Can you cast Eldritch blast and a spell?

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.
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Can you cast 2 Eldritch blast twice?

Since the casting time of Eldritch Blast is one action, and a character only has one action, then baseline is that a Warlock can only cast it once per turn.
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Is Eldritch blast a spell or cantrip?

At higher levels, Eldritch Blast scales very nicely, the spell allowing you to cast multiple beams. You get to make two attacks at fifth level, three at 11th level, and four at 17th. These attacks can each target the same enemy or have different targets, granting the spell a lot of flexibility.
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How do you cast 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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Does Eldritch blast use spell slots?

Understanding Eldritch Blast's Mechanics

This brilliant design means your Eldritch Blast remains a reliable source of damage at all levels, as cantrips automatically scale up without the need to expend spell slots.
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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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What is the hidden advantage of Eldritch blast?

Both beams with advantage

The duration of Eldritch Blast is “Instantaneous” meaning all beams attack at the same time. At that time the warlock is hidden so the attacks are made with advantage.
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Is it possible to cast Eldritch blast as a bonus action?

Its good to have, not really mandatory you can already cast Eldritch Blast as a bonus action for 5 rounds and that's without converting any spell slots. Cast hex or use your hexblade's curse, either works both have benefits. Cast whichever you didn't use the previous round between hex or hexblade's curse.
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Can you split Eldritch blast?

The spell creates more than one beam when you reach higher levels: two beams at 5th level, three beams at 11th level, and four beams at 17th level. You can direct the beams at the same target or at different ones. Make a separate attack roll for each beam.
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Can you cast Hex and Eldritch blast on the same turn?

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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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 non Warlock use Eldritch Blast?

Yes you do. That's what the feat is saying. The feat makes available to non-warlocks those invocations that have no prerequisites.
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Is Eldritch Blast a first level spell?

What are the benefits of Eldritch Blast for Warlocks in 5E? Firstly - and most readily available even at 1st Level - it does Force damage; the least resisted damage type.
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Can you Eldritch blast yourself?

As an action, you can direct the force of your Eldritch Blast against yourself to immediately move in a straight line.
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Does Eldritch Blast count as a cantrip?

Pretty much anything explicitly magical came in the form of a spell or item, or an item casting or emulating a spell. So eldritch blast, an innate magical ability of the warlock, became a spell, and a cantrip specifically so it wouldn't be limited use.
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Can I cast a cantrip twice?

Well, yes. You can't cast two spells of 1st-level or higher in the same turn, but you can cast as many cantrips as you have actions for. If you cast a spell of 1st-level or higher - or a cantrip - as a bonus action, you can still cast a cantrip as your action.
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How do you get double Eldritch blast?

Eldritch Blast is a cantrip, and cantrips (every one of them) scale according to character level, not caster level or warlock level. So a level 5 warlock, a level 3 Warlock, level 2 sorcerer, or a level 1 Warlock, level 4 fighter would all get a second Eldritch Blast.
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Does Eldritch Blast have disadvantage in melee?

You can't use Eldritch Blast as a melee attack, no (for example, some features specifically trigger off of melee or ranged attacks; just because you're casting "at melee range" doesn't mean it isn't still a ranged attack), but you don't suffer disadvantage for casting it within 5 feet of an enemy.
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Can Eldritch blast hit two targets?

You can either target a single creature or multiple creatures with the beams. Each beam rolls a separate Attack roll and is affected by the selected Eldritch Invocations (see notes for further details).
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Can you cast a cantrip and a spell in the same turn?

You can't cast another spell during the same turn, except for a cantrip with a casting time of 1 action." So - IF you cast ANY spell as a bonus action (remember that cantrips are also spells) then the only spells that can be cast with your action during the same turn are cantrips with a casting time of one action.
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Can sorcerers use Eldritch blast?

Sorcerers can apply metamatmagic to modify Eldritch Blast, most notably Quicken Spell (to cast it twice in a round). Both classes rely on Charisma for their spellcasting so they blend together nicely to begin with.
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How many times can a Warlock use Eldritch blast?

When a warlock cast an eldritch blast he created and fired from his hands or implement a purple bolt or beam of crackling destructive energy. Like similarly simple spells, eldritch blast could be cast as many times as its caster desired.
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Can Eldritch blast push huge creatures?

You can easily get multiple attacks with Eldritch Blast, pushing a creature of any size 10 ft per hit.
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Is Eldritch Blast the best damage cantrip?

Warlock is the ranged arttillery in a group. The spell Eldritch Blast is the most powerful cantrip in the game. Yes Warlocks get the least spell slots, they get all those spell slots back after a short rest. Also Eldritch Invocations are what gives the warlock a swiss army knife of abilities.
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