Spiritual Weapon a Magic Weapon?

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#1

reichgs

Jul 09, 2015 5:59:46

Does special weapon created by a "spiritual weapon" spell count as a "magic" weapon as it pertain to resistance?

#2

jaelis

Jul 09, 2015 6:13:38

No, because you aren't making a weapon attack. Nor are you dealing slashing/piercing/bludgeoning damage. So I'm not aware of any situation where whether it counts as a magic weapon would even come up.

 

In the typical case of "Damage Resistances: bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons" it doesn't matter since it is force damage.

#3

mellored

Jul 09, 2015 6:28:42

It's a spell, not a weapon.

 

Same as magic missile.

#4

OoftaMeg

Jul 09, 2015 7:34:27

I agree, Spiritual Weapon does not deal bludgeoning, piercing or slashing damage.  It deals force damage.  It doesn't have to be considered a magical weapon to overcome any resistance that I can think of off the top of my head.

#5

Yunru

Jul 09, 2015 8:51:16 		It is, however, magical. For anything that resists that.
#6

El_Condoro

Jul 10, 2015 7:04:46

A DM could logically make that ruling - it is a weapon created by a magical spell. However, there is nothing in the spell description to say that - it says it is a "floating, spectral weapon". Compare that to the warlock's pact blade, which specifies "this weapon counts as magical". 

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jaelis

Jul 10, 2015 7:40:23

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