Strength Requirements Weapon Table
Melee Weapons
Name Cost One Handed Two Handed Type Weight Properties
Simple Melee Weapons STR & DMG STR & DMG
Axe 5 sp 17 & 1d8 13 & 1d10 S 5 lb. Heavy
Club 1 sp 7 & 1d4 — B 2 lb. Finesse, light
Dagger 2 gp 7 & 1d4 — P 1 lb. Finesse, light, thrown (range 20/60)
Greatclub 2 sp 17 & 1d8 13 & 1d10 B 9 lb. Heavy
Hammer 1 gp 9 & 1d4 — B 3 lb. Light, thrown (range 20/60)
Hatchet 1 gp 9 & 1d4 — S 3 lb. Light, thrown (range 20/60)
Mace 5 gp 11 & 1d6 7 & 1d8 B 4 lb. —
Pitchfork 1 gp 17 & 1d8 13 & 1d10 P 5 lb. Heavy
Quarterstaff 2 sp 11 & 1d6 7 & 1d8 B 4 lb. —
Scythe 2 gp — 9 & 1d8 S 4 lb. Finesse, two-handed
Sickle 1 gp 7 & 1d4 — S 2 lb. Finesse, light
Spear 1 gp 11 & 1d6 7 & 1d8 P 3 lb. Thrown (range 20/60)
Whip 2 gp 9 & 1d4 — S 2 lb. Finesse, reach
Martial Melee Weapons
Battleaxe 10 gp 13 & 1d8 9 & 1d10 S 4 lb. —
Chain whip 15 gp 11 & 1d6 — S 3 lb. Finesse, reach
Flail 10 gp 13 & 1d8 9 & 1d10 B 3 lb. —
Glaive 20 gp 19 & 1d8 15 & 1d10 S 6 lb. Heavy, reach
Greateaxe 30 gp 19 & 1d10 15 & 1d12 S 7 lb. Heavy
Greatflail 30 gp 19 & 1d10 15 & 1d12 B 6 lb. Heavy
Greatsword 50 gp 19 & 1d10 15 & 2d6 S 6 lb. Heavy
Greatspear 30 gp 19 & 1d10 15 & 2d6 P 6 lb. Heavy
Halberd 20 gp 19 & 1d8 15 & 1d10 S 6 lb. Heavy, reach
Heavy Javelin 5 gp 19 & 1d10 — P 5 lb. Heavy, Thrown (range 60/240)
Javelin 5 sp 13 & 1d8 — P 2 lb. Thrown (range 80/320)
Lance 10 gp 19 & 1d10 15 & 1d12 P 6 lb. Heavy, reach
Longsword 15 gp 13 & 1d8 9 & 1d10 S 3 lb. Special
Maul 10 gp 19 & 1d10 15 & 2d6 B 10 lb. Heavy
Morningstar 15 gp 13 & 1d8 9 & 1d10 B 4 lb. —
Pike 5 gp 19 & 1d8 15 & 1d10 P 6 lb. Heavy, reach
Rapier 25 gp 11 & 1d8 — P 3 lb. Finesse
Scimitar 25 gp 9 & 1d6 — S 3 lb. Finesse, light
Shortsword 10 gp 9 & 1d6 — P 2 lb. Finesse, light
Spiked Chain 25 gp 19 & 1d8 15 & 1d10 S 6 lb. Heavy, Reach
Throwing Axe 5 gp 11 & 1d6 — S 3 lb. Light, thrown (range 30/90)
Throwing Hammer 2 gp 11 & 1d6 — B 3 lb. Light, thrown (range 30/90)
Trident 5 gp 13 & 1d8 9 & 1d10 P 4 lb. Thrown (range 20/60)
War pick 5 gp 13 & 1d8 9 & 1d10 P 2 lb. —
Warhammer 15 gp 13 & 1d8 9 & 1d10 B 2 lb. —
Ranged Weapons
Name Cost One Handed Two Handed Type Weight Properties
Simple Ranged Weapons STR & DMG STR & DMG
Blowgun 10 gp 11 & 1 7 & 1 P 1 lb. Ammunition (range 25/100), loading
Crossbow, light 25 gp 17 & 1d8 13 & 1d8 P 5 lb. Ammunition (range 60/240), heavy, loading
Dart 5 cp 7 & 1d4 — P 1/4 lb. Finesse, light, thrown (range 20/60)
Net 1 gp 11 & — 7 & — P 3 lb. Special, thrown (range 5/15)
Shortbow 25 gp — 11 & 1d6 P 2 lb. Ammunition (range 60/240), two-handed
Sling 1 sp 9 & 1d4 — B 1/10 lb. Ammunition (range 30/120), light
Martial Ranged Weapons
Crossbow, hand 75 gp 11 & 1d6 — P 3 lb. Ammunition (range 30/120), light, loading
Crossbow, heavy 50 gp 19 & 1d10 15 & 1d10 P 18 lb. Ammunition (range 100/400), heavy, loading
Longbow 50 gp — 13 & 1d8 P 3 lb. Ammunition (range 100/400), two-handed
Greatbow 75 gp — 19 & 1d10 P 5 lb. Ammunition (range 150/600), heavy, two-handed

Strength Requirements

Each weapon has a minimum Strength requirment in order to wield the weapon effectively. A creature, who is wielding a weapon in which they do not meet the minimum Strength requirment, has disadvantage on attack rolls with that weapon.

  • Simple weapons have a minimum Strength requirement of 11.
  • Martial weapons have a minimum Strength requirement of 13.
  • Light weapons have their minimum Strength requirement reduced by 2.
  • Finese weapons have their minimum Strength requirement reduced by 2.
  • Heavy weapons have their minimum Strength requirement increased by 6.
  • Wielding a weapon in two hands reduces the minimum Strength requirement by 4 unless the weapon has the two-handed property.

Longsword

The Longsword gains the following property.

Special. The Longsword has the finesse property while wielded in one hand.