Battleaxes

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

Properties

One-handed damage

1d8 (1~8) + Strength modifier Slashing damage

Two-handed damage

1d10 (1~10) + Strength modifier Slashing damage

Details

 Versatile

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Dippable

Actions

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

• Cleave ()

  Swing your weapon in a large arc to attack up to 3 enemies at once. They each take half the damage your weapon usually deals.

• Lacerate ()

  Slash at your target's vital points to make it  Bleed. Some Undead and Constructs can't suffer Bleeding.

• Maiming Strike ()

  Possibly  Maims your target. They can't move. Flying creatures can't be  Maimed.

List of battleaxes

Weapon	Enchant.	Damage	Damage Type	Weight	Price	Special
Battleaxe		1d8	Slashing	1.8 kg 3.6 lb	50
Pactbound Battleaxe		1d8	Slashing	1.8 kg 3.6 lb	0
Battleaxe +1	+1	1d8 + 1	Slashing	1.9 kg 3.8 lb	65
Ceremonial Battleaxe	+1	1d8 + 1	Slashing	1.9 kg 3.8 lb	65
Witchbreaker	+1	1d8 + 1	Slashing	1.8 kg 4 lb	100	Witchbreaker: You gain Advantage on Attack rolls against concentrating creatures. Hush You! () Slash a target and possibly  Silence it.
Thermodynamo Axe	+1	1d8 + 1	Slashing	1.8 kg 4 lb	310	Thermodynamo: Whenever you deal damage with this weapon, you gain 2 turns of  Heat.
Vicious Battleaxe	+2	1d8 + 2	Slashing	1.8 kg 3.9 lb	310	Dolor Amarus: When you land a Critical Hit with any weapon attack, it deals an additional 7 damage.

Legacy content

• Shadow Battleaxe - inaccessible
• Combination Axe - inaccessible
• Rebound Battleaxe - inaccessible

External links

• Battleaxe on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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