Do ranged spell attacks get advantage?

If there’s ever any question whether something you’re doing counts as an attack, the rule is simple: if you’re making an attack roll, you’re making an attack. Stunned gives an attacking creature advantage on all attack rolls, and melee and ranged spell attacks make attack rolls and would be made at advantage.

Do you add Dex to ranged damage 5e?

You add your Dexterity modifier to your attack roll and your damage roll when attacking with a ranged weapon, such as a sling or a longbow. You can also add your Dexterity modifier to your attack roll and your damage roll when attacking with a melee weapon that has the finesse property, such as a dagger or a rapier.

Do ranged attacks get flanking?

Ranged attackers don’t affect or gain bonuses from flanking. The flanking rules state: When making a melee attack, you get a +2 flanking bonus if your opponent is threatened by another enemy character or creature on its opposite border or opposite corner.

How do ranged attacks get advantage 5e?

Only reliable option: On a previous turn (yours or a party member’s) someone will have needed to inflict a status like restrained on the target. The only reliable way to have advantage for that many attacks is to be making them against a target that is restrained or paralyzed.

What do you add to ranged attacks?

You add your Dexterity modifier to your attack roll and your damage roll when attacking with a ranged weapon, such as a sling or a longbow.

Do ranged attacks use Dex?

By default, ranged weapons use Dexterity as their ability modifier. If they are tagged as finesse (darts are the only official ranged weapon with this tag), then they can use either your Strength or your Dexterity modifier, at your choice. By default, ranged weapons use Dexterity as their ability modifier.

Does flanking give advantage on ranged attacks?

Remember that flanking only gives advantage on melee attacks. This does not give a ranged character advantage to attack and negate their disadvantage for being in melee range of their target. Crossbow Expert also doesn’t count crossbow attacks in melee range as a melee weapon attack.

Is flanking a good rule 5e?

When a creature and at least one ally are within 5ft of the same enemy on opposite sides, that enemy is flanked. Each of the creatures flanking has advantage on melee attacks against it. Good luck, and remember, the bad guys can flank you too.