War Magic

For the passive feature only available to githyanki NPCs, see  Githyanki War Magic.

War Magic is an Eldritch Knight Fighter passive feature. This allows the Fighter to make an attack after using a Cantrip by using a Bonus Action.

Description

You have honed your body and magic for war. After you cast a cantrip, you can make a weapon attack using a  Bonus Action.

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 7: Eldritch Knight

Notes

• War Magic activates only once per round. However, each time it activates, it allows a character up to two  Bonus Action attacks if they have multiple bonus actions (e.g.,  Fast Hands or  Helmet of Grit). Even if a character has three or more bonus actions, War Magic only allows for two attacks to be made.
• The bonus action attack can be any attack that normally works with  Extra Attack, such as a  Throw or  Booming Blade.
• The bonus action attack does not activate Extra Attack.
• War Magic only triggers when casting a cantrip which costs an  Action.
  • It does not trigger on  Bonus Action cantrips like  Shillelagh or  Sorrowful Lash.
  • It does trigger when casting Booming Blade, but only if it is an initial attack; if Booming Blade is cast with Extra Attack, War Magic does not trigger.
  • It triggers on certain weapon actions classified as cantrips, namely  Hellflame Cleave and  Moonmote.