How do you use Warcaster 5e?

War Caster changes that, allowing you to cast any spell that takes 1 action and targets a single creature as an opportunity attack. For example, cantrips like Shocking Grasp, Booming Blade, or Green-Flame Blade normally require an action to cast, but you could cast them on an opportunity attack with War Caster.
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How does Warcaster work?

When a hostile creature's movement provokes an opportunity attack from you, you can use your reaction to cast a spell at the creature, rather than making an opportunity attack. The spell must have a casting time of 1 action and must target only that creature.
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Does war caster use a spell slot?

For example an Attack of Opportunity will not use a spell slot. If you have the War Caster feat, you can cast a spell that normally uses an action to cast, instead of an opportunity attack. If the spell is not a cantrip, you will use a spell slot.
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How do you cast spells in combat 5e?

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. If you cast a spell with a Bonus Action casting time, 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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How does opportunity attack work with war caster?

The War Caster feat reads, in part: When a hostile creature's movement provokes an opportunity attack from you, you can use your reaction to cast a spell at the creature, rather than making an opportunity attack. The spell must have a casting time of 1 action and must target only that creature.
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Feat #58: War Caster (5E)

Do Sentinel and Warcaster combine?

Which means you can't use Sentinel's first ability while casting a reaction spell with War Caster feat. You can use Sentinel's second ability to cast a reaction spell with War Caster feat though.
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Do I need war caster as a Paladin?

Paladins have spells, but like clerics, they can display their spellcasting focus on their shields, making the somatic component of War Caster unnecessary.
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Can you cast 2 spells in 5e?

As others have pointed out, there are different types of actions in D&D 5e - and this is the problem. Okay, so here's the rule, which appears under bonus action spells on page 202 of the Player's Handbook: “You can't cast another spell during the same turn, except for a cantrip with a casting time of I action.”
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Can you cast a cantrip and a spell in one turn 5e?

Yes. You cannot cast two levelled spells during the same turn, like Cure Wounds (action) and Healing Word (Bonus action), but you can cast one levelled and one cantrip spell during the same turn.
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When can you cast spells during combat?

During the Beginning of Combat step, both players can cast spells and activate abilities. At the beginning of the Declare Attackers step, the active player declares attackers. When that's done, both players can cast spells and activate abilities.
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What spells can I cast with war caster?

You're not even limited to offensive spells. You could hit an enemy with Blindness, Hold Monster, or even something crazy like Power Word Kill. If you can force an enemy to run away from you, such as with Command: Flee or with Dissonant Whispers, you can then hit them with another spell as your Reaction.
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Can you cast a cantrip with Warcaster?

It's specifically Cantrips that War Caster permits. As for which cantrips would be best for preventing the enemy from escaping your reach… Eldritch Blast. But it needs to be paired with the Lance of Lethargy Eldritch Invocation, and preferably also with Grasp of Hadar.
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What spells can you use with war caster?

War Caster 5e Interactions

You can cast green-flame blade or booming blade as your reaction for an opportunity attack, allowing additional damage if the creature continues to move. (However, it's up to the DM's discretion the creature wants to continue to move after the spell has been cast).
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Can you use Warcaster to heal?

While the spells eligible to cast with War Caster are restricted, nothing seems to say the spell must cause an attack or deal damage. The spells Cure Wounds and Heal both target only one creature and have a casting time of one action.
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Can you cast fireball with Warcaster?

It would be unable to cast Fireball because it's V,S,M and has no free hand to handle the material component, War Caster would be of no help. It could cast spells without material component this way though.
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What is Warcaster?

Warcasters are defined by their unique ability to use Arcanessence to charge the most advance technology in existence: Neo-Mechanika. Arcanessence is a powerful natural energy that emanates from the cores of the planets within the Cyriss galaxy.
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Can you cast 2 cantrips in one turn?

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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Can I 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 you cast 2 spells with 2 actions?

You can't cast another spell during the same turn, except for a cantrip with a casting time of 1 action. That's it, that's the whole rule in question.
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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 cast a cantrip as a bonus action?

If you cast a cantrip or leveled spell as a bonus action, then your action must not be a leveled spell. Indeed, conversely, with Clerics and spiritual weapon, you want to do the opposite, so cast a cantrip as your action and spirtual weapon (a levelled spell) as your bonus action.
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Can you cast a spell and counterspell on the same turn 5E?

If you have already cast a spell using your Bonus Action, you cannot cast any other spells that turn except for a cantrip with a casting time of 1 Action. This means you may not cast counterspell if you already cast a bonus action spell.
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Can a Paladin have no god?

All that matters is that the paladin truly believes in and sticks to whatever their oath is. Paladins and Clerics don't need gods and the magic of bards doesn't have to be musical.
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Why play a Fighter over a paladin?

The Fighter does more damage through a combination of GWM, Precision Attack and Action Surge; he is not as MAD as the Paladin, and his abilities recharge on a short rest, which means he can use them at a higher rate.
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Why choose Fighter over Paladin?

The result is that a Fighter is generally a very good tank, who can take hits but also deal some nasty and consistent damage. A Paladin can tank, and deal out nasty damage, but not as consistently as a Fighter. In return, the Paladin can also heal and cast some low level spells.
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