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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Once this property is used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Weapons
Name
Damage
Properties
Mastery
Sylvan Talon Dagger
1d4 Piercing
Finesse, Light, Thrown (Range 20
While this weapon is on your person, you understand the nonwritten communication of all Fey, and they understand yours.
Secret Message. As a Magic action, you can use the weapon to cast Message
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This item appears to be a sword hilt.
Blade of Radiance. While grasping the hilt, you can take a Bonus Action to cause a blade of pure radiance to spring into existence or make the blade disappear
. While the blade exists, this magic weapon functions as a Longsword with the Finesse property. If you are proficient with Longswords or Shortswords, you are proficient with the Sun Blade.
You gain a
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
whenever it hits the death kiss with a melee attack that deals piercing or slashing damage.Multiattack. The death kiss makes three Tentacle attacks. Up to three of these attacks can be replaced by
or smaller creature. Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the death kiss can’t use the same tentacle on another target. The death kiss has ten tentacles.
Blood Drain. One
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
considered a simple melee weapon with the finesse and light properties, and it deals 1d4 slashing damage on a hit. While attuned to the glove, you gain a burrowing speed equal to your walking speed and
blindsight to 15 feet.
Invoking the Rune. As an action, you can invoke the glove’s rune to bolster yourself with the sturdiness of the earth. Spend and roll a number of your unspent Hit Dice up to a
Magic Items
Princes of the Apocalypse
spear contains a spark of Yan-C-Bin, the Prince of Evil Air.
You have a +2 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls you make with this magic weapon, which has the finesse weapon property. When you hit
with it, the target takes an extra 1d6 lightning damage.
Air Mastery. You gain the following benefits while you hold Windvane:
You can speak Auran fluently.
You have resistance to lightning
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Fey Ancestry. Light has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put him to sleep.
Special Equipment. Light carries and is attuned to the Witchlight vane. In Light
’s hands, the vane is a finesse weapon.Multiattack. Light makes two Witchlight vane attacks.
Witchlight Vane. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
Equipment
When taking the attack action with a finesse or light melee weapon that you’re holding in one hand, you can use a bonus action to attack with a pot lid that you’re holding in the other
Sun Blade
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
This item appears to be a longsword hilt. While grasping the hilt, you can use a bonus action to cause a blade of pure radiance to spring into existence, or make the blade disappear. While the blade
exists, this magic longsword has the finesse property. If you are proficient with shortswords or longswords, you are proficient with the sun blade.
You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made
Defensive Duelist
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Feats
Player’s Handbook (2014)
When you are wielding a finesse weapon with which you are proficient and another creature hits you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction to add your proficiency bonus to your AC for that attack, potentially causing the attack to miss you.
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Weapon Properties: Finesse, Light, Thrown (Range 20/60)
You can take a Bonus Action to magically coat the blade of this Dagger with poison. The poison remains for 1 minute or until an attack using
this weapon hits a creature. That creature must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or take 2d8 Poison damage and have the Poisoned condition for 1 minute. This Bonus Action can’t be
feats
Your expertise and understanding of magical potions and elixirs allow you to finesse ingredients and recipes to your specifications. You gain the following benefits:
When brewing potions, you can
choose to take the second-highest ingredient attribute number from your potion recipe, instead of the first.
When brewing a potion, you can roll percentile dice. If you roll a number equal to or lower than your level, you create two potions instead of one.
Equipment
Twinblades are martial melee weapons; double-bladed polearms that rely on the user’s dexterity to keep them in constant motion. They have the finesse and two-handed properties, and deal 2d4
slashing damage on a hit. They also have the Special: Whirl property.
Special: Whirl. When you are wielding the twinblade in two hands, you can use a bonus action to attempt to whirl the weapon. To
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. It deals 2d8 psychic damage on a hit and has the finesse, light, and thrown properties (range 20/60). In addition, when you use the sword to attack a target that is in dim light or darkness, you make
the attack roll with advantage.
If you drop the weapon or throw it, it dissipates at the end of the turn. Thereafter, while the spell persists, you can use a bonus action to cause the sword to
Equipment
Nunchaku are martial melee weapons composed of two hard batons connected to one another by a short chain or tether. They have the finesse, versatile (1d8), and Special: Flourish properties, and deal
1d6 bludgeoning damage on a hit.
Special: Flourish. When you are wielding the nunchaku in two hands and take the Attack action on your turn, you can attempt to flourish with the weapon immediately
Feats
Player’s Handbook (2024)
a Finesse weapon and another creature hits you with a melee attack, you can take a Reaction to add your Proficiency Bonus to your Armor Class, potentially causing the attack to miss you. You gain this bonus to your AC against melee attacks until the start of your next turn.
following benefits:
You have resistance to lightning damage.
You have an electrified tongue that you can use to make unarmed strikes. It has the finesse and reach properties, and when you hit with
you reach 5th level (1d8), 11th level (1d10), and 17th level (1d12).
When you become grappled by a creature, you can use your reaction to force the creature to make a Constitution saving throw (DC 8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
using Dexterity for an attack doesn’t confer the Finesse property. If a weapon does have that property, you can use Strength or Dexterity with it.
If a monster makes a melee attack that uses its Dexterity modifier, is it considered to have used a Finesse weapon? A weapon doesn’t have the Finesse property unless its description says so, and
Moonblade
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
.
A moonblade passes down from parent to child. The sword chooses its bearer and remains bonded to that person for life. If the bearer dies, another heir can claim the blade. If no worthy heir exists
finesse property.
83–84
The moonblade gains the thrown property (range 20/60 feet).
85–86
The moonblade functions as a defender.
87–90
The moonblade scores a critical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Monk Does the Martial Arts feature turn Monk weapons and Unarmed Strikes into Finesse weapons? No. The feature grants a benefit that is similar to the Finesse property, but the feature doesn’t confer
that property. Can a Warrior of the Open Hand Monk’s Open Hand Technique push a Large or larger creature or give it the Prone condition? The Open Hand Technique intentionally ignores creature size. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
ability to wield it effectively can mean the difference between life and death while adventuring. The Weapons table shows the most common weapons used in the worlds of D&D, their price and weight, the
Dagger
2 gp
1d4 piercing
1 lb.
Finesse, light, thrown (range 20/60)
Greatclub
2 sp
1d8 bludgeoning
10 lb.
Two-handed
Handaxe
5 gp
1d6 slashing
2 lb.
Light, thrown (range 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Defensive Duelist Prerequisite: Dexterity 13 or higher When you are wielding a finesse weapon with which you are proficient and another creature hits you with a melee attack, you can use your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
you’re holding a Finesse weapon and another creature hits you with a melee attack, you can take a Reaction to add your Proficiency Bonus to your Armor Class, potentially causing the attack to miss you. You gain this bonus to your AC against melee attacks until the start of your next turn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Can a Rogue/Monk use Sneak Attack with Unarmed Strikes? The Sneak Attack feature works with a weapon that has the Finesse or Ranged property. An Unarmed Strike isn’t a weapon, so it doesn’t qualify
. In contrast, a Rogue/Monk can use Sneak Attack with a Monk weapon, such as a Shortsword or a Dagger, that has one of Sneak Attack’s required properties.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Sneak Attack Beginning at 1st level, you know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe’s distraction. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have
advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon. You don’t need advantage on the attack roll if another enemy of the target is within 5 feet of it, that enemy isn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Sneak Attack Beginning at 1st level, you know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe’s distraction. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have
advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon. You don’t need advantage on the attack roll if another enemy of the target is within 5 feet of it, that enemy isn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Hoopak Martial Melee Weapon Cost: 1 gp Damage: 1d6 piercing (melee) or 1d4 bludgeoning (ranged) Weight: 2 lb. Properties: Ammunition (range 40/160), finesse, special, two-handed A hoopak is a sturdy
stick with a sling at one end and a pointed tip at the other. Special. When you make a melee attack with this weapon, you ignore its ammunition property. You can use the hoopak as a martial ranged
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
use either your Strength or your Dexterity, since the dagger has the finesse property. Two-Handed. This weapon requires two hands when you attack with it. Versatile. This weapon can be used with one or
Weapon Properties Many weapons have special properties related to their use, as shown in the Weapons table. Ammunition. You can use a weapon that has the ammunition property to make a ranged attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Sun Blade Weapon (Longsword), Rare (Requires Attunement) This item appears to be a sword hilt. Blade of Radiance. While grasping the hilt, you can take a Bonus Action to cause a blade of pure
radiance to spring into existence or make the blade disappear. While the blade exists, this magic weapon functions as a Longsword with the Finesse property. If you are proficient with Longswords or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
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. Finesse When making an attack
Properties Here are definitions of the properties in the Properties column of the Weapons table. Ammunition You can use a weapon that has the Ammunition property to make a ranged attack only if you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Sun Blade Weapon (longsword), rare (requires attunement) This item appears to be a longsword hilt. While grasping the hilt, you can use a bonus action to cause a blade of pure radiance to spring into
existence, or make the blade disappear. While the blade exists, this magic longsword has the finesse property. If you are proficient with shortswords or longswords, you are proficient with the sun
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
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. Finesse When making an attack
Properties Here are definitions of the properties in the Properties column of the Weapons table. Ammunition You can use a weapon that has the Ammunition property to make a ranged attack only if you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
weapons and unarmed strikes into finesse weapons? No. The feature grants a benefit that is similar to the finesse property, but the feature doesn’t confer that property. When a monk using Deflect
choice). Can a monk use Stunning Strike with an unarmed strike, even though unarmed strikes aren’t weapons? Yes. Stunning Strike works with melee weapon attacks, and an unarmed strike is a special
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
gloom in your hand. This magic sword lasts until the spell ends. It counts as a simple melee weapon with which you are proficient. It deals 2d8 psychic damage on a hit and has the finesse, light, and
, it dissipates at the end of the turn. Thereafter, while the spell persists, you can use a bonus action to cause the sword to reappear in your hand. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
a handaxe, you use your Strength, but if you throw a dagger, you can use either your Strength or your Dexterity, since the dagger has the finesse property. Two-Handed. This weapon requires two hands
Weapon Properties Many weapons have special properties related to their use, as shown in the Weapons table. Ammunition. You can use a weapon that has the ammunition property to make a ranged attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Sun Blade Weapon (longsword), rare (requires attunement) This item appears to be a longsword hilt. While grasping the hilt, you can use a bonus action to cause a blade of pure radiance to spring into
existence, or make the blade disappear. While the blade exists, this magic longsword has the finesse property. If you are proficient with shortswords or longswords, you are proficient with the sun