A magic weapon is enhanced to strike more truly and deliver more damage. Magic weapons have enhancement bonuses ranging from +1 to +5. They apply these bonuses to both attack and damage rolls when used in combat. All magic weapons are also masterwork weapons, but their masterwork bonuses on attack rolls do not stack with their enhancement bonuses on attack rolls.

Weapons come in two basic categories: melee and ranged. Some of the weapons listed as melee weapons can also be used as ranged weapons. In this case, their enhancement bonuses apply to both melee and ranged attacks.

Some magic weapons have special abilities. Special abilities count as additional bonuses for determining the market value of the item, but do not modify attack or damage bonuses (except where specifically noted). A single weapon cannot have a modified bonus (enhancement bonus plus special ability bonus equivalents, including those from character abilities and spells) higher than +10. A weapon with a special ability must also have at least a +1 enhancement bonus. Weapons cannot possess the same special ability more than once.

Special Materials: Weapons or ammunition can be made of an unusual material.

d%	Special Material
01–95	The item is of a standard sort
96-100	The item is made of a special material

Caster Level for Weapons: The caster level of a weapon with a special ability is given in the item description. For an item with only an enhancement bonus and no other abilities, the caster level is three times the enhancement bonus. If an item has both an enhancement bonus and a special ability, the higher of the two caster level requirements must be met.

Additional Damage Dice: Some magic weapons deal additional dice of damage. Unlike other modifiers to damage, additional dice of damage are not multiplied when the attacker scores a critical hit.

Ranged Weapons and Ammunition: The enhancement bonus from a ranged weapon does not stack with the enhancement bonus from ammunition. Only the higher of the two enhancement bonuses applies. Ammunition fired from a projectile weapon with an enhancement bonus of +1 or higher is treated as a magic weapon for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. Similarly, ammunition fired from a projectile weapon with an alignment gains the alignment of that projectile weapon.

Magic Ammunition and Breakage: When a magic arrow, crossbow bolt, or sling bullet misses its target, there is a 50% chance it breaks or is otherwise rendered useless. A magic arrow, bolt, or bullet that successfully hits a target is automatically destroyed after it delivers its damage.

Light Generation: Fully 30% of magic weapons shed light equivalent to a light spell. These glowing weapons are quite obviously magical. Such a weapon can't be concealed when drawn, nor can its light be shut off. Some of the specific weapons detailed below always or never glow, as defined in their descriptions.

Hardness and Hit Points: Each +1 of a magic weapon’s enhancement bonus adds +2 to its hardness and +10 to its hit points. See also Table: Common Armor, Weapon, and Shield Hardness and Hit Points.

Activation: Usually a character benefits from a magic weapon in the same way a character benefits from a mundane weapon—by wielding (attacking with) it. If a weapon has a special ability that the user needs to activate, then the user usually needs to utter a command word (a standard action). A character can activate the special abilities of 50 pieces of ammunition at the same time, assuming each piece has identical abilities.

Magic Weapons and Critical Hits: Some weapon qualities and some specific weapons have an extra effect on a critical hit. This special effect also functions against creatures not normally subject to critical hits. On a successful critical roll, apply the special effect, but do not multiply the weapon's regular damage.

Weapons for Unusually Sized Creatures: The cost of weapons for creatures who are neither Small nor Medium varies (see Equipment). The cost of the masterwork quality and any magical enhancement remains the same.

Random Special Qualities

d%	Special
01–30	The item sheds light (equivalent to a light spell.)
31–45	Something (a design, inscription, or the like) provides a clue to the weapon's function
46–100	No special qualities

Table: Weapon Pricing by Bonus

Weapon Bonus	Base Price (gp)1
+1	2,000
+2	8,000
+3	18,000
+4	32,000
+5	50,000
+62	72,000
+72	98,000
+82	128,000
+92	162,000
+102	200,000
1 For ammunition, this price is for 50 arrows, bolts, bullets, or firearm ammunition. 2 A weapon can't have an enhancement bonus higher than +5. Use these lines to determine price when special ability are added in.

Table: Magic Weapons

Lesser Minor Magic Weapons

d%	Weapon
1—80	+1 weapon
81—100	Lesser minor specific weapon

Greater Minor Magic Weapons

d%	Weapon
1—26	+1 weapon
27—53	+2 weapon
54—80	+1 weapon with one +1 special ability1
81—100	Greater minor specific weapon

Lesser Medium Magic Weapons

d%	Weapon
1—10	+1 weapon
11—20	+2 weapon
21—32	+3 weapon
33—44	+1 weapon with one +1 special ability1
45—56	+1 weapon with two +1 special abilities1
57—68	+1 weapon with one +2 special ability1
69—80	+2 weapon with one +1 special ability1
81—100	Lesser medium specific weapon

Greater Medium Magic Weapons

d%	Weapon
1—10	+2 weapon
11—22	+3 weapon
23—32	+1 weapon with one +1 special ability1
33—44	+1 weapon with one +2 special ability1
45—56	+2 weapon with one +1 special ability1
57—68	+2 weapon with one +2 special ability1
69—80	+3 weapon with one +1 special ability1
81—100	Greater medium specific weapon

Lesser Major Magic Weapons

d%	Weapon
1—10	+3 weapon
11—22	+4 weapon
23—32	+1 weapon with one +2 special ability1
33—44	+1 weapon with one +3 special ability1
45—56	+2 weapon with one +2 special ability1
57—68	+3 weapon with one +1 special ability1
69—80	+4 weapon with one +1 special ability1
81—100	Lesser major specific weapon

Greater Major Magic Weapons

d%	Weapon
1—10	+4 weapon
11—20	+5 weapon
21—30	+4 weapon with one +1 special ability1
31—38	+4 weapon with one +2 special ability1
39—46	+4 weapon with one +3 special ability1
47—51	+4 weapon with one +4 special ability1
52—59	+5 weapon with one +1 special ability1
60—67	+5 weapon with one +2 special ability1
68—71	+5 weapon with one +3 special ability1
72—74	+5 weapon with one +4 special ability1
75—77	+5 weapon with one +4 special ability and one +1 special ability1
78—80	+5 weapon with one +3 special ability and one +2 special ability1
81—100	Greater major specific weapon
1 See Table: Melee Weapon Special Abilities, Table: Ranged Weapon Special Abilities, and Table: Ammunition Special Abilities.

Table: Melee Weapon Special Abilities

+1 Weapon Special Abilities

d%	Special Ability	Base Price Modifier1	Source
01	Impervious	+3,000	UE
02	Glamered	+4,000	UE
03	Allying	+1 bonus	UE
04—08	Bane	+1 bonus	UE
09	Benevolent	+1 bonus	UE
10	Called	+1 bonus	UE
11—12	Conductive	+1 bonus	UE
13—16	Corrosive	+1 bonus	UE
17	Countering	+1 bonus	UE
18	Courageous	+1 bonus	UE
19	Cruel	+1 bonus	UE
20—21	Cunning	+1 bonus	UE
22	Deadly	+1 bonus	UE
23—26	Defending	+1 bonus	UE
27	Dispelling	+1 bonus	UE
28—33	Flaming	+1 bonus	UE
34—39	Frost	+1 bonus	UE
40—41	Furious	+1 bonus	UE
42—45	Ghost touch	+1 bonus	UE
46—47	Grayflame	+1 bonus	UE
48	Grounding	+1 bonus	UE
49	Guardian	+1 bonus	UE
50	Heartseeker	+1 bonus	UE
51—52	Huntsman	+1 bonus	UE
53—54	Jurist	+1 bonus	UE
55—59	Keen3	+1 bonus	UE
60—61	Ki focus	+1 bonus	UE
62	Limning	+1 bonus	UE
63—64	Menacing	+1 bonus	UE
65	Merciful	+1 bonus	UE
66—68	Mighty cleaving	+1 bonus	UE
69	Mimetic	+1 bonus	UE
70	Neutralizing	+1 bonus	UE
71	Ominous	+1 bonus	UE
72	Planar	+1 bonus	UE
73	Quenching	+1 bonus	UE
74	Seaborne	+1 bonus	UE
75—80	Shock	+1 bonus	UE
81—85	Spell storing	+1 bonus	UE
86	Thawing	+1 bonus	UE
87—91	Throwing	+1 bonus	UE
92—96	Thundering	+1 bonus	UE
97	Valiant	+1 bonus	UE
98—100	Vicious	+1 bonus	UE

+2 Weapon Special Abilities

d%	Special Ability	Base Price Modifier1	Source
01	Advancing	+2 bonus	UE
02—10	Anarchic	+2 bonus	UE
11—19	Anchoring	+2 bonus	UE
20	Axiomatic	+2 bonus	UE
21—27	Corrosive burst	+2 bonus	UE
28	Defiant	+2 bonus	UE
29	Dispelling burst	+2 bonus	UE
30—38	Disruption2	+2 bonus	UE
39—47	Flaming burst	+2 bonus	UE
48	Furyborn	+2 bonus	UE
49	Glorious	+2 bonus	UE
50—58	Holy	+2 bonus	UE
59—67	Icy burst	+2 bonus	UE
68	Igniting	+2 bonus	UE
69	Impact3	+2 bonus	UE
70	Invigorating	+2 bonus	UE
71	Ki intensifying	+2 bonus	UE
72	Lifesurge	+2 bonus	UE
73	Negating	+2 bonus	UE
74	Phase locking	+2 bonus	UE
75—83	Shocking burst	+2 bonus	UE
84	Stalking	+2 bonus	UE
85—91	Unholy	+2 bonus	UE
92—100	Wounding	+2 bonus	UE

+3 Weapon Special Abilities

d%	Special Ability	Base Price Modifier1	Source
01—20	Nullifying	+3 bonus	UE
21—40	Repositioning	+3 bonus	UE
41—80	Speed	+3 bonus	UE
81—100	Spell stealing	+3 bonus	UE

+4 or +5 Weapon Special Abilities

d%	Special Ability	Base Price Modifier1	Source
01—40	Brilliant energy	+4 bonus	UE
41—80	Dancing	+4 bonus	UE
81—90	Vorpal3	+5 bonus	UE
91—95	Transformative	+10,000	UE
96—100	Dueling	+14,000	UE
1 Add to enhancement bonus on Table: Weapon Pricing by Bonus to determine total price. 2 Bludgeoning weapons only. 3 Piercing or slashing weapons only (slashing only for vorpal). 4 This special ability cannot be applied to light melee weapons.

Table: Ranged Weapon Special Abilities

+1 Ranged Weapon Special Abilities

d%	Special Ability	Base Price Modifier1	Source
01	Adaptive2	+1,000	UE
02	Impervious	+3,000	UE
03	Glamered	+4,000	UE
04—06	Allying	+1 bonus	UE
07—15	Bane3	+1 bonus	UE
16	Called	+1 bonus	UE
17—19	Conductive	+1 bonus	UE
20	Conserving4	+1 bonus	UE
21—24	Corrosive3	+1 bonus	UE
25	Cruel	+1 bonus	UE
26—28	Cunning	+1 bonus	UE
29—36	Distance	+1 bonus	UE
37—45	Flaming3	+1 bonus	UE
46—54	Frost3	+1 bonus	UE
55—58	Huntsman	+1 bonus	UE
59—62	Jurist	+1 bonus	UE
63	Limning	+1 bonus	UE
64	Lucky5	+1 bonus	UE
65—66	Merciful3	+1 bonus	UE
67	Planar	+1 bonus	UE
68	Reliable5	+1 bonus	UE
69—76	Returning6	+1 bonus	UE
77—84	Seeking	+1 bonus	UE
85—92	Shock3	+1 bonus	UE
93—100	Thundering3	+1 bonus	UE

+2 Ranged Weapon Special Abilities

d%	Special Ability	Base Price Modifier1	Source
01—10	Anarchic3	+2 bonus	UE
11—13	Anchoring6	+2 bonus	UE
14—23	Axiomatic3	+2 bonus	UE
24—31	Corrosive burst3	+2 bonus	UE
32—34	Designating, lesser3	+2 bonus	UE
35—37	Endless ammunition7	+2 bonus	UE
38—48	Flaming burst3	+2 bonus	UE
49—58	Holy3	+2 bonus	UE
59—69	Icy burst3	+2 bonus	UE
70—73	Igniting3	+2 bonus	UE
74—76	Phase locking3	+2 bonus	UE
77—86	Shocking burst3	+2 bonus	UE
87—90	Stalking	+2 bonus	UE
91—100	Unholy3	+2 bonus	UE

+3 or +4 Ranged Weapon Special Abilities

d%	Special Ability	Base Price Modifier1	Source
01—25	Lucky, greater5	+3 bonus	UE
26—45	Reliable, greater5	+3 bonus	UE
46—85	Speed	+3 bonus	UE
86—94	Brilliant energy3	+4 bonus	UE
95—96	Designating, greater	+4 bonus	UE
97—98	Nimble shot	+4 bonus	UE
99—100	Second chance3	+4 bonus	UE
1 Add to enhancement bonus on Table: Weapon Pricing by Bonus to determine total price. 2 Only bows can have this ability (composite only for adaptive). 3 Projectile weapons with this ability bestow this power upon their ammunition. 4 Firearms cannot have this special ability. 5 Only firearms can have this special ability. 6 Only thrown ranged weapons can have this special ability. 7 Only bows and crossbows can have this special ability.

Table: Ammunition Special Abilities

+1 Ammunition Special Abilities

d%	Special Ability	Base Price Modifier1	Source
01—05	Dry load2	+1,500	UE
06—16	Bane	+1 bonus	UE
17	Conductive	+1 bonus	UE
18—28	Corrosive	+1 bonus	UE
29	Cruel	+1 bonus	UE
30	Cunning	+1 bonus	UE
31—43	Flaming	+1 bonus	UE
44—56	Frost	+1 bonus	UE
57—64	Ghost touch	+1 bonus	UE
65	Limning	+1 bonus	UE
66—67	Merciful	+1 bonus	UE
68	Planar	+1 bonus	UE
69—73	Seeking	+1 bonus	UE
74—86	Shock	+1 bonus	UE
87—100	Thundering	+1 bonus	UE

+2 Ammunition Special Abilities

d%	Special Ability	Base Price Modifier1	Source
01—10	Anarchic	+2 bonus	UE
11—20	Axiomatic	+2 bonus	UE
21—30	Corrosive burst	+2 bonus	UE
31—33	Designating, lesser	+2 bonus	UE
34—45	Flaming burst	+2 bonus	UE
46—55	Holy	+2 bonus	UE
56—67	Icy burst	+2 bonus	UE
68—70	Igniting	+2 bonus	UE
71—80	Phase locking	+2 bonus	UE
81—90	Shocking burst	+2 bonus	UE
91—100	Unholy	+2 bonus	UE

+4 Ammunition Special Abilities

d%	Special Ability	Base Price Modifier1	Source
01—66	Brilliant energy	+4 bonus	UE
67—00	Designating, greater	+4 bonus	UE
1 Add to enhancement bonus on Table: Weapon Pricing by Bonus to determine total price. 2 This special ability can only be applied to alchemical or metal firearm cartridges.

Table: Specific Weapons

Lesser Minor Specific Magic Weapons

d%	Specific Weapon	Price (gp)	Source
01—02	Tracer bullet	100	UE
03—08	Sleep arrow	132	UE
09—10	Dustburst bullet	196	UE
11—16	Tangle bolt	226	UE
17—22	Screaming bolt	267	UE
23—32	Masterwork silver dagger	322	UE
33—34	Alchemist's bullet	330	UE
35—44	Cold iron masterwork longsword	330	UE
45—50	Hushing arrow	547	UE
51—56	Hushing arrow, greater	1,047	UE
57—66	Javelin of lightning	1,500	UE
67—74	Searing arrow	1,516	UE
75—82	Sizzling arrow	1,516	UE
83—84	Burrowing bullet, lesser	1,722	UE
85—92	Dust bolt	1,730	UE
93—100	Slaying arrow	2,282	UE

Greater Minor Specific Magic Weapons

d%	Specific Weapon	Price (gp)	Source
01—20	Adamantine dagger	3,002	UE
21—40	Adamantine battleaxe	3,010	UE
41—50	Burrowing bullet, greater	3,447	UE
51—70	Slaying arrow, greater	4,057	UE
71—80	Lance of jousting	4,310	UE
81—100	Shatterspike	4,315	UE

Lesser Medium Specific Magic Weapons

d%	Specific Weapon	Price (gp)	Source
01—03	Bloodletting kukri	6,308	UE
04—09	Boulderhead mace	6,812	UE
10—14	Beaststrike club	7,300	UE
15—20	Fighter's fork	7,315	UE
21—23	Everflowing aspergillum	7,805	UE
24—28	Hurricane quarterstaff	7,840	UE
29—34	Dagger of venom	8,302	UE
35—39	Gloom blade	8,810	UE
45—49	Trident of stability	9,815	UE
50—54	Trident of warning	10,115	UE
55—60	Assassin's dagger	10,302	UE
61—66	Dagger of doubling	10,302	UE
67—71	Earthenflail	11,315	UE
72—79	Swift obsidian greataxe	11,320	UE
80—85	Polarity hammer	12,310	UE
86—93	Blade of binding	12,350	UE
94—100	Shifter's sorrow	12,780	UE

Greater Medium Specific Magic Weapons

d%	Specific Weapon	Price (gp)	Source
01—07	Dragoncatch guisarme	13,308	UE
08—15	Ten-ring sword	14,315	UE
16—21	Triton's trident	15,065	UE
22—29	Mace of smiting, lesser	16,012	UE
30—37	Disarming blade	17,820	UE
38—42	Lash of the howler	18,305	UE
43—47	Shieldsplitter lance	18,310	UE
48—53	Trident of fish command	18,650	UE
54—59	Quarterstaff of vaulting	19,100	UE
60—65	Firedrake pistol	20,300	UE
66—71	Ricochet hammer	20,301	UE
72—77	Flame tongue	20,715	UE
78—85	Sparkwake starknife	21,324	UE
86—90	Luck blade (0 wishes)	22,060	UE
91—95	Sword of subtlety	22,310	UE
96—100	Sword of the planes	22,315	UE

Lesser Major Specific Magic Weapons

d%	Specific Weapon	Price (gp)	Source
01—12	Nine lives stealer	23,057	UE
13—26	Undercutting axe	23,310	UE
27—40	Spirit caller	25,302	UE
41—55	Dwarfbond hammer	25,312	UE
56—70	Oathbow	25,600	UE
71—85	Sword of life stealing	25,715	UE
86—100	Cutthroat's apprentice	33,910	UE

Greater Major Specific Magic Weapons

d%	Specific Weapon	Price (gp)	Source
01—02	Ghoul's lament	35,312	UE
03—05	Mace of terror	38,552	UE
06—07	Hellscourge	39,305	UE
08—09	Dragon's doom	40,310	UE
10—13	Life-drinker	40,320	UE
14—16	Valor's minion	41,335	UE
17—18	Summoner's sorrow	42,816	UE
19—21	Sylvan scimitar	47,315	UE
22—23	Spirit blade	48,502	UE
24—26	Heartswood spear	50,302	UE
27—29	Rapier of puncturing	50,320	UE
30—32	Sun blade	50,335	UE
33—37	Blade of the rising sun	51,850	UE
38—40	Frost brand	54,475	UE
41—45	Dwarven thrower	60,312	UE
46—50	Bloodthirst dagger	60,802	UE
51—53	Warbringer	61,375	UE
54—57	Luck blade (1 wish)	62,360	UE
58—61	Guarding blade	65,310	UE
62—64	Pistol of the infinite sky	73,300	UE
65—69	Mace of smiting	75,312	UE
70—73	Blade of the sword-saint	75,350	UE
74—76	Scimitar of the spellthief	75,815	UE
77—79	Spider's fang	79,102	UE
80—82	Demonsorrow curve blade	90,469	UE
83—85	Void scythe	95,318	UE
86—89	Luck blade (2 wishes)	102,660	UE
90—92	Holy avenger	120,630	UE
93—96	Bastard's sting	123,035	UE
97—100	Luck blade (3 wishes)	142,960	UE