Summary
- Paladins in D&D are a blend of fighters and clerics, wielding holy powers and diverse weapons.
- Noteworthy weapon options include Silvered Weapons, Executioner's Greataxe, and Adamantine Weapons.
- Unique options like Enspelled Weapons, Moon-Touched Sword, and Crownguard Lance offer diverse advantages.
The paladins of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Dungeons & Dragons take some of the best parts of the fighter and cleric classes and mix them together to make one pretty amazing class. A paladin is a holy fighter on a path of righteousness, fighting for justice and in the name of their cho🐻sen deity, who bestows them with holy powers and abilities. Paladin characters do get access to spells in a similar way to Clerics, but they also specialize in martial weapons, which include things like greatswords, lances, war hammers, whips, and more.
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What weapon best suits a paladin is entirely up to the player, but there are quite a few that would do well with just about any paladin's crusade. With some changes to modern D&D, including homebrews and creative Dungeon Masters, there are few weapons that a paladin can't w🐠ield.
Updated on January 17, 2025 by Zackary Wiggs: Making a character has many facets to it. With each new edition of Dungeons & Dragons, new options arise in this pursuit. Sometimes they include optional rules to help streamline the process, add new abilities, or even new items. Paladins, the staunch guardians of their faith, take the strength of a martial class and modify them with a few divine spellcasting abilities. But, with any martial class, you'll want to take the time to be picky about what weapon you want your paladin to swing around. Here are some of the best options, from new and old editions.
22 🧜 Silvered Weapons
Werewolves Beware
Silvered weapons are variants of most normal weapons that have had a layer of silver added to the damage-dealing part of it. The change in the weapon isn't just for looks though. Silvering a weapon𒊎 will negate the immunity or resistance to normal damage that some monsters have.
These are usually lycanthropic creatures (i.e. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:werewolves, weresharks, and the like), and some undead. For most classes, this wouldn't seem like much of a big deal, but paladins often fight darker creatures. This can be a great boon for paladins who follow g𒁏ods devoted to fighting the darker forces in the world.
It usually cos🐲ts 100gp to💛 silver a weapon at a blacksmith or similar crafting shop.
21 Executioner's Greataxe
Heavy Is The Head
A rather grim weapon, but one that could potentially align to the backstory of your paladin depending o🐷n what subclass they are, the Executioner's Greataxe is all about hitting hard, especially where finishing blows are concerned.
It's the st▨andard 1d12 damage, but attacking any prone enemy gives you advantage on the roll, and you get to roll three die and take the best of the rolls for your advantage. A severe blow when your enemy is at their lowest.
This, combined with feats like grappler or ཧsentinel, can make for a fearsome combo.
20 Adamantine Weapons 🎃
Breaking Stuff
The metal known as adamantine is one of the strongest and most sought-after in the worlds of D&D. Making or coating a weapon out of it might be expensive (around 500gp usually), but ﷽it has its benefits for anyone who shells out the gold.
Adamantine weapons don't do anything against monsters or the usual enemy, but attacks with them against objects are always critical hits, doing the maximum damage possible. This makes your paladin with an adamantine warhammer a go-to for breaking down doors or💝 destroying cover that enemies are hiding behind.
Talk to your DM 🧸to see if this also goes for construc💎ts as well.
19 ཧ Enspelle𝔍d Weapons
Not Your Average Weapon
Some weapons can also be enchanted to work as containers for sܫpells. These are called Enspelled Weapons and often work similar to how a wand or staff would. When created, the crafter picks a spell (usually of level one) to imbue the weapon with.
There are six charges to that spell, and on dawn of each day you can roll a d6 to regain charges. With paladins having a limited amount of spells they can cast, much lower than full spellcasting classes, it doesn't hurt to have an extra spell as a backup. Whether it's damage, healing, or utility, all ♐of which can come in handy.
18 ও Moon-Touched Sword
Lunar Damage?
A Moon-Touched Sword is a common item that makes a perfect starting weapon for a paladin. It's a two-handed greatsword that does 2d6 slashi♚ng damage. What makes this ❀sword a great weapon for a paladin isn't necessarily the damage it does, but the abilities it possesses.
For one, it's considered a magic weapon, meaning that it will be effective against creatures that have resistance to damage from non-magical attacks. A Moon-Touched Sword can also cast Bright Light in a 15-foot radius when it's unsheathed, and dim light 15 feet past that, which makes it one of th꧙e best weapons against enemies who use darkness to their advantage.
17 Crownguard Lance 𒁏 ꧅
Not Just For Horseback
Why someone never thoug෴ht of a lance for a paladin before is anyone's guess, as it seems like one of the best choices for the class. It's possible it appeared in a random DM's homebrew. In the latest edition, we finally have an official one.
The Crownguard Lance is a magical weapon that gives you a +3 to your attacks and damage, and when used with your compelled duel spell or Champion Challenge, it allows you to use your Lay on Hands spell 𒐪on a creature your target is attacking.
16 𒆙 Blade Of Evil Smiting 𒉰
A Paladin's Dream
There's still room in every adventure for an old-school paladin who💮 smites evil in all its forms. This blade is typically blessed by a deity for the purpose of doing exactly that; plus, it can only be equipped by a character of good alignment and glows when a creature of an evil alignment is nea🐷rby, so the paladin knows exactly who to smite.
A Blade of Evil Smiting of uncommon or rare quality has two additional abilities in addition to Detect Ev✨il: Smite Evil and Purge Evil. Smite Evil gives the paladin Advantage on any attack roll against an evil, dealing an additional 1d8 in radiant damage should their opponent fail it. Purge Evil grants the Paladin an AoE ability that damages any creature of evil alignment within a 30-foไot radius.
15 𒆙 Weapon Of Warning ꦺ
Orcs Are Near
Evil is always lurking, and with a Weapon of Warning, a paladin can be even more prepared. It can be a number of variant weapons, that will suit the needs and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:style of any paladin. As its name suggests, it warns its ๊wielder of danger, preventing the wielder and any of their companions within 30 feet from being 𝔍surprised unless they're incapacitated by anything other than nonmagical sleep.
The weapon magically awakens its wielder and their companions if they are naturally asleep when combat starts, and it gives its wielder Advantage on in🌳itiative rolls. This can surprisingly help to shift the battle in one's favor and is one of the best weapons for any character that's leading a party or taking on the role of defender.
14 ♎Sword Of Sharpness
Not A Butterknife
Swords💛 of Sharpness are very rare, so if a [aladin happens to come across one, they shouldn't pass up the opportunity to claim it. It can be any sword that deals slashing damage, and it maximizes the damage the dice roll deals to an enemy. If you roll a 20 on your attack raoll, the Sword of Sharpness deals an extra 4d6 slashing damage.
Then, you get to roll another d20, and if you roll anot♚her 20, you get to lop off a limb from your target. That's not all this amazing weapon can do — the blade can also shed a ten-foot radius of bright light around its wielder when the sword's Com🐼mand Word is uttered.
13 𝓡 🅘Sword Of Holy Devotion
Faith Given Form
A classic template gets some new life with the Sword of Holy Devotion. It gives you a +3 to both damage and attacks while also giving a bonus against losing Concentration when casting spells on party members. That means you can heal your friends while tanking and taking damage, making this weapon one of the best options for those building 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:your paladin as a combo class.
You don't even have to use the sword to benefit from having it. Even when it's drawn, it creates an aura of ten feet around you that gives your🦄 party an extra saving throw when they fail a roll against fiends or undead creatures.
