Arrow of Slaying 5e
Weapon (arrow), very rare
An arrow of slaying is a magic weapon meant to slay a particular kind of creature. Some are more focused than others; for example, there are both arrows of dragon slaying and arrows of blue dragon slaying. If a creature belonging to the type, race, or group associated with an arrow of slaying takes damage from the arrow, the creature must make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw, taking an extra 6d10 piercing damage on a failed save, or half as much extra damage on a successful one.
Once an arrow of slaying deals its extra damage to a creature, it becomes a nonmagical arrow.
Other types of magic ammunition of this kind exist, such as bolts of slaying meant for a crossbow, though arrows are most common.
Commentary by Sam West, Twitter: @CrierKobold
Arrows of Slaying are as close to silver bullets you get in D&D outside of actual silvered bullets. These are the tools of dragon and giant slayers alike, aimed at taking down the strongest foe, crafted out of hatred and forged for destruction.
The arrows are magic agnostic to what kind of creature they hit; they overcome resistance to non-magic weapon damage.
Arrows of Slaying can be as general as “Humanoid” or specific as “Humans named Dave”; how specific is usually up to the DM.
Typically a character can’t augment the Arrow of Slaying’s DC.
Like all ammunition, there is a 50% chance to recover shot Arrows of Slaying regardless of whether they connect to their target and lose their magic or not.
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