Sword of Life Stealing

Rare (requires attunement)

When you attack a creature with this magic weapon and roll a 20 on the d20 for the attack roll, that target takes an extra 15 Necrotic damage if it isn’t a Construct or an Undead, and you gain Temporary Hit Points equal to the amount of Necrotic damage taken.

Variants:

• Glaive of Life Stealing
• Greatsword of Life Stealing
• Longsword of Life Stealing
• Rapier of Life Stealing
• Scimitar of Life Stealing
• Shortsword of Life Stealing

Glaive of Life Stealing

• Damage: 1d10 slashing
• Properties: Heavy, Reach, Two-Handed
• Weight: 6.0 lbs.

Greatsword of Life Stealing

• Damage: 2d6 slashing
• Properties: Heavy, Two-Handed
• Weight: 6.0 lbs.

Longsword of Life Stealing

• Damage:
  • One-handed: 1d8 slashing
  • Two-handed: 1d10 slashing
• Properties: Versatile
• Weight: 3.0 lbs.

Rapier of Life Stealing

• Damage: 1d8 piercing
• Properties: Finesse
• Weight: 2.0 lbs.

Scimitar of Life Stealing

• Damage: 1d6 slashing
• Properties: Finesse, Light
• Weight: 3.0 lbs.

Shortsword of Life Stealing

• Damage: 1d6 piercing
• Properties: Finesse, Light
• Weight: 2.0 lbs.

Source: Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024) p. 314. Available in the SRD and the Free Rules (2024)