Battlesmith Replicated Weapons do not allow True Strike

Bonus damage for True Strike with replicated magic weapons as part of Battlesmith on Beyond is not being allocated to the weapon.

My specific case; repeating shot heavy crossbow. Weapon acts as spell focus, is a +1 to attack, but data card for the weapon has a "-" cost for the weapon. Suspect the rule is being interpreted as written, as True Strike requires a value > 1cp.

EFoA lists a material value for repeating crossbows, and should be eligible.

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Is this an error (not allowing ranged weapons with True Strike)? I see the spell is tagged as "melee" in the "attack/save" category but the PHB text does not restrict it to melee. 

Quote from J_Michael_Hamilton >>

Is this an error (not allowing ranged weapons with True Strike)? I see the spell is tagged as "melee" in the "attack/save" category but the PHB text does not restrict it to melee. 

 

It's an error. The rules do very clearly allow ranged weapons to be used with True Strike.

That "attack/save" field is part of the spell's detail page on D&D Beyond and not part of the actual rules. The fact that it says "melee" is a data entry error.

I agree. Was looking for a moderator confirmation so I could cite it as authority (to my DM). But I see two different bug discussions which makes me think that yes, this is a bug.