Martial Melee Weapons List

Martial melee Weapons require specialized skill, typically by those with proficiency. These weapons are often heavier, more complex, and tailored for specific fighting styles, offering greater power or precision than simple melee weapons.

Martial Melee Weapons Table

Visual (BG3 & GS)	Item	Weapon Damage	Properties	Weight
	Battleaxe	1d8 Slashing - 1d10 Slashing (Two-Handed)	Topple (WM) Versatile	4 lb.
	Flail	1d8 Bludgeoning	Sap (WM)	2 lb.
	Glaive	1d10 Slashing	Graze (WM) Heavy Reach Two-Handed	6 lb.
	Greataxe	1d12 Slashing	Cleave (WM) Heavy Two-Handed	7 lb.
	Greatsword	2d6 Slashing	Graze (WM) Heavy Two-Handed	6 lb.
	Halberd	1d10 Slashing	Cleave (WM) Heavy Reach Two-Handed	6 lb.
	Lance	1d12 Piercing	Topple (WM) Reach Special	6 lb.
	Longsword	1d8 Slashing - 1d10 Slashing (Two-Handed)	Sap (WM) Versatile	3 lb.
	Maul	2d6 Bludgeoning	Topple (WM) Heavy Two-Handed	10 lb.
	Morningstar	1d8 Piercing	Sap (WM)	4 lb.
	Pike	1d10 Piercing	Push (WM) Heavy Two-Handed Reach	18 lb.
	Rapier	1d8 Piercing	Vex (WM) Finesse	2 lb.
	Scimitar	1d6 Slashing	Nick (WM) Finesse Light	3 lb.
	Shortsword	1d6 Piercing	Vex (WM) Finesse Light	2 lb.
	Trident	1d6 Piercing - 1d8 Piercing (Two-Handed)	Topple (WM) Thrown Versatile	5 lb.
	War Pick	1d8 Piercing	Sap (WM) Versatile	2 lb.
	Warhammer	1d8 Bludgeoning - 1d10 Bludgeoning (Two-Handed)	Push (WM) Versatile	2 lb.
	Whip	1d4 Slashing	Slow (WM) Finesse Reach	3 lb.

Battleaxe

Description

Tiny scratches mar the metal — a testament of someone sharpening this axe over and over.

Weight

4 lb.

Stats

Damage

1d8 Slashing

• 1d10 Slashing (Two-Handed)

Properties

Topple (WM), Versatile (1d10)

Flail

Description

The head of this flail is shiny and new, its wooden shaft still coarse and unmarked by blood.

Weight

2 lb.

Stats

Damage

1d8 Bludgeoning

Properties

Sap (WM)

Glaive

Description

Simple but sharp. The shaft of this glaive is worn smooth with use.

Weight

6 lb.

Stats

Damage

1d10 Slashing

Properties

Graze (WM), Heavy, Reach, Two-Handed

Greataxe

Description

The rectangular engravings on this axe's wooden handle have been nearly scratched away by armoured hands.

Weight

7 lb.

Stats

Damage

1d12 Slashing

Properties

Cleave (WM), Heavy, Two-Handed

Greatsword

Description

Innumerable whetstones have rendered this sword's blade nearly paper-thin.

Weight

6 lb.

Stats

Damage

2d6 Slashing

Properties

Graze (WM), Heavy, Two-Handed

Halberd

Description

Part of the spike affixed to the top of this halberd has snapped off, leaving a cruel barb.

Weight

6 lb.

Stats

Damage

1d10 Slashing

Properties

Cleave (WM), Heavy, Reach, Two-Handed

Lance

Description

The tip is scarred from battle, and loose tassels hang from its weathered shaft.

Weight

6 lb.

Stats

Damage

1d12 Piercing

Properties

Topple (WM), Reach, Special

Longsword

Description

A common sword, passed between hands both fresh and battle-scarred.

Weight

3 lb.

Stats

Damage

1d8 Slashing

• 1d10 Slashing (Two-Handed)

Properties

Sap (WM), Versatile (1d10)

Maul

Description

Hammers like this are used in many dwarven competitions, testing who can throw them the farthest while enduring the most ale.

Weight

10 lb.

Stats

Damage

2d6 Bludgeoning

Properties

Topple (WM), Heavy, Two-Handed

Morningstar

Description

More of this morningstar's iron spikes are bent than not.

Weight

4 lb.

Stats

Damage

1d8 Piercing

Properties

Sap (WM),

Pike

Description

This pike's broad steel head has been repeatedly bent and hammered back into its original shape.

Weight

18 lb.

Stats

Damage

1d10 Piercing

Properties

Push (WM), Heavy, Two-Handed, Reach

Rapier

Description

A slender but deadly sword, favoured by the nobility.

Weight

2 lb.

Stats

Damage

1d8 Piercing

Properties

Vex (WM), Finesse

Scimitar

Description

This human-made scimitar falls far short of replicating the quality of the drow style it clearly imitates.

Weight

3 lb.

Stats

Damage

1d6 Slashing

Properties

Nick (WM), Finesse, Light

Shortsword

Description

A common and effective sword, carried by adventurers, thieves, and watchmen alike.

Weight

2 lb.

Stats

Damage

1d6 Piercing

Properties

Vex (WM), Finesse, Light

Trident

Description

It is said tridents were brought to the surface when Umberlee threw a Triton prince who scorned her onto Faerûn's shores.

Weight

5 lb.

Stats

Damage

1d6 Piercing

• 1d8 Piercing (Two-Handed)

Range

20 Feet

• 60 Feet Long Range

Properties

Topple (WM), Thrown (20/60), Versatile (1d8)

War Pick

Description

A pickaxe modified to pierce flesh and armour rather than stone.

Weight

2 lb.

Stats

Damage

1d8 Piercing

Properties

Sap (WM), Versatile (1d10)

Warhammer

Description

This hammer's noticeable lack of upkeep hardly matters, given its heft.

Weight

2 lb.

Stats

Damage

1d8 Bludgeoning

• 1d10 Bludgeoning (Two-Handed)

Properties

Push (WM), Versatile (1d10)

Whip

Description

The leather is cracked, but it still snaps sharply. Smudged fingerprints mar the worn handle.

Weight

3 lb.

Stats

Damage

1d4 Slashing

Properties

Slow (WM), Finesse, Reach