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Does the Crossbow Expert feat's extra crossbow attack work with the reaction attack from a Hunter ranger's Giant Killer feature?


What does upper-case-A-Attack action vs. lower-case-a-attack mean?Do the Hunter ranger's Extra Attack, Whirlwind Attack, and/or Horde Breaker features work together?Extra Attack, Crossbow Expert, and hand crossbow: 4 shots per turn?Best equipment for Crossbow Expert for highest total damage in rounds 1–3?Can you attack twice using the same hand crossbow if you have the Crossbow Expert feat?Does Crossbow Expert override the light weapon requirement for Two Weapon Fighting?Does Crossbow Expert let me fire a hand crossbow as a bonus action after using a one-handed weapon's versatile property?Can you attack multiple times a turn with a light/heavy crossbow and Crossbow Expert?Does the Hunter ranger's Stand Against the Tide feature require a re-roll of the missed attack?If I'm playing a multiclassed Fighter 5/Hunter Ranger 5 with the Crossbow Expert feat, how many attacks can I make in a single turn?Does the Hunter ranger's Stand Against the Tide feature require the new target to be within reach of the first enemy?













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I'm planning on making a Goblin Ranger (Hunter subclass). I was reading over the Hunter ranger's Giant Killer option at 3rd level:




When a Large or larger creature within 5 feet of you hits or misses you with an attack, you can use your reaction to attack that creature immediately after its attack, provided that you can see the creature.




My ranger would have the Crossbow Expert feat (PHB, p. 165), one of the benefits of which is:




When you use the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack with a hand crossbow you are holding.




If I used my reaction to strike back against a human who missed an attack against me, would my feat also trigger a follow up attack of my hand crossbow?










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    Lucky for you, the free SRD has the Hunter subclass of the Ranger here. Please review pages 34-38 and then revise your question to better capture what you are finding hard to understand. It does not have the feat
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I'm planning on making a Goblin Ranger (Hunter subclass). I was reading over the Hunter ranger's Giant Killer option at 3rd level:




When a Large or larger creature within 5 feet of you hits or misses you with an attack, you can use your reaction to attack that creature immediately after its attack, provided that you can see the creature.




My ranger would have the Crossbow Expert feat (PHB, p. 165), one of the benefits of which is:




When you use the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack with a hand crossbow you are holding.




If I used my reaction to strike back against a human who missed an attack against me, would my feat also trigger a follow up attack of my hand crossbow?










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    Lucky for you, the free SRD has the Hunter subclass of the Ranger here. Please review pages 34-38 and then revise your question to better capture what you are finding hard to understand. It does not have the feat
    $endgroup$
    – KorvinStarmast
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I'm planning on making a Goblin Ranger (Hunter subclass). I was reading over the Hunter ranger's Giant Killer option at 3rd level:




When a Large or larger creature within 5 feet of you hits or misses you with an attack, you can use your reaction to attack that creature immediately after its attack, provided that you can see the creature.




My ranger would have the Crossbow Expert feat (PHB, p. 165), one of the benefits of which is:




When you use the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack with a hand crossbow you are holding.




If I used my reaction to strike back against a human who missed an attack against me, would my feat also trigger a follow up attack of my hand crossbow?










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I'm planning on making a Goblin Ranger (Hunter subclass). I was reading over the Hunter ranger's Giant Killer option at 3rd level:




When a Large or larger creature within 5 feet of you hits or misses you with an attack, you can use your reaction to attack that creature immediately after its attack, provided that you can see the creature.




My ranger would have the Crossbow Expert feat (PHB, p. 165), one of the benefits of which is:




When you use the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack with a hand crossbow you are holding.




If I used my reaction to strike back against a human who missed an attack against me, would my feat also trigger a follow up attack of my hand crossbow?







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  • $begingroup$
    Lucky for you, the free SRD has the Hunter subclass of the Ranger here. Please review pages 34-38 and then revise your question to better capture what you are finding hard to understand. It does not have the feat
    $endgroup$
    – KorvinStarmast
    11 hours ago







  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Somewhat related on What does upper-case-A-Attack action vs. lower-case-a-attack mean?
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    – NautArch
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  • $begingroup$
    Lucky for you, the free SRD has the Hunter subclass of the Ranger here. Please review pages 34-38 and then revise your question to better capture what you are finding hard to understand. It does not have the feat
    $endgroup$
    – KorvinStarmast
    11 hours ago







  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Somewhat related on What does upper-case-A-Attack action vs. lower-case-a-attack mean?
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    – NautArch
    10 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Welcome to RPG.SE! Take the tour if you haven't already, and check out the help center for more guidance.
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$begingroup$
Lucky for you, the free SRD has the Hunter subclass of the Ranger here. Please review pages 34-38 and then revise your question to better capture what you are finding hard to understand. It does not have the feat
$endgroup$
– KorvinStarmast
11 hours ago





$begingroup$
Lucky for you, the free SRD has the Hunter subclass of the Ranger here. Please review pages 34-38 and then revise your question to better capture what you are finding hard to understand. It does not have the feat
$endgroup$
– KorvinStarmast
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No, for at least two reasons.



Crossbow Expert (PHB, p. 165) is very specific about when you can make an attack with your hand crossbow:




When you use the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack with a hand crossbow you are holding.




You are using a reaction to make a single attack; you are not taking the Attack action.



Also, your Giant Killer feature does not apply to humans:




When a Large or larger creature within 5 feet of you hits or misses you




Humans are Medium-sized. As the name implies, you can only strike back against big creatures! (Sized Large, Huge, or Gargantuan.)






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    Great answer! Taking the Attack action and making an attack are not the same.
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    You might consider a third reason : crossbow experts needs the use of a bonus action, which is not available outside of your turn.
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    Three reasons! In almost every case where a Large creature would be attackign you, you don't have a bonus action to spend! (okay, more like 2.8, because you could trigger an enemy attack on your turn, but still...)
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No, for at least two reasons.



Crossbow Expert (PHB, p. 165) is very specific about when you can make an attack with your hand crossbow:




When you use the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack with a hand crossbow you are holding.




You are using a reaction to make a single attack; you are not taking the Attack action.



Also, your Giant Killer feature does not apply to humans:




When a Large or larger creature within 5 feet of you hits or misses you




Humans are Medium-sized. As the name implies, you can only strike back against big creatures! (Sized Large, Huge, or Gargantuan.)






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  • $begingroup$
    Great answer! Taking the Attack action and making an attack are not the same.
    $endgroup$
    – JP Chapleau
    10 hours ago






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    You might consider a third reason : crossbow experts needs the use of a bonus action, which is not available outside of your turn.
    $endgroup$
    – Bash
    9 hours ago






  • 3




    $begingroup$
    Three reasons! In almost every case where a Large creature would be attackign you, you don't have a bonus action to spend! (okay, more like 2.8, because you could trigger an enemy attack on your turn, but still...)
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    9 hours ago















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No, for at least two reasons.



Crossbow Expert (PHB, p. 165) is very specific about when you can make an attack with your hand crossbow:




When you use the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack with a hand crossbow you are holding.




You are using a reaction to make a single attack; you are not taking the Attack action.



Also, your Giant Killer feature does not apply to humans:




When a Large or larger creature within 5 feet of you hits or misses you




Humans are Medium-sized. As the name implies, you can only strike back against big creatures! (Sized Large, Huge, or Gargantuan.)






share|improve this answer











$endgroup$












  • $begingroup$
    Great answer! Taking the Attack action and making an attack are not the same.
    $endgroup$
    – JP Chapleau
    10 hours ago






  • 10




    $begingroup$
    You might consider a third reason : crossbow experts needs the use of a bonus action, which is not available outside of your turn.
    $endgroup$
    – Bash
    9 hours ago






  • 3




    $begingroup$
    Three reasons! In almost every case where a Large creature would be attackign you, you don't have a bonus action to spend! (okay, more like 2.8, because you could trigger an enemy attack on your turn, but still...)
    $endgroup$
    – Ben Barden
    9 hours ago













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No, for at least two reasons.



Crossbow Expert (PHB, p. 165) is very specific about when you can make an attack with your hand crossbow:




When you use the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack with a hand crossbow you are holding.




You are using a reaction to make a single attack; you are not taking the Attack action.



Also, your Giant Killer feature does not apply to humans:




When a Large or larger creature within 5 feet of you hits or misses you




Humans are Medium-sized. As the name implies, you can only strike back against big creatures! (Sized Large, Huge, or Gargantuan.)






share|improve this answer











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No, for at least two reasons.



Crossbow Expert (PHB, p. 165) is very specific about when you can make an attack with your hand crossbow:




When you use the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack with a hand crossbow you are holding.




You are using a reaction to make a single attack; you are not taking the Attack action.



Also, your Giant Killer feature does not apply to humans:




When a Large or larger creature within 5 feet of you hits or misses you




Humans are Medium-sized. As the name implies, you can only strike back against big creatures! (Sized Large, Huge, or Gargantuan.)







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  • $begingroup$
    Great answer! Taking the Attack action and making an attack are not the same.
    $endgroup$
    – JP Chapleau
    10 hours ago






  • 10




    $begingroup$
    You might consider a third reason : crossbow experts needs the use of a bonus action, which is not available outside of your turn.
    $endgroup$
    – Bash
    9 hours ago






  • 3




    $begingroup$
    Three reasons! In almost every case where a Large creature would be attackign you, you don't have a bonus action to spend! (okay, more like 2.8, because you could trigger an enemy attack on your turn, but still...)
    $endgroup$
    – Ben Barden
    9 hours ago
















  • $begingroup$
    Great answer! Taking the Attack action and making an attack are not the same.
    $endgroup$
    – JP Chapleau
    10 hours ago






  • 10




    $begingroup$
    You might consider a third reason : crossbow experts needs the use of a bonus action, which is not available outside of your turn.
    $endgroup$
    – Bash
    9 hours ago






  • 3




    $begingroup$
    Three reasons! In almost every case where a Large creature would be attackign you, you don't have a bonus action to spend! (okay, more like 2.8, because you could trigger an enemy attack on your turn, but still...)
    $endgroup$
    – Ben Barden
    9 hours ago















$begingroup$
Great answer! Taking the Attack action and making an attack are not the same.
$endgroup$
– JP Chapleau
10 hours ago




$begingroup$
Great answer! Taking the Attack action and making an attack are not the same.
$endgroup$
– JP Chapleau
10 hours ago




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$begingroup$
You might consider a third reason : crossbow experts needs the use of a bonus action, which is not available outside of your turn.
$endgroup$
– Bash
9 hours ago




$begingroup$
You might consider a third reason : crossbow experts needs the use of a bonus action, which is not available outside of your turn.
$endgroup$
– Bash
9 hours ago




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$begingroup$
Three reasons! In almost every case where a Large creature would be attackign you, you don't have a bonus action to spend! (okay, more like 2.8, because you could trigger an enemy attack on your turn, but still...)
$endgroup$
– Ben Barden
9 hours ago




$begingroup$
Three reasons! In almost every case where a Large creature would be attackign you, you don't have a bonus action to spend! (okay, more like 2.8, because you could trigger an enemy attack on your turn, but still...)
$endgroup$
– Ben Barden
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