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Proficiency with a Dagger allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it.
This weapon has the following mastery property. To use this property, you
must have a feature that lets you use it.
Nick. When you make the extra attack of the Light property, you can make it as part of the Attack action instead of as a Bonus Action. You can make this extra attack only once per turn.
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Dungeon Master’s Guide
its normal casting time, and you can’t use this property again until you finish a Short or Long Rest. On a failed check, you fail to cast the spell and a random effect occurs instead
the hat. Roll 1d4 to determine the object: on a 1, a Dagger; on a 2, a Rope with a Grappling Hook tied to one end; on a 3, a bag of Caltrops; on a 4, a gem worth 50 GP.
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A creature
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Avoidance. If the null is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a saving throw to take half as much damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and half as much
damage if it fails.Multiattack. The null makes two Force Dagger attacks.
Force Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Force Dagger"} to
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
":"Dagger"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4);{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dagger","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 4 (1d8
);{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dagger (bonus psychic)","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage.
Psychic Crush. The psurlon targets one creature it can see within 120 feet of
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the mind flayer fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The mind flayer has advantage on saving throws against spells and other
starless depths and been subsequently rewarded with extraordinary powers.
Instead of heeding an elder brain, a mind flayer clairvoyant listens to the whispers and whims of the voices of the Far Realm. In
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. When reduced to 0 hit points, he drops to 1 hit point instead (but can't do this again until he finishes a long rest).Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2","rollType":"to
hit","rollAction":"Dagger"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4);{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dagger","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Monsters
Dragon of Icespire Peak
Brave. Don-Jon has advantage on saving throws against being frightened.
Not Dead Yet (Recharges after a Long Rest). If damage reduces Don-Jon to 0 hit points, he drops to 1 hit point instead and
gains advantage on attack rolls until the end of his next turn.Multiattack. Don-Jon makes three melee attacks.
Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2","rollType":"to hit
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
restrictions caused by webbing.Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Dagger"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 5
(1d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d4+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Dagger", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Dagger
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, it subtracts up to 100 feet from the fall when calculating the fall’s damage, and it can move up to 2 feet horizontally for every 1 foot it descends.Multiattack. The draconian makes two Dagger
way, the target is also paralyzed.
Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Dagger"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
points. Whenever she takes damage, the ward takes the damage instead. If the ward is reduced to 0 hit points, Remallia takes any remaining damage. When Remallia casts an abjuration spell of 1st level or
higher, the ward regains a number of hit points equal to twice the level of the spell.Dagger. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Dagger"} to hit, reach 5
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Evasion. If Agdon is subjected to an effect that allows him to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, he instead takes no damage if he succeeds on the saving throw and only half
makes two Branding Iron or Dagger attacks.
Branding Iron. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Branding Iron"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Special Equipment. Mirt wears bracers of defense and a ring of regeneration. He wields a longsword, +1 and a dagger, +1.
Brute. A melee weapon deals one extra die of its damage when Mirt hits with
it (included in the attacks below).
Evasion. If he is subjected to an effect that allows him to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, Mirt instead takes no damage if he succeeds on
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
saving throw to take only half damage, the eidolon instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if it fails. It can’t use this trait if it’s incapacitated
. The eidolon makes two melee attacks. Immediately before or after one of its attacks, it can use Flitterstep if it is available.
Flickering Dagger. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
Evasion. If Viari is subjected to an effect that allows him to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, he instead takes no damage if he succeeds on the saving throw, and only half
.
Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Dagger"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d4 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d4+5
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
Oreioth dies, he can use an action on his next turn to cast animate dead on that humanoid’s corpse, instead of using the spell’s normal casting time.Dagger. Melee Weapon Attack: +3
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Dagger"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d4+1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dagger","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
subjected to an effect that allows him to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, Jarlaxle instead takes no damage if he succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if he fails
succeed instead.
Master Attuner. Jarlaxle can attune to up to five magic items, and he can attune to magic items that normally require attunement by a sorcerer, warlock, or wizard.
Sneak Attack (1
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
ceases to age and is immune to cold damage and the effects of extreme cold.
Artus wields Bookmark, a +3 dagger with additional magical properties. As a bonus action, Artus can activate any one of the
following properties while attuned to the dagger, provided he has the weapon drawn:
Cause a blue gem set into the dagger’s pommel to shed bright light in a 20-foot radius and dim light for an
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw and only half damage if it fails, provided it isn’t incapacitated.Multiattack. The
quickling makes three dagger attacks.
Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Dagger"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
this manner.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the elder brain fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The elder brain has advantage on saving throws against spells
, rewriting their thoughts and authoring their dreams.
An elder brain sustains itself by consuming the brains of other creatures. If its mind flayer servants don’t bring meals directly to it, the
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
them and their existential imperatives. Although they possess the telepathic abilities of mind flayers, their brains aren’t equipped to employ them. Instead, they bombard nearby creatures with a
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Legendary Resistance (5/Day). If Vecna fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Vecna carries a magic dagger named Afterthought. In the hands of anyone other than
Vecna, Afterthought is a Dagger, +2;+2 Dagger.
Undying. If Vecna is slain, his soul refuses to accept its fate and lives on as a disembodied spirit that fashions a new body for itself after 1d100
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
the colony.
This process doesn’t work on the brain of an ulitharid that dies a natural death, as such brains are too decrepit to be used. Instead, each ulitharid carries a psionically enhanced
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, she instead takes no damage if she succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if she fails. She can't use this trait if she's incapacitated
. When she throws back her cloak to reveal the costume she has put together, most folk toss their purses and flee. If that doesn't work, she usually needs only to draw her dagger. Of course, some of the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
that path is long and fraught with barriers. Alhoons are mind flayers who have used a shortcut to attain a lichlike state.
Elder brains forbid mind flayers from pursuing magic power aside from psionics
like those of other liches.
Unlike a true lich;lich's phylactery, the periapt of mind trapping doesn’t restore the alhoons to undeath if they are destroyed. Instead, a destroyed alhoon’s
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The sibriex has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The sibriex makes three Chain attacks, and it uses Squirt Bile
target’s hands grow claws, which can be used as dagger;daggers.
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One of the target’s legs grows longer than the other, reducing its walking speed by 10 feet.
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Quickling
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if it fails.Multiattack. The quickling makes three dagger
attacks.
Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Dagger"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d4 + 6);{"diceNotation":"1d4+6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dagger","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
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Evasion. If Karas is subjected to an effect that allows her to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, Karas instead takes no damage if she succeeds on the save and only half damage
instead.Multiattack. Karas makes two attacks using Dread Dagger or Tyrant’s Blade in any combination.
Dread Dagger. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit
Conjurer
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
conjurer teleports up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space that it can see. If it instead chooses a space within range that is occupied by a willing Small or Medium creature, they both teleport, swapping
places.Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Dagger"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dagger","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
magic-items
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
Light property, you can make it as part of the Attack action instead of as a Bonus Action. You can make this extra attack only once per turn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
The Importance of Brains Because of their dietary needs and their otherworldly biology, mind flayers must remain within hunting distance of intelligent humanoids, even if doing so makes them
vulnerable to attack from their enemies. They use the brains of such creatures as food, of course, but they also need sentient humanoids to propagate. Food for Thought When a mind flayer devours a brain, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
do not worship her, so the chapel is seldom used for anything that could be considered a religious observance or mass. Instead, individual cultists or small groups sometimes retire here for quiet
reflection on how the world will suffer when the Queen of Dragons rises. Treasure A hidden compartment beneath Tiamat’s black dragon head contains a dagger of venom. It can be found with a successful DC 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
do not worship her, so the chapel is seldom used for anything that could be considered a religious observance or mass. Instead, individual cultists or small groups sometimes retire here for quiet
reflection on how the world will suffer when the Queen of Dragons rises. Treasure A hidden compartment beneath Tiamat’s black dragon head contains a dagger of venom. It can be found with a successful DC 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
an opportunity for the characters to engage with a creature that’s too strong to defeat in combat Reward clever characters who overcome a challenge with brains instead of brawn Make a villain, an
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
half as much damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and half as much damage if it fails.
Actions
Multiattack. The null makes two Force Dagger attacks.
Force
Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage plus 13 (3d8) force damage. Hit or Miss: The dagger magically returns to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
deal an extra 6d8 slashing damage instead. You might also have the shards be from a polymorph blade, a blade of the medusa, or some other type of weapon. Another option is to allow decapitated
characters to have their heads magically reattached and their life restored at the leather works, through the advice of the control room brains or Kwalish’s notes. Similarly, you might have notes and