A brief guide to dual wielding, or attacking with multiple weapons, in DnD 5e, complete with the best feat choices and homebrew options.. What Are Offhand Attacks in 5e? Offhand attacks aren't really the correct term for attacking with two different weapons in D&D, but it is commonly used amongst the player base. The Player's Handbook calls this two-weapon fighting, which all classes can take advantage of.
Offhand Attacks You can only use your bonus action for an offhand attack when you make an attack with a weapon with the light property and are holding a second weapon with the light property.. These D&D 5E Free Basic Rules only contain a fraction of the races, subclasses, backgrounds, feats, items, monsters, spells, and other content available on Roll20.