Quick question, I have an Assassin Rogue (assassinate feature) which has Adv against enemies that have not yet taken a turn in combat. I also have Crossbow Expert...
If my first attack kills an enemy, does my crossbow expert shot have sneak attack on the 2nd guy since I have Adv on him due to him not yet taking a turn. Or does Sneak attack have to be used on the first attack?
You can use it once per turn. So if you decide not to use it on your first attack (note, you shouldn't find out if the damage without sneak attack is enough to kill or not before you decide) then you can use it on the second attack. Inversely, if you DO decide to use it on the first attack then you cannot use it on the second.
Note that you only need to choose to apply sneak attack after you have hit a target - generally you would most likely use this the first time on a turn that you successfully hit an enemy, rather than not using it and hoping that your second attack during that same turn is also a hit.
Note that the crossbow feat is irrelevant, other than it providing you with a second attack on the same turn.
Hi all,
Quick question, I have an Assassin Rogue (assassinate feature) which has Adv against enemies that have not yet taken a turn in combat.
I also have Crossbow Expert...
If my first attack kills an enemy, does my crossbow expert shot have sneak attack on the 2nd guy since I have Adv on him due to him not yet taking a turn.
Or does Sneak attack have to be used on the first attack?
Thanks in advance
You can use it once per turn. So if you decide not to use it on your first attack (note, you shouldn't find out if the damage without sneak attack is enough to kill or not before you decide) then you can use it on the second attack. Inversely, if you DO decide to use it on the first attack then you cannot use it on the second.
Note that you only need to choose to apply sneak attack after you have hit a target - generally you would most likely use this the first time on a turn that you successfully hit an enemy, rather than not using it and hoping that your second attack during that same turn is also a hit.
Note that the crossbow feat is irrelevant, other than it providing you with a second attack on the same turn.
Thanks folks.
Nice and quick clarification :)