Can You Misty Step While Holding Something?

The answer to whether you can misty step while holding something is yes, but with certain limitations, as the range of Misty Step is self, only affecting you and any belongings on your person. The Misty Step spell allows you to teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space that you can see, and as long as the object is being held or worn, it will teleport with you.

Understanding Misty Step

General Rules

To fully comprehend the capabilities and limitations of Misty Step, it’s essential to understand its basic rules and how it interacts with other game mechanics.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Can You Misty Step into a Bag of Holding? Misty Step is defined as a teleporting spell, and since inside a bag of holding is another pocket dimension, and you can’t teleport between dimensions, the answer is no.
2. Can You Misty Step While Holding Someone Else? The range of Misty Step is self, it only affects you and any belongings on your person, meaning you cannot teleport other creatures, willing or not.
3. Can You Use Misty Step While Restrained? Restrained doesn’t prevent Misty Step from working, as long as other conditions are met, though it does reduce your speed to 0.
4. Can You Misty Step While Grappled? Since Misty Step does not require movement, being grappled does not prevent you from using it.
5. Can You Grapple Then Flurry of Blows? You can’t use grapple or shove as one of your bonus attacks if you use Martial Arts or Flurry of Blows to attack as a bonus action.
6. Can You Misty Step and Then Cast? If you cast a spell using your Bonus Action, like Misty Step, you can’t cast another spell during the same turn, except for a cantrip with a casting time of 1 Action.
7. Can You Use Misty Step in Mid-Air? Anyone can Misty Step into mid-air, as the spell doesn’t specify that the destination space has to be on the ground.
8. Can You Misty Step Through a Keyhole? You could Misty Step to the other side of a wall if you could look through a keyhole or a similar small opening.
9. Can You Misty Step Through a Wall of Force? Teleportation spells, including Misty Step, can be cast through a Wall of Force.
10. Can You Misty Step Out of a Rope? You teleport out of the rope, which snaps in two a few inches away from your body, and you teleport with the piece strapped to you.
11. Can You Misty Step Through the Eyes of a Familiar? You can Misty Step to a location your familiar can see if you are looking through their eyes, but you can only teleport within 30 ft of yourself.
12. Is Misty Step Better Than Thunder Step? Misty Step is a bonus action, allowing you to attack and teleport in the same round, which is more versatile than Thunderstep.
13. Is Misty Step Stealthy? Misty Step brings you out of hiding, but you do not then “approach,” so you are still hidden and can attack with advantage and get sneak attack if you hit.
14. Can You Misty Step and Fireball in the Same Turn? You can’t cast Fireball and Misty Step on the same turn because you can’t cast another spell during the same turn, except for a cantrip with a casting time of 1 Action.
15. Can You Misty Step Twice in a Turn? You only get 1 bonus action per turn, but you can Misty Step and then use another bonus action spell or ability, like Booming Blade.