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Polearm Master

Feats Player’s Handbook

Strike. Immediately after you take the Attack action and attack with a Quarterstaff, a Spear, or a weapon that has the Heavy and Reach properties, you can use a Bonus Action to make a melee attack with

the opposite end of the weapon. The weapon deals Bludgeoning damage, and the weapon’s damage die for this attack is a d4. Reactive Strike. While you’re holding a Quarterstaff, a Spear

Staff of the Magi

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

. Spell Absorption. While holding the staff, you have Advantage on saving throws against spells. In addition, you can take a Reaction when another creature casts a spell that targets only you. If you

number of charges above 50, the staff explodes as if you activated its Retributive Strike (see below). Spells. While holding the staff, you can cast one of the spells on the following table from it, using

Greater Mark of Sentinel

Feats Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Mark of Sentinel feat, you can also make one attack with a weapon or an Unarmed Strike as part of that same Reaction.

Dragon Army Officer

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

shouts orders and targets up to two other creatures within 60 feet of itself. If a target has the Draconic Devotion trait and can hear the officer, the target can use its reaction to make one melee

weapons blessed by Takhisis to strike with the power of the dragons they fight alongside. Dragon Army Weapons The weapons of Dragon Army troops are blessed with an infusion of dragon breath. The type of

Ruxithid the Chosen

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

one allied creature he can see within 60 feet of himself to strike. The creature can immediately use its reaction to make one melee weapon attack against a target within its reach.

Second Chance

Feats Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Fortune favors you when someone tries to strike you. You gain the following benefits: Increase your Dexterity, Constitution, or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20. When a creature you can

see hits you with an attack roll, you can use your reaction to force that creature to reroll. Once you use this ability, you can’t use it again until you roll initiative at the start of combat or until you finish a short or long rest.

Quandrix Professor of Theory

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

professor until the start of the professor’s next turn. The charmed creature must immediately use its reaction, if available, to move up its speed toward another creature of the professor&rsquo

probability to impede attacks and strike at the minds of their foes with lancing equations that disrupt the opponent’s resolve. Professors of theory hold that altering the way a person

Euryale

Monsters The Book of Many Things

spent legendary actions at the start of her turn. Move. Euryale moves up to her speed. Venomous Strike (Costs 2 Actions). Euryale makes one Snake Bite attack. If the target has the poisoned condition

, the attack deals an extra 16 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Venomous Strike", "rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage.When she retired from adventuring, Euryale

Retractable Shield

Equipment

Shield as a bracer on your forearm, and it does not count as having that hand occupied while the shield is retracted. As a Reaction to an attack hitting you, you can extend the shield, giving you a bonus

to your Armor Class equal to your Proficiency Bonus against that attack. If this changes the attack from a hit into a miss, you may make one melee attack with a weapon or an Unarmed Strike against the

Hierophant Medusa

Monsters The Book of Many Things

Strike attacks. Constrict. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Constrict"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (3d6 + 6);{"diceNotation":"3d6+6

":"poison"} poison damage. Wrathful Strike. Ranged Spell Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"spell", "rollAction":"Wrathful Strike"} to hit, range 120 ft., one creature. Hit: 22 (3d10 + 6

Retractable Shield

Equipment

Shield as a bracer on your forearm, and it does not count as having that hand occupied while the shield is retracted. As a Reaction to an attack hitting you, you can extend the shield, giving you a bonus

to your Armor Class equal to your Proficiency Bonus against that attack. If this changes the attack from a hit into a miss, you may make one melee attack with a weapon or an Unarmed Strike against the

Zuggtmoy Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

animals or plants, ray of sickness 3/day each: dispel magic, ensnaring strike, entangle, plant growth 1/day each: etherealness, teleport Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Zuggtmoy fails a saving

Thrall. When Zuggtmoy is hit by an attack, one creature within 5 feet of Zuggtmoy that is charmed by her must use its reaction to be hit by the attack instead.Zuggtmoy can take 3 legendary actions

Staff of the Magi Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

holding the staff, you have advantage on saving throws against spells. In addition, you can use your reaction when another creature casts a spell that targets only you. If you do, the staff absorbs the

explodes as if you activated its retributive strike (see below). Spells. While holding the staff, you can use an action to expend some of its charges to cast one of the following spells from it, using your

Drow Matron Mother Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

, dispel magic, spirit guardians 4th level (3 slots): banishment, death ward, freedom of movement, guardian of faith 5th level (3 slots): contagion, flame strike, geas, mass cure wounds 6th level (2

allied demon within 30 feet of the drow uses its reaction to make one attack against a target of the drow's choice that she can see. Cast a Spell (Costs 1–3 Actions). The drow expends a spell slot to

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

remained ensconced in their hidden strongholds, biding their time until they were ready to strike again. Today, with their numbers greatly depleted and their enemies much stronger than in ages past, the

they don’t believe they have a reasonable chance of success. This reaction isn’t out of cowardice, but practicality—yuan-ti value their own lives much too highly to risk them when the

Opportunity Attacks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Opportunity Attack, take a Reaction to make one melee attack with a weapon or an Unarmed Strike against the provoking creature. The attack occurs right before the creature leaves your reach. See also chapter 1 (“Combat”).

Opportunity Attacks You can make an Opportunity Attack when a creature that you can see leaves your reach using its action, its Bonus Action, its Reaction, or one of its speeds. To make the

Opportunity Attacks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Opportunity Attack, take a Reaction to make one melee attack with a weapon or an Unarmed Strike against the provoking creature. The attack occurs right before the creature leaves your reach. See also “Playing the Game” (“Combat”).

Opportunity Attacks You can make an Opportunity Attack when a creature that you can see leaves your reach using its action, its Bonus Action, its Reaction, or one of its speeds. To make the

What actions can monsters use to make Opportunity Attack? Are Multiattack and breath weapon actions allowed?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

its stat block. A monster also has the option to make an Unarmed Strike as an Opportunity Attack, following the normal rules of an Unarmed Strike. An action, such as a breath weapon effect, that doesn’t

include a melee attack roll isn’t eligible to be chosen for an Opportunity Attack. Additionally, a monster can’t use its Multiattack when making an Opportunity Attack, because the use of Multiattack specifically predicates on taking the Attack action, and an Opportunity Attack takes a Reaction.

Melee Attacks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Melee Attacks A melee attack allows you to attack a target within your reach. A melee attack typically uses a handheld weapon or an Unarmed Strike. Many monsters make melee attacks with claws, teeth

when you teleport or when you are moved without using your movement, action, Bonus Action, or Reaction. For example, you don’t provoke an Opportunity Attack if an explosion hurls you out of a foe’s reach

Second Chance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Second Chance Prerequisite: Halfling Fortune favors you when someone tries to strike you. You gain the following benefits: Increase your Dexterity, Constitution, or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum

of 20. When a creature you can see hits you with an attack roll, you can use your reaction to force that creature to reroll. Once you use this ability, you can’t use it again until you roll initiative at the start of combat or until you finish a short or long rest.

Melee Attacks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Melee Attacks A melee attack allows you to attack a target within your reach. A melee attack typically uses a handheld weapon or an Unarmed Strike. Many monsters make melee attacks with claws, teeth

when you teleport or when you are moved without using your movement, action, Bonus Action, or Reaction. For example, you don’t provoke an Opportunity Attack if an explosion hurls you out of a foe’s reach

Polearm Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

of 20. Pole Strike. Immediately after you take the Attack action and attack with a Quarterstaff, a Spear, or a weapon that has the Heavy and Reach properties, you can use a Bonus Action to make a melee

attack with the opposite end of the weapon. The weapon deals Bludgeoning damage, and the weapon’s damage die for this attack is a d4. Reactive Strike. While you’re holding a Quarterstaff, a Spear, or

Teeth of Dahlver-Nar

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

, you can use your reaction to cause them to be hit instead. You can’t use this reaction again until you finish a short or long rest. 4 The Mill Road Murders (halfling canine) 3 green hag

vampire fang) 1 vampire You can make a bite attack as an unarmed strike. On a hit, it deals 1d6 piercing damage plus 3d6 necrotic damage. You regain a number of hit points equal to the necrotic damage

Scout

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

the world. Scout Features Rogue Level Feature 3rd Skirmisher, Survivalist 9th Superior Mobility 13th Ambush Master 17th Sudden Strike Skirmisher Starting at 3rd level, you are difficult to pin

down during a fight. You can move up to half your speed as a reaction when an enemy ends its turn within 5 feet of you. This movement doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks. Survivalist When you choose this

Polearm Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

quarterstaff, you can also strike with the weapon’s opposite end as a bonus action. For that bonus attack, you add your ability modifier to the attack roll, as you do whenever you attack with that

to approach me? A creature doesn’t provoke an opportunity attack if it is moved without the use of its movement, its action, or its reaction. For example, the effect of the antipathy/sympathy spell

Shifter Traits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike. Swiftstride. While shifted, your walking speed increases by 10 feet. Additionally, you can move up to 10 feet as a reaction when a creature

action on your other turns while shifted, you can use your elongated fangs to make an unarmed strike. If you hit with your fangs, you can deal piercing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier

Shifter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

. Longtooth. When you shift and as a Bonus Action on your other turns while shifted, you can use your elongated fangs to make an Unarmed Strike. If you hit with this Unarmed Strike and deal damage, you can

deal Piercing damage equal to 1d6 plus your Strength modifier, instead of the normal damage of an Unarmed Strike. Swiftstride. While you are shifted, your Speed increases by 10 feet. Additionally, you

Training Area

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

can replace that trainer with another one from the table. Expert Trainers Trainer Type Empower Effect Battle Expert When you take damage from an attack made with an Unarmed Strike or a weapon, you

can take a Reaction to reduce this damage by 1d4. Skills Expert You gain proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Acrobatics, Athletics, Performance, Sleight of Hand, or Stealth

Barbarian Subclass

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Unarmed Strike used for the attack. Level 6: Mindless Rage You have Immunity to the Charmed and Frightened conditions while your Rage is active. If you’re Charmed or Frightened when you enter your Rage, the

condition ends on you. Level 10: Retaliation When you take damage from a creature that is within 5 feet of you, you can take a Reaction to make one melee attack against that creature, using a weapon

Cult of Geryon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

ability to strike bargains. He deals especially with those who seek brute strength. Any warlike monster — such as orcs, ogres, and trolls — can be lured into Geryon’s cult. His cultists typically form

within the next minute. The bonus equals its Strength modifier (minimum of +1). Indomitable Strength (Recharge 5–6). As a reaction when this creature takes damage, it can roll a d10 and subtract the number rolled from the damage.

Rogue

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

opportunity attack from you. If the requirements for Sneak Attack are met, your opportunity attack can benefit from that feature. Similarly, a fighter could use Commander’s Strike to grant you an attack on

the fighter’s turn, and if the attack qualifies, it can use Sneak Attack. Both of those options rely on the use of your reaction, so you could do only one of them in a round. Because you get only one

Diana

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn

. Monk Class Features Level 1: Martial Arts Your practice of martial arts gives you mastery of combat styles that use your Unarmed Strike and Monk weapons, which are the following: Simple Melee weapons

Strike. You can make an Unarmed Strike as a Bonus Action. Martial Arts Die. You can roll 1d6 in place of the normal damage of your Unarmed Strike or Monk Weapons. Dexterous Attacks. You can use your

Cult of Dispater

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

governments or religious orders. Renegade mind flayers sometimes strike pacts with Dispater in search of the secrets needed to forever escape an elder brain’s domination. Cultists can gain the Infernal

attack rolls it makes until the end of the current turn. Vexing Escape (1/Day). As a reaction when this creature takes damage, it reduces that damage to 0 and teleports up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.

Melee Attacks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

descriptions. Instead of using a weapon to make a melee weapon attack, you can use an unarmed strike: a punch, kick, head-butt, or similar forceful blow (none of which count as weapons). On a hit, an

unarmed strike deals bludgeoning damage equal to 1 + your Strength modifier. You are proficient with your unarmed strikes. Opportunity Attacks In a fight, everyone is constantly watching for a chance to

Tempest Domain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

can use your reaction to cause the creature to make a Dexterity saving throw. The creature takes 2d8 lightning or thunder damage (your choice) on a failed saving throw, and half as much damage on a

maximum damage, instead of rolling. Thunderbolt Strike At 6th level, when you deal lightning damage to a Large or smaller creature, you can also push it up to 10 feet away from you. Divine Strike At

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