Great Weapon Fighting 5e fighting style
Fighting Style feat (2024, SRD 5.2) · Prerequisite: Fighting Style Feature
Great Weapon Fighting (2024, SRD 5.2)
- Type
- Fighting Style feat
- Prerequisite
- Fighting Style Feature
- Repeatable
- No
When you roll damage for an attack you make with a Melee weapon that you are holding with two hands, you can treat any 1 or 2 on a damage die as a 3. The weapon must have the Two-Handed or Versatile property to gain this benefit.
Damage gained, by weapon
Worked out from the rule above for the Two-Handed and Versatile melee weapons (2024 stats), rolling with two hands:
| Weapon | Damage | Average | With the style | Gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greatsword | 2d6 | 7 | 8 | +1 |
| Maul | 2d6 | 7 | 8 | +1 |
| Greataxe | 1d12 | 6.5 | 6.75 | +0.25 |
| Battleaxe | 1d10 | 5.5 | 5.8 | +0.3 |
| Glaive | 1d10 | 5.5 | 5.8 | +0.3 |
| Halberd | 1d10 | 5.5 | 5.8 | +0.3 |
| Lance | 1d10 | 5.5 | 5.8 | +0.3 |
| Longsword | 1d10 | 5.5 | 5.8 | +0.3 |
| Pike | 1d10 | 5.5 | 5.8 | +0.3 |
| Trident | 1d10 | 5.5 | 5.8 | +0.3 |
| War Pick | 1d10 | 5.5 | 5.8 | +0.3 |
| Warhammer | 1d10 | 5.5 | 5.8 | +0.3 |
| Greatclub | 1d8 | 4.5 | 4.88 | +0.38 |
| Quarterstaff | 1d8 | 4.5 | 4.88 | +0.38 |
| Spear | 1d8 | 4.5 | 4.88 | +0.38 |