Can you cast spells as a bonus action?

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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Can you cast two spells in one turn if one is a bonus action?

To explain: the actual rule is that if you cast a spell as a bonus action, the only other spells you can cast that turn are cantrips with a cast time of one action. So if you quicken a spell, you can get two spells cast, one of which has to be a one-action cantrip, which eldritch blast is.
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What is the bonus action rule in 5e?

Bonus Actions

You can take a bonus action only when a special ability, spell, or other feature of the game states that you can do something as a bonus action. You otherwise don't have a bonus action to take.
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Can you cast a spell as an attack action?

Technically, casting a spell is an action, bonus action, or reaction depending on the spells casting time. While spells may involve an attack, they are not cast as attacks (bladesinger extra attack as an exception). Extra attack requires the attack action and (usually, see above) does not interact with spells.
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Do bonus action spells use spell slots?

Yes, you still expend a spell slot for spells which have a casting time of “bonus action” (unless, of course, it's a cantrip). This also applies to spells that have a casting time of “reaction”.
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Can you use cantrips as a bonus action?

A cantrip is a spell that can be cast at will, without using a spell slot and without being prepared in advance. So the normal rule applies: if you cast any spell – cantrip or not – as a Bonus Action, you can cast another spell on the same turn only if it's a cantrip with a casting time of one Action.
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Can you hold a bonus action spell?

No. The Ready action allows you to prepare a single attack (no extras), spell, or action, but not a bonus action or movement.
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Can you cast 2 cantrips with extra attack?

Fighter's "Action Surge" allows you to gain a second action, which you could use to cast a cantrip/leveled spell (but that is two actions and two castings) The New Bladesinger Classes extra attack feature allows you to cast a cantrip as one of your extra attacks, but you can't use that to cast two cantrips.
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Do cantrips count as actions in combat?

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. But as established, you can't cast a leveled spell with that action. words matter.
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Can you cast a spell as a legendary action?

Meaning a legendary monster can cast a spell that normally has a different casting time than 1 action as a legendary action, unless the action specifically limits the creature from doing so. Compare the legendary action Cast a Spell between the Molydeus and the Lord of Blades.
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What counts as a bonus action?

A Bonus Action is an act you can do that does not cost one full Action, typically performed in conjunction with the use of a related feat or spell (and sometimes a magical item) that calls for the use of a "Bonus Action." This can be used at any point during your turn - at the beginning, middle, or end.
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What can be used as a bonus action in DND?

Common Bonus Actions

Any character can use actions like Attack, Dodge, Use an Item, Cast a Spell, and more, but bonus actions often rely on a character's abilities. Racial abilities, class features, spellcasting, feats and magic items can all give characters a way to better utilize their bonus action.
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Can you grapple as a bonus action?

And because they aren't unarmed strikes, if you do use Martial Arts or Flurry of Blows to attack as a bonus action, you can't use grapple or shove as one of your bonus attacks.
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Can you use 2 cantrips in a turn 5e?

Yes. The rule for casting any spell with a bonus action says that the only other spells you may cast that turn are cantrips with an action.
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Can you cast a cantrip and then a bonus action spell?

You can cast a “Bonus Action” spell and a cantrip. You can cast a Quickened spell (sorcerer metamagic) and a cantrip. You can cast two spells ONLY IF, as described exactly on PHB p.
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Can you counterspell a counterspell?

Can you counterspell a counterspell? Yes. This can be chained, so long as the casters involved haven't already used their reactions. You could potentially have a dozen spellcasters counterspelling each other in an epic battle to fight over an original spell being casted.
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Can you infinitely use cantrips?

You have an unlimited number of uses for most cantrips. There are some, however, that are limited to once per short rest, e.g. Mage Hand.
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Can you do a reaction and a bonus action?

A reaction is an instant response to a trigger of some kind, which can occur on your turn or on someone else's. Because you cannot take an action as an instant response, and you only can take a bonus action when you can take an action, you also cannot take a bonus action.
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Can Eldritch blast be 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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Does booming blade work with sneak attack?

Precision is "when you make a melee attack", so it clearly is legal. Tripping says "when you hit a creature with a weapon" which again is legal. So both of them can be used when you cast Booming Blade or Green Flame Blade, and Sneak Attack also works with these spells.
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Can you rage and cast cantrips?

You cannot cast spells as a barbarian while raging, this much we all know.
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Can you cast a cantrip as an attack of opportunity?

No unless the cantrip is a bonus action to use. The attack action and spellcasting actions are two different actions.
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Can a wizard cast 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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Can you cast Eldritch Blast twice?

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. The rules say you can only cast on levelled spell per turn.
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Is vicious mockery a bonus action?

It's useful because of disadvantage, so it never truly becomes useless, but in many cases, there are better things that the bard can do. Too bad Vicious Mockery isn't a bonus action.
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