Which trumps which? I don't think the rules are clear, so you're going to have to talk to your GM and get their ruling. So you've got a spell that makes your ammo so quick that you can make more attacks, but a weapon property that rate-limits ammo going into it.

The hand crossbow also has the property 'loading':īecause of the time required to load this weapon, you can fire only one piece of ammunition from it when you use an action, bonus action, or reaction to fire it, regardless of the number of attacks you can normally make. (PHB p.279)Ī hand crossbow uses ammunition (PHB p.149 again), so it qualifies for swift quiver. (PHB p.91, emphasis mine)Ī hand crossbow is a ranged weapon (PHB p.149: it's in the ranged section of the table), so it qualifies for 'archery.' Swift quiver? Yes. to attack rolls you make with ranged weapons. This would allow you to efficiently use the Swift Quiver effect. However! There is hope if you take the Crossbow Expert feat.Ĭrossbow Expert - You ignore the loading quality of crossbows with which you are proficient. In other words, you can fire the crossbow with your Action, and fire it again (but only once!) with your bonus action. Loading - Because of the time required to load this weapon, you can fire only one piece of ammunition from it when you use an action, Bonus Action, or reaction to fire it, regardless of the number of attacks you can normally make. However, crossbows are known for their Loading property. This doesn't exclude a hand crossbow from using it. Swift Quiver - On each of your turns until the spell ends, you can use a bonus action to make two attacks with a weapon that uses ammunition from the quiver. Archery - You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make withĪrchery works with hand-crossbows, as they are ranged weapons.

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