Q&A

Can you use MAGE hand to push someone?

Can you use MAGE hand to push someone?

No, this is basically shoving. While this is a clever idea, this isn’t something that you can do with mage hand. The spell limits your interactions with (emphasis mine): You can use your action to control the hand.

Is telekinetic feat magic?

Whether or not things are magical (in a way that’s relevant to the rules) is actually pretty well-defined. The shove granted by the Telekinetic feat is definitely not. To elaborate: the well-defined rule is: it is a spell or described as magic.

Can you control mage hand the turn you cast it?

You can use your action to control the hand. I would personally interpret this such that you could only start using your Mage Hand the turn after you cast it. However, this makes it pretty unusable in combat or situations where immediate action is required.

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Can mage hand hold a weapon?

Mage Hand cannot make attacks and is also not a weapon, so that’s out.

Can mage hand hold a shield?

Mage hand is not strong enough The hand can only carry 10 pounds. (And since the hand is not connected to the ground, this force could bat the shield away like a piñata.) This jibes with the spell description that says Mage Hand “can’t attack.”

Is telekinetic good 5e?

The Telekinetic feat is relatively minor, just buffing your mage hand and giving a bonus action. This still is a vast increase in options and doesn’t quite stop your Ability Score improvement track. It’s a pretty cool buff! Give it a try if you want to maximize Mage Hand’s range and usefulness!

Can you use telekinesis feat on yourself?

You cannot be moved away from you. So you cannot use the feat to move yourself.

Do you need line of sight to use mage hand?

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It doesn’t require line of sight but it does require a clear path to the target.

Do you need to see MAGE hand?

RAW, the mage does not need to see the hand in order to manipulate an object. It only needs to be within 30′.

Can you choke someone with MAGE hand?

It can’t hold more than 10 lbs so I doubt that it would be able to exert enough force to choke someone. After a quick google search, it takes 11psi (pounds per square inch) for 10-20 seconds to block the carotid arteries to cause unconsciousness. Therefore with mage hand’s 10 pound limit it would not be able to.

Can mage hand trigger traps?

It is a trap that is triggered manually instead of automatically (such as by attaching the string to a tripwire), but it is still a trap. If your DM allows you to use Mage Hand to remotely trigger traps that you find while exploring then there is no reason for them to disallow triggering your own trap the same way.

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Can you use MAGE hand to wield a weapon?

While you are holding nothing in your hands, your mage hands can wield weapons: each can wield a single one-handed weapon, or together they can wield a two-handed weapon. A mage hand not wielding a weapon can be used to punch a creature within 5 feet of it, dealing 1d6 force damage on a hit.