[RPG] Can the Deathlock Mastermind’s Grave Bolts be used to attack a single target twice

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In Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes (p. 129), the Deathlock Mastermind has the following attack:

Grave Bolts. Ranged Spell Attack: +6 to hit, range 120 ft., one or two targets. Hit: 18 (4d8) necrotic damage.

Can the Mastermind attack one creature with two bolts in a single round? Or is this specifically different from multiattack so that the Mastermind gets the benefit of multiple attacks if multiple targets are present?

Best Answer

Yes it can, given the update in Monsters of the Multiverse.

The Deathlock Mastermind was updated in Monsters of the Multiverse, and Modenkainen's Tome of Foes is now obsolete. With this update, instead of Grave Bolts saying "one or two targets", it is now "Grave Bolt", having "one target", and is included in the Multiattack action:

Multiattack. The deathlock makes two Deathly Claw or Grave Bolt attacks.

Grave Bolt. Ranged Spell Attack: +6 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (3d8) necrotic damage.

So when the Deathlock uses Multiattack, it can just pick the same target for each attack with Grave Bolt.

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