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#1 ArcShot Aug 13, 2015 1:54:38	My Druid just picked up the Flame Blade spell and I got the following questions:   Q1: The spell requires an action to make a melee spell attack with the fiery blade. Is melee spell attack an "Attack" or "Cast a spell" action?   Q2: With a scimitar in one hand, can I cast a Flame Blade using a bonus action and attack with two weapons (ie one scimitar and one flame blade)?
#2 Noctaem Aug 13, 2015 2:54:55	Casting the spell gets you the blade as an effect.   Once you're done casting the spell, you can use an action to make a melee spell attack against a target.  That's an Attack in terms of what can apply to it.   No because the flame blade is not a light melee weapon for the purposes of Two-Weapon Fighting.  Though you could hold both the weapons at the same time, it does not grant any tangible benefit like being to able to attack as a bonus action.  If that's what you want to do you need 2 light property melee weapons or the dual wielder feat to use non-light weapons, but even then I'm not sure if flame blade would work because it's a spell granted flame blade.  It doesn't have properties or keywords like other weapons.
#3 Kahless Aug 13, 2015 5:26:25	A melee spell attack uses your spell attack bonus (Wis for druids) rather than your attack bonus (Str/Dex) that is used for normal weapons.
#4 ArcShot Aug 13, 2015 7:33:56
(Reply to #4) Yunru	ArcShot wrote:
#6 OoftaMeg Aug 13, 2015 7:48:01	ArcShot wrote:
#7 Macv12 Aug 13, 2015 9:25:03	It's the "Attack with Flame Blade" action. It doesn't have the properties of either an Attack action or a Cast a Spell action. It's just an attack with a cost of 1 action to use.
#8 Noctaem Aug 13, 2015 14:05:32	Yunru wrote:
#9 Vulf Aug 13, 2015 17:12:59	Evoke that magical object into your hand, and then make an improvised attack with it. It still has the properties of dealing 3d6 fire damage on a hit, but like a torch it should still deal the damage of the weapon resembles.   It resembles a scimitar, so you can get proficiency bonus. 4d6 slashing/fire damage per hit with a one hander is pretty nice.   Expect your DM to cry foul!   Then pass the blade that you are considering a light weapon to your off hand and swing again for 3d6 fire.
#10 mellored Aug 13, 2015 20:20:05	flame blade is a melee spell attack, like vamperic touch or inflict wounds. it's not a weapon and does not interact with any weapon rule. it just is in the shape on one. it will still interact with anything that gives a bonus to attacks, or melee attacks. like avantage against prone targets, or death clerics channel divinity.