Skip to content

Dagger of Venom

RarityRare

Price for DM reference

DMG rarity value: 4,002 GP.

Item / variant Rarity Purchase value Basis
Dagger of Venom Rare 4,002 GP DMG rarity value. Includes 2 GP for Dagger.

These are book-based values for setting a purchase price when the item is available, not a promise that a merchant stocks it. Availability and negotiated payment remain the DM’s decision.

Pricing sources: DMG 2024, PDF page 220 — source PDF is not included in this player reference.

All item prices · Pricing rules

  • Item type: Weapon
  • Rarity: Rare

Description and use

Weapon (Dagger), Rare You gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon.

You can take a Bonus Action to magically coat the blade with poison.

The poison remains for 1 minute or until an attack using this weapon hits a creature.

That creature must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 2d10 Poison damage and have the Poisoned condition for 1 minute.

The weapon can’t be used this way again until the next dawn.

Equipment properties: Light, Thrown

Printed core rules

Source page references in your supplied Dungeon Master's Guide (2024). Open the original PDF at the linked page for complete printed tables and rules; use its wording if the searchable transcription differs.

PDF page 251

Open the original rulebook — PDF page 251 — source PDF is not included in this player reference.

All items · By type · By rarity · By source

Weight

Weight per inventory unit: 1 lb.

Uses the PHB Dagger base-item weight; DMG magic armor/weapon form rules (PDF pages 219–220).

Counts multiply by inventory quantity. Ammunition quantities count individual pieces; other bundle entries and complete packs use the printed bundle weight. Do not add the same contents separately when using a complete equipment pack. See Carrying capacity for character limits.