You would use the appropriate stat (STR or DEX) that the weapon calls for. The advantage of making the Pact Weapon would be that you would have proficiency with that weapon if you didn’t already and the fact that it counts as a magical weapon for the purposes of monsters resisting damage.
Do Pact weapons use charisma?
Technically, yes. Both use charisma modifier for attacks, as hex warrior says: ‘If you later take the pact of the blade, then this extends to every weapon you summon’.
Can your pact weapon be ranged?
The Improved Pact Weapon Eldritch Invocation allows an extended list of summoned pact weapons which extends to short and long bows, and both heavy and light crossbows.
Can a pact weapon be a martial weapon?
Yes. Regarding Pact Weapons, from the PHB, p107: You can choose the form that this melee weapon takes each time you create it (see chapter 5 for weapon options).
How many Pact weapons can I have?
You are limited to 1 pact weapon. This is clear in the rules (PHB 108): Your pact weapon disappears if it is more than 5 feet away from you for 1 minute or more.
Can a 9th level Hexblade have a pact of the blade?
We have a 9th level Hexblade with Improved Pact Weapon as an Invocation, and Pact of the Blade. They have Cast Elemental Weapon (a Hexblade spell) with a 5th level slot. Their weapon is a 2 handed sword they created with Pact of the Blade. Pact of the Blade: You can use your action to create a pact weapon in your empty hand…
Is the Hex Warrior a pact of the blade weapon?
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. This means every weapon you create with the Pact of the Blade class feature benefits from the Hex Warrior ability.
What can you do with the Pact of the blade?
This weapon counts as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage. Improved Pact Weapon: You can use any weapon you summon with your Pact of the Blade feature as a spellcasting focus for your warlock spells.
How does the Hexblade Warlock ability work in RuneScape?
This gets around the normal restrictions of the “melee weapon without the two-handed property” from the base Hex Warrior ability.
