Rapiers

Rapiers are a type of one-handed martial melee weapon. Following are some base attributes common to most rapiers, although special or magical variants may be significantly different. For the most common, nonmagical kind of this weapon, see Rapier. Further down below, you can find a list of all rapiers in the game.

Properties

Damage

1d8 (1~8) + Strength or Dexterity modifier Piercing damage

Details

 One-Handed

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Finesse

 Dippable

Actions

If you have proficiency, equip in main hand to gain:

• Piercing Strike ()

  Stab an enemy and possibly inflict  Gaping Wounds.

• Weakening Strike ()

  Target an enemy's hands with a non-lethal attack and possibly inflict  Weak Grip.

• Flourish ()

  Feint an attack to possibly throw your opponent  Off Balance.

List of rapiers

Weapon	Enchant.	Damage	Damage Type	Weight	Price	Special
Rapier		1d8	Piercing	0.9 kg 1.8 lb	80
Rapier +1	+1	1d8 + 1	Piercing	0.9 kg 1.8 lb	85
Rupturing Blade	+1	1d8 + 1	Piercing	0.9 kg 1.8 lb	130	Searing Blood () Cut into an enemy, dealing an extra proficiency bonusFire and 1d6Fire damage to them, while you yourself take 1d6Slashing damage. Additionally, the attack might cause the target to  Bleed and  Burn.
Sword of Screams		1d8 1d4	Piercing Psychic	0.9 kg 1.8 lb	130
Harmonic Dueller	+1	1d8 + 1	Piercing	0.9 kg 1.8 lb	380	Mellow Harmony () You make a DC 15 Performance check, success granting all your melee weapon attacks additional damage equal to your Charisma Modifier (minimum 1 additional damage).
Rapier +2	+2	1d8 + 2	Piercing	0.9 kg 1.8 lb	190
Infernal Rapier	+2	1d8 + 2	Piercing	0.9 kg 1.8 lb	960	High Spellcasting: You gain a +1 bonus to Spell Save DC. Melee Caster: Instead of its Dexterity Modifier, the affected entity add its Spellcasting Ability Modifier to Attack rolls. Planar Ally: Cambion (): Cast as a level 6 spell ( Recharge: Long rest).
Pelorsun Blade	+1	1d8 + 1 1d4	Piercing Radiant	0.9 kg 1.9 lb	960	Undead Bane: All Attack rolls have Advantage against Undead.[See Notes]
Duellist's Prerogative	+3	1d8 + 3 1d4	Piercing Necrotic	0.9 kg 1.8 lb	1300	Elegant Duellist: While your off-hand is empty, you score a Critical Hit when rolling a 19. Moreover, you gain an additional Reaction per turn. Withering Cut: On a hit with a melee weapon, use a Reaction to deal additional Necrotic damage equal to your Proficiency Bonus. Challenge to Duel (): Challenge an enemy to attack only you, inflicting  Bleeding on the target. at will. Dueller's Enthusiasm () While you are not dual-wielding, you can make an additional melee attack with The Dueller.

Legacy content

• Sanguine Blade - inaccessible
• Verminsign - inaccessible

External links

• Rapier on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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