Can anyone tell me what the most damaging weapon is in 5e that can be wielded in one hand? Or is that enough of a question to warrant posting it as one

@Himitsu_no_Yami I mean that could be a main site question if you limited it to ensure we knew what you meant. Magic items included?

Does it matter what ability modifier is used?

ability mod doesn't matter cus it will be used with CHA. idk about magic items as I want them to be something easily obtainable

@Himitsu_no_Yami I mean the highest damage die you can get on a basic weapon is 1d12 with a lance if you are mounted

But you can't do two-weapon fighting with a lance unless you have the Dual Wielder feat

not interested in mounted combat. so far, best I've come up with was a rapier

> Lance. You have disadvantage when you use a lance to attack a target within 5 feet of you. Also, a lance requires two hands to wield when you aren't mounted.

@Himitsu_no_Yami Rapier has 1d8, which is the same as battleaxe, flail, longsword, morningstar, and warpick (some of which also carry the versatile trait)

There are no one-handed options besides the Lance that are 1d10 or higher

the reason for it being one handed is for two weapon fighting

@Himitsu_no_Yami Then it has to be Light unless you have the Dual Wielder feat

(so 1d6 is the best you can get with short swords, scimtars, or handaxes)

dual wielder feat is a thing for this character

@Himitsu_no_Yami Then I'd go with long sword, battleax, or warhammer. Same damage die as the rapier, but since you aren't using Dex anyway you can benefit from versatile in a situation where you use your bonus action for something else (maybe someone casts dragon's breath on you)

Are there any weapon type proficiencies to worry about?

I have prof with both simple and martial weapons (it's a hexblade warlock and a fighter)

@Himitsu_no_Yami Fighter 5/Warlock 2?

vice versa

You can only have one Hexblade Weapon (without a magic weapon) so you would have to use Strength (or dex with a rapier) for your second attack

hexblade patron

wait let me clarify

hold on. let me double check

> Whenever you finish a long rest, you can touch one weapon that you are proficient with and that lacks the two-handed property. When you attack with that weapon, you can use your Charisma modifier, instead of Strength or Dexterity, for the attack and damage rolls. This benefit lasts until you finish a long rest. If you later gain the Pact of the Blade feature, this benefit extends to every pact weapon you conjure with that feature, no matter the weapon’s type.

nevermind, you can use your long rest bonus to buff your non-pact weapon for Charisma use, and your pact weapon will get it automatically

yep

@DavidCoffron I never thought of that, so eventually can use 2 weapons with cha O_o

yeah you can do that as early as level 3

also g2g for a bit, be back in like an hour

@Himitsu_no_Yami Honestly I think the best weapon to Dual wield for that build would be the Yklwa (from Tomb of Annihilation). Same damage die as the longsword, battleaxe, and warhammer types but has a thrown option if you need it. You can always summon your Pact Weapon as like a greatsword if you have another use for your bonus action.

So you have an Yklwa for your one hand and then you can summon your pact weapon as a second Yklwa, or leave your Yklwa un-wielded and summon your pact weapon as a two-handed thing if you don't plan to use two-weapon fighting.

@Himitsu_no_Yami just damage dice as your means of calculation? Including modifiers? Special effects?

@NautArch Well I can't think of any build that is only better with a lower damage die weapon (assuming he is getting the feat from variant human)

Well, if no magic weapons, then it's definitely a simpler question.

My questions were leading with regards to magic

Preferably an answer for both with and without magic items

I'll post it as a question

@AustinCruce if you do drop by, you question as written translates into "is there a feat that allows a PC to cast a ninth level spell at will" to which the answer is no. But I don't think that's the question you intended to ask.

@Himitsu_no_Yami Starting at 17th level, the answer is "A monk's fist or foot, unarmed strike" since it is inherently magical. :)

1d10

17th level monk is out of the question lol

But I did just post ti as a question and tried to add all necessary details. If there's any other info needed I'll be glad to provide it

@Himitsu_no_Yami Cool, hope you get an answer other than rapier. :)

I hope so too

(What you really want is two moon blades ... )

@KorvinStarmast oh my

though... you can't attune to more than one copy of the same magic item

arrgh

One moon blade, and one mun blade, perhaps?

Since I am not near DMG, some of the more exotic weapons with things like vorpal can't be folded into the answer

@Upper_Case lol

@KorvinStarmast It seems like the solution here is to create another moon.

Or at least a space station that tricks people into thinking it's a moon.

Or do a Star Trek, and give one a goatee or conspicuous hat

I am now seeing visions of a beautiful actress named Olivia Moon ... with a goatee! Arrggghh!!!

@KorvinStarmast Make sure not to trust that one...

Whelp. Reddit is having a normal one today.

@Xirema What's normal for Reddit? Anarchy?

idk about Reddit but you should see 4chan lol

that's anarchy

I've been to 4chan (years ago, before it became what it is today). I don't think I'll be going back any time in the foreseeable future

@Upper_Case I have struck a small blow against the drive by DV's. :) I like your answer.

just have a look at /b/ and you'll never go back to iy again lol

@KorvinStarmast Thanks!

/b/ used to be good

@Upper_Case probably depends on the subreddit. the bits and bobs of Reddit I've seen are relatively sane, but YMMV. definitely a bit wilder than Stackizenry tho

I think people give anarchy a bad name by associating it with imageboard culture.

@Powerdork fair point

@Shalvenay Yeah, I mostly stick to the sane parts - the ones I moderate ;)