2 Answers. The exclusion of any mention of magical weapons isn’t accidental, Barbarians are resistant to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage whether it’s magical or otherwise as it’s key to their ability to have staying power on the front line.
Does rage give you resistance to magical weapons?
The short answer is that the Rage provides resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage, regardless of their source (magic weapon or not).
What resistances do Barbarians have?
You have Resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage. If you are able to cast Spells, you can’t cast them or concentrate on them while raging. Your rage lasts for 1 minute.
Can a raging barbarian use magic items?
A barbarian can’t cast spells or concentrate on one while raging. Rage doesn’t prevent other forms of magic use.
Does rage reduce damage?
Rage gives you resistance to bludgeoning damage. If you take bludgeoning damage from a fall, you resist it.
What type of damage is rage?
While you’re raging, the first creature you hit on each of your turns with a weapon attack takes extra damage equal to 1d6 + half your barbarian level. The extra damage is necrotic or radiant. Only the damage from this feature is necrotic or radiant.
When does the Barbarian’s damage resistance from Rage apply?
The barbarian’s damage resistance does apply to damage from magical weapons and more. The answer by Pyrotechnical is supported by (then-official-but-no-longer) tweets ( 1, 2, 3) by Jeremy Crawford, answering specifically this question in April 2016:
Can a barbarian resist damage from a spell?
JC: Yes. Note that Crawford’s answer covers even more than what is asked in this particularly question: even the bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from spells is resisted. Thanks for contributing an answer to Role-playing Games Stack Exchange!
What are the benefits of being a barbarian?
However the barbarian class feature Rage states that a benefit of raging is “You have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage,” neglecting any mention of magical weapons.
Why are barbarians resistant to bludgeoning and piercing?
The exclusion of any mention of magical weapons isn’t accidental, Barbarians are resistant to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage whether it’s magical or otherwise as it’s key to their ability to have staying power on the front line.
