Enchantment

For the school of magic, see Enchantment (school). For the Wizard subclass, see Enchantment School.

An enchantment is a property of powerful magical Weapons and Armour that increases their base effectiveness in battle. Enchantment values range from +1 to +5.

An item with an enchantment value is always at least Uncommon rarity. Some magical weapons and armour pieces - particularly those with names and histories - have an enchantment value in addition to a variety of possible item-specific properties.

Weapon enchantments

Weapon enchantments add a bonus to Attack Rolls and Damage Rolls equal to the enchantment value.

For example, a mundane Shortsword deals a base damage of 1d6 (1~6)Piercing. A Shortsword +1 increases that base damage to 1d6+1 (2~7)Piercing.

Armour enchantments

Armour enchantments increase the base  Armour Class of armour by an amount equal to the enchantment value. For example, a mundane Leather Armour has a base Armour Class of 11. A Leather Armour +1 increases that base Armour Class to 12.

In addition, +1 enchanted armour has an extra passive effect depending on their type, while +2 enchanted armour gains another extra passive effect.

Armour type	Base AC	+1 effect	+2 effect
Leather Armour	11 + DEX	+1 to Stealth checks	+1 to Dexterity saves and checks
Padded Armour	11 + DEX	Take 1 less Bludgeoning damage	Take 1 less Bludgeoning damage (2 total)
Studded Leather Armour	12 + DEX	Take 1 less Bludgeoning damage	+1 to  Initiative
Hide Armour	12 + DEX (max 2)	+1 to Dexterity saves and checks	+1 to  Initiative
Chain Shirt	13 + DEX (max 2)	Take 1 less Slashing damage	+1 to Dexterity saves and checks
Breastplate	14 + DEX (max 2)	Take 1 less Piercing damage	+1 to Dexterity saves and checks
Scale Mail	14 + DEX (max 2)	Take 1 less Slashing damage	+1 to  Initiative
Ring Mail Armour	14	+1 to Strength saves and checks	Take 1 less Slashing damage
Chain Mail	16	Take 1 less Slashing damage	Take 1 less Slashing damage (2 total)
Splint Armour	17	Take 1 less Piercing damage	+1 to Strength saves and checks
Plate Armour	18	Take 1 less physical damage	Take 1 less physical damage (2 total)