Unarmed Strike

Unarmed Strike is a common  Action which allows the user to make an attack with their bare fists when no melee weapons are equipped.

Description

Hit a target with your bare fists.

Properties

Cost

 Action

Damage: 1

1⁠Bludgeoning

Details

Attack roll

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft

Notes

•  Tavern Brawler adds the character's Strength modifier a second time giving 1 + Strength modifier + Strength modifier⁠Bludgeoning damage total.
• Monk's  Martial Arts: Deft Strikes replaces the 1 base damage of Unarmed Strike with 1d4. This increases to 1d6 at Monk level 3 and 1d8 at Monk level 9.
• Monk's  Martial Arts: Dextrous Attacks replaces the Strength damage scaling with the Dexterity modifier, if it is higher. In either case, the bonus damage from Tavern Brawler always uses the Strength modifier.
• Many buffs and abilities which specify "weapon" attacks, such as the Paladin's  Divine Smite, do not apply to unarmed strikes.
• For a comprehensive list of effects that interact with unarmed strikes, see List of features and items that interact with unarmed strikes.
• Items and features that add a damage roll to unarmed strikes without Monk's  Martial Arts: Deft Strikes cause the damage tooltip to display as 0d20 + Strength modifier + the additional bonus damage. The base bludgeoning damage is still dealt correctly.

Achievements

Fists of Fury

Kill a character with an Unarmed Strike.