Greatsword 5e weapon

Martial melee weapon · 2d6 slashing · Graze mastery (2024)

What changed in 2024

• Gains the Graze mastery property (new in 2024).

Average damage

• 2d6: 7 on average.
• With a +3 ability modifier: 10 per hit; a critical hit doubles the dice, for 17.

Roll it yourself in the dice roller.

Its properties

Heavy

2014: Small creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls with heavy weapons. A heavy weapon's size and bulk make it too large for a Small creature to use effectively.

2024: You have Disadvantage on attack rolls with a Heavy weapon if it's a Melee weapon and your Strength score isn't at least 13 or if it's a Ranged weapon and your Dexterity score isn't at least 13.

Two-Handed

2014: This weapon requires two hands when you attack with it.

2024: A Two-Handed weapon requires two hands when you attack with it.

Mastery: Graze (2024)

If your attack roll with this weapon misses a creature, you can deal damage to that creature equal to the ability modifier you used to make the attack roll. This damage is the same type dealt by the weapon, and the damage can be increased only by increasing the ability modifier.

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

Who is proficient

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

Compared with other martial melee weapons

All weapons · Weapon properties · Making an attack