Frost Brand (Glaive)
D&D 5e · 2024·Weapons·Very Rare·Requires attunement
Base weapon damage before your ability modifier. Use the calculator to include hit chance and critical hits.
Damage calculator
Hit chance
55%
Expected damage / attack
7.05
Attack bonus
+5
Average normal hit: 12 · Average critical hit: 21 · Critical chance: 5%.
- Category
- Martial weapon
- Damage type
- Slashing
- Reach
- 10 ft.
- Magic attack bonus
- +0
- Weight
- 6 lb
- Attunement
- Required
- Rarity
- Very Rare
- Price
- Not specified
Magic: Displayed damage is before applicable ability modifiers. Conditional extra damage applies only when its trigger and target requirements are met.
Calculator assumptions & rules
One attack against a creature. Natural 1 misses; natural 20 hits and doubles damage dice, not flat modifiers. Expected damage includes misses and critical hits. Advantage uses the higher of two d20s; Disadvantage uses the lower. Magic bonuses shown on the item are counted once.
Uses only the weapon’s ordinary hit and the listed on-hit extra dice, when enabled. Class features, Sneak Attack, fighting styles, mastery effects, damage on a miss, special critical-hit effects, ongoing damage, resistance and immunity are excluded. Check the full rules below for additional effects.
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What Frost Brand does
- Strength can drive this martial weapon’s attack and damage rolls. Add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll only if you are proficient.
- The base 1d10 weapon damage averages 5.5 before your ability modifier and extra effects. Hit chance matters too: compare expected damage per attack rather than the die alone.
- 10-foot reach gives you more positioning options, including a larger reach for Opportunity Attacks.
- This weapon needs two hands when you attack, so a wielded shield conflicts with that attack setup.
- This item uses one of your attunement slots. Compare its benefit with the other items you want to keep attuned.
When you hit with an attack roll using this magic weapon, the target takes an extra 1d6 Cold damage. In addition, while you hold the weapon, you have Resistance to Fire damage. In freezing temperatures, the weapon sheds Bright Light in a 10-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 10 feet. When you draw this weapon, you can extinguish all nonmagical flames within 30 feet of yourself. Once used, this property can't be used again for 1 hour. This is the Glaive variant.
Full item details & properties
Magic properties
- Activation
- Hit with an attack roll; hold for Fire Resistance; draw to extinguish flames.
- Consumable
- No
- Damage resistance
- Fire
- Conditions & limits
- Displayed damage is before applicable ability modifiers. Conditional extra damage applies only when its trigger and target requirements are met. Graze on a miss uses only the applicable ability modifier; it does not trigger on-hit or attack-d20-20 effects.
- Fire Resistance condition
- Only while holding the weapon.
- Freezing-temperature light
- Bright Light 10 ft. and additional Dim Light 10 ft., only in freezing temperatures.
- Extinguish flames
- When drawn, may extinguish all nonmagical flames within 30 ft.; once per hour.
Weapon details
- Damage
- 1d10 slashing
- Weapon class
- Martial Melee
- Damage on a hit
- 1d10 slashing + 1d6 cold
- Additional reach
- 5 ft.
Properties
Heavy
You have Disadvantage on attack rolls with a Heavy weapon if it's a Melee weapon and your Strength score isn't at least 13 or if it's a Ranged weapon and your Dexterity score isn't at least 13.
Reach
A Reach weapon adds 5 feet to your reach when you attack with it, as well as when determining your reach for Opportunity Attacks with it.
Two-Handed
A Two-Handed weapon requires two hands when you attack with it.
Weapon mastery
Graze
If your attack roll with this weapon misses a creature, you can deal damage to that creature equal to the ability modifier you used to make the attack roll. This damage is the same type dealt by the weapon, and the damage can be increased only by increasing the ability modifier.
You need a feature, such as Weapon Mastery, that unlocks this property for you.
Tags & related references
Compare alternatives
Same edition, using your calculator inputs above. Special properties and character features can change the choice.
Same base weapon; compare its bonuses and rarity
Flame Tongue Glaive4.95 expected damage / attack55% hit chance1d10 slashing · +0 magic attack · 10 ft. reach · Conditional extra damage; see rulesNot specified · 6 lbSame base weapon; compare its bonuses and rarity
Dancing Greatsword5.85 expected damage / attack55% hit chance2d6 slashing · +0 magic attack · 5 ft. reachNot specified · 6 lbUses the same attack ability; compare handling and damage
Dancing Longsword4.35 expected damage / attack55% hit chance1d8 slashing · +0 magic attack · 5 ft. reachNot specified · 3 lbUses the same attack ability; compare handling and damage
Ordinary attacks only. Matching extra-damage conditions follow your input; alternatives keep their default bonus allocation.
Frost Brand FAQ
Does Frost Brand require attunement?
Yes. You need to attune to this item to use the properties that require attunement.
Is the listed price a guaranteed purchase price?
The source does not specify a price for this entry. Ask your GM about availability and cost.