Is crossbow expert 5e good?

Taking the Crossbow Expert feat provides the Ranger with more safety should they wind up in close-quarters combat, as well as better utility when wielding a crossbow. The biggest drawback to the Crossbow Expert feat is the lack of an Ability Score Increase.

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Does crossbow expert work with spells 5e?

Yes, you can use the Crossbow Expert feat in this manner.

It's a fairly common build for spellcasters. As you have realized, the point in question in the feat affects "ranged attacks". It says nothing about ranged weapon attacks. A ranged spell attack is indeed a ranged attack. Does crossbow expert work for spells? Yes, it's intentional. When you make a ranged attack roll within 5 feet of an enemy, you normally suffer disadvantage (PH, 195).

Does crossbow expert work with Eldritch Blast?

Eldritch Blast is a Cast a Spell action - not the Attack action. Eldritch Blast is also not a one-handed melee weapon. So no can do. Can you dual wield hand crossbows? That's partially correct. If you have two hand crossbows that are already loaded—thanks to using the object interaction rules—you could fire them both on the same turn using Extra Attack.

Does crossbow expert give proficiency?

Does the crossbow expert feat also give proficiency with crossbows? No, it does not. The feat tells you exactly what it does give if you choose it. Does crossbow expert work with bows? The Crossbow Expert feat lets you ignore the loading property (specific rule), thus you can operate any crossbow (that you're proficient with) in the exact same manner that you could with a short/longbow.

Can Rangers start with crossbows?

The PHB errata v1. 0 says this on the Ammunition property of weapons: Loading a one-handed weapon requires a free hand. So while the ranger could start a fight with two loaded crossbows, he would need to drop or holster one to reload the other. Can a Ranger Use a heavy crossbow? Out of all classes, only Battlesmith Artificers, War Clerics, and Beast Master Rangers can use a heavy crossbow to full effect.

Does crossbow expert require two crossbows?

With a light crossbow the Crossbow Expert isn't relevant unless they have Extra Attack, and it's not possible to repeatedly shoot two hand crossbows because you need a hand free to reload them. The Light property on hand crossbows is completely useless because the two-weapon fighting rules require melee weapons.