Can a Warlock cast a cantrip as a bonus action?

Technically Yes you can (answering the title question). You can cast a spell as an action (a cantrip is a spell, and only a cantrip will work for the action here) and a cantrip as a bonus action.
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Can a warlock use a cantrip as a bonus action?

Yes, you can cast a cantrip as a bonus action and also cast a different cantrip as your action in Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition.
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Is there a way to cast cantrips as a bonus action?

The use of a cantrip costs an action; specifically, the “Cast a Spell” action. They can be cast as bonus actions through the Sorcerer's Metamagic (Quickened Spell), and as reactions through the War Caster Feat, but beyond those bounds cantrips always cost an action to cast.
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Can a warlock use Eldritch blast as a bonus action?

under multiclassing in PHB a sorcerer and warlock spells are interchangeable and eldritch blast is a cantrip so they don't use spell slots. Per PHB if you cast a spell as a bonus action you can only following spell has to be a cantrip.
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What can a warlock do as a bonus action 5e?

As a bonus action, you can magically teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see within 5 feet of the target cursed by your Hex spell or by a warlock feature of yours, such as Hexblade's Curse or Sign of Ill Omen.
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D&D Spellcasting Explained | Part 1

What feat lets you cast as a bonus action?

The best spells for Bonus Action use are typically Spiritual Weapon and Healing Word. However, if you have the Quicken Spell feat for Sorcerer, you will also get the chance to cast any Cantrip spell as a Bonus Action.
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Can a Warlock cast Hex and Eldritch blast?

Eldritch Blast is a cantrip that uses your Action. Because it is a cantrip, it does not limit the use of other spells in the same round. However, because it uses your Action, you will only be able to use spells that require a Bonus Action to cast. (such as Hex).
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Can Warlock Eldritch blast twice?

That'd still be a very nice boost, and it'd give the Warlock an encouragement to give their other cantrips a go. Can you cast Eldritch Blast twice in the same turn using the sorcerer's Quickened Spell Metamagic option in D&D 5E? Yes. If you've somehow acquired it through, for example, a multiclass.
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How do you turn Eldritch blast into bonus action?

There are 3 ways. 1 is to be a Sorcerer, and then either take the the Magic Initiate feat to get Eldritch Blast, or multi-class into warlock, and then use Quicken Metamagic to cast one as a bonus action. You are limited in how often you do this by Sorcerer points (2 per Quicken).
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Can you cast cantrips repeatedly?

Cantrips are designed to be used without limits. There is no reason to keep a player from doing so, but that said, there's no reason doing so won't have consequences.
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Can you cast cantrips whenever?

During combat, you get 1 action per round (there's a few exception to this, but they'll be obvious) and that 1 action must be taken on your turn. So yes, you can cast a cantrip at will, whenever you want, as long as you meet the other requirements for casting it.
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Can you keep casting cantrips?

If you can cast a cantrip, you can cast it unlimited times. Yes, one can still cast cantrips, even after using all spell slots 1st level and above. as many increase in power with gain in levels.
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Can you cast a cantrip as a bonus action after casting a spell?

The bonus action spell casting rules say that IF you cast a spell as a bonus action then the only other spells you can cast on that turn are cantrips with a casting time of one action.
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Can a warlock replace cantrips?

For Warlocks, Bards, Sorcerers, Rangers, the paragraph heading addresses Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher. You thus can't replace a cantrip under that rule of "spells known" changes since it isn't a 1st level or higher spell (and also because you don't have spell slots for cantrips).
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Can a warlock switch cantrips?

No, there is no way to change cantrips in all classes. This is basically D&D5 rule. Once you chose cantrip and you never change it. there is a variant, UA rule that gives the option to swap one cantrip within the "swap 1 spell at level up" feature for all spellcasters, even for clerics.
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Why is Eldritch Blast the best cantrip?

At its foundation, Eldritch Blast is a simple yet extraordinarily effective cantrip exclusive to the warlock class. With a casting time of just 1 action and a long range of 120 feet, Eldritch Blast allows you to make a ranged spell attack against a target, dealing 1d10 force damage on a hit.
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How do you shoot Eldritch blast 3 times?

can you cast eldritch blast 3 times on one turn with warlock x/ sorcerer 3/ fighter 2. you use one action to cast eldritch blast. you then use action surge, and cast eldritch blast again with your second action. you then use quicken spell metamagic to cast eldritch blast for a third time, as a bonus action.
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Why is Eldritch Blast so good?

Eldritch Invocations Make D&D's Eldritch Blast Even Better

To make matters better, multiple Invocations can be used at once, stacking multiple effects to make Eldritch Blast even stronger. This makes Eldritch Blast the perfect cantrip for creative DnD players, as it is arguably the most customizable spell in the game.
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Why is Eldritch Blast so inaccurate?

Two problems unfortunately. First is that Eldritch Blast can't target objects, second is that it does force damage and is described as a beam rather than a blade, dart, disc or spike. So, even if it could be used to hit a rope and it did hit, it'd like trying to cut the rope with a hammer.
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Is Eldritch Blast or Fire Bolt better?

Eldritch Blast is a spell that on its own is little better than the wizard cantrip Fire Bolt. However a warlock and pretty much only a warlock can stack buffs on it (mostly through Eldritch Invocations but also through the Hex spell and subclass features) until it turns into a monster.
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Can a Warlock move between Eldritch blasts?

You can break up your movement on your turn, using some of your speed before and after your action. For example, if you have a speed of 30 feet, you can move 10 feet, take your action, and then move 20 feet.
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What counts as a bonus action?

Bonus Actions

Various class features, spells, and other abilities let you take an additional action on your turn called a bonus action. The Cunning Action feature, for example, allows a rogue to take a bonus action.
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Can you cast two bonus actions in one turn?

Just the one per person, never more. If you don't have one to use, you just don't use it, but if you've got two bonus action options then you'll have to choose.
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Can you cast two bonus actions?

A spell cast with a bonus action is especially swift. You must use a bonus action on your turn to cast the spell, provided that you haven't already taken a bonus action this turn. You can't cast another spell during the same turn, except for a cantrip with a casting time of 1 action.
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