Light (weapon property)

Light is a weapon attribute that allows characters to Dual-Wield (wield two weapons, one in the Main Hand and one in the Off-hand). When Dual Wielding, you use your Action and Bonus Action to attack two times with a Main Hand Attack and Off-hand Attack.

In-game tooltip

You cannot add your Ability Score Modifier to the damage of the Off-hand Attack.

List of Light Weapons

• File:Club Icon t.png Club
• File:Dagger Icon t.png Dagger
• File:Handaxe Icon t.png Handaxe
• File:Hand Crossbow Icon t.png Hand Crossbow
• Light Hammer
• Scimitar
• Shortsword
• Sickle
• File:Torch Icon t.png Torch

Notes and Trivia

• The Two-Weapon Fighting Style Class Feature allows you to add your Ability Score Modifier to the damage of the Off-hand Attack.