Is Green Flame Blade a melee attack?

First, each of [booming blade and green-flame blade] involves a normal melee weapon attack, not a spell attack, so you use whatever ability modifier you normally use with the weapon.
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Does booming blade count as a melee attack?

Both booming blade and green flame blade require you to make a melee attack with a weapon as part of the spell. Both Divine Smite and most Smite spells are applicable on a melee weapon attack.
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Is Flame Blade a weapon attack?

For the weapon conjured by this spell, see Flame Blade (Weapon). Flame Blade is a level 2 evocation spell. This spell allows spellcasters to summon a fiery scimitar in their free hand that sheds bright light. Casters can make a melee weapon attack with the blade to deal Fire damage to enemies.
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What is a melee spell attack?

In mechanics terms, a melee spell attack is a spell that allows you to make a melee attack, but use your spell casting modifier instead of your STR or DEX modifier for To-Hit calculations. Also, since a melee spell attack is not a ranged attack, you do not suffer disadvantage for casting in melee range.
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Is Thorn Whip a melee spell attack?

Thorn Whip has you make a Melee Spell Attack; if you have a hostile creature within 5 feet of you, you will have disadvantage, as with any melee attack.
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CANTRIP #14: Green-Flame Blade (5E)

What counts as a melee weapon attack?

Used in hand-to-hand combat, a melee attack allows you to attack a foe within your reach. A melee attack typically uses a handheld weapon such as a sword, a warhammer, or an axe. A typical monster makes a melee attack when it strikes with its claws, horns, teeth, tentacles, or other body part.
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Is Flame blade a spell attack?

You can use your action to make a melee spell attack with the fiery blade. On a hit, the target takes 3d6 fire damage. The flaming blade sheds bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet.
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Can spells be melee attacks?

Attacks labeled “spell attack” use your spellcasting ability regardless of whether they are melee attacks or ranged attacks. The ability modifier used for a melee weapon attack is Strength , and the ability modifier used for a ranged weapon attack is Dexterity .
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Is Shadow blade a melee spell attack?

Shadow blade is a 2nd-level illusion spell available to sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards. It can be cast as a bonus action, creating a sword of shadow that lasts for up to 1 minute, requiring concentration. This conjured blade counts as a simple melee weapon that you're automatically proficient with.
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Is a touch spell a melee attack?

Most spells that require touching an enemy will either use a melee spell attack (armor protects against the touch) or a Dexterity saving throw (armor doesn't help.)
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Does green flame blade count as an attack?

Those two “Blade attacks” aren't attacks. They're cantrips, meaning a spell. As part of the spell, you are making an attack with a weapon.
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Is Flame Blade a melee weapon?

Flame Blade is a magical, conjured variant of the Scimitars family of weapons. It is a martial melee weapon wielded in one hand.
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Does green flame blade count as a weapon attack?

Yes. Because of the wordings Green Flame Blade can be seen as: two different actions in one action slot, a spell causing a melee attack in the same action, or a bonus bonus action of sorts.
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Does flame blade count as a melee weapon attack?

Flame blade has you make a spell attack (emphasis added): You can use your action to make a melee spell attack with the fiery blade.
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Can you cast green flame blade and attack?

Using the "Cast a Spell" action to use Green-Flame Blade will give you one GFB attack, no matter how many attacks you would normally be making using an Attack Action.
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What counts as true melee?

"True melee strikes" are strikes by a melee weapon that are not caused by projectiles. This usually refers to hits done with the blades of swords and spears, although there are some exceptions.
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Is a thrown dagger a melee weapon attack?

For example, if you throw a handaxe, you use your Strength, but if you throw a dagger, you can use either your Strength or your Dexterity, since the dagger has the finesse property. It has to be a melee weapon attack.
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Is a thrown attack a melee attack?

Almost all weapons with the thrown trait are melee weapons, but there are ranged weapons that are thrown, example the Dart. Its a little hard to see unless you are looking at it in the table, where you can see melee or ranged.
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Is a thrown weapon attack a melee attack?

The Dueling Fighting Style states you have to be “wielding” the weapon, and it's debatable whether or not you are still “wielding” the weapon once it's been thrown, so pro'ly not. What's Your Backstory? The answer is indeed no. If it's a melee weapon that you're throwing, it's a melee weapon.
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Can you cast spells while enraged?

You cannot cast spells as a barbarian while raging, this much we all know. HOWEVER, a spell storing item, most efficiently obtained by being tolerated by an 11th level artificer does this, “Spell-Storing Item At 11th level, you can now store a spell in an object.
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Does flanking work for melee spells?

Yes, Melee Spell Attacks benefit from the Optional Flanking Rules.
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What is a disadvantage spell in 5e?

All ranged attacks (spell or otherwise) are at disadvantage if there is a hostile creature within 5ft who can see you and is not incapacitated. Assuming those criteria are met, the fire bolt attack would be at disadvantage unless some special circumstances applied.
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Does green Flame Blade use your spell attack bonus?

First, each of [booming blade and green-flame blade] involves a normal melee weapon attack, not a spell attack, so you use whatever ability modifier you normally use with the weapon.
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What does the spell green Flame Blade do?

How does the Green Flame Blade work in D&D 5E? Cast Green Flame Blade which grants a melee attack. If you hit the target than apply melee attacks damage and select another enemy within 5ft of the creature you hit. The other enemy takes fire damage equal your spell casting stat bonus.
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Does spell sniper work with green Flame Blade?

Spell Sniper calls for spells that require you to make an attack roll aka a ranged or melee spell attack. So, in my way of reading the rules, green flame blade is not compatible with the range increase of spell sniper.
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