Is casting Eldritch blast an attack action?

As a general rule, no. Casting eldrith blast in an action. Making a weapon attack, including with a pact weapon, is also an action. You get one action per turn.
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Is Eldritch Blast an attack action?

Flexible and potent, Eldritch Blast effectively functions as a customizable ranged attack that never runs out of ammo and grows in power over the course of the game.
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Does casting a spell count 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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Can you cast Eldritch blast as an extra attack?

Eldritch blast is a spell, Extra attack feature doesn't allow you to use it several times per turn (same as it wouldn't allow a Ranger/Wizard to cast Fireball twice in a single turn).
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Is casting a cantrip an attack action?

You make a single attack with a melee weapon as part of casting those cantrips. They are not part of an attack, the attack is part of them. The extra Attack feature lets you make a second attack as part of the attack action.
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Can I cast a cantrip as an action and a spell as a bonus action?

Yes: you can cast any level spell as a bonus action, but then can only cast a cantrip as your main action (or do something else).
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Can you cast a cantrip and attack 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 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 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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Why is Eldritch Blast the best cantrip?

At its foundation, Eldritch Blast is a simple yet extraordinarily effective cantrip exclusive to the warlock class. With a casting time of just 1 action and a long range of 120 feet, Eldritch Blast allows you to make a ranged spell attack against a target, dealing 1d10 force damage on a hit.
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Do spells count as attack action 5e?

It doesn't. A spell is a full action not related to an attack, and thus having multiattack does not allow for you to also cast a spell. You can still cast a bonus action spell, but not an action one.
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What is considered an attack in DND?

The most common action to take in combat is the Attack action, whether you are swinging a sword, firing an arrow from a bow, or brawling with your fists. With this action, you make one melee or ranged attack. See the “Making an Attack” section for the rules that govern attacks.
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Can you cast a spell as an extra attack?

Can a spell with an attack roll be used as the attack in the Attack action or as part of the Extra Attack feature? The short answer is no. As explained in the Player's Handbook, you can take one action on your turn in combat, in addition to moving.
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Is Eldritch Blast an attack or spell?

Eldritch Blast is a ranged spell attack and your Attack Bonus is your Spellcasting Ability Modifier + Proficiency.
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Is Eldritch Blast one attack?

RAW (Rules as Written) Both Eldtritch blast and Fire Bolt are cantrips that take one action (standard action) to cast - so you cannot cast both in the same round without some other mechanism to allow you to cast one as a bonus action…
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How is Eldritch Blast cast?

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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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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Can you cast Hex and Eldritch blast 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." When I asked that very question of the dm, he sited the new spellcasting rules from XGtE and said I couldn't use Hex then a cantrip (Eldritch Blast) during the same turn.
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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 a Warlock use Eldritch blast as a bonus action?

under multiclassing in PHB a sorcerer and warlock spells are interchangeable and eldritch blast is a cantrip so they don't use spell slots. Per PHB if you cast a spell as a bonus action you can only following spell has to be a cantrip.
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Can you cast Eldritch blast on 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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Can you twin Eldritch Blast?

You might be able to use Twin spell on Eldritch Blast when below 5th level, but after that it can targets multiple enemies so it ought to be ineligible, also you are probably better using it on Hold Person/Monster or haste or some such rather than doing a handful of extra damage.
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Can you cast a cantrip while holding a weapon?

If the spell has a somatic component, you need at least one hand free to successfully cast it. If there's no somatic component, then you can cast it while your hands are full.
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Can you cast 2 spells in a turn 5e?

There is a limit for bonus action spells that if you cast one (regardless of level, including a cantrip), that you can't cast another spell on your turn, except a cantrip. That means no 1 action spells or (in a very rare case), a reaction spell during your turn. You also only get 1 reaction in a round.
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