Can ranged attacks use strength 5e?

Ranged weapons use dexterity only, for both attack and damage, unless the weapon is a special one with an explicit exception (e.g. there's a bow that uses dexterity as usual, but also lets you add yoru strength modifier for damage).
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Can you use strength for a bow 5e?

For what it's worth, previous editions had composite bows that had minimum strength requirements and let you use your STR vs DEX, but 5e did away with them. All bows/crossbows are DEX only in this edition.
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What weapons can use strength in D&D?

So you can use Strength with any Thrown melee weapon (dagger, hand-axe, javelin, light hammer, spear, trident), plus the dart. Note that Thrown alone is not enough to allow you to use your Strength modifier: the net is Thrown, but since it's a ranged weapon and not a melee weapon it uses Dexterity.
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Can you use strength for thrown weapons?

A thrown weapon adds your Strength modifier to damage just like a melee weapon does. When this trait appears on a melee weapon, it also includes the range increment.
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What stat does ranged weapons use?

Ranged Weapons use Dexterity. Melee Weapons use Strength and generally have a range of 5ft (right next to you) However, "Finesse" Melee Weapons will use whichever Ability stat is higher - Dexterity or Strength.
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Are Throwing Builds Viable in D&D 5e?

Do ranged attacks use dex or strength?

If you want a skirmisher who can also attack from range, or a fully ranged martial, then dex is certainly the pick. Dex provides initiative bonus and thats super powerful in a 3d dnd game.
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Do bows use STR or DEX 5e?

There is no use for compound bows or strength bows anymore. All ranged weapons give your dex bonus to hit and damage rolls by default. Thrown weapons use strength for both by default, as they are melee weapons as well.
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Do you use strength or Dex for thrown weapons?

Ranged weapons that have the thrown property only use Dexterity: Net. Ranged weapons that have the thrown and finesse properties use either Strength or Dexterity: Dart. Ranged weapons that have the ammunition property use Dexterity: Crossbows, Bows, Slings & Blowguns.
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Can you throw a javelin with strength 5e?

If the javelin was a ranged weapon it would use Dex by default. Because it's a melee weapon you can throw it uses Str by default to give Str builds a ranged option other than the light hammer or handaxe.
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Can you throw a dagger with strength 5e?

For example, if you throw a handaxe, you use your Strength, but if you throw a dagger, you can use either your Strength or your Dexterity, since the dagger has the finesse property.
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Is 2d6 better than 1d12?

With a d12 you have an equal chance of rolling 12 as you have on rolling 6 or 7. With 2d6 however you have 6 possible results that ends up as 7: So if you want the best possibility for rolling high or low you want a d12.
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What is strength used for 5e?

Strength measures bodily power, athletic training, and the extent to which you can exert raw physical force.
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What is the most broken ability in D&D?

Twilight Cleric Is A Broken D&D 5e Build In A Subclass

Some consider it the single most powerful subclass in the game, to the point of being one of the most broken D&D 5e builds by itself. The Twilight cleric's Channel Divinity provides every nearby character with many temporary hit points per turn.
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Can longbows use strength?

A longbow would likely require a str of 14 or longbow proficiency and implementation from lvl1 onwards as part of your class with str 12 to use, if not higher, because longbows required quite a bit of strength. Some warbows required a full 200lb to draw, focussed on just two fingers.
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Does strength apply to bows?

Stronger people can use bows with lower draw weights, but weaker people can't use bows with heavier draw weight. So in game terms what you'd say is that a bow itself would have a strength rating, being the strength required to draw it, and the damage is done and the range achieved proportionally.
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Is longbow strength or dexterity?

A longbow with no additional effects or abilities does 1d8 plus your dexterity modifier damage when you hit with it unless you roll a critical hit, usually rolling a 20 on the d20 to hit, although some characters can score a critical hit more easily and some circumstances cause a critical hit automatically.
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Can a monk deflect a javelin?

The ability works on any ranged weapon attack. That is an arrow or bolt or a throw object like a dagger or javelin.
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Can a javelin penetrate plate armor?

Warhead. The Javelin missile's tandem warhead is a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) type. This round utilizes an explosive shaped charge to create a stream of superplastically deformed metal formed from trumpet-shaped metallic liners. The result is a narrow high velocity particle stream that can penetrate armor.
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Do ranged weapons use dex 5e?

Yes, a ranged attack with a ranged weapon would include your Dex bonus to both attack and damage rolls.
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Do all ranged weapons use Dex?

In summary, if the weapon is ranged you use your Dexterity modifier. If the weapon is thrown and does not have Finesse, you use your Strength modifier. If the weapon is thrown and does have Finesse, you can use your Dexterity modifier or your Strength modifier.
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Do daggers use dex or str?

All daggers in the game has 2 properties - Finesse and Thrown. use Strength modifier in attack roll and Dexterity modifier in damage roll.
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Does a spear use strength or dex?

The spear requires a lot of strength to keep the end up and to control it when it gets hit. Yeah, I noticed that a lot of people that complain about Strength being used for weapons cite "speed" or "quickness" as reasons it should be Dexterity.
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Do ranged attacks use STR or DEX 5e?

The ability modifier used for a melee weapon attack is Strength, and the ability modifier used for a ranged weapon attack is Dexterity.
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Why is dex better than str?

Strength is mostly for melee weapons only, but DEX can be used for both melee and ranged attacks, as well as benefitting your initiative, AC (in some cases), 3 skills including the frequently used stealth skill, and even being a common saving throw ability.
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Do firearms use Dex in D&D?

Proficiency in different firearms is handled the same way as other weapon types. However, instead of making an attack roll when using a firearm, the target of the attack makes a Dexterity saving throw as if avoiding a spell.
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