Is polearm master good 5e?

The big thing to take into account when you are making a good – and even more so when you want a great – polearm fighter is how actions work in 5e DnD. Being able to fight with and use the polearm master is one of the best ways to optimize the action economy. You get your action, a bonus action, and movement action.

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What weapons can be used with polearm master 5e?

Polearm Master works with all long, two-handed weapons, including spears, glaives, halberds, pikes, and quarterstaffs. Also, reach weapons like the spear and the quarterstaff still benefit from the Polearm Master Feat even when wielded one-handed. Does polearm master work with tridents? I'm making a spartan like character but might be using a trident, the polearm master feat does not work with a trident right? It only works with the weapons it lists - and it does not list the Trident - so you are correct.

What book is polearm master in?

The Polearm Master is a feat in 5th ed. Dungeons & Dragons described in the Player's Handbook (5e). Unofficial Description: This feat gives a special attack and/or modifies opportunity attacks with a list of weapons defined as polearms. Why is polearm master so good? Polearm Master's a strong pick because when you're wielding a glaive or halberd, which has the second highest damage die in the game, a d10, it gives you a d4 bonus action attack that also does your strength modifier in damage and even better still, whenever an enemy enters your 10' reach, it triggers an opportunity

How good is polearm master?

PAM is really good because it lets you use Great Weapon Master an extra time consistently (otherwise, builds that really benefit from GWM usually need GWM to go off, which is generally inconsistent). Are polearms heavy weapons? Both the glaive and halberd are heavy weapons. Nothing about the special Polearm Master attack says the heavy weapon property is removed.

Is polearm master a feat?

Polearm Master is a stellar feat for any character interested in melee combat. The most common builds looking for this feat are those that gain access to extra value from their attacks. Does polearm Master have reach? Yes, 10 ft with most of those weapons (not the quarterstaff or spear. Your reach is 10ft, you get one when they leave that.

Why does polearm master not include Pike?

Pikes are very cumbersome. Jeremy Crawford confirms in this tweet that pikes are not meant to be included as they are too unwieldy. It makes sense: pikes were often twice or thrice as long as their wielder, and as such it would be impossible to swing it around as a part of a chain of attacks.