Scimitars

 Scimitars are a type of one-handed martial melee weapon. The following are some base attributes common to most scimitars, although special or magical variants may be significantly different. For the most common, nonmagical type of this weapon, see Scimitar. Further down below, you can find a list of all scimitars in the game.

Properties

Damage

1d6 (1~6) + Strength or Dexterity modifier ⁠Slashing

Details

 One-Handed

 Melee: 1.5 m (5 ft)

 Finesse

 Light

 Dippable

Actions

If you have proficiency, equip in main hand to gain:

 Lacerate ()

Slash at your target's vital points to make it  Bleed. ( Recharge: Short rest.)

 Flourish ()

Feint an attack to possibly throw your opponent  Off Balance. ( Recharge: Short rest.)

List of scimitars

Item	Ench.	Damage	Damage type	Weight	Price	Special
Flame Blade (weapon)		3d6	Fire	0.5 kg 1 lb	30
Goblin Scimitar		1d6	Slashing	1.35 kg 2.7 lb	30
Rusty Scimitar		1d6	Slashing	1.35 kg 2.7 lb	3
Scimitar (Sharran)		1d8	Slashing	1.35 kg 2.7 lb	30
Scimitar (Akabi)		1d6	Slashing	1.35 kg 2.7 lb	30
Scimitar		1d6	Slashing	1.35 kg 2.7 lb	30
Scimitar		1d4	Slashing	1.35 kg 2.7 lb	30
Kurwin's Cauteriser	+1	1d6 + 1 1d4	Slashing Fire	1.35 kg 2.7 lb	65	Cauteriser Deals an additional 1d4⁠⁠Fire. On a hit, the target starts  Burning unless it succeeds a Constitution  Saving Throw.
Scimitar +1	+1	1d6 + 1	Slashing	1.35 kg 2.7 lb	40
Speedy Reply		1d6	Slashing	1.35 kg 2.7 lb	65	Nimble Attack When the wielder hits an enemy with this weapon, they gain  Momentum for 2 turns.
Sylvan Scimitar	+1	1d6 + 1	Slashing	1.35 kg 2.7 lb	65	Melee Caster Instead of its Dexterity ability score modifier, the affected entity add its spellcasting modifier to attack rolls.
Adamantine Scimitar	+1	1d6 + 1	Slashing	1.35 kg 2.7 lb	190	Diamondsbane If an adamantine weapon hits an object, the hit is always critical. Lethal Weapon This weapon ignores Resistance to ⁠Slashing damage.
Salty Scimitar(rrr)	+2	1d6 + 2	Slashing	1.35 kg 2.7 lb	190	Command () Cast as a level 1 spell ( Recharge: Long rest.)
Scimitar +2	+2	1d6 + 2	Slashing	1.35 kg 2.7 lb	95
Thorn Blade	+1	1d6 + 1	Slashing	1.35 kg 2.7 lb	190	Poisonous Synergy While concentrating, your melee weapon attacks deal an additional 1d4⁠⁠Poison.  Ensnaring Strike (Melee) ( + ) Cast as a level 1 spell ( Recharge: Long rest.)
Belm	+2	1d6 + 2	Slashing	1.35 kg 2.7 lb	480	Perfectly Balanced Strike () Send Belm snaking out with an adder's speed, the very exemplar of swiftness embodied in steel. ( Recharge: Per turn.)  Whirlwind Attack () Strike out at all nearby foes, making separate  Attack Rolls against each target. ( Recharge: Short rest.)
Justiciar's Scimitar	+2	1d6 + 2	Slashing	1.35 kg 2.7 lb	480	Shadow-Blinding If you attack with  Advantage, you have a chance to  Blind your target.[See: Bugs] Shadow Blade You have  Advantage on  Attack Rolls against Lightly or Heavily Obscured targets when using this blade.  Shadowsoaked Blow () Strike an enemy, adding your proficiency bonus to the damage. Moreover, if the attack hits, it deals an additional 1d6⁠⁠PsychicDRS damage. This attack doesn't break concealment. ( Recharge: Short rest.)

Legacy content

• Djinni Scimitar - inaccessible
• Scimitar of Cinder - inaccessible
• The Clover - unobtainable

Bugs

• Most weapon visual effects are missing mappings for the WPN_VFX_SHORTBLADE_SLASH tag, which this weapon type uses, causing these effects to not display on scimitars.

External links

•  Scimitar on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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