Defender (2014 Dungeon Masters Guide)

legendary · Generic Variant 2014 · Requires Attunement

You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon.

The first time you attack with the sword on each of your turns, you can transfer some or all of the sword's bonus to your Armor Class, instead of using the bonus on any attacks that turn. For example, you could reduce the bonus to your attack and damage rolls to +1 and gain a +2 bonus to AC. The adjusted bonuses remain in effect until the start of your next turn, although you must hold the sword to gain a bonus to AC from it.

Base items

This item variant can be applied to the following base items:

  • Double-Bladed Scimitar (Defender Double-Bladed Scimitar)
  • Greatsword (Defender Greatsword)
  • Longsword (Defender Longsword)
  • Rapier (Defender Rapier)
  • Scimitar (Defender Scimitar)
  • Shortsword (Defender Shortsword)

Defender (2024 Dungeon Masters Guide)

legendary · Generic Variant 2024 · Requires Attunement

You gain a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon.

The first time you attack with the weapon on each of your turns, you can transfer some or all of the weapon's bonus to your Armor Class. For example, you could reduce the bonus to your attack rolls and damage rolls to +1 and gain a +2 bonus to Armor Class. The adjusted bonuses remain in effect until the start of your next turn, although you must hold the weapon to gain a bonus to AC from it.

Base items

This item variant can be applied to the following base items:

  • Battleaxe (Defender Battleaxe)
  • Club (Defender Club)
  • Dagger (Defender Dagger)
  • Flail (Defender Flail)
  • Glaive (Defender Glaive)
  • Greataxe (Defender Greataxe)
  • Greatclub (Defender Greatclub)
  • Greatsword (Defender Greatsword)
  • Halberd (Defender Halberd)
  • Handaxe (Defender Handaxe)
  • Javelin (Defender Javelin)
  • Lance (Defender Lance)
  • Light Hammer (Defender Light Hammer)
  • Longsword (Defender Longsword)
  • Mace (Defender Mace)
  • Maul (Defender Maul)
  • Morningstar (Defender Morningstar)
  • Pike (Defender Pike)
  • Quarterstaff (Defender Quarterstaff)
  • Rapier (Defender Rapier)
  • Scimitar (Defender Scimitar)
  • Shortsword (Defender Shortsword)
  • Sickle (Defender Sickle)
  • Spear (Defender Spear)
  • Trident (Defender Trident)
  • War Pick (Defender War Pick)
  • Warhammer (Defender Warhammer)
  • Whip (Defender Whip)