# Unarmed Fighting *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 210* **Prerequisite**: Fighting Style Feature When you hit with your [Unarmed Strike](/Rules/Source/variant-rules/unarmed-strike-xphb.md) and deal damage, you can deal Bludgeoning damage equal to `dice:1d6|noform|noparens|avg` (`1d6`) plus your Strength modifier instead of the normal damage of an [Unarmed Strike](/Rules/Source/variant-rules/unarmed-strike-xphb.md). If you aren't holding any weapons or a [Shield](/Rules/Source/items/shield-xphb.md) when you make the attack roll, the `dice:d6|noform|noparens|avg` (`d6`) becomes a `dice:d8|noform|noparens|avg` (`d8`). At the start of each of your turns, you can deal `dice:1d4|noform|noparens|avg` (`1d4`) Bludgeoning damage to one creature [Grappled](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Grappled) by you.