What is the point of Warcaster 5e?

War Caster is a feat that gives you advantage on Constitution saving throws to maintain concentration on a spell. It also lets you perform the somatic components of a spell while holding a weapon or shield and cast spells as an attack of opportunity (so long as you target a single creature).
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What does Warcaster do?

War Caster specifically allows you to perform Somatic components while holding weapons/shields. This means that as long as you don't need material components, you're fine. The Ruby of the War Mage has an interesting niche here, as it turns a weapon into a spellcasting focus.
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Do you need Warcaster to cast shield?

So you do not need war caster if you have a shield and an empty hand, but you do need war caster if you have a shield and a wand (assuming the spell has a S component, but no M component as that lets you use the wand). You need at least one free-hand to perform the Somatic component.
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Is resilient con or warcaster better?

Adding Resilient on top of that adds proficiency bonus plus advantage, making it harder for concentration spells to break. If some of your casters don't have an item like that, you might be better off getting War Caster for two d20s than an extra +4 to con checks.
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Do you need arcane focus with Warcaster?

Arcane Focus: requires free hand to use, War Caster has no effect on this. Material Components: requires a free hand to handle the materials. War Caster has no effect on this. If your hand is is holding a sword you cannot also hold a pouch, focus or material component in the same hand.
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How important is Warcaster?

Is War Caster a useful feat? Yes, War Caster is extremely powerful and effective for many classes. Many classes have the ability to cast spells, and losing concentration on a spell can make casting it feel like a waste of your action or turn—so the advantage offered by War Caster can work wonders.
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Can you use booming blade with war caster?

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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What is the most powerful combat class 5e?

The paladin is perhaps the most powerful class in D&D 5e. Paladins combine the best aspects of fighters and clerics into a single character. Paladins get a fighter's weapons, spellcasting like a cleric, and several unique features. These make paladins unmatched combatants in D&D 5e.
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What feats prevent opportunity attacks?

The mobile feat and swashbuckler rogue allow you to prevent opportunity attacks from anyone you make a melee attack against but if you really want ot move around a lot you are likely to want to move away from enemies that you have not tred to hit at times.
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Is resilient a half feat?

4 Resilient

Perhaps the most versatile half-feat, Resilient's +1 ability score can be applied to any ability score you wish. That being said, the ability score you choose also gains proficiency in saving throws, so you'll want to choose wisely.
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Do you need Warcaster for two handed weapons?

If your DM rules that hands holding focuses can't perform the somatic components of S and VS spells that lack an M component, then it will still matter. But, again, you're a 2H weapon instead of a 1H weapon + Shield, so you won't need Warcaster and should be golden.
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Do Polearm Master work with Warcaster?

In 5e D&D, can you combine Polearm Master with War Caster to cast spells when an enemy approaches? - Dungeons & Dragons Deep Dive - Quora. In 5e D&D, can you combine Polearm Master with War Caster to cast spells when an enemy approaches? Well, yes, of course.
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Do Warcaster and Sentinel work together?

So you're taking a "cast a spell" reaction, instead of "opportunity attack" reaction. 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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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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Does green flame blade work with warcaster?

The Green-Flame Blade spell continues to work with War Caster if you forgo targeting a second creature with the green fire. The second target isn't directly targeted by the spell, but is hit as an additional property of the spell.
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Does Warcaster 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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Does invisibility negate opportunity attacks?

You can make an opportunity attack only against creatures that you can see. Opportunity attacks are triggered by a creature you can see leaving your reach. A creature who is invisible can't be seen so they don't trigger opportunity attacks.
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Does invisibility stop attacks of opportunity?

No, you can't take an attack of opportunity against an opponent with total concealment (invisible), even if you're aware the opponent is there.
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Does repelling blast trigger attacks of opportunity?

This movement does not provoke opportunity attacks and is in addition to your normal movement for the turn. You must finish a short or long rest before you can use this feature again.
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What is the hardest class in DND?

Every D&D Class, Ranked By Difficulty
  1. 1 A Sorcerer Is Strong But By No Means Simple.
  2. 2 Wizard May Be The Most Powerful Of Them All. ...
  3. 3 Bard Excels In Many Areas But Requires Some Skill. ...
  4. 4 Druid Is As Complex Or As Simple As The Player Makes It. ...
  5. 5 Artificer Is Best For Those Who Think Ahead. ...
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Which DND class is the tankiest?

Barbarians, Fighters, Paladins, and Druids are all thought of as "tanking" classes thanks to their combination of high AC (Armor Class), higher hit point maximums, and handful of defensive abilities.
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What is the hardest hitting D&D class?

If by "hardest hitter" you just mean who deals the most damage, it'd be either Paladin or Barbarian (depending on whether you're looking at sustained or burst damage) and then Rogue.
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Can you use Eldritch smite with booming Blade?

The smite spells only require a bonus action (and the blades spells are cantrips), so there's no problem in casting both on the same turn.
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Can booming Blade be counterspelled?

Booming Blade is a magically enhanced melee attack. There is no logic behind having a counterspell prevent the melee attack component.
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Can you quicken a booming Blade?

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.)
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