[RPG] Is the UA Revived rogue’s Bolts from the Grave ranged spell attack made at disadvantage if used after Cunning Action is used to Disengage

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In D&D 5e, if a Rogue playing the Unearthed Arcana The Revived subclass does a melee attack (without using sneak attack), and then uses Cunning Action to Disengage and get away to trigger Bolts from the Grave, is the ranged spell attack made at disadvantage?

The wording on Bolts from the Grave is:

Immediately after you use your Cunning Action, you can make a ranged spell attack against a creature within 30 feet of you…

Because it says "immediately", does this mean the attack from Bolts from the Grave should be at disadvantage because it's a ranged spell attack being shot from within 5 feet of the creature?

Or does "immediately" mean Bolts from the Grave occurs after he finishes the Disengage and movement?

Best Answer

Ranged attack within 5' is at disadvantage.

TL;DR Your interpretation is correct. The attack is at disadvantage.

Ranged attack in close combat at disadvantage

The Revived Rogue published as Unearthed Arcana gets a ranged attack inflicting necrotic damage, which is going to be an issue for shooting while opponents are immediately next to a character.

Order of events here: cunning action occurs before moving

The order of the character's turn as you describe is:

  1. Use Action to Attack an adjacent opponent.
  2. Use Bonus Action for cunning action.
  3. Move away.

The bolts from the grave class feature triggers immediately after 2, which is before they get a chance to move.
Cunning action isn't part of moving, so the simultaneous effects guidance of Xanathar's Guide to Everything can't be invoked to re-order things favorably.