How does Pact of the Blade and Hexblade work?

Warlock: Pact of the Blade reads, in context to this particular beef with WOTC, "You can transform one magic weapon into your pact weapon by performing a special ritual while you hold the weapon. You perform the ritual over the course of 1 hour, which can be done during a short rest.
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Which pact is best for Hexblade Warlock?

Only Blade Pact Warlocks actually need weapons, which generally means that only Hexblades should be using them. Your choice of weapon matters fairly little, and Pact of the Blade allows you to change your weapon easily (unless you've bound a magic weapon), so you can easily choose a weapon to suit the situation.
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Does Hex Warrior stack with Pact of the Blade?

In short, Hex Warrior works with Pact of the Blade for one weapon per day. Because Hex Warrior only works once per day. But it doesn't work with a Greatsword or any other two-handed weapon.
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Can Hexblade have 2 pact weapons?

A Warlock with Pact of the Blade can have one Pact Weapon active at a time.
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Can Pact of the Blade summon any weapon?

You can use your action to create a pact weapon in your empty hand. You can choose the form that this melee weapon takes each time you create it (see chapter 5 for weapon options). You are proficient with it while you wield it. So, this cannot be any weapon.
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Can you have a hex weapon and a pact weapon?

According to Crawford, rules as intended definitely allow a Pact Weapon and a weapon that you touch after a long rest to be Hex Weapons.
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Can Pact of the Blade change a magic weapon?

You can also use Pact of the Blade to bond with a magic weapon, turning it into your pact weapon. This magic weapon doesn't have to be a melee weapon, so you could use the feature on a +1 longbow, for instance.
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Is Pact of the Blade worth it for Hexblade?

Pact of the Blade was never intended to work with the Hexblade patron weapon. Your patron is supposed to be "... almost godlike in their power", so it doesn't make sense it would give you the power to banish it to an extradimensional space.
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Can I use a greatsword as a Hexblade warlock?

The answer is yes, you can turn a two-handed weapon (both melee and ranged) into your pact weapon with the Pact of the Blade feature, thus qualifying them for your Hex Warrior feature as well as your Great Weapon Master feat.
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Does a Hexblade need improved pact weapon?

But with that cleared up, the answer to this question becomes clear: a Hexblade can choose a ranged weapon for their Hexblade features, but that doesn't make it a pact weapon. To make it a pact weapon, they have to choose it with Pact of the Blade—and they can't unless they have the Improved Pact Weapon invocation.
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Does pact of the Blade work with dual wield?

Well per 5e rules the Pact of the Blade boon only applies to one weapon, therefore you should only be allowed to use CHA on which ever weapon you have designated as your pact weapon.
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Can Hexblade use a staff?

If you are a Pact of the Blade warlock (with the Hexblade patron that seems an obvious choice) and you take the Improved Pact Weapon eldritch invocation, you could turn a staff into your pact weapon and then use it as a spellcasting focus via the eldritch invocation, which lets you get the staff's benefit on most ...
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Can Hexblade dual wield?

Hexblade allows you to use Charisma for attacks with one weapon you choose, plus with any pact weapon you have. So you can have two separate weapons: your pact weapon, plus your Hexblade-chosen weapon.
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Can a Hexblade use a longbow?

Finally, the weapon you conjure can be a shortbow, longbow, light crossbow, or heavy crossbow. Thirsting Blade - You can attack with your pact weapon twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
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Is Hexblade a patron or subclass?

Hexblade is a subclass option for your warlock. From Xanathar's Guide to Everything (Wizards of the Coast): You have made your pact with a mysterious entity from the Shadowfell—a force that manifests in sentient magic weapons carved from the stuff of shadow.
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Can Hexblade use any weapon?

The hexblade is not like other warlocks though and is proficient with martial weapons. At level one and two you are limited to one-handed weapons though. Once you have pact of the blade this limitation no longer applies though. You could then just use any polearm if you want to use the polearm master feat.
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Can a Hexblade use a shield?

As others have pointed out the Hexblade gains proficiency in martial weapons, medium armor and shields. So, take the Hexblade as your patron and you're golden.
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Can a Hexblade use shadow Blade?

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For warlocks who have forged a mysterious pact with the shadowy entity known as the Hexblade, shadow blade is an ideal tool. Their Hex Warrior feature lets them use Charisma, rather than Strength or Dexterity, for attack and damage rolls with the shadowy weapon.
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Can a Hexblade Warlock use a hand crossbow?

You can, however, use a regular hand crossbow as your hex weapon. You also have to consider that you need a magic hand crossbow if you want it to be your pact weapon, since you can't summon a hand crossbow as your pact weapon. You can, however, use a regular hand crossbow as your hex weapon.
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How many weapons can you have with Pact of the Blade?

It uses the wielder's Charisma modifier, and its damage is magical. You are Proficient with the weapon. You can only have one at a time.
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How many pact weapons can a Hexblade Warlock have?

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You can have only one Pact Weapon. There are two ways to gain one. Either way takes an action to have the weapon appear in your hand; no action required to dismiss it.
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What is the best weapon for a Warlock in D&D?

The whip tends to be one of the most popular weapon types for Warlocks in DnD 5e because the one-handed reach means that you don't need to be within the reach of your enemy in order to attack while holding a shield in the other hand.
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Can you use a bow with Pact of the Blade?

RAW any pact of the blade can make a magic +1 or named bow their pact weapon, and then summon it from then on.
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Does a Hexblade count as a magic weapon?

Does the hex spell make a weapon's damage count as magical in D&D 5E? No, the Hex spell does not enchant a normal weapon to make it a magical weapon.
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Does green flame Blade work with pact of the Blade?

You can't use Green Flame Blade or Booming Blade with your pact weapon, as they now require a weapon worth at least 1sp, thus disqualifying any summoned weapon (except for magical weapons you have turned into your pact weapon), and since they have a listed cost, you can't use a focus in its' place.
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