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Polearm Master: Bonus Attack

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Polearm Master: Bonus Attack is a passive feature provided by the Polearm Master Feat. When attacking with a polearm, you can make an additional weaker attack with the butt of the polearm using a Bonus action.

Description

When attacking with a Glaive Glaive, Halberd Halberd, Pike Pike, Quarterstaff Quarterstaff, or Spear Spear, you can use a Bonus Action to attack with the butt of your weapon.

This attack does

How to learn

Granted by the feats: Polearm Master

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 if another ability is used for the attack roll (such as through Shillelagh Shillelagh or Pact of the Blade Pact of the Blade).
  • Other than the ability modifier, the bonus attack does not add bonus damage from most usual sources such as Hunter's Mark Hunter's Mark, Divine Favour Divine Favour, Great Weapon Master Great Weapon Master, Rage Rage and many more.
    • A few damage bonuses such as Hex Hex and Divine Smite Divine Smite do apply their bonus damage to the PAM bonus attack.
  • It is not stated in-game but Polearm Mastery works with Pikes too. Polearm Master is coded to work with any weapon that is tagged as a SPEAR or STAVE (quarterstaffs), and weapons with Extra Reach (Glaives, Halberds and Pikes).

Bugs

  • Despite not adding +10 bonus damage from Great Weapon Master Great Weapon Master, it will add -5 from the attack roll if it's toggled.