Polearm Clout

Polearm Clout is a bonus action attack granted by the Polearm Master feat after making an attack with a polearm. It is a bludgeoning attack made with the butt of the polearm.

Description

Sweep your polearm around, whacking a foe with the weapon's heavy haft.

Properties

Cost

 Bonus Action

Damage: 1~4 + modifiers

1d4 + Strength or Dexterity modifier⁠Bludgeoning

Details

 Melee weapon attack roll

 Range: Normal weapon range

 Recharge: Per turn

How to learn

Granted by features:

•  Polearm Master: Bonus Attack

Notes

• The damage modifier of this attack uses Strength or Dexterity, whichever is higher, even if the weapon does not have the finesse property, or Charisma in the case of  Pact of the Blade/ Bind Hexed Weapon. It does not change to spellcasting modifier in the case of  Shillelagh.
• This attack can only be triggered once per turn. Therefore, a  Thief who gains Extra Attack through multiclassing cannot use Polearm Master: Bonus Attack twice, even though they have two bonus actions. This behaviour is different from that of  Martial Arts: Bonus Unarmed Strike, which can be used twice (e.g., by attacking with an action, making a bonus action attack, then making the attack granted by Extra Attack, then making a second bonus action attack.