The damage inflicted by a magic weapon is not “magic damage”. It is still physical damage of the same type that a non-magical version of the same weapon would inflict. The magic makes swords cut deeper and hammers hit harder but it does nothing to change the type of damage inflicted.
Can a mace be used as a magical weapon?
The mace does not deal “magical damage”; the +1 bonus to damage from the magic weapon is a bonus to whatever damage the mace would ordinarily deal, which is bludgeoning. However, any damage dealt by the mace will bypass the defenses some monsters have against ordinary weapons. All weapons with magical enchantments are magical weapons.
When to use damage immunity against magical attacks?
Normally, when damage immunity is meant to be qualified against whether the damage is magical or not, the statblock will expressly say so, like with this devil I pulled out of Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes: Damage Resistances cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered
Is there such thing as a magical attack?
The term “magical attack” is defined as: a magical attack is an attack delivered by a spell, a magic item, or another magical source (Basic Rules, DM, p. 4; under Vulnerabilities, Resistances, and Immunities) Let’s also clear up the misconception exposed by the wording of the question. There is no such thing as “magical damage”.
Which is better attack bonus or damage bonus?
Without either bonus, the average DPR is 3.0. If you grant a +1 bonus to hit it goes up to 3.3 whereas if you grant a +1 bonus to damage it goes up to 3.5, which is better. Second example: The same creature facing the same AC14 opponent switches to an attack that does 12 damage on a hit. You take the same roll to hit of 11 but add the 12 to get 23.
Do you get bonus damage with booming blade?
It takes an action to cast the spell. This means that you cannot also take the Attack action and benefit from the Extra Attack feature that some classes possess. So no, it is a tradeoff. Booming Blade’s regular bonus damage applies only if the target moves willingly. Otherwise, it does normal attack damage.
