Glaive of Wounding

D&D 5e · 2024·Weapons·Rare·Requires attunement

Weapon damage

1d10 slashing + 2d6 necrotic

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

9.15

Attack bonus

Average normal hit: 15.5 · Average critical hit: 28 · Critical chance: 5%.

Category: Martial weapon
Damage type: Slashing
Reach: 10 ft.
Magic attack bonus: +0
Weight: 6 lb
Attunement: Required
Rarity: 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 Glaive of Wounding 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 a creature with an attack using this magic weapon, the target takes an extra 2d6 Necrotic damage and must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be unable to regain Hit Points for 1 hour. The target repeats the save at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. This is the Glaive variant.

Full item details & properties

Magic properties

Activation: Hit a creature with an attack.
Consumable: No
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.
Healing prevention: On hit: DC 15 Constitution save or unable to regain Hit Points for 1 hour. Repeat save at the end of each target turn; success ends it.
Save scope: The save prevents healing suppression, not the extra 2d6 Necrotic damage. This is the 2024 rule; no stacking bleed damage is inferred.

Weapon details

Damage: 1d10 slashing
Weapon class: Martial Melee
Damage vs. creatures: 1d10 slashing + 2d6 necrotic
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

SlashingGrazeRare →Extra Necrotic DamageHealing PreventionMagicalMartial WeaponMelee WeaponRequires AttunementWoundingHeavy →Reach →Two Handed →Weapon →

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Ordinary attacks only. Matching extra-damage conditions follow your input; alternatives keep their default bonus allocation.

Glaive of Wounding FAQ

Does Glaive of Wounding 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.