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- Dictionaryver·sa·tile/ˈvərsədl/
adjective
- 1. able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities: "a versatile sewing machine"
- 2. changeable; inconstant. archaic
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Versatile: This weapon can be used with one or two hands. A damage value in parentheses appears with the property—the damage when the weapon is used with two hands to make a melee Attack. Nothing in the rules explicitly says that a weapon can't have both properties, and in that case, the rules don't contradict each other.
Jan 14, 2020 · The versatile weapon property says (PHB, p. 147): Versatile. This weapon can be used with one or two hands. A damage value in parentheses appears with the property–the damage when the weapon is used with two hands to make a melee attack. A weapon with the versatile property, such as a longsword or a quarterstaff, can be wielded with one or ...
Apr 27, 2016 · Note that on a versatile longsword's 1d10 with Great Weapon Fighting you're looking at a result of 3-10. If you had Duelist you could certainly throw a handaxe and attack with the versatile weapon one handed. In that instance it would be in the same range of 3-10. Admittedly, I haven't checked any other weapons (I'm pretty exclusively a sword guy).
Sep 24, 2019 · This means 1d8 versatile weapons would be similar to 1d12 weapons (an average damage of 6.5) and 1d10 versatile weapons would be similar to 1d14 weapons (an average damage of 7.5). Let's compare this damage increase to that of the Great Weapon Fighting Fighting Style (GWF-FS) which states:
Yes, monks can use Versatile weapons for bonus damage. As you say, there are no simple melee weapons that have the Two-handed property other than the greatclub, and none with the Heavy property. The class feature doesn't say anything about using the weapons with two hands, only that they can't have that property.
Nov 6, 2019 · When you are wielding a versatile weapon with two hands, you are not wielding it with one hand. The text of Dueling states that it applies when you are wielding a melee weapon with one hand. Therefore, it does not apply when you are wielding it with two hands.
3. There is a difference between "using both hands to grip then throw" and "benefitting from having a free hand". The literal interpretation of the former stance (if you use both hands you must grip with two hands) is not required to rationalise extra damage from a versatile weapon or even a two-handed one. – Neil Slater.
Jan 28, 2016 · Yes. According to the wording of the spell (PHB 256)and the rogue ability Mage hand legerdemain (PHB 98), which allows the rogue to use cunning action to turn using the Mage hand into a bonus action (last line of MHL refers to CA which is on page 96), as long as the hand is within 30 feet of the PC and the AT uses the hands abilities listed in Mage hand, Mage hand legerdemain, or Versatile ...
Aug 23, 2016 · So you could conceivably have a 17th+ level Monk using a versatile weapon (quarterstaff, longsword, battleaxe, warhammer, spear, & trident) one-handed at d10 damage and two-handed at d12 damage. Mike Mearls tweeted that he would allow a quarterstaff's versatile property to be affected by Shillelagh as RAF as a DM, even though it does not as RAW.
Jul 24, 2023 · Two-weapon fighting + Dual Wielder doesn't care about weapon properties at all. If you, for example, somehow gain the ability to wield and attack with Greatsword one-handedly, it would also be viable for use with your Dual Wielder-enhanced two-weapon fighting. In short, Versatile weapons are totally valid to be used with the Dual Wielder feat ...
