Magic Items
Purchased Magic Items
Name
Rarity ▲
Location
Table
Result
Source
Belt of Fire Giant Strength
very_rare
DDHC-TYP - Tomb of Horrors
DDHC-TYP - Tomb of Horrors
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Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement)
While wearing this belt, your Strength score changes to 25. The item has no effect on you if your Strength without the belt is equal to or greater than the belt's score.
Six varieties of this belt exist, corresponding with and having rarity according to the six kinds of true giants.
Rod of Alertness
very_rare
DDAL00-03 Those That Came Before
DDAL00-03 Those That Came Before
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Rod, very rare (requires attunement)
This slender crystal rod is topped with flanged head made of obsidian, and tipped with horrifically sharp silver needles. The center seems to be filled with a curious liquid, within which several free-floating eyes can be spotted. This item can be found in the Dungeon Master’s Guide.
This rod has a flanged head and the following Properties.
Alertness. While holding the rod, you have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on rolls for Initiative.
Spells. While holding the rod, you can use an action to cast one of the following Spells from it: Detect Evil and Good, Detect Magic, Detect Poison and Disease, or see Invisibility.
Protective Aura. As an action, you can plant the haft end of the rod in the ground, whereupon the rod’s head sheds bright light in a 60-foot radius and dim light for an additional 60 feet. While in that bright light, you and any creature that is friendly to you gain a +1 bonus to AC and Saving Throws and can sense the Location of any Invisible Hostile creature that is also in the bright light.
The rod’s head stops glowing and the Effect ends after 10 minutes, or when a creature uses an action to pull the rod from the ground. This property can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Tome of Understanding
very_rare
Hoard of Tiamat
DDHC-ToD-17 Tiamats Return
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Wondrous item, very rare
5 lb.
This book contains intuition and insight exercises, and its words are charged with magic. If you spend 48 hours over a period of 6 days or fewer studying the book's contents and practicing its guidelines, your Wisdom score increases by 2, as does your maximum for that score. The manual then loses its magic, but regains it in a century.
Gold Dragon Scale Mail
very_rare
Traded
Trade Log
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Medium armor (scale mail), very rare (requires attunement)
45 lb.
AC 14 + Dex (max 2)
Dragon Scale Mail is made of the scales of one kind of dragon. Sometimes dragons collect their cast-off scales and gift them. Other times, hunters carefully preserve the hide of a dead dragon. In either case, Dragon Scale Mail is highly valued.
While wearing this armor, you gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class, you have Advantage on saving throws against the breath weapons of Dragons, and you have Resistance to Fire damage.
Additionally, you can focus your senses as a Magic action to discern the distance and direction to the closest gold dragon within 30 miles of yourself. This action can't be used again until the next dawn.
The wearer has Disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.
Dwarven Plate
very_rare
DDHC-OotA-4
Service Rewards 50th Anniversary
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Armor (plate), very rare
While wearing this armor, you gain a +2 bonus to AC. In addition, if an effect moves you against your will along the ground, you can use your reaction to reduce the distance you are moved by up to 10 feet.
Plate consists of shaped, interlocking metal plates to cover the entire body. A suit of plate includes gauntlets, heavy leather boots, a visored helmet, and thick layers of padding underneath the armor. Buckles and straps distribute the weight over the body.
Illithid Staff (Staff of Power)
very_rare
FR-DC-MIND-01 Mindflayed Adventures (Hoard)
FR-DC-MIND-01 Mindflayed Adventures
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Staff, weapon, very rare (requires attunement by a sorcerer, warlock, or wizard)
Simple weapon, melee weapon
4 lb.
1d6 Bludgeoning
Versatile (1d8)
Mastery: Topple
This staff has 20 charges and can be wielded as a magic Quarterstaff that grants a +2 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with it. While holding it, you gain a +2 bonus to Armor Class, saving throws, and spell attack rolls.
Spells. While holding the staff , you can cast one of the spells on the following table from it, using your spell save DC. The table indicates how many charges you must expend to cast the spell.
Spell Charge Cost
Cone of Cold 5
Fireball (level 5 version) 5
Globe of Invulnerability 6
Hold Monster 5
Levitate 2
Lightning Bolt (level 5 version) 5
Magic Missile 1
Ray of Enfeeblement 1
Wall of Force 5
Regaining Charges. The staff regains 2d8 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll 1d20. On a 1, the staff retains its +2 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls but loses all other properties. On a 20, the staff regains 1d8 + 2 charges.
Retributive Strike. You can take a Magic action to break the staff over your knee or against a solid surface. The staff is destroyed and releases its magic in an explosion that fills a 30-foot Emanation originating from itself. You have a 50 percent chance to instantly travel to a random plane of existence, avoiding the explosion. If you fail to avoid the effect, you take Force damage equal to 16 times the number of charges in the staff . Each other creature in the area makes a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes Force damage equal to 4 times the number of charges in the staff . On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage.
Harmonious. Attuning to this item takes only 1 minute.
Rod of the Pact Keeper +3
very_rare
DDHC-TYP - Tomb of Horrors
DDHC-TYP - Tomb of Horrors
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Rod, very rare (requires attunement by a warlock)
While holding this rod, you gain a +3 bonus to spell attack rolls and to the saving throw DCs of your warlock spells.
In addition, you can regain one warlock spell slot as an action while holding the rod. You can’t use this property again until you finish a long rest.
Animated Shield
very_rare
DDHC-TYP - Tomb of Horrors
DDHC-TYP - Tomb of Horrors
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Armor (shield), very rare (requires attunement)
While holding this shield, you can speak its command word as a bonus action to cause it to animate. The shield leaps into the air and hovers in your space to protect you as if you were wielding it, leaving your hands free. The shield remains animated for 1 minute, until you use a bonus action to end this effect, or until you are incapacitated or die, at which point the shield falls to the ground or into your hand if you have one free.
Ring of Regeneration
very_rare
DDHC-TYP - Tomb of Horrors
DDHC-TYP - Tomb of Horrors
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Ring, very rare (requires attunement)
While wearing this ring, you regain 1d6 hit points every 10 minutes, provided that you have at least 1 hit point. If you lose a body part, the ring causes the missing part to regrow and return to full functionality after 1d6 + 1 days if you have at least 1 hit point the whole time.
Defender
legendary
DDHC-TYP - Tomb of Horrors
DDHC-TYP - Tomb of Horrors
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Weapon (Rapier), legendary (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.
Ring of Spell Turning
legendary
Hoard of Tiamat
DDHC-ToD-17 Tiamats Return
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Ring, legendary (requires attunement)
While wearing this ring, you have Advantage on saving throws against spells. If you succeed on the save for a spell of level 7 or lower, the spell has no effect on you. If that spell targeted only you and didn't create an area of effect, you can take a Reaction to deflect the spell back at the spell's caster; the caster must make a saving throw against the spell using their own spell save DC.
Blessing of Understanding
unique
DDHC-KftGV-13 Fire and Darkness (Redemption Hook)
Service Rewards 50th Anniversary 1.2
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Blessing
Your Wisdom score increases by 2, up to a maximum of 22.
Psychic Splinter (Blessing of Magic Resistance)
unique
FR-DC-MIND-01 Mindflayed Adventures
FR-DC-MIND-01 Mindflayed Adventures
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Blessing
You have Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
The intense psionic scream of a dying elder brain dragon left a psychic splinter in your brain. For the better or worse it grants you resistance against spells and magical effects. Now you have to just find a way how to deal with the voices in your head!
Name | Rarity ▲ | Location | Table | Result | Source | |
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Belt of Fire Giant Strength | very_rare | DDHC-TYP - Tomb of Horrors | DDHC-TYP - Tomb of Horrors | Show | ||
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Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement) While wearing this belt, your Strength score changes to 25. The item has no effect on you if your Strength without the belt is equal to or greater than the belt's score. Six varieties of this belt exist, corresponding with and having rarity according to the six kinds of true giants. |
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Rod of Alertness | very_rare | DDAL00-03 Those That Came Before | DDAL00-03 Those That Came Before | Show | ||
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Rod, very rare (requires attunement) This slender crystal rod is topped with flanged head made of obsidian, and tipped with horrifically sharp silver needles. The center seems to be filled with a curious liquid, within which several free-floating eyes can be spotted. This item can be found in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. This rod has a flanged head and the following Properties. Alertness. While holding the rod, you have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on rolls for Initiative. Spells. While holding the rod, you can use an action to cast one of the following Spells from it: Detect Evil and Good, Detect Magic, Detect Poison and Disease, or see Invisibility. Protective Aura. As an action, you can plant the haft end of the rod in the ground, whereupon the rod’s head sheds bright light in a 60-foot radius and dim light for an additional 60 feet. While in that bright light, you and any creature that is friendly to you gain a +1 bonus to AC and Saving Throws and can sense the Location of any Invisible Hostile creature that is also in the bright light. The rod’s head stops glowing and the Effect ends after 10 minutes, or when a creature uses an action to pull the rod from the ground. This property can’t be used again until the next dawn. |
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Tome of Understanding | very_rare | Hoard of Tiamat | DDHC-ToD-17 Tiamats Return | Show | ||
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Wondrous item, very rare |
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Gold Dragon Scale Mail | very_rare | Traded | Trade Log | Show | ||
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Medium armor (scale mail), very rare (requires attunement) While wearing this armor, you gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class, you have Advantage on saving throws against the breath weapons of Dragons, and you have Resistance to Fire damage. Additionally, you can focus your senses as a Magic action to discern the distance and direction to the closest gold dragon within 30 miles of yourself. This action can't be used again until the next dawn. The wearer has Disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks. |
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Dwarven Plate | very_rare | DDHC-OotA-4 | Service Rewards 50th Anniversary | Show | ||
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Armor (plate), very rare While wearing this armor, you gain a +2 bonus to AC. In addition, if an effect moves you against your will along the ground, you can use your reaction to reduce the distance you are moved by up to 10 feet. Plate consists of shaped, interlocking metal plates to cover the entire body. A suit of plate includes gauntlets, heavy leather boots, a visored helmet, and thick layers of padding underneath the armor. Buckles and straps distribute the weight over the body. |
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Illithid Staff (Staff of Power) | very_rare | FR-DC-MIND-01 Mindflayed Adventures (Hoard) | FR-DC-MIND-01 Mindflayed Adventures | Show | ||
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Staff, weapon, very rare (requires attunement by a sorcerer, warlock, or wizard) Spells. While holding the staff , you can cast one of the spells on the following table from it, using your spell save DC. The table indicates how many charges you must expend to cast the spell. Spell Charge Cost Retributive Strike. You can take a Magic action to break the staff over your knee or against a solid surface. The staff is destroyed and releases its magic in an explosion that fills a 30-foot Emanation originating from itself. You have a 50 percent chance to instantly travel to a random plane of existence, avoiding the explosion. If you fail to avoid the effect, you take Force damage equal to 16 times the number of charges in the staff . Each other creature in the area makes a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes Force damage equal to 4 times the number of charges in the staff . On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage. Harmonious. Attuning to this item takes only 1 minute. |
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Rod of the Pact Keeper +3 | very_rare | DDHC-TYP - Tomb of Horrors | DDHC-TYP - Tomb of Horrors | Show | ||
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Rod, very rare (requires attunement by a warlock) While holding this rod, you gain a +3 bonus to spell attack rolls and to the saving throw DCs of your warlock spells. In addition, you can regain one warlock spell slot as an action while holding the rod. You can’t use this property again until you finish a long rest. |
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Animated Shield | very_rare | DDHC-TYP - Tomb of Horrors | DDHC-TYP - Tomb of Horrors | Show | ||
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Armor (shield), very rare (requires attunement) While holding this shield, you can speak its command word as a bonus action to cause it to animate. The shield leaps into the air and hovers in your space to protect you as if you were wielding it, leaving your hands free. The shield remains animated for 1 minute, until you use a bonus action to end this effect, or until you are incapacitated or die, at which point the shield falls to the ground or into your hand if you have one free. |
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Ring of Regeneration | very_rare | DDHC-TYP - Tomb of Horrors | DDHC-TYP - Tomb of Horrors | Show | ||
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Ring, very rare (requires attunement) While wearing this ring, you regain 1d6 hit points every 10 minutes, provided that you have at least 1 hit point. If you lose a body part, the ring causes the missing part to regrow and return to full functionality after 1d6 + 1 days if you have at least 1 hit point the whole time. |
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Defender | legendary | DDHC-TYP - Tomb of Horrors | DDHC-TYP - Tomb of Horrors | Show | ||
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Weapon (Rapier), legendary (requires attunement) 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. |
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Ring of Spell Turning | legendary | Hoard of Tiamat | DDHC-ToD-17 Tiamats Return | Show | ||
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Ring, legendary (requires attunement) |
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Blessing of Understanding | unique | DDHC-KftGV-13 Fire and Darkness (Redemption Hook) | Service Rewards 50th Anniversary 1.2 | Show | ||
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Blessing Your Wisdom score increases by 2, up to a maximum of 22. |
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Psychic Splinter (Blessing of Magic Resistance) | unique | FR-DC-MIND-01 Mindflayed Adventures | FR-DC-MIND-01 Mindflayed Adventures | Show | ||
Notes:
Blessing You have Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. The intense psionic scream of a dying elder brain dragon left a psychic splinter in your brain. For the better or worse it grants you resistance against spells and magical effects. Now you have to just find a way how to deal with the voices in your head! |