Flail 5e weapon

Martial melee weapon · 1d8 bludgeoning · Sap mastery (2024)

Flail stats by edition

1d8: 4.5 on average.
With a +3 ability modifier: 7.5 per hit; a critical hit doubles the dice, for 12.

Roll it yourself in the dice roller.

If you hit a creature with this weapon, that creature has Disadvantage on its next attack roll before the start of your next turn.

A character can use this only if a feature lets them use the weapon’s mastery property. Other Sap weapons · all mastery properties.

Classes proficient with the flail, from their class proficiencies: Barbarian, Fighter, Paladin, Ranger.

Compared with other martial melee weapons

Weapon	Damage	Average (one / two hands)	Properties	Mastery (2024)	Weight	Cost
Greatsword	2d6 slashing	7	Heavy, Two-Handed	Graze	6 lb.	50 gp
Maul	2d6 bludgeoning	7	Heavy, Two-Handed	Topple	10 lb.	10 gp
Greataxe	1d12 slashing	6.5	Heavy, Two-Handed	Cleave	7 lb.	30 gp
Lance	1d12 piercing	6.5	Reach, Special	Topple	6 lb.	10 gp
Glaive	1d10 slashing	5.5	Heavy, Reach, Two-Handed	Graze	6 lb.	20 gp
Halberd	1d10 slashing	5.5	Heavy, Reach, Two-Handed	Cleave	6 lb.	20 gp
Pike	1d10 piercing	5.5	Heavy, Reach, Two-Handed	Push	18 lb.	5 gp
Battleaxe	1d8 slashing	4.5 / 5.5	Versatile (1d10)	Topple	4 lb.	10 gp
Flail	1d8 bludgeoning	4.5	—	Sap	2 lb.	10 gp
Longsword	1d8 slashing	4.5 / 5.5	Versatile (1d10)	Sap	3 lb.	15 gp
Morningstar	1d8 piercing	4.5	—	Sap	4 lb.	15 gp
Rapier	1d8 piercing	4.5	Finesse	Vex	2 lb.	25 gp
War Pick	1d8 piercing	4.5	—	Sap	2 lb.	5 gp
Warhammer	1d8 bludgeoning	4.5 / 5.5	Versatile (1d10)	Push	2 lb.	15 gp
Scimitar	1d6 slashing	3.5	Finesse, Light	Nick	3 lb.	25 gp
Shortsword	1d6 piercing	3.5	Finesse, Light	Vex	2 lb.	10 gp
Trident	1d6 piercing	3.5 / 4.5	Thrown (range 20/60), Versatile (1d8)	Topple	4 lb.	5 gp
Whip	1d4 slashing	2.5	Finesse, Reach	Slow	3 lb.	2 gp