Shove

Shove is a common Bonus Action that allows the user to shove an enemy, pushing them away (and possibly off ledges or into harmful effects).

Description

Try to push your target away.

Your success depends on your Athletics, and the target's Athletics or Acrobatics. You have Advantage if you're  Hidden or  Invisible.

The shove distance depends on your Strength and the target's weight.

Properties

Cost:

Bonus action

Details:

 Range: 1.5 m / 5 ft

Notes

• The target rolls either an Athletics or Acrobatics Skill Check, whichever is higher, to contest the attempt. The shoving creature, however, always rolls Athletics.
• The weight of a target object and a creature's Strength score determine whether a shove attempt can be made in the first place. The condition is ${\text{Strength}}\times {\text{Multiplier}}\geq {\text{Object weight}}$. The multiplier is 12 normally, 28.2 for  Enlarged creatures, and 5.1 for  Reduced creatures.
  • Smaller characters like gnomes do not receive penalties to max shove weights. The only modifier comes specifically from the Enlarge/Reduce effects. Even similar effects like  Giant Form do not affect the maximum shove weight.
  • If the condition is not met, attempting to shove an object or creature will display a message "Too heavy to Shove."
• As of Patch 6, shoving an allied creature always succeeds, though the weight conditions described above must still be met.
• The distance an object or creature can be shoved is restricted to a minimum of 1 m / 3 ft and a maximum of 6 m / 20 ft.
  • The maximum shove distance is for level terrain. When shoving an object off a ledge, it can go further than 6 m / 20 ft since it will continue its parabolic trajectory as it falls.
• Shove can also be used to rouse a creature from  Sleeping or help them shake off the effects of certain spells like  Hypnotic Pattern.