Best uses for Ensnaring Strike 5e<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Restraining creatures<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The main point of ensnaring Strike isn\u2019t to deal damage but to use the restrained condition to its full potential. That way, you have an advantage on all attack rolls you make against the creature every time the ensnared creature attacks you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You must remember that the spell can only be cast if you touch the creature. So you need to get close to your target to do so. A ranger has low AC, so make sure you aren\u2019t taking a ton of damage when trying to get the spell off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Cool Dungeon Master Homebrew monsters<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Another fun way to use ensnaring Strike is to add it to the repertoire of some monsters. The attack isn\u2019t too strong and can quickly be dispelled. However, it does make an excellent spell for your homebrew monsters. You can annoy your players, give them disadvantages, and deal good chip damage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ensure that the creature is not too overpowered and destroys your party because it is unbalanced. Of course, you can always switch out a spell or an ability and give Ensnaring Strike 5e instead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Debuffing creatures and characters with entangle<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hey, Ensnaring Strike is not a very good spell, so we are reaching a bit to get at least three decent uses on our list. If there is a monster or a character that is too strong and has Entangle, then you can switch it out with Ensnaring Strike. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ensnaring Strike is much worse as you have to touch the creature, and it is not an Area of Effect spell. However, it is also straightforward to make the saving throw – and even more so if the creature has high STR and is of a large or larger size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Advice and final thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While Ensnaring Strike isn\u2019t a worthless spell to get, there are much better options. For example, Entangle is a more potent AOE spell with fewer downsides. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ensnaring Strike would not be my first choice on a ranger character, but the magic attack does have a couple of exciting perks. It is a bonus action, does decent damage, and only uses a verbal component. But, first, remember that you need to get close, which is a concentration spell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are a Dungeon Master, you can use this spell to buff or debuff particular creatures. The spell can be added to pretty low-level monsters to give them more potency or used to replace entangle to make a weaker version of the creature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might enjoy our guides on Death Ward 5e<\/a> and the Hold Monster <\/a>spell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ensnaring Strike FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n

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Is Ensnaring Strike a good spell?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Ensnaring Strike is an okay spell but not your best option as a Ranger. The fact that it only traps a single target has an STR check, and is concentrated are all things that are pretty significant downsides.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Is Ensnaring strike 5e a bonus spell?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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To cast ensnaring Strike in 5e Dungeons and Dragons, you only need to spend a bonus action. You do not need to use your regular action, so you can attack and then use the ensnaring Strike to restrict your target and hit 1d6 damage.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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What is better: Ensnaring Strike or Entangle?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Generally speaking, the Entangle spell is much better than Ensnaring Strike. This is because you can hit many more targets; it does not have the downside of having to hit your target first, and Entangle scales much better.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So, you just started a new ranger in DnD and are looking for the best spells. Are you looking for a good option that scales with your creativity and not just your level? Well, Ensnaring Strike 5e is a great option.  In this article, you will find out how to use Ensnare Strike in 5e … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dnd","no-featured-image-padding","resize-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/creaturecollege.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/creaturecollege.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/creaturecollege.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/creaturecollege.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/creaturecollege.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/creaturecollege.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/creaturecollege.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/creaturecollege.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/creaturecollege.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/creaturecollege.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}