D&D 5E (2024) Abusing True Strike 2024

[Ancalagon]

Haste works the same way Fast Hands-Truestrike does - use your normal action to ready an action to attack and use your haste action to attack this turn.

as noted above, you are correct

 

[New]

I have a question about True Strike.


If you take five levels in Paladin to get Extra Attack, and then multiclass into Sorcerer to gain access to Quickened Spell,
can you use Quickened Spell to cast True Strike as a bonus action and then take the Attack action on the same turn, using both your attacks from Extra Attack?


And if that works, could you do the same thing with Shadow Blade as your weapon ?

 

[Horwath]

I have a question about True Strike.


If you take five levels in Paladin to get Extra Attack, and then multiclass into Sorcerer to gain access to Quickened Spell,
can you use Quickened Spell to cast True Strike as a bonus action and then take the Attack action on the same turn, using both your attacks from Extra Attack?

yes.

And if that works, could you do the same thing with Shadow Blade as your weapon ?

yes again.

but that is very expensive way to get one extra attack in.
maybe if quickening a cantrip would be 1 pt instead of 2 pts.

 

[Horwath]

I think haste still works:

hasted action: stab, with sneak attack

regular action: Ready An Action to stab if you're in a position to do so and benefit from Sneak Attack.

even better:
ready: I attack as soon as my turn ends.

 

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

even better:
ready: I attack as soon as my turn ends.

The trigger has to be something perceptible. Turns aren't perceptible.

One easy and reliable trigger is "I attack when the wizard tells me". The wizard can speak the order to attack as a free action at any time.

 

[TaranTheWanderer]

There is so much access to radiant damage in the new rules. True Strike through class abilities or magic initiate, many more classes get access to it (barbarians, paladins always had it etc..).

I was running an undead focused game and it completely negated zombies abilities, vampire’s regeneration etc…

 

[UngeheuerLich]

even better:
ready: I attack as soon as my turn ends.

Not lowed RAW.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

The trigger has to be something perceptible. Turns aren't perceptible.

Yes.

One easy and reliable trigger is "I attack when the wizard tells me". The wizard can speak the order to attack as a free action at any time.

Probably allowed RAW. Certainly not RAI.
I will probably not allow that if any player thinks that this is RAI.
Sadly the chamge to the rogue (one SA per turn) was voted down by the powergamer lobby.
This certainly prevemted a general buff to SA.
IMHO SA should work like the soul knife ability. On your turn and for OAs.

 

[mellored]

If you take five levels in Paladin to get Extra Attack, and then multiclass into Sorcerer to gain access to Quickened Spell,
can you use Quickened Spell to cast True Strike as a bonus action and then take the Attack action on the same turn, using both your attacks from Extra Attack?

Yes.
Do note that Truestrike would use Cha to attack with, not Str.
Also, 1 level of warlock for Pact of the blade can fix it.
Possibly stack with Devotion Paladin, for extra accuracy.

And if that works, could you do the same thing with Shadow Blade as your weapon ?

yes again.

No by RAW.

Truestrike requires a weapon "that is worth 1+ CP". Shadow Blade isn't worth money, so won't work.

That said, I expect the vast majority of DMs would allow it.

 

[jmartkdr2]

No by RAW.

Truestrike requires a weapon "that is worth 1+ CP". Shadow Blade isn't worth money, so won't work.

That’s one of the dumber Sage Advice rulings (no listed price = worthless), especially since it also means you can’t true strike with an artifact (because priceless = no listed price = worthless)

That said, I expect the vast majority of DMs would allow it.