Mage Hand

Basically the same, but with slightly clearer wording.

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No, Eric, you can't shove people off of a cliff like in BG3, it's right here, SEE?!

Reusing the Magic Hand was a bonus action, now it is an action.

I need a rule clarification. Can mage hand steal an object from another creature, when you're character is not an arcane trickster?

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Reusing the Magic Hand was a bonus action, now it is an action.

 It was always an action unless you were playing an arcane trickster.

I have four words for you: mage hand particle accelerator 

Does mage hand allows me to sneak attack by standing bebind an enemy? Or have to use "help" or something?

As arcane trickster... Honestly, mage hand should be able to shot a gun xD, i mean, up ton10 lb, gun is 3 lb, bro i can pickpoecket you with expertise with this hand, but press the trigger is to hard... And dont tell me trigger are crazzy hard to pull, thats now, for security, not in done or when guns were created... I understand not been able to attack with dagger, sword or punches couse lack of strength, but bro, pull the trigger, common gimme that...

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I have four words for you: mage hand particle accelerator 

 what?

If the hand can interact with objects, does that mean it could block an arrow, or stop a creature if it runs into it?

Cool hand

Can somebody clarify this for me? So the spell says “The hand lasts for the duration. The hand vanishes if it is ever more than 30 feet away from you or if you cast this spell again.” So if you have an ability that increases the range of Mage Hand(like the Stronger Telekinesis ability of the Psykinetic subclass for the Psion class, which at the time of writing (October 2025) is still UA but you get my point), that ability functionally does nothing right? Because Mage Hand specifically states that you can’t have it more than 30ft away from you?  PLEASE SEND HELP!!!!!!

(sorry for the wording, words aren’t a strong suit of mine)

Thanks for the help, really appreciate it

could you clarify somethiong for me?
To move the hand (up to 30ft) i would need to take a magic action. Does it mean that it's not following me? when i want to move 40ft in a round, I can't do so without loosing the hand? and when i dash i'm not able to move it along because i used up my action and cant take a magic action??

is that intended?

edit: 40ft movement should work by moving 20ft, taking magic action, moving another 20ft; but that works only for few rounds, since the hand can't keep up due to only one action=30ft. 

Can mage hand apply rope / manacles / chain as per their 2024 versions (to a restrained / grappled etc enemy)?

Can mage hand be used to apply the rope / mannacles / chain against an incapacitated enemy?

Mage Hand is a fantastic spell, but its restrictions are somewhat contrived. If a spectral hand were summoned that could manipulate up to 10 pounds at a time, there is no clear reason that the hand could not steal items, drop objects on people's heads, or otherwise aid in combat, except that "the rules say so". Here are some non-canonical reasons mage hand might follow the above rules, and some suggestions on what you could do in your Homebrewed DND games to make Mage Hand work a little smoother:

- Mage Hand can't interact with creatures or anything they're carrying at all, as the fabric of magic around the mage hand is tenuous, and living things disrupt its physical structure (solves the problem of mage hand being used to pick pockets but doesn't solve the problem of being able to drop things on enemies' heads). Mage Hand Legerdemain, used by Arcane Trickster Rogues, has more substance to it.

- Mage Hand can't move higher than the caster's height (solves the problem of being able to drop things on most enemies' heads, but still doesn't explain why mage hand couldn't pull the trigger on a custom light crossbow or trigger a trapping mechanism)

- Mage Hand is a gift from Rao, God of Peace (Tasha's Cauldron of Everything) who watches everything it does and ensures that no action it takes directly causes pain.

All these reasons would work but are similarly contrived. So, my personal standpoint is that mage hand should always be able to pick pockets, drop things, and make similar indirect attacks with its limited strength. Mage Hand Legerdemain is still applicable, since it's invisible, and if that's not enough of a buff for Arcane Tricksters, you could let them use two mage hands at once or give their mage hand twice the carrying capacity. After all, since mage hand is already limited to a 30 ft. range, and it takes a player's whole action to operate, it's already kind of designed to act as a weaker, more accessible version of telekinesis for low-level players. I'm fine with that, and I don't think it breaks the game.

I once read a great general answer about this and Unseen Servant:

If it requires a roll to succeed, the Hand/Servant can't do it.