Double-Weapon Casting
Feat
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New in SW5eBrand-new SW5e trick: you blend casting with double-weapon fighting—cast a weapon-attack power and attack with a light, double-weapon, and then you can use your bonus action to Double-Weapon Fight. You raise one mental score by 1 (max 20).✨
When you cast a weapon-attack power, bonus-action strike with your double-bladed weapon as part of the same turn.
CombatCasterHalf-feat · +1 Intelligence / Wisdom / Charisma
●○○value · narrow weapon + power trigger
Best fora double-weapon caster who wants to blend spell attacks with twin-blade strikes in the same turn
Skip ifyou don't use a weapon with both the light and double properties, or you never cast attack-roll powers
!Requires 4th level and casting ability; the bonus-action strike only fires when you both cast a power AND wield the right weapon — a narrow trigger.
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Pairs withdouble-bladed lightsaber builds · Sentinel or Shadow force users · tech-blade multiclass
Prerequisite: 4th level, the ability to cast force or tech powers
You've learned to blend your prowess with twinblades with your casting. You gain the following benefits:
- Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
- When you use your action to Cast a Power that calls for a weapon attack and attack with a weapon with the light and double properties while wielding it in two hands, you can use your bonus action to engage in Double-Weapon Fighting. All the rules of Double-Weapon Fighting still apply to you.