weapon must be melee – so not a pistol/crossbow.
Can you use hex warrior with Pact of the blade?
Hex Warrior also allows you to use Charisma with any pact weapon you create with Pact of the Blade—and Pact of the Blade is not restricted to non-two-handed weapons. So if you have both, you can conjure a two-handed weapon and use Hex Warrior on it. Along with some proficiences that aren’t relevant here. Per long rest.
Can a hex warrior be two different weapons?
They can be two different weapons. Hex Warrior (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything p.55) If you later gain the Pact of the Blade feature, this benefit extends to every pact weapon you conjure with that feature, no matter the weapon’s type.
How does the Pact of the blade work?
So Pact of the Blade defines “pact weapon” for us, and specifies that you can get a pact weapon in one of two ways: Transforming a magic weapon into your pact weapon, which you can later conjure and dismiss at will. So here’s the two big things that people misunderstand about Hex Warrior:
How does the Hexblade Warlock have me in a bind?
The Hexblade Warlock has me in a bind. When you attack with that weapon use your charisma modifier… You can choose the form that this melee weapon takes each time you create it. You are proficient with it while you wield it. This weapon counts as magical for the purpose of overcoming Resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.
