Dungeons & Dragons has loads of fantastic magical weapons to suit any character, but some are a little more obscure than others. While some DnD weapons are famous in their own right, like Drizzt Do'Urden's scimitar, Icingdeath, or the well-known Vorpal Sword, others aren’t as well known. Some brilliant magical weapons belong to famous DnD characters and may pass players by if met in a campaign.
All DnD players love getting magical items and there are plenty of magic items in DnD worth saving gold for. Magical weapons nearly always make the player much more powerful, although sometimes at a cost. The magic weapons below are some that the average player has probably overlooked but are all a lot of fun to get hold of.
10 Weapon Of Warning
The Weapon of Warning can take the form of many different weapons, be they a dagger, shortbow, trident, or even laser pistol. As the name suggests, these uncommon magical weapons will warn any player attuned to them of danger, granting advantage on initiative rolls and preventing the whole adventuring party from being surprised. Yes, even if everyone is fast asleep, the Weapon of Warning will wake everyone up if enemies try to attack. While not the most powerful magical weapon, the Weapon of Warning has the potential to be incredibly entertaining and opens the door for some great roleplaying moments for DMs and DnD players to have fun with.
9 Defender
Defender is a +3 legendary sword that has five different versions ranging from greatsword to rapier to suit many different martial playstyles. Players attuned to Defender can transfer some of the sword's bonus to their AC instead of using it for attacks the first time they attack with the sword on each turn. So instead of having +3 to attack rolls, it can be spread out to +1 to attack and +2 to AC, for instance. This AC remains until the start of the player's next turn, making it perfect for DnD tanks.
8 Wand Of Smiles
The Wand of Smiles is a silly magical weapon that doesn't actually deal damage but has the potential to cause chaos. The Wand of Smiles is a common DnD magical item that has three charges which players can use to force a humanoid target within 30 feet of them to smile. The target must make a DC 10 Charisma check or be forced to smile for one minute. The wand recharges at dawn and has the possibility to turn into the Wand of Scowls when all charges are expended.
7 Bookmark
Not many DnD players will get their hands on the +3 dagger, Bookmark, as it belongs to the legendary adventurer Artus Cimber. But, should Artus ever pass it on or pass on, then players will be able to use this legendary weapon to cast dimension door and compulsion through the dagger without needing spell slots as a bonus action. Bookmark can also be turned into a compass that points north and the gem in the pommel can cast bright light for 20 feet and dim light for another 20, also as a bonus action.
6 Luck Blade
Another magical weapon that can have different forms is the Luck Blade which is a legendary weapon that can look like five different swords. The Luck Blade, along with giving +1 to attack, damage, and saving throws, acts like a lesser version of the Lucky DnD feat. When attuned, players can reroll one attack, ability check, or saving throw once per day. But even better, the Luck Blade has 1d4-1 charges which can be used to cast the infamous wish spell.
5 Hazirawn
Hazirawn has the unique feature of granting bonuses to attack and damage rolls even if the player isn't attuned, as well as extra necrotic damage. Hazirawn gives a +1, which does up to +2 when attuned, while the necrotic damage goes up from 1d6 to 2d6 with attunement. On top of that, players will be able to cast either detect magic, detect evil and good, or detect thoughts once per day. However, if that wasn't enough, Hazirawn also prevents any targets hit with it from regaining hit points for one minute, making this evil sentient greatsword incredibly powerful.
4 Azuredge
Another sentient weapon is the legendary battleaxe Azuredge, forged by the well-known DnD archwizard Ahghairon. As well as being a +3 battleaxe, Azuredge can bypass the shield spell and deals an extra 2d6 radiant damage to fiends and undead. Azuredge has three charges which means it can also be thrown and can shed bright light for 30 feet. But the most interesting thing about this sentient magical weapon is its personality, as Azuredge only likes to be wielded by law-abiding people, and if someone tries to use the battleaxe against its will, it makes itself too heavy to pick up.
3 Fane-Eater
Just like Bookmark, Fane-Eater is another magical weapon that might pass many players by due to it being owned by a rather famous DnD character. Fane-Eater is a legendary battleaxe belonging to Arkhan the Cruel and can be used by any evil-aligned cleric or paladin so long as they take out Arkhan first (good luck with that). Fane-Eater gives a +3 to attack and damage rolls and deals an extra 2d8 necrotic damage on a nat 20, also allowing the player to regain the same number back in hit points.
2 Gambler's Blade
The Gambler's Blade is an odd cursed DnD weapon. Players who attune to this rare sword can choose a magical bonus of +1 to +3, which is applied to attack and damage rolls. However, for each bonus point chosen, the same is applied to death saves as a penalty. So a +3 bonus with the Gambler's Blade means -3 to any death saving throws meaning great rewards come with great risks.
1 Axe Of The Dwarvish Lords
One of the strangest magical weapons has to be the Axe of the Dwarvish Lords. Forged by a young dwarf prince who sought to unite his people, this +3 battleaxe functions as a Belt of Dwarvenkind, a Dwarven Thrower, and a Sword of Sharpness all rolled into one. The Axe of the Dwarvish Lords also grants any dwarf player attuned to it immunity to poison damage, a darkvision increase by 60 feet, and proficiency with artisan tools.
The axe lets the player conjure an earth elemental once a day without needing a spell slot, and things get even better as it can also be used to cast teleport with the bonus that if the intended destination is underground, then there is no chance of anything going wrong. However, what really makes the Axe of the Dwarvish Lords really fun is its curse, as it slowly turns any non-dwarf attuned to it physically into a dwarf, which will add hilarity to any Dungeons & Dragons campaign.