Pactbound Flail

A weapon summoned by Hexblades with the Pact of the Blade. It uses the wielder's Charisma modifier, and its damage is magical.

A summonable flail granted by a warlock's patron. Its surface crackles with interdimensional energy.

Properties

Damage

1d8 (1~8) + Strength modifier ⁠Bludgeoning

Details

 Flails

 Rarity: Common

Enchantment: None

 One-Handed

 Dippable

 Melee: 1.5 m (5 ft)

 Weight: 0.9 kg (1.8 lb)

 Price: 0 gp

UID

WPN_HUM_Flail_A_Pact

UUID

02376e06-56bf-429b-890f-e52f5d275262

Stats

WPN_Flail_Pact

Special

The holder of this item gains:

Main Hand Only

Tenacity

When you miss a melee attack, you deal Strength Modifier⁠⁠Bludgeoning damage (minimum of 1) anyway.

Weapon 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. ( Recharge: Short rest.)

 Weakening Strike ()

Target an enemy's hands with a non-lethal attack and possibly inflict  Weak Grip. ( Recharge: Short rest.)

Condition: Hexed Weapon

 Hexed Weapon

• The warlock bound to this weapon is always Proficient with it.
• The weapon's damage is magical and uses the warlock's Charisma modifier.
• When the warlock attacks with this weapon, there is a chance that  Hexblade's Curse will be applied to the target.

Where to find

• Summoned by a Hexblade with  Pact of the Blade: Flail

Notes

• This pact weapon option is exclusive to Hexblades. Warlocks of other subclasses with Pact of the Blade cannot summon this weapon.

Regarding Tenacity:

• If a weapon action misses, using Tenacity will not trigger its effects.
• Despite being a greatclub,  Rat Bat does not provide Tenacity.
• As Tenacity deals weapon damage, even if an attack misses, it can trigger many on-hit effects from equipment.
  • Effects like weapon coatings,  Gloves of Power,  Callous Glow Ring, and any infusion from  Ring of Elemental Infusion.
  •  Doom Hammer and  The Sacred Star on-hit effects will be triggered. This is particularly important when you need to apply a condition consistently, like  Bone Chilled to a powerful undead or fast-healing enemy.
  •  Flail of Ages can trigger its effect via Tenacity when boosted by  Acid Infusion,  Cold Infusion, or  Fire Infusion.

Bugs

Regarding Tenacity:

• When dual wielding a flail or morningstar with a non-Tenacity weapon using the  Dual Wielder feat, Tenacity can be triggered by missing an attack with the non-Tenacity weapon. The damage will always be ⁠Bludgeoning, no matter the weapon used.
  • Some non-Tenacity weapons can trigger their on-hit effects via Tenacity as well, such as the  Ritual Dagger and  Loviatar's Scourge.
• As  Horde Breaker (Melee) rolls invisible, zero-damage weapon attacks against all enemies in the Horde Breaker area of effect, Tenacity can be prompted to trigger against them even if the first attack hits. It is therefore possible to score 2 hits in one attack: the full attack against the original Horde Breaker target and a Tenacity hit against another target.