Sneak Attack (reaction)

This article is about the reaction to trigger Sneak Attack. For the critical hit version, see Sneak Attack (Critical Hit).

Sneak Attack is a rogue reaction. This ability allows the rogue to exploit an enemy's distraction and deal extra damage to their vulnerable spots with melee weapons.

The weapon must have the finesse property, but can still utilise Strength if it is higher than Dexterity.

Description

Deal extra damage to a foe you have  Advantage against.

You can also Sneak Attack targets  Threatened by adjacent allies provided you aren't attacking with  Disadvantage.

Properties

Damage: 1~6

1d6⁠Weapon

 Recharge: Per turn

At higher levels

For every 2 rogue levels above 1, your Sneak Attack deals an additional 1d6⁠⁠Weapon damage, up to 6d6 at level 11:

• 2d6⁠⁠Weapon at level 3
• 3d6⁠⁠Weapon at level 5
• 4d6⁠⁠Weapon at level 7
• 5d6⁠⁠Weapon at level 9
• 6d6⁠⁠Weapon at level 11

Technical details

UID

Interrupt_SneakAttack

Interrupt Contexts

OnCastHit

Enable Contexts

OnActionResourcesChanged, OnEquip

Stack

SneakAttack

How to learn

Other ways to learn:

• Gained by learning  Sneak Attack (Melee).

Notes

• See  Sneak Attack (Melee) for additional information.
• Sneak Attack (reaction) is explicitly coded to include throwing attacks (via  Throw,  Enraged Throw, and similar actions). The damage type will be the same as the equipped ranged weapon in the main hand (usually ⁠Piercing). Sneak attack from Throw does not trigger if there is no ranged weapon equipped.