List of sources of advantage and disadvantage on attack rolls

This is a list of sources of advantage and disadvantage on attack rolls.

General Information

• This is a list of sources of Advantage and Disadvantage on attack rolls only. Other things that affect attack rolls and saving throws can be found in the links below.
  • Features and items that affect attack rolls
  • Features and items that affect saving throws
  • Sources of advantage on saving throws
  • Sources of disadvantage on saving throws

Advantage on attack rolls

Actions

• Making an attack roll while hiding

Class Features

• Barbarian
  •  Reckless Attack - Advantage on all of your melee attack rolls, but all attack rolls made against you also have advantage
  •  Rage: Wolf Heart - Allies have advantage on melee attack rolls against enemies within 2 m / 7 ft of you
• Cleric
  •  Invoke Duplicity - You and your allies have advantage on attack rolls against enemies within 3 m / 10 ft of illusion and attacker
• Fighter
  •  Distracting Strike - Allies have advantage on next attack roll against the target
  •  Feinting Attack - Advantage on attack roll against the target
• Monk
  •  Shadow Step - Advantage on your next melee attack roll
• Paladin
  •  Divine Sense - Advantage on attack rolls against Celestials, Fiends, and Undead
  •  Nature's Wrath - Advantage on attack rolls against restrained enemies
  •  Vow of Enmity - Advantage on attack rolls against the target
  •  Spiteful Suffering - Advantage on attack rolls against the target
• Rogue
  •  Assassinate: Initiative - Advantage on attack rolls against enemies that haven't taken a turn yet
• Sorcerer
  •  Tides of Chaos - Advantage on your next attack roll
• Warlock
  •  Entropic Ward - Impose disadvantage on an attack roll and if attack misses you gain advantage on your next attack roll

Conditions

•  Blinded - Attack rolls against the target have advantage
•  Entangled - Attack rolls against the target have advantage
•  Enwebbed - Attack rolls against the target have advantage
•  Invisible - Advantage on attack rolls
•  Off Balance - Attack rolls against the target have advantage
•  Paralysed - Attack rolls against the target have advantage and an attack made within 3 m / 10 ft of the target is an automatic critical hit
•  Prone - Attack rolls against the target have advantage when made within 3 m / 10 ft
•  Restrained - Attack rolls against the target have advantage
•  Sleeping - Attack rolls against the target have advantage and any attack that hits is a critical hit if made within 1.5 m / 5 ft of the target

Spells

•  True Strike - Next attack roll against the target has advantage
•  Shocking Grasp - Attack rolls against a target wearing metal armour have advantage
•  Faerie Fire - Attack rolls against the target have advantage
•  Guiding Bolt - Next attack roll against the target has advantage
•  Blindness - Attack rolls against the target have advantage
•  Invisibility - Target has advantage on attack rolls
•  Greater Invisibility - Target has advantage on attack rolls
•  Otto's Irresistible Dance - Attack rolls against the target have advantage

Items

• Gandrel's Aspiration - Advantage on attack rolls against Monstrosities
• Hunting Shortbow - Advantage on attack rolls against Monstrosities
• Gloves of the Growling Underdog - Advantage on melee attack rolls when surrounded by two or more enemies
• The Sparkle Hands - Advantage on attack rolls against metal Constructs and enemies wearing metal armour while imbued with Lightning Charges
• Aberration Hunters' Amulet - Advantage on attack rolls against Abberations
• Knife of the Undermountain King - Advantage on attack rolls against lightly or heavily obscured targets
• Unseen Menace - Advantage on attack rolls while weapon is invisible
• Witchbreaker - Advantage on attack rolls against concentrating targets
• Halberd of Vigilance - Advantage on attack rolls made as a reaction
• Sickle of BOOOAL - Advantage on attack rolls against  Bleeding creatures
• Gloves of the Automaton - Advantage on weapon attack rolls while you are considered a Construct
• Rat Bat - Advantage on attack rolls against Beasts
• Garb of the Land and Sky - When you use  Step of the Wind, your next attack roll has advantage
• Balduran's Giantslayer - Advantage on attack rolls against Large, Huge, or Gargantuan creatures
• Spellseeking Gloves - Spend a sorcery point to gain advantage on a spell attack roll
• Gloves of Soul Catching - Once per turn, on an unarmed hit, gain advantage on attack rolls until the end of your turn
• Pelorsun Blade - Advantage on attack rolls against Undead
• Wavemother's Sickle - Advantage on attack rolls against  Wet creatures
• Chancer's Carcanet - Use a reaction to gain advantage on an attack roll
• Risky Ring - You gain advantage on attack rolls and disadvantage on saving throws

Disadvantage on attack rolls

Actions

• Making a ranged attack while threatened
• Using a heavy weapon as a small race (halfling, gnome)

Class Features

• Cleric
  •  Warding Flare - Impose disadvantage on an attack roll
• Fighter
  •  Evasive Footwork - Impose disadvantage on melee attack rolls against you for one round
  •  Goading Attack - Target has disadvantage on attack rolls against any creature other than you
• Monk
  •  Patient Defence - Impose disadvantage on attack rolls against you
• Warlock
  •  Entropic Ward - Impose disadvantage on an attack roll and if attack misses you gain advantage on your next attack roll

Conditions

•  Blinded - Disadvantage on attack rolls, and ranged attacks and spells have a range of 3 m / 10 ft
•  Entangled - Disadvantage on attack rolls
•  Enwebbed - Disadvantage on attack rolls
•  Frightened - Disadvantage on attack rolls while the source of target's fear is within line of sight
•  Invisible - Attack rolls against the target have disadvantage
•  Poisoned - Disadvantage on attack rolls
•  Restrained - Disadvantage on attack rolls
•  Weak Grip - Disadvantage on attack rolls

Spells

•  Bone Chill - Undead target has disadvantage on attack rolls
•  Vicious Mockery - Target has disadvantage on its next attack roll
•  Protection from Evil and Good - Aberrations, Celestials, Elementals, Fey, Fiends, and Undead have disadvantage on attack rolls against the target
•  Blindness - Target has disadvantage on attack rolls, and ranged attacks and spells have a range of 3 m / 10 ft
•  Blur - Attack rolls against the target have disadvantage
•  Heat Metal - Target has disadvantage on attack rolls if touching metal weapons or armour
•  Invisibility - Attack rolls against the target have disadvantage
•  Bestow Curse - Target has disadvantage on attack rolls
•  Greater Invisibility - Attack rolls against the target have disadvantage
•  Staggering Smite - Target has disadvantage on attack rolls
•  Otto's Irresistible Dance - Target has disadvantage on attack rolls

Items

• Doom Hammer - Undead targets that are hit have disadvantage on attack rolls for two turns
• Worgfang - Goblins have disadvantage on attack rolls against the wielder
• Aberration Hunters' Amulet - Aberrations have disadvantage on attack rolls against the wielder if they are Githyanki
• Cloak of Displacement - At the beginning of your turn, enemies have disadvantage on attack rolls against you until you take damage
• Veil of the Morning - Undead have disadvantage on attack rolls against you
• Viconia's Walking Fortress - Spell attack rolls against you have disadvantage