What is the attack modifier for the booming blade?

If the spell states to make a “melee spell attack” like it does with Shocking Grasp, then you would use your casting attribute to make the spell attack roll. However, if it states to make a “melee attack” as it does with Booming Blade or Green-Flame Blade, you would use your strength or dexterity modifier instead.
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What modifier does Booming blade use?

The spell specifies no exception to the normal rules for melee weapon attacks, so the attack uses normal rules: you use the Strength modifier, or if you're using a Finesse weapon, optionally your Dexterity modifier.
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What is the attack bonus in booming blade?

At 5th level, the melee attack deals an extra 1d8 thunder damage to the target on a hit, and the damage the target takes for moving increases to 2d8. Both damage rolls increase by 1d8 at 11th level (2d8 and 3d8) and again at 17th level (3d8 and 4d8).
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How to proc booming blade 5e?

The creature has to move willingly to trigger the booming blade effects. But you wouldn't have to disengage to leave their range without provoking an AoO, assuming their range for AoOs is only 5 ft, which is fairly likely if you can move them with Crusher.
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Do you get a second attack with booming blade?

The extra attack feature allows you to attack more than one time on your turn if you take the attack action. Unfortunately, the booming blade cantrip tells you that when you cast the spell as an action, you make one attack. Unfortunately the two things do not work together.
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CANTRIP #3: Booming Blade (5E)

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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Does sneak attack work with booming blade?

Magic Initiate is nearly a must-have for a melee rogue's Sneak Attack in D&D 5e. Booming Blade and Green-Flame Blade are cantrips that require melee weapons and can trigger Sneak Attack. Given that a rogue only makes one attack with their action, they lose out on nothing by casting these instead of attacking.
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Can booming blades stack?

Does the extra damage from Booming Blade stack if the spell is cast twice on the same target in D&D 5E? No, the rules of 5e are such that you can't stack two of the same effect, whether from the same person or multiple people, beneficial or detrimental.
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Does command flee trigger booming blade?

You can use an opportunity attack against a creature fleeing due to dissonant whispers or command (flee) but not gust of wind. And booming blade does not damage a creature that was forced to move by any of these effects.
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Can booming blade be quickened?

Yes, you can quicken booming blade and cast it at a bonus action. (You can also twin it with twinned spell and attack two targets that are in range.) Yes, you can then grapple the target with your action.
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How to abuse a booming blade?

Booming Blade User Guide : a list of ways to exploit BB's secondary damage
  1. Hit and move away (hit and run). Here, the idea is to hit and move away from the enemy. ...
  2. Hit and move the enemy away. ...
  3. Compel the enemy to move away. ...
  4. Incentivise the enemy to move away.
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What is a booming blade with a 2 handed weapon?

Booming Blade (2h): Damage dealt by Booming Blade to a single target that does not move to trigger the secondary damage while using a two-handed weapon like a greatword. Booming Blade (2h+): Damage dealt by Booming Blade with a two-handed weapon if the target moves and triggers the secondary damage.
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How does booming blade work at level 5?

At higher levels: This spell's damage increases when you reach certain levels. At 5th level, the melee attack deals an extra 1d8 thunder damage to the target on a hit, and the damage the target takes for moving increases to 2d8.
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What does the booming blade spell do?

Booming blade is a basic spell of the evocation school often used by shielding swordmages, as well as swordmages of other styles. When a swordmage attacks a creature with their blade, they have the option to add the sonic energy to their attack, using a field of thunderous noise to injure their retreating foe.
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What modifier does flame blade use?

The blade uses the spellcaster's Spellcasting Ability (Wisdom for Druids or Charisma for Tieflings) for Attack rolls instead of Strength or Dexterity, but as with most spell attacks no modifier is added to the Damage Roll.
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Does booming blade still work with Warcaster?

Booming Blade works fine with War Caster. a range of "self: x" means that you're the spell's point of origin, not its target. The Tasha's changes only stopped it from working with Spell Sniper.
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Does booming blade take an action?

neither green-flame blade nor booming blade works with Extra Attack or any other feature that requires the Attack action. Like other spells, these cantrips require the Cast a Spell action, not the Attack action.
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Does booming blade work with unarmed strike?

The booming blade and green-flame blade spells specify that they are used with a weapon, so an unarmed strike isn't eligible.
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Does booming blade add modifiers?

If I cast a booming blade, do I add my spell attack modifier to the roll in D&D 5E? No… you get your mele attack modifier for the attack. You only get one or the other depending what you are doing. A touch spell that requires a to-hit roll, you use the spell attack modifier, and not the mele attack modifier.
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Can you use booming blade with psychic blades?

No, you can't.
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Can you use Eldritch smite with booming blade?

It's when you get physical that you can do this next part – in your regular attacks, you combine Booming Blade with your Eldritch Smite: all by itself, Booming Blade will add to your damage (scales up with level), and if the target voluntarily moves before the start of your next turn, it will take scaling damage when ...
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Can you smite on a booming blade attack?

You can smite with booming blade, smite just needs a melee weapon attack with a weapon, a reqirement of booming blade anyway. Irrelevant salt here, though listed as a melee weapon an unarmed strike isnt a weapon so you cant booming blade or smite with your fist though.
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Can I cast a cantrip as a bonus action?

Bonus action spells are great because they let spellcasters cast two spells in one round. In a Dungeons & Dragons rule that many players get wrong, characters are allowed one spell and one cantrip to be cast in a turn so long as one is a bonus action.
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