How does the Savage Attacker feat interact with opportunity attacks?












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The Savage Attacker feat (PHB, p. 169) states that you can reroll a melee weapon's damage dice "once per turn".



If I used Savage Attacker on my turn, and then I get an opportunity attack when an enemy moves away from me, can I also use the Savage Attacker feat to reroll my damage on the enemy's turn?






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    The Savage Attacker feat (PHB, p. 169) states that you can reroll a melee weapon's damage dice "once per turn".



    If I used Savage Attacker on my turn, and then I get an opportunity attack when an enemy moves away from me, can I also use the Savage Attacker feat to reroll my damage on the enemy's turn?






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      The Savage Attacker feat (PHB, p. 169) states that you can reroll a melee weapon's damage dice "once per turn".



      If I used Savage Attacker on my turn, and then I get an opportunity attack when an enemy moves away from me, can I also use the Savage Attacker feat to reroll my damage on the enemy's turn?






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      The Savage Attacker feat (PHB, p. 169) states that you can reroll a melee weapon's damage dice "once per turn".



      If I used Savage Attacker on my turn, and then I get an opportunity attack when an enemy moves away from me, can I also use the Savage Attacker feat to reroll my damage on the enemy's turn?






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          Yes, you can use it again on someone else's turn



          As you note, Savage Attacker can be used to reroll damage "once per turn". In a given round, each creature gets a different turn (PHB p. 189, "The Order of Combat"):




          The game organizes the chaos of combat into a cycle of rounds and turns. A
          round represents about 6 seconds in the game world. During a round, each participant in a battle takes a turn.




          Provided the creature is moving on its own turn (not on your turn), you can use this feature again even if you used it during your turn.



          This is a very similar reasoning to the rogue using Sneak Attack outside their turn, as it uses similar wording.






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            Note that this is definitely on purpose, not an accident. The prior version of D&D (4e) had things like rogue sneak attack be once/round, and they later explicitly changed it to once/turn as they felt "being able to be nasty on an opportunity attack" made sense. This lesson carried forward to 5e.
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          Yes you can



          Since the Feat allows you to reroll the damage once per turn, you can indeed use it for Opportunity attacks and other attacks multiple times during a round, up to once per turn. You understood the rule correctly.



          An interesting consequence is that characters who have access to the Fighter's Action Surge class feature can use it to get a second action, use that action to Ready an Attack action in a manner that triggers quickly after their turn, and get more damage out of their second action this way.






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            Note that you can't use Extra Attack when readying, so this move is going to be useful for only a very short amount of time.
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            – Erik
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            @Erik Not necessarily, the Action surge might be from a multiclass dip from a main class that doesn't have Extra attack. I could see this having a potentially workable synergy with Sneak Attack.
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          $begingroup$

          Yes, you can use it again on someone else's turn



          As you note, Savage Attacker can be used to reroll damage "once per turn". In a given round, each creature gets a different turn (PHB p. 189, "The Order of Combat"):




          The game organizes the chaos of combat into a cycle of rounds and turns. A
          round represents about 6 seconds in the game world. During a round, each participant in a battle takes a turn.




          Provided the creature is moving on its own turn (not on your turn), you can use this feature again even if you used it during your turn.



          This is a very similar reasoning to the rogue using Sneak Attack outside their turn, as it uses similar wording.






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          • 1




            $begingroup$
            Note that this is definitely on purpose, not an accident. The prior version of D&D (4e) had things like rogue sneak attack be once/round, and they later explicitly changed it to once/turn as they felt "being able to be nasty on an opportunity attack" made sense. This lesson carried forward to 5e.
            $endgroup$
            – Yakk
            8 hours ago
















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          $begingroup$

          Yes, you can use it again on someone else's turn



          As you note, Savage Attacker can be used to reroll damage "once per turn". In a given round, each creature gets a different turn (PHB p. 189, "The Order of Combat"):




          The game organizes the chaos of combat into a cycle of rounds and turns. A
          round represents about 6 seconds in the game world. During a round, each participant in a battle takes a turn.




          Provided the creature is moving on its own turn (not on your turn), you can use this feature again even if you used it during your turn.



          This is a very similar reasoning to the rogue using Sneak Attack outside their turn, as it uses similar wording.






          share|improve this answer











          $endgroup$









          • 1




            $begingroup$
            Note that this is definitely on purpose, not an accident. The prior version of D&D (4e) had things like rogue sneak attack be once/round, and they later explicitly changed it to once/turn as they felt "being able to be nasty on an opportunity attack" made sense. This lesson carried forward to 5e.
            $endgroup$
            – Yakk
            8 hours ago














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          $begingroup$

          Yes, you can use it again on someone else's turn



          As you note, Savage Attacker can be used to reroll damage "once per turn". In a given round, each creature gets a different turn (PHB p. 189, "The Order of Combat"):




          The game organizes the chaos of combat into a cycle of rounds and turns. A
          round represents about 6 seconds in the game world. During a round, each participant in a battle takes a turn.




          Provided the creature is moving on its own turn (not on your turn), you can use this feature again even if you used it during your turn.



          This is a very similar reasoning to the rogue using Sneak Attack outside their turn, as it uses similar wording.






          share|improve this answer











          $endgroup$



          Yes, you can use it again on someone else's turn



          As you note, Savage Attacker can be used to reroll damage "once per turn". In a given round, each creature gets a different turn (PHB p. 189, "The Order of Combat"):




          The game organizes the chaos of combat into a cycle of rounds and turns. A
          round represents about 6 seconds in the game world. During a round, each participant in a battle takes a turn.




          Provided the creature is moving on its own turn (not on your turn), you can use this feature again even if you used it during your turn.



          This is a very similar reasoning to the rogue using Sneak Attack outside their turn, as it uses similar wording.







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          • 1




            $begingroup$
            Note that this is definitely on purpose, not an accident. The prior version of D&D (4e) had things like rogue sneak attack be once/round, and they later explicitly changed it to once/turn as they felt "being able to be nasty on an opportunity attack" made sense. This lesson carried forward to 5e.
            $endgroup$
            – Yakk
            8 hours ago














          • 1




            $begingroup$
            Note that this is definitely on purpose, not an accident. The prior version of D&D (4e) had things like rogue sneak attack be once/round, and they later explicitly changed it to once/turn as they felt "being able to be nasty on an opportunity attack" made sense. This lesson carried forward to 5e.
            $endgroup$
            – Yakk
            8 hours ago








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          $begingroup$
          Note that this is definitely on purpose, not an accident. The prior version of D&D (4e) had things like rogue sneak attack be once/round, and they later explicitly changed it to once/turn as they felt "being able to be nasty on an opportunity attack" made sense. This lesson carried forward to 5e.
          $endgroup$
          – Yakk
          8 hours ago




          $begingroup$
          Note that this is definitely on purpose, not an accident. The prior version of D&D (4e) had things like rogue sneak attack be once/round, and they later explicitly changed it to once/turn as they felt "being able to be nasty on an opportunity attack" made sense. This lesson carried forward to 5e.
          $endgroup$
          – Yakk
          8 hours ago













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          Yes you can



          Since the Feat allows you to reroll the damage once per turn, you can indeed use it for Opportunity attacks and other attacks multiple times during a round, up to once per turn. You understood the rule correctly.



          An interesting consequence is that characters who have access to the Fighter's Action Surge class feature can use it to get a second action, use that action to Ready an Attack action in a manner that triggers quickly after their turn, and get more damage out of their second action this way.






          share|improve this answer









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            Note that you can't use Extra Attack when readying, so this move is going to be useful for only a very short amount of time.
            $endgroup$
            – Erik
            10 hours ago






          • 1




            $begingroup$
            @Erik Not necessarily, the Action surge might be from a multiclass dip from a main class that doesn't have Extra attack. I could see this having a potentially workable synergy with Sneak Attack.
            $endgroup$
            – kviiri
            9 hours ago
















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          $begingroup$

          Yes you can



          Since the Feat allows you to reroll the damage once per turn, you can indeed use it for Opportunity attacks and other attacks multiple times during a round, up to once per turn. You understood the rule correctly.



          An interesting consequence is that characters who have access to the Fighter's Action Surge class feature can use it to get a second action, use that action to Ready an Attack action in a manner that triggers quickly after their turn, and get more damage out of their second action this way.






          share|improve this answer









          $endgroup$









          • 2




            $begingroup$
            Note that you can't use Extra Attack when readying, so this move is going to be useful for only a very short amount of time.
            $endgroup$
            – Erik
            10 hours ago






          • 1




            $begingroup$
            @Erik Not necessarily, the Action surge might be from a multiclass dip from a main class that doesn't have Extra attack. I could see this having a potentially workable synergy with Sneak Attack.
            $endgroup$
            – kviiri
            9 hours ago














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          $begingroup$

          Yes you can



          Since the Feat allows you to reroll the damage once per turn, you can indeed use it for Opportunity attacks and other attacks multiple times during a round, up to once per turn. You understood the rule correctly.



          An interesting consequence is that characters who have access to the Fighter's Action Surge class feature can use it to get a second action, use that action to Ready an Attack action in a manner that triggers quickly after their turn, and get more damage out of their second action this way.






          share|improve this answer









          $endgroup$



          Yes you can



          Since the Feat allows you to reroll the damage once per turn, you can indeed use it for Opportunity attacks and other attacks multiple times during a round, up to once per turn. You understood the rule correctly.



          An interesting consequence is that characters who have access to the Fighter's Action Surge class feature can use it to get a second action, use that action to Ready an Attack action in a manner that triggers quickly after their turn, and get more damage out of their second action this way.







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          • 2




            $begingroup$
            Note that you can't use Extra Attack when readying, so this move is going to be useful for only a very short amount of time.
            $endgroup$
            – Erik
            10 hours ago






          • 1




            $begingroup$
            @Erik Not necessarily, the Action surge might be from a multiclass dip from a main class that doesn't have Extra attack. I could see this having a potentially workable synergy with Sneak Attack.
            $endgroup$
            – kviiri
            9 hours ago














          • 2




            $begingroup$
            Note that you can't use Extra Attack when readying, so this move is going to be useful for only a very short amount of time.
            $endgroup$
            – Erik
            10 hours ago






          • 1




            $begingroup$
            @Erik Not necessarily, the Action surge might be from a multiclass dip from a main class that doesn't have Extra attack. I could see this having a potentially workable synergy with Sneak Attack.
            $endgroup$
            – kviiri
            9 hours ago








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          $begingroup$
          Note that you can't use Extra Attack when readying, so this move is going to be useful for only a very short amount of time.
          $endgroup$
          – Erik
          10 hours ago




          $begingroup$
          Note that you can't use Extra Attack when readying, so this move is going to be useful for only a very short amount of time.
          $endgroup$
          – Erik
          10 hours ago




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          $begingroup$
          @Erik Not necessarily, the Action surge might be from a multiclass dip from a main class that doesn't have Extra attack. I could see this having a potentially workable synergy with Sneak Attack.
          $endgroup$
          – kviiri
          9 hours ago




          $begingroup$
          @Erik Not necessarily, the Action surge might be from a multiclass dip from a main class that doesn't have Extra attack. I could see this having a potentially workable synergy with Sneak Attack.
          $endgroup$
          – kviiri
          9 hours ago


















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