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<ref name="srd52.177">{{pub|SRD 5.2}} p.177.</ref> An attack roll is a {{5e24|D20 Test}} that represents making an {{5e24lc|Attack}} with a {{5e24lc|Weapon}}, an {{5e24|Unarmed Strike}}, or a {{5e24lc|Spell}}. 

<ref name="srd52.7">{{pub|SRD 5.2}} p.7</ref> An attack roll determines whether an {{5e24lc|Attack}} hits a {{5e24lc|Target}}. An attack roll hits if the roll equals or exceeds the target’s {{5e24|Armor Class}}. Attack rolls usually occur in battle, described in “{{5e24|Combat}}” later in “{{5e24|Playing the Game}},” but the {{5e24|GM}} might also ask for an attack roll in other situations, such as an archery competition.

===Ability Modifier===
<ref name="srd52.7">{{pub|SRD 5.2}} p.7</ref> The Attack Roll Abilities table shows which ability modifier to use for different types of attack rolls.
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!colspan="2"|Attack Roll Abilities <span style="display:inline-block; float:right;"><ref name="srd52.7" /> </span>
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!Attack Type
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|{{5e24|Strength}}
|{{5e24|Melee}} attack with a {{5e24lc|Weapon}} or an {{5e24|Unarmed Strike}} (see “{{5e24|Rules Glossary}}”)
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|{{5e24|Dexterity}}
|{{5e24|Ranged}} attack with a weapon
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|Varies
|{{5e24|Spell}} attack (the {{5e24lc|Ability}} used is determined by the spellcaster’s spellcasting feature, as explained in “Spells”)
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Some features let you use different ability modifiers from those listed. For example, the {{5e24|Finesse}} property (see “{{5e24|Equipment}}”) lets you use Strength or Dexterity with a weapon that has that property.

===Proficiency Bonus===
<ref name="srd52.7">{{pub|SRD 5.2}} p.7</ref> You add your {{5e24|Proficiency Bonus}} to your {{5e24lc|Attack Roll}} when you {{5e24lc|Attack}} using a {{5e24lc|Weapon}} you have {{5e24lc|Proficiency}} with, as well as when you attack with a {{5e24lc|Spell}}. See  {{5e24lc|Weapon Proficiency|weapon proficiencies}}.

===Armor Class===
<ref name="srd52.7">{{pub|SRD 5.2}} p.7</ref> A creature’s {{5e24|Armor Class}} represents how well the {{5e24lc|Creature}} avoids being wounded in {{5e24lc|Combat}}. The {{5e24|AC}} of a character is determined at {{5e24lc|Character Creation}}, whereas the AC of a {{5e24lc|Monster}} appears in its {{5e24lc|Stat Block}}.

'''Calculating AC.''' All creatures start with the same base AC calculation:
:Base AC = 10 + the creature’s Dexterity modifier

A creature’s AC can then be modified by armor, magic items, spells, and more.

'''{{anchor|Only One Base AC}}.''' Some spells and {{5e24lc|Class}} features give characters a different way to calculate their AC. A character with multiple features that give different ways to calculate AC must choose which one to use; only one base calculation can be in effect for a creature.

===Rolling 20 or 1===
<ref name="srd52.7">{{pub|SRD 5.2}} p.7</ref> If you roll a 20 on the d20 (called a “{{anchor|natural 20}}”) for an attack roll, the attack hits regardless of any modifiers or the target’s AC. This is called a {{anchor|Critical Hit}}.

If you roll a 1 on the d20 (a “{{anchor|natural 1}}”) for an attack roll, the attack misses regardless of any modifiers or the target’s AC

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