Does sneak attack apply to all attacks?

Required Weapons for Sneak Attack No matter how many attacks a D&D 5e rogue can make, Sneak Attack can only be used on one in their turn. However, the 'once per turn' rule is very specific. Rogues can add Sneak Attack damage to attacks made on other turns, such as opportunity attacks with their reaction.
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What are the rules for sneak attack?

Sneak Attack requires a finesse or ranged weapon. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
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Can you choose not to use sneak attack 5e?

It's the DM's call whether or not the target is surprised. Even if the target is surprised, you wouldn't necessarily have advantage on the attack, unless you happen to have the Assassin subclass. You can always disregard Sneak Attack, it's something that you choose to activate.
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Does Multiattack work with sneak attack?

A Rogue can only use a sneak attack Once per TURN. So, two attack or more during a given turn (from multiattack, dual wielding, a bonus action, etc) only allows SA to be used Once in that TURN.
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Does sneak attack apply to spell attacks?

It says you can get sneak attack with any spell, assuming the target meets the conditions to be snuck attacked. In general, any spell that requires an attack roll can be used to sneak attack. The Arcane Trickster ability will let you do it with fireball, which normally requires a save instead of an attack roll.
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What is the sneak attack rule in 5E?

For a 5E sneak attack, all you need is another enemy of the target within 5 feet of it. Two charaters (a rogue and a friend) standing side by side is fine. Heck, if you are an arcane trickster rogue, having your familiar on your shoulder is all you need to have an ally within 5 ft, if you are toe-to-toe with the enemy.
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Can you use sneak attack on thrown weapons?

Sneak Attack does not work with melee weapons that have the thrown property, but lack the finesse property. The Rogue's Sneak Attack feature states: The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
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Does sneak attack ignore resistance?

Sneak attack damage is halved if the target has a resistance to it. Unless noted otherwise, any untyped extra damage is of the same type as the attack's damage and therefore is subject to resistance/immunity accordingly.
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Does resistance apply to sneak attack?

And rules designers have explicitly stated that sneak attack is intended to do the same type of damage as the weapon used in the attack. Jeremy Crawford has stated: Sneak Attack damage is meant to be of the type that's dealt by the weapon, and it's subject to resistance.
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Do I get sneak attack if I have advantage and disadvantage?

Does advantage negate disadvantage (for things such as the Rogue's Sneak Attack) in D&D 5E? If none of the other sneak attack conditions are met, yes it fails. According to Adventurers League rules (aka RAW), advantage and disadvantage do not stack.
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Can only rogues use sneak attack?

Sneak attack is pretty exclusive to the Rogue. There are two aspects of sneak attack: advantage and extra damage. Even if you could arrange the advantage on the attack, the extra damage is based on the level of the Rogue.
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Can you use sneak attack on someone else's turn?

You sometimes get a chance to use Sneak Attack on someone else's turn. The most common way for this to happen is when a foe provokes an opportunity attack from you. If the requirements for Sneak Attack are met, your opportunity attack can benefit from that feature.
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Is sneak attack always advantage?

Even if you would end up with advantage, if there is any disadvantage applying to your roll then Sneak Attack won't work. Not only that, but you also don't get the benefit of rolling two attack dice and keeping the better roll. If disadvantage and advantage are both present, they cancel out completely.
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Do unarmed strikes count for sneak attack?

The Sneak Attack feature works with a weapon that has the finesse or ranged property. An unarmed strike isn't a weapon, so it doesn't qualify.
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Can you sneak attack on a charge?

You can still have active sneak attack if they add a charge Buff for it, that resets after every round. That way if you miss with sneak attack and the charge buff is not used due to a miss you can still use it on other attacks that same round.
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Does sneak attack only apply to the first attack?

No matter how many attacks a D&D 5e rogue can make, Sneak Attack can only be used on one in their turn. However, the 'once per turn' rule is very specific. Rogues can add Sneak Attack damage to attacks made on other turns, such as opportunity attacks with their reaction.
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Can you choose when to sneak attack?

The Sneak Attack description specifies that you can use the feature once per turn, but it's not limited to your turn. The feature also doesn't limit the number of times you can use it in a round. You sometimes get a chance to use Sneak Attack on someone else's turn.
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Does sneak attack apply to offhand?

Sneak attack only applies to the first attack, once per round. Sneak attack is always one hit, but off hand attack (if the reaction for sneak attack is active) will be able to trigger the reaction.
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Does sneak attack work with two weapons?

No, you can only use your bonus action for two-weapon fighting after taking the Attack action to attack with your main action. The Ready action won't work. You can still sneak attack on another's turn with the Ready action, or with attacks of opportunity.
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Can a rogue use sneak attack twice?

A Rogue can only use Sneak Attack once per Turn anyway so having a 3rd attack, assuming that they are dual-wielding melee weapons, would not increase their damage output by much. The opposite is true. Take a rogue (for +5d6 sneak attack damage) and give him double proficiency in Survival.
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Can you sneak attack on a reaction?

You can use the sneak attack button to attack with sneak attack, assuming you've met the conditions, and know it will happen. You can have your sneak attack reactions turned to automatic, and any time you hit, opportunity attack or not, if sneak attack conditions are met, you will also use sneak attack automatically.
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Can you use a whip for sneak attack?

Using a whip provokes an attack of opportunity, just as if you had used a ranged weapon." I wanted to make a ninja and use the scorpion whip. Can you use sneak attack with it? Yes, provided the target is flat-footed or flanked by you.
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Can you use sneak attack with flurry of blows?

If you were able to get Sneak Attacks off unarmed strikes, you could instead use Flurry of Blows and get an extra chance for Sneak Attack to trigger. You don't have to dual-wield Finesse weapons for this.
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Can you punch with sneak attack?

The Sneak Attack feature works with a weapon that has the finesse or ranged property. An unarmed strike isn't a weapon, so it doesn't qualify. In contrast, a rogue/monk can use Sneak Attack with a monk weapon, such as a shortsword or a dagger, that has one of the required properties.
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