[RPG] Does the Hex Warrior feature allow a Hexblade warlock to create a ranged pact weapon

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Can a Hexblade warlock create a ranged pact weapon using the Hex Warrior feature, assuming they do not have the Improved Pact Weapon eldritch invocation?

I'm pretty sure they can't, because it's not stated as such (the way I read it, at least). But what gives me some doubts is how the sentence is worded:

[…] this benefit extends to every pact weapon you conjure with that feature, no matter the weapon's type.

I think what's intended is to say that the two-handed property restriction does not apply.

Note: Remember that a Hexblade is already proficient in both simple and melee weapons.

Best Answer

Hex Warrior does not change the types of weapons you can conjure with The Pact of the Blade feature.

Nothing in Hex Warrior indicates that it changes what weapons are available for Pact of the Blade. Rather, it states that Hex Warrior applies to your Pact Weapon, whatever that weapon happens to be:

If you later gain the Pact of the Blade feature, this benefit extends to every pact weapon you conjure with that feature, no matter the weapon’s type.

It is just saying “this works with your pact weapon”. Thus, even with Hex Warrior, Pact of the Blade’s restriction to a melee weapon still applies:

You can choose the form that this melee weapon takes each time you create it

So no, Hex Warrior does not allow you to select a ranged weapon as your pact weapon. The purpose of "no matter the weapon's type" is to override the previous restriction placed on the benefits of Hex Warrior:

Whenever you finish a long rest, you can touch one weapon that you are proficient with and that lacks the two-handed property.

If the weapon you are choosing for Hex Warrior is your pact weapon from Pact of the Blade, then the restriction to non-two-handed weapons does not apply.

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