Pike 5e weapon

Martial melee weapon · 1d10 piercing · Push mastery (2024)

Pike stats by edition

	2014 (SRD 5.1)	2024 (SRD 5.2)
Category	Martial melee	Martial melee
Damage	1d10 piercing	1d10 piercing
Properties	Heavy, Reach, Two-Handed	Heavy, Reach, Two-Handed
Mastery	—	Push
Weight	18 lb.	18 lb.
Cost	5 gp	5 gp

What changed in 2024

Gains the Push mastery property (new in 2024).

Average damage

1d10: 5.5 on average.
With a +3 ability modifier: 8.5 per hit; a critical hit doubles the dice, for 14.

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.

Reach

2014: This weapon adds 5 feet to your reach when you attack with it, as well as when determining your reach for opportunity attacks with it.

2024: A Reach weapon adds 5 feet to your reach when you attack with it, as well as when determining your reach for Opportunity Attacks with it.

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: Push (2024)

If you hit a creature with this weapon, you can push the creature up to 10 feet straight away from yourself if it is Large or smaller.

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

Who is proficient

Classes proficient with the pike, 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

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