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Can I use action surge in the middle of another action (between attacks when attacking with extra attack)?
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<blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 9258402" data-attributes="member: 7030563"><p>It is not really interrupting any action. It is interrupting extra attack specifically, in largely the same fashion that movement or a reaction (like counterspell or absorb elements) does.</p><p></p><p>Being able to cast spells with action surge at all is powerful, but none of these examples seem very powerful at all in combination - make an attack, then AS and use a 5th level slot to teleport with dimension door so you can make a second weapon attack (at level 11 minimum)?</p><p></p><p>Make an attack, AS turn invisible so you have advantage on your 2nd attack (at level 8 minimum). You could shove prone then action surge and get 2 more attacks at advantage without even using the spell slot.</p><p></p><p>Attack then Evards Black Tentacles then attack again (min level 9)? How is that any different than using it before or after your attacks?</p><p></p><p>Bless after making 1 attack so you get 1d4 on the 2nd attack? Why not cast it before the first attack?</p><p></p><p>How is Harm or Dominate Person in the middle of two attacks (min level 16) any more powerful than being cast before or after the attack action?</p><p></p><p>None of these examples seem any more powerful just because you broke up the attack action and a few seem generally less powerful. Also none of these are as powerful as simply casting two leveled spells in sequence using action surge, something clearly allowed RAW</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ECMO3, post: 9258402, member: 7030563"] It is not really interrupting any action. It is interrupting extra attack specifically, in largely the same fashion that movement or a reaction (like counterspell or absorb elements) does. Being able to cast spells with action surge at all is powerful, but none of these examples seem very powerful at all in combination - make an attack, then AS and use a 5th level slot to teleport with dimension door so you can make a second weapon attack (at level 11 minimum)? Make an attack, AS turn invisible so you have advantage on your 2nd attack (at level 8 minimum). You could shove prone then action surge and get 2 more attacks at advantage without even using the spell slot. Attack then Evards Black Tentacles then attack again (min level 9)? How is that any different than using it before or after your attacks? Bless after making 1 attack so you get 1d4 on the 2nd attack? Why not cast it before the first attack? How is Harm or Dominate Person in the middle of two attacks (min level 16) any more powerful than being cast before or after the attack action? None of these examples seem any more powerful just because you broke up the attack action and a few seem generally less powerful. Also none of these are as powerful as simply casting two leveled spells in sequence using action surge, something clearly allowed RAW [/QUOTE]
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