Can you use Battlemaster maneuvers with booming blade?

Can you use Battlemaster maneuvers with Booming Blade?

In this article, we will explore the possibility of using Battlemaster maneuvers with Booming Blade, a popular spell in Dungeons and Dragons. We will dive into the official rules and provide some examples to help clarify the situation.

Direct Answer

Yes, you can use Battlemaster maneuvers with Booming Blade. The key is whether the maneuver requires a "weapon attack" or the Attack Action. With Booming Blade, the weapon attack is made as part of the Cast a Spell action, so you aren’t taking the Attack Action. This allows you to use Battlemaster maneuvers with Booming Blade, as long as they do not require the Attack Action.

War Magic and Booming Blade

A 7th-10th level Knight has two attacks with their Attack action, and one bonus action they probably weren’t using if they fight weapon-and-shield. War Magic means that if they replace that pair of strikes with one Booming Blade attack, they can get a second attack in anyway. This is because Booming Blade is a spell that uses a Bonus Action, not the Attack Action. Therefore, you can use Battlemaster maneuvers with Booming Blade and War Magic.

Extra Attack and Booming Blade

A game feature, such as Extra Attack, that lets you make an attack doesn’t let you cast a spell unless it says it does. Since the Fighter’s Extra Attack feature doesn’t say it lets you cast a spell like Booming Blade, you can’t cast that spell during that action. Therefore, you cannot use Battlemaster maneuvers with Extra Attack and Booming Blade simultaneously.

Opportunity Attacks and Booming Blade

Battle Masters can use some of their maneuvers on Opportunity Attacks because they usually just require that you hit with a weapon attack. Booming Blade is a spell that uses a Bonus Action, not the Attack Action, so you can use it during an Opportunity Attack. This means that you can use Battlemaster maneuvers with Booming Blade during an Opportunity Attack.

Favoured Foe and Booming Blade

So the clear implication is that unarmed strikes now get the modest damage boost from raging and is in itself not too ground breaking. The more interesting thing is that the old qualifier “weapon attack with strength” is not added to the second type of attack, unarmed strikes. This means that you can use Battlemaster maneuvers with Booming Blade and Favoured Foe simultaneously.

Eldritch Blast and Booming Blade

Eldritch Blast is pretty self-explanatory here. It immediately provides us with a medium range attack that does decent damage and scales quickly as we level. We can’t use it while we’re raging, but we can use Battlemaster maneuvers with Booming Blade.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Battlemaster maneuvers can be used with Booming Blade, but with some limitations. You cannot use Extra Attack and Booming Blade simultaneously, but you can use Booming Blade during an Opportunity Attack with Battlemaster maneuvers. Additionally, you can use Battlemaster maneuvers with Booming Blade and Favoured Foe simultaneously. Keep in mind that you can’t use Eldritch Blast while raging, so you’ll need to choose your actions wisely.

Table: Booming Blade and Battlemaster Maneuvers

I hope this article helps clarify the relationship between Battlemaster maneuvers and Booming Blade in Dungeons and Dragons. Let me know if you have any further questions!