If i do hexblades curse on a creature, and on the following round cast bigby's hand do I get the hexblades curse benefits for bigby's?
Hexblades curse says "you gain a bonus to damage roll against the cursed target" and any attack roll you make....is a critical hit on a 19"
Also, if my bard has something like a bless spell or emboldening bond can i count those towards attacks with the hand?
Bigbys hand is not a creature making its own attacks, It's an object that the spellcaster is attacking with so i am inclined to say yes but would appreciate some clarification.
I'd argue that no, Hexblade's Curse, emboldening bond or bless would not apply. Here's my reasoning:
The text for bigbys hand (Clenched Fist effect) says:
The hand strikes one creature or object within 5 feet of it. Make a melee spell attackfor the hand using your game statistics. On a hit, the target takes 4d8 force damage.
Eberything rests on the use of "for the hand". The wording is slightly deceptive, but we can compare it to another spell: mordenkainens sword. Here we get the following, slightly different wording:
When the sword appears, you make a melee spell attack against a target of your choice within 5 feet of the sword
The wording for the hand seems quite deliberate. You're causing/commanding the hand to attack, using your statistics for simplicity, which is not the same thing as your character making an attack. Mordenkainen's sword works differently and would indeed benefit from Hexblade's Curse, since it's your character making the attack.
Just my two cents and I don't think anything would break if it could be applied.
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Hi all.
I have a 10 lore bard/1 hexblade warlock.
If i do hexblades curse on a creature, and on the following round cast bigby's hand do I get the hexblades curse benefits for bigby's?
Hexblades curse says "you gain a bonus to damage roll against the cursed target" and any attack roll you make....is a critical hit on a 19"
Also, if my bard has something like a bless spell or emboldening bond can i count those towards attacks with the hand?
Bigbys hand is not a creature making its own attacks, It's an object that the spellcaster is attacking with so i am inclined to say yes but would appreciate some clarification.
Thanks
I'd argue that no, Hexblade's Curse, emboldening bond or bless would not apply. Here's my reasoning:
The text for bigbys hand (Clenched Fist effect) says:
Eberything rests on the use of "for the hand". The wording is slightly deceptive, but we can compare it to another spell: mordenkainens sword. Here we get the following, slightly different wording:
The wording for the hand seems quite deliberate. You're causing/commanding the hand to attack, using your statistics for simplicity, which is not the same thing as your character making an attack. Mordenkainen's sword works differently and would indeed benefit from Hexblade's Curse, since it's your character making the attack.
Just my two cents and I don't think anything would break if it could be applied.