Flails

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

Properties

Damage

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

Details

 One-Handed

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Dippable

Actions

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

• Concussive Smash ()

  Hit an enemy with all your might to deal damage and possibly  Daze them.

• Weakening Strike ()

  Target an enemy's hands with a non-lethal attack and possibly inflict  Weak Grip. Creatures without weapons can't have Weak Grip.

• Tenacity ()

  When you miss an attack, deal Bludgeoning damage equal to your Strength modifier anyway (minimum of 1).

List of flails

Weapon	Enchant.	Damage	Damage Type	Weight	Price	Special
Flail of Myrkul		1d8	Bludgeoning	0.9 kg 1.8 lb	50
Flail of the Vortex	+3	1d8 + 3 1d8	Bludgeoning Lightning	0.9 kg 1.8 lb	50	Electrified Flail () Clout a foe with your lightning-suffused flail and  Stun them.
Flail		1d8	Bludgeoning	0.9 kg 2 lb	50
Flail		1d8	Bludgeoning	0.9 kg 2 lb	50
Flail +1	+1	1d8 + 1	Bludgeoning	0.9 kg 2 lb	65
Myrkulite Scourge	+1	1d8 + 1 1d6	Bludgeoning Necrotic	0.9 kg 1.8 lb	65
Corrosive Flail	+1	1d8 + 1	Bludgeoning	0.9 kg 1.8 lb	310	Corrosive Strike () Deal additional Acid damage equal to your Proficiency Bonus. On a hit, create a pool of acid around the target which reduces  Armour Class by 2.
Defender Flail	+1	1d8 + 1	Bludgeoning	0.9 kg 2 lb	310	Steel Physiology: Reduce incoming Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage by 1.  Armour Class +1
Flail +2	+2	1d8 + 2	Bludgeoning	0.9 kg 1.8 lb	155
Flail of Ages	+1	1d8 + 1	Bludgeoning	0.9 kg 1.8 lb	320	Elements of an Epoch: Depending on what kind of damage this weapon does, it also inflicts:  Acid condition,  Chilled condition, or  Burning condition. Elemental Age (): Cast as a level 3 spell ( Recharge: Long rest).

Legacy content

• Flail of Dread Skulls - inaccessible
• Chaos Flail - inaccessible
• Planeslayer Flail - inaccessible

External links

• Flail on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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