Magic Item Tables for characters starting with tables for dexterity and strength based warriors.
For Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition
All item tables - martial | protection & utility | stealth & exploration | spellcasters & strange
Martial Character Magic Items
Inspired by the 5E DMG and available on DM's Guild along with similar tables
Magic item tables are often for monsters but these are for use by characters or DMs wanting to add magic items to an adventure for particular characters or types.
Martial characters such as barbarians, fighters, paladins and rangers will be happy to use the strength and maybe the dex-based tables. Monks and rogues will find the dex tables useful as well as many other character builds.
These tables and more like it are available on DM's Guild in Character Magic Item Tables.
Character Magic Items - Strength Warriors
Use 1d6 for Uncommon items, 1d6+6 for Rare, 1d8+12 for Very Rare & Legendary
| 1d20 | Character Magic Items - Strength Warriors |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adamantine Armor |
| 2 | Weapon +1 or roll on Magic Weapons |
| 3 | Javelin of Lightning or roll on Magic Weapons |
| 4 | Shield +1 or Weapon +1 |
| 5 | Gauntlets of Ogre Power or Mithril Armor (full plate) |
| 6 | Boots of Springing and Striding |
| 7 | Armor +1 or Armor of Resistance |
| 8 | Mace of Disruption or roll on Magic Weapons |
| 9 | Mace of Smiting or roll on Magic Weapons |
| 10 | Arrow-Catching Shield or Shield of Missile Attraction (cursed) |
| 11 | Shield +2 or Belt of Hill Giant Strength |
| 12 | Weapon +2 or roll on Magic Weapons |
| 13 | Spellguard Shield or Belt of Giant Strength (stone or frost or fire) |
| 14 | Armor +2 or Dwarven Plate |
| 15 | Dwarven Thrower or Plate Armor of Etherealness - legendary |
| 16 | Weapon +3 or Efreeti Chain - legendary |
| 17 | Shield +3 or Rod of Lordly Might - legendary |
| 18 | Ioun Stone of Strength or Armor of Invulnerability - legendary |
| 19 | Sword of Sharpness (any slashing sword) or Armor +3 - legendary |
| 20 | Manual of Gainful Exercise or Belt of Giant Strength (cloud or storm) - legendary |
Character Magic Items - Dexterity Warriors
Use 1d8 for Uncommon items, 1d6+8 for Rare, 1d6+14 for Very Rare & Legendary
| 1d20 | Character Magic Items - Dexterity Warriors |
|---|---|
| 1 | Eyes of the Eagle |
| 2 | Weapon of Warning (any weapon) or roll on Magic Weapons |
| 3 | Boots of Elvenkind or Ammunition +1 x 20 |
| 4 | Bracers of Archery or Slippers of Spider Climbing |
| 5 | Winged Boots |
| 6 | Shield +1 or Quiver of Elhonna |
| 7 | Weapon + 1 or roll on Magic Weapons |
| 8 | Mithril Armor (half plate) |
| 9 | Armor +1 or Dagger of Venom |
| 10 | Boots of Speed or Cape of the Mountebank |
| 11 | Weapon +2 or roll on Magic Weapons |
| 12 | Ring of Evasion or Shield +2 |
| 13 | Sun Blade (longsword but has the finesse property) or roll on Magic Weapons |
| 14 | Ring of Free Action or Armor of Resistance |
| 15 | Ioun Stone of Agility |
| 16 | Weapon +3 or roll on Magic Weapons |
| 17 | Manual of Quickness of Action or Spellguard Shield |
| 18 | Oathbow or Armor +2 |
| 19 | Scimitar of Speed or roll on Magic Weapons |
| 20 | Ioun Stone of Agility or Armor +3 - legendary |
Magic Item Tables - Magic Weapons
Use 1d6 for Uncommon items, 1d8+6 for Rare, 1d6+14 for Very Rare & Legendary
| 1d20 | Magic Item Tables - Magic Weapons |
|---|---|
| 1 | Weapon +1 (any weapon) |
| 2 | Weapon +1 (any weapon) or Ammunition +1 x20 |
| 3 | Weapon +1 or Sword of Vengeance (cursed, any sword) |
| 4 | Weapon of Warning (any weapon) |
| 5 | Weapon +1 (any weapon) |
| 6 | Trident of Fish Command or Weapon +1 (any weapon) |
| 7 | Weapon +2 (any weapon) |
| 8 | Vicious Weapon (any weapon) |
| 9 | Dragon Slayer (any sword) or Dagger of Venom |
| 10 | Giant Slayer (any sword or axe) or Ammunition +2 x x20 |
| 11 | Sun Blade (longsword) |
| 12 | Flame Tongue (any sword) or Weapon +2 (any weapon) |
| 13 | Sword of Wounding (any sword) |
| 14 | Sword of Life Stealing (any sword) or Berserker Axe (any axe, cursed) |
| 15 | Scimitar of Speed or Staff of Thunder and Lightning |
| 16 | Weapon +3 (any weapon) or Staff of Striking |
| 17 | Nine Lives Stealer (any sword) or Vorpal Sword (any slashing sword) - legendary |
| 18 | Weapon +3 (any weapon) or Sword of Answering (longsword) - legendary |
| 19 | Dancing Sword (any sword) or Luck Blade - legendary |
| 20 | Frost Brand (any sword) or Hammer of Thunderbolts - legendary |
D&D Weapon Types
Use 1d8 for Simple weapons and 1d12+8 for Martial ones
| 1d20 | Weapons | Dex-based weapon |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | dagger or club | dagger |
| 2 | greatclub or sickle | dagger |
| 3 | handaxe | light crossbow |
| 4 | javelin | light crossbow |
| 5 | light hammer | dart |
| 6 | mace or dart | sling |
| 7 | quaterstaff | shortbow |
| 8 | spear | shortbow |
| 9 | battleaxe or greataxe | rapier |
| 10 | flail or glaive | rapier |
| 11 | longsword | scimitar |
| 12 | morningstar or greatsword | scimitar |
| 13 | rapier or halberd | shortsword |
| 14 | scimitar | shortsword |
| 15 | shortsword or lance | whip or blowgun |
| 16 | trident | hand crossbow |
| 17 | war pick | heavy crossbow or hand crossbow |
| 18 | warhammer | heavy crossbow |
| 19 | whip or maul | longbow |
| 20 | net or pike | longbow |
More Item Tables
These tables and more like it are available on DM's Guild in Character Magic Item Tables.