Does Thirsting Blade Work with Green-Flame Blade?

Thirsting Blade, an Eldritch Invocation, does indeed work with Green-Flame Blade, a powerful cantrip, allowing for a combination of abilities that can significantly enhance a character’s combat effectiveness. When using Thirsting Blade with Green-Flame Blade, it’s crucial to understand the specific rules and interactions involved, including how Thirsting Blade triggers after making an attack with a Pact Weapon, which can be part of the action used to cast Green-Flame Blade.

Understanding Thirsting Blade and Green-Flame Blade

To delve deeper into how Thirsting Blade works with Green-Flame Blade, let’s first understand what each of these abilities does. Thirsting Blade is an Eldritch Invocation that allows a warlock to make an additional attack after hitting with a Pact Weapon. On the other hand, Green-Flame Blade is a cantrip that involves making a melee attack and dealing additional fire damage to the target and possibly another creature within 5 feet of the target.

FAQs

Below are answers to some frequently asked questions about Thirsting Blade, Green-Flame Blade, and their interactions with other spells and abilities:

1. Can Green Flame Blade be used with Shadow Blade?

• No, by RAW (Rules As Written), you cannot use Shadow Blade with the cantrips Green-Flame Blade or Booming Blade because these cantrips require using a melee weapon worth 1 silver piece and that specific weapon for the attack.

1. Can you dual wield and use Green Flame Blade?

• You cannot use two-weapon fighting with Green-Flame Blade because the bonus action off-hand attack requires taking the Attack action first, but casting the cantrip uses a different action.

1. Is Thirsting Blade worth it?

• Thirsting Blade is considered to be worth it, especially since it’s free and a useful feature handed to certain classes like Pact of the Blade or Hexblade.

1. Can you use Multiattack with Green Flame Blade?

• Because casting Green-Flame Blade is not the Attack action, you don’t get to access your multiple attacks.

1. Does Green Flame Blade do extra damage?

• Green-Flame Blade adds your spellcasting ability modifier to the second-target damage, and Booming Blade does an extra 1d8 if the target moves within one round.

1. Can you combine Green Flame Blade and Shillelagh?

• Yes, Green-Flame Blade works with a Shillelagh-ed weapon, as the spell only requires making a melee attack with a weapon.

1. Does Thirsting Blade work with Shadow Blade?

• Yes, Thirsting Blade can work with Shadow Blade if you first attack with your main weapon (triggering Thirsting Blade) and then attack with Shadow Blade.

1. Does Hex work with Green Flame Blade?

• Yes, Hex is a 1st-level bonus-action spell, and Green-Flame Blade is a cantrip, allowing them to be cast in the same turn.

1. What does Thirsting Blade do?

• Thirsting Blade allows you to make two attacks per action under certain conditions, enhancing your combat capabilities.

1. Is Greenflame Blade good?

   • Green-Flame Blade is considered one of the best cantrips, especially for gish-builds, offering significant damage potential.

2. Can you hit yourself with Green Flame Blade?

   • If you’re the only valid target within 5 feet of the primary target, you can’t choose not to invoke the secondary effect, potentially hitting yourself.

3. Does Green Flame Blade need a second target?

   • No, you don’t require a second target to use Green-Flame Blade; if there’s no valid second target within 5 feet of the primary target, the spell can still be cast, but the secondary effect won’t occur.

4. Can Green Flame Blade be twinned?

   • No, Green Flame Blade can’t be twinned because it can target more than one creature.

5. Does Spell Sniper work with Green Flame Blade?

   • Spell Sniper doesn’t work with Green Flame Blade because Green Flame Blade doesn’t require an attack roll in the same way ranged or melee spell attacks do.

6. Does Polearm Master work with Green Flame Blade?

   • No, the bonus action attack from Polearm Master is triggered by taking the Attack action, which doesn’t apply when casting Green Flame Blade as it uses the Cast a Spell action.

By understanding these rules and interactions, players can effectively utilize Thirsting Blade with Green-Flame Blade and other abilities to create powerful combos in their games. Always remember to check the latest official rulings and errata for the most accurate and up-to-date information.