YES, a mundane arrow fired from a magical bow overcomes the resistance. In the D&D 5e Errata, this issue is addressed: Magic Weapons (p. 140).
What do silvered weapons do 5e?
Silvered Weapons You can silver a single weapon or ten pieces of Ammunition for 100 gp. This cost represents not only the price of the silver, but the time and Expertise needed to add silver to the weapon without making it less effective.
Are arrows from a magic bow considered magical?
An arrow fired from a magical bow does have a magical effect, even if it’s just +1 to hit or extra damage against goats.
Do +1 arrows stack with a +1 bow?
2 Answers. According to 5e designer Jeremy Crawford, “Bonuses stack, unless a feature or item tells you otherwise.” Therefore, firing a +1 arrow from a +1 shortbow results in a +2 to the attack and damage rolls.
What is silver 5E weakness?
Unfortunately, there are no official D&D 5e monsters that are vulnerable to silver (no matter what your head canon may be when it comes to werewolves and vampires); silvered weapons simply offer a way to bypass resistances and immunities, if applicable.
How do +1 arrows work?
You have a +1 bonus to Attack and Damage Rolls made with this piece of magic Ammunition. Once it hits a target, the Ammunition is no longer magical.
What kind of resistance does a magical bow have?
The resistance is against “bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons” and if a +1 bow is a magical weapon, the damage bypasses resistance since it is from a magical weapon. A single +1 arrow is in the rarity category “uncommon”, just like +1 bows.
Can a bow be used as a magical weapon?
Bows are weapons that specify that they require ammunition, and arrows are ammunition, not weapons. The resistance is against “bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons” and if a +1 bow is a magical weapon, the damage bypasses resistance since it is from a magical weapon.
What kind of immunities do Silvered weapons have?
Damage Immunities: bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with silvered weapons. My reading of that is if the weapon has to be magical and silvered to hurt it.
Can a werewolf be harmed by a silver weapon?
Werewolves can be damaged by any magical weapons of +1 or better or any silver weapons. The Lore of D&D monsters, in general, does not change that often. Here is a werewolf from 2e, in which the immunity is described more clearly: In the wolf form, the werewolf can be harmed only by silver or magical weapons of +1 or better.
