Vicious Sling
D&D 5e · 2024·Weapons·Rare·No 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
7.35
Attack bonus
+5
Average normal hit: 12.5 · Average critical hit: 22 · Critical chance: 5%.
- Category
- Simple weapon
- Damage type
- Bludgeoning
- Normal / long range
- 30 / 120 ft.
- Magic attack bonus
- +0
- Weight
- Not specified
- Attunement
- Not required
- Rarity
- Rare
- Price
- Not specified
Magic: The extra 2d6 applies on each hit against a creature, and has the weapon’s normal damage type.
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.
Changing calculator inputs does not change the item’s rules or create a new page URL.
What Vicious Sling does
- Dexterity can drive this simple weapon’s attack and damage rolls. Add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll only if you are proficient.
- The base 1d4 weapon damage averages 2.5 before your ability modifier and extra effects. Hit chance matters too: compare expected damage per attack rather than the die alone.
- The normal range is 30 feet and the maximum is 120 feet; attacks beyond normal range have Disadvantage. The calculator lets you model the attack mode separately.
This magic weapon deals an extra 2d6 damage to any creature it hits. This extra damage is of the same type as the weapon's normal damage. This is the Sling variant.
Full item details & properties
Magic properties
- Activation
- Hit a creature with this weapon.
- Consumable
- No
- Conditions & limits
- The extra 2d6 applies on each hit against a creature, and has the weapon’s normal damage type. The base damage applies against objects. The Vicious property adds no bonus to attack rolls.
Weapon details
- Damage vs. creatures
- 1d4 + 2d6 bludgeoning
- Damage vs. objects
- 1d4 bludgeoning
- Weapon class
- Simple Ranged
- Range
- 30 / 120 ft. (normal / long)
- Ammunition
- Bullet
Properties
Ammunition(Range 30/120; Bullet)
You can use a weapon that has the Ammunition property to make a ranged attack only if you have ammunition to fire from it. The type of ammunition required is specified with the weapon's range. Each attack expends one piece of ammunition. Drawing the ammunition is part of the attack (you need a free hand to load a one-handed weapon). After a fight, you can spend 1 minute to recover half the ammunition (round down) you used in the fight; the rest is lost.
Weapon mastery
Slow
If you hit a creature with this weapon and deal damage to it, you can reduce its Speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn. If the creature is hit more than once by weapons that have this property, the Speed reduction doesn't exceed 10 feet.
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
Sling3.15 expected damage / attack55% hit chance1d4 bludgeoning · +0 magic attack · 30 ft. range1 SP · Not specifiedSame base weapon; compare its bonuses and rarity
Vicious Hand Crossbow7.95 expected damage / attack55% hit chance1d6 piercing + 2d6 piercing · +0 magic attack · 30 ft. rangeNot specified · 3 lbUses the same attack ability; compare handling and damage
Vicious Heavy Crossbow9.15 expected damage / attack55% hit chance1d10 piercing + 2d6 piercing · +0 magic attack · 100 ft. rangeNot specified · 18 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.
Vicious Sling FAQ
Does Vicious Sling require attunement?
No. This entry does not require attunement; follow its activation and use rules.
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.