Weapons

Weapons serve the purpose of dealing damage to various entities, ranging from doors and crates to monsters and NPCs.

See also: List of all weapons

See also: List of all weapon types

There are a number of ways to categorize items:

• Martial or Simple
• Melee or Ranged
• One-handed, Two-handed, or Versatile

Each weapon deals a specific type of physical damage: Bludgeoning, Piercing, or Slashing.

Versatile weapons can be wielded in one hand, or both hands. Wielding them in both hands usually grants higher damage; see the details of each Versatile weapon for the one-handed and two-handed damage values.

One-handed weapons can be dual-wielded if both weapons have the Light property. The Dual Wielder Feat removes this limitation and also allows dual-wielding of Versatile weapons, which are never Light.

Proficiency in the equipped main hand weapon unlocks Weapon Actions unique to its weapon type. Off-hand weapons do not grant Weapon Actions.

Properties

Weapons can have various special properties, though not all are implemented in the game as of now:

Property	Description
Enchantment (+1, +2, +3)	This weapon is magically enchanted. It overcomes resistances to bludgeoning, piercing and slashing damage from non-magical weapons. You also add the corresponding bonuses (+1, +2, etc.) to any attack and damage rolls made with this weapon.
Finesse	You use the higher one of your Strength and Dexterity for attack and damage rolls.
Heavy	(Not implemented.) Small creatures have Disadvantage on attack rolls.
Light	Can be wielded in your off-hand as a secondary weapon, if your main-hand weapon is also light.
Loading	(Not implemented.) You can only make one attack with this weapon when you use an action, bonus action, or reaction to fire it, regardless of the number of attacks you can normally make with that specific action type.
Range	Every ranged weapon has a normal range and a long range. Creatures that are beyond normal range but within long range can be attacked, albeit with Disadvantage. Creatures outside of long range cannot be attacked.
Reach	A melee weapon with this property can be used to attack enemies up to 2.5 m / 8 ft away, instead of the regular 1.5 m / 5 ft.
Silvered	(Not implemented.) Some monsters are immune or resistant to nonmagical weapons, but susceptible to silver weapons.
Special	Various special rules apply to the weapon, explained in its description.
Thrown	A melee weapon with this property can be thrown for a ranged attack, and will benefit from the Ability Score Modifier (Strength) and Proficiency Bonus as usual, instead of being treated as an Improvised Weapon. This combines with the Finesse property: if you throw a Dagger, which has both Thrown and Finesse, you can use your Dexterity Modifier for the attack and damage rolls.
Two-handed	Indicates that this is a two-handed weapon. It has to be wielded with both hands when making an attack with it, but can still be just carried in one.
Versatile	Indicates that this is a versatile weapon. It can be used with one hand or both hands. Typically, using a versatile weapon with both hands offers a higher maximum damage.

Martial Weapons

Martial weapons require extensive training to effectively use in combat. Martial Classes such as Barbarian, Fighter, Paladin, and Ranger have Proficiency with all martial weapons at Level 1. Otherwise, one can obtain martial proficiency by taking the appropriate Feat at Level 4. A creature's Race and Class may also grant it proficiency with specific types of martial weapons; see Proficiencies granted by Race and Class below.

Melee Martial Weapons
One-Handed	Versatile	Two-Handed
Flails  Morningstars  Rapiers  Scimitars  Shortswords  War Picks	Battleaxes  Longswords  Tridents  Warhammers	Glaives  Greataxes  Greatswords  Halberds  Mauls  Pikes
Ranged Martial Weapons
One-Handed	Versatile	Two-Handed
Hand Crossbows	(none)	Heavy Crossbows  Longbows

Simple Weapons

Simple weapons are easy to learn and use. Every Class except Druid, Wizard, and Sorcerer is proficient with all simple weapons at Level 1. Otherwise, one can obtain simple weapon proficiency by taking the appropriate Feat at Level 4. A creature's Race and Class may also grant it proficiency with specific types of simple weapons; see Proficiencies granted by Race and Class below.

• Druid: Club, Dagger, Javelin, Mace, Quarterstaff, Sickle, Spear
• Wizard, Sorcerer: Dagger, Quarterstaff, Light Crossbow

Melee Simple Weapons
One-Handed	Versatile	Two-Handed
Clubs  Daggers  Handaxes  Javelins  Light Hammers  Maces  Sickles	Quarterstaves  Spears	Greatclubs
Ranged Simple Weapons
One-Handed	Versatile	Two-Handed
(none)	(none)	Light Crossbows  Shortbows

Proficiencies granted by Race and Class

Weapon Proficiencies granted by Race and Class

Racial Weapon Proficiencies
Drow	Rapiers,  Shortswords,  Hand Crossbows
Dwarf	Battleaxes,  Handaxes,  Light Hammers,  Warhammers
Elf	Longswords,  Shortswords,  Longbows,  Shortbows
Githyanki	Greatswords,  Longswords,  Shortswords
Half-Elf, Human	Pikes,  Spears,  Halberds,  Glaives
Class Weapon Proficiencies
Barbarian, Fighter, Paladin, Ranger	Martial weapons, Simple weapons (In effect, all weapons except Improvised.)
Bard, Rogue	Simple weapons,  Hand Crossbows,  Longswords,  Rapiers,  Shortswords
Cleric	Simple weapons,  Flails,  Morningstars
Druid	Clubs,  Daggers,  Javelins,  Maces,  Quarterstaves,  Scimitars,  Sickles,  Spears
Monk	Simple weapons,  Shortswords
Sorcerer, Wizard	Daggers,  Light Crossbows,  Quarterstaves
Warlock	Simple weapons

Improvised Weapons

Objects that aren't actually weapons can nevertheless be used as Improvised Weapons. One can gain Proficiency in these by choosing the corresponding Feat when leveling up. Note that this is not the same as using a non-weapon item that resembles a weapon strongly enough to allow it to be used as such. For example, when Salami is used as a weapon, it actually functions as a Club, not as an Improvised Weapon.

Weapon Properties Table

The following table summarizes all weapon types in the game and provides a quick overview of their properties. The columns 1H-dmg and 2H-dmg list the dice rolled for one-handed and two-handed damage, as well as the average damage this will provide.

If the Range column is empty, it indicates a standard melee range of 1.5 m / 5 ft, while Reach stands for the extended melee range of 2.5 m / 8 ft and Thrown indicates that the weapon can be thrown up to a maximum of 18 m / 60 ft. The ranges listed for ranged weapons is their normal range; they also have an extended range which is double, but confers Disadvantage on the Attack Roll.

Weapon	1H-dmg	2H-dmg	Finesse	Weight	Range	Damage Type
Clubs	1d4 / 2.5					Bludgeoning
Daggers	1d4 / 2.5		Yes	Light	Thrown	Piercing
Handaxes	1d6 / 3.5			Light	Thrown	Slashing
Javelins	1d6 / 3.5				Thrown	Piercing
Light Hammers	1d4 / 2.5			Light	Thrown	Bludgeoning
Maces	1d6 / 3.5					Bludgeoning
Sickles	1d4 / 2.5			Light		Slashing
Quarterstaves	1d6 / 3.5	1d8 / 4.5				Bludgeoning
Spears	1d6 / 3.5	1d8 / 4.5			Thrown	Piercing
Greatclubs		1d8 / 4.5				Bludgeoning
Flails	1d8 / 4.5					Bludgeoning
Morningstars	1d8 / 4.5					Piercing
Rapiers	1d8 / 4.5		Yes			Piercing
Scimitars	1d6 / 3.5		Yes	Light		Slashing
Shortswords	1d6 / 3.5		Yes	Light		Piercing
War Picks	1d8 / 4.5					Piercing
Battleaxes	1d8 / 4.5	1d10 / 5.5				Slashing
Longswords	1d8 / 4.5	1d10 / 5.5				Slashing
Tridents	1d6 / 3.5	1d8 / 4.5			Thrown	Piercing
Warhammers	1d8 / 4.5	1d10 / 5.5				Bludgeoning
Glaives		1d10 / 5.5		Heavy	Reach	Slashing
Greataxes		1d12 / 6.5		Heavy		Slashing
Greatswords		2d6 / 7		Heavy		Slashing
Halberds		1d10 / 5.5		Heavy	Reach	Slashing
Mauls		2d6 / 7		Heavy		Bludgeoning
Pikes		1d10 / 5.5		Heavy	Reach	Piercing
Light Crossbows		1d8 / 4.5			18 m / 60 ft	Piercing
Shortbows		1d6 / 3.5			18 m / 60 ft	Piercing
Hand Crossbows	1d6 / 3.5				15 m / 50 ft	Piercing
Heavy Crossbows		1d10 / 5.5			18 m / 60 ft	Piercing
Longbows		1d8 / 4.5			18 m / 60 ft	Piercing

Notes

• In Early Access there was a property called Loading, possessed by weapons like crossbows. This is a property in the tabletop game, but its effects were never implemented and it didn't make it into the final game.