D&D 5e weapons

All 39 weapons in the SRD: the 2014 weapons table (SRD 5.1) with each weapon’s 2024 mastery property (SRD 5.2), and the two firearms the 2024 rules add. Pick a weapon for both editions’ stats, average damage and a comparison with its neighbours.

Jump to: Simple melee weapons · Simple ranged weapons · Martial melee weapons · Martial ranged weapons

Simple melee weapons

Weapon	Cost	Damage	Weight	Properties	Mastery (2024)
Club	1 sp	1d4 bludgeoning	2 lb.	Light	Slow
Dagger	2 gp	1d4 piercing	1 lb.	Finesse, Light, Thrown (range 20/60)	Nick
Greatclub	2 sp	1d8 bludgeoning	10 lb.	Two-Handed	Push
Handaxe	5 gp	1d6 slashing	2 lb.	Light, Thrown (range 20/60)	Vex
Javelin	5 sp	1d6 piercing	2 lb.	Thrown (range 30/120)	Slow
Light Hammer	2 gp	1d4 bludgeoning	2 lb.	Light, Thrown (range 20/60)	Nick
Mace	5 gp	1d6 bludgeoning	4 lb.	—	Sap
Quarterstaff	2 sp	1d6 bludgeoning	4 lb.	Versatile (1d8)	Topple
Sickle	1 gp	1d4 slashing	2 lb.	Light	Nick
Spear	1 gp	1d6 piercing	3 lb.	Thrown (range 20/60), Versatile (1d8)	Sap

Simple ranged weapons

Weapon	Cost	Damage	Weight	Properties	Mastery (2024)
Light Crossbow	25 gp	1d8 piercing	5 lb.	Ammunition (range 80/320), Loading, Two-Handed	Slow
Dart	5 cp	1d4 piercing	¼ lb.	Finesse, Thrown (range 20/60)	Vex
Shortbow	25 gp	1d6 piercing	2 lb.	Ammunition (range 80/320), Two-Handed	Vex
Sling	1 sp	1d4 bludgeoning	—	Ammunition (range 30/120)	Slow

Martial melee weapons

Weapon	Cost	Damage	Weight	Properties	Mastery (2024)
Battleaxe	10 gp	1d8 slashing	4 lb.	Versatile (1d10)	Topple
Flail	10 gp	1d8 bludgeoning	2 lb.	—	Sap
Glaive	20 gp	1d10 slashing	6 lb.	Heavy, Reach, Two-Handed	Graze
Greataxe	30 gp	1d12 slashing	7 lb.	Heavy, Two-Handed	Cleave
Greatsword	50 gp	2d6 slashing	6 lb.	Heavy, Two-Handed	Graze
Halberd	20 gp	1d10 slashing	6 lb.	Heavy, Reach, Two-Handed	Cleave
Lance	10 gp	1d12 piercing	6 lb.	Reach, Special	Topple
Longsword	15 gp	1d8 slashing	3 lb.	Versatile (1d10)	Sap
Maul	10 gp	2d6 bludgeoning	10 lb.	Heavy, Two-Handed	Topple
Morningstar	15 gp	1d8 piercing	4 lb.	—	Sap
Pike	5 gp	1d10 piercing	18 lb.	Heavy, Reach, Two-Handed	Push
Rapier	25 gp	1d8 piercing	2 lb.	Finesse	Vex
Scimitar	25 gp	1d6 slashing	3 lb.	Finesse, Light	Nick
Shortsword	10 gp	1d6 piercing	2 lb.	Finesse, Light	Vex
Trident	5 gp	1d6 piercing	4 lb.	Thrown (range 20/60), Versatile (1d8)	Topple
War Pick	5 gp	1d8 piercing	2 lb.	—	Sap
Warhammer	15 gp	1d8 bludgeoning	2 lb.	Versatile (1d10)	Push
Whip	2 gp	1d4 slashing	3 lb.	Finesse, Reach	Slow

Martial ranged weapons

Weapon	Cost	Damage	Weight	Properties	Mastery (2024)
Blowgun	10 gp	1 piercing	1 lb.	Ammunition (range 25/100), Loading	Vex
Hand Crossbow	75 gp	1d6 piercing	3 lb.	Ammunition (range 30/120), Light, Loading	Vex
Heavy Crossbow	50 gp	1d10 piercing	18 lb.	Ammunition (range 100/400), Heavy, Loading, Two-Handed	Push
Longbow	50 gp	1d8 piercing	2 lb.	Ammunition (range 150/600), Heavy, Two-Handed	Slow
Net	1 gp	—	3 lb.	Thrown (range 5/15), Special	—
Musket 2024	500 gp	1d12 piercing	10 lb.	Ammunition (range 40/120; Bullets, Firearm), Loading, Two-Handed	Slow
Pistol 2024	250 gp	1d10 piercing	3 lb.	Ammunition (range 30/90; Bullets, Firearm), Loading	Vex

Stats are the 2014 table’s; the musket and pistol are 2024 only. A few weapons changed in 2024 (the lance, trident, war pick and warhammer); each weapon’s page lists its changes.

Reading the table

Simple weapons are the ones most classes can use; martial weapons need training, which fighters, barbarians, paladins and rangers have. Your attack roll adds your Strength modifier for a melee weapon and Dexterity for a ranged one, unless the weapon is finesse or thrown. The properties page explains each property in both editions, and weapon mastery covers the 2024 mastery properties.