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For other similar abilities, see Pounce (disambiguation).
Pounce is a 
Action. Panthers use this ability to leap onto enemies, dealing bludgeoning damage and possibly knocking them prone.
Description
Leap at a target to deal 2d8 + Dexterity Modifier
Bludgeoning[See Notes] damage and potentially knock it 
.
Properties
- Cost:
-
Action + 
Movement - Damage:
-
2d8 (2~16) + Dexterity modifier Bludgeoning - Details:
-
Range: 
range -
Recharge: Per turn -
STR Save (Spell save DC)
At Higher Levels
- At Level 4, this attack deals an additional 1d6Bludgeoning damage.
- At Level 8, this additional damage becomes 1d8Bludgeoning.
- At Level 12, this additional damage becomes 1d10Bludgeoning.
Condition: Prone
Duration: 2 turns
Spell save DC Strength saving throw
- Can't move or take Actions,
Bonus actions, or 
Reactions, and has 
Disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity saving throws. - Attacks against a Prone creature have
Advantage if they're made within 3 m / 10 ft of the creature. - A Prone creature must spend half its Movement Speed to stand up.
- A character with the Athlete feat spends only 1.5 m / 5 ft of Movement Speed to stand up.
- A character with the Athlete feat spends only
How to learn
Used by creatures: Wild Shape: Panther
Notes
- The range of the pounce scales with Strength and benefits from the same modifiers as a normal . With the panther's 14 Strength and no other modifiers, the range is 6.5 m / 22 ft.
- The in-game tooltip says the damage dealt is
Piercing, but it actually is Bludgeoning. - Pounce does not count as an attack for the purposes of
and .