Ammunition of Slaying

Very Rare Weapons

System Reference Document 5.2 (D&D 2024) · Content reviewed 2026-07-11

Ammunition of Slaying: Very Rare Weapons. Weapon (Any Ammunition) This magic ammunition is meant to slay creatures of a particular type, which the GM chooses or determines randomly by rolling on the table below. If a creature of that type takes damage from the ammunition, the creature makes a DC 17 Constitution…

Rarity
Very Rare
Type
Weapons
Attunement
Not required

Weapon (Any Ammunition)

This magic ammunition is meant to slay creatures of a particular type, which the GM chooses or determines randomly by rolling on the table below. If a creature of that type takes damage from the ammunition, the creature makes a DC 17 Constitution saving throw, taking an extra 6d10 Force damage on a failed save or half as much extra damage on a successful one.

After dealing its extra damage to a creature, the ammunition becomes nonmagical.1d100 Creature Type 1d100 Creature Type 01-10 Aberrations 51-60 Fey 11-15 Beasts 61-70 Fiends 16-20 Celestials 71-75 Giants 21-25 Constructs 76-80 Monstrosities 26-35 Dragons 81-85 Oozes 36-45 Elementals 86-90 Plants 46-50 Humanoids 91-00 Undead

Common questions

Does Ammunition of Slaying require attunement?

No. Ammunition of Slaying works without attunement.

How rare is Ammunition of Slaying?

Ammunition of Slaying is a very rare weapon in the 2024 D&D rules.

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