SHILLELAGH VAPOR FREE

If a spell requires a somatic component, the caster must have free use of at least one hand to perform these gestures. The quarterstaff is a material component of the spell so you can use the same hand to provide somatic components for Shillelagh.Īs a general rule about somatic components:

weapon as a spellcasting focus for your spells. If the quarterstaff is your spellcasting focus, as would be the case if you use the magic item Ruby of the War Mage (XGtE 138 and quoted below) for example, you could cast shiellelagh including the somatic components with the hand holding the quarterstaff since the quarterstaff would then substitute for the material components. Therefore, you must doff your shield to cast shillelagh on the quarterstaff. The hand holding the weapon is not considered free for the purposes of providing components. You require a free hand to access the material components and the only eligible target is a held quarterstaff or club. ( Emphasis mine) What this all means for you but it can be the same hand that he or she uses to perform somatic components. Material components can be accessed with the same hand as the hand used for somatic components according to the Spellcasting rules in the Player's Handbook:Ī spellcaster must have a hand free to access a spell’s material components. Mistletoe, a shamrock leaf, and a club or quarterstaff You don't need a second free hand, but you do need one Shillelagh is not a cleric spell for you so a holy symbol cannot be used as a spellcasting focus, you must use the material components of. You can use a Holy Symbol (see 'Equipment') as a spellcasting focus for your cleric spells. Your Spellcasting Focus feature says the following: Here's the rest: You could not use a holy symbol for shillelagh Short answer: Not while your shield is donned

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