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My party came across an encounter against a creature that is supposed to be immune to non-magical damage. This isn't much of a problem for us, as we have magic weapons. But our rogue seems to be at a big disadvantage with their sneak attack damage.

If a player hits a creature that is immune to non-magical damage with a magical weapon, is the sneak attack damage still negated?

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My party came across an encounter against a creature that is supposed to be immune to non-magical damage. This isn't much of a problem for us, as we have magic weapons. But our rogue seems to be at a big disadvantage with their sneak attack damage.

If a player hits a creature that is immune to non-magical damage with a magical weapon, is the sneak attack damage still negated?

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My party came across an encounter against a creature that is supposed to be immune to non-magical damage. This isn't much of a problem for us, as we have magic weapons. But our rogue seems to be at a big disadvantage with their sneak attack damage.

If a player hits a creature that is immune to non-magical damage with a magical weapon, is the sneak attack damage still negated?

dnd-5e rogue sneak-attack damage-resistance

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Sneak attack damage is magical if the weapon used is magical.

The Sneak Attack feature says that the rogue adds extra damage to the weapon attack.

Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.

This implies that the extra damage is the same type of damage as the weapon.
If the rogue's weapon is magical, and the sneak attack damage is added to the weapon's damage, then you would count the total as damage from a magical weapon.

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  This suggests that the extra damage is the same type of damage as the weapon. - Just a nitpick, it's not a suggestion. It's extra damage, which means it has to be the same as the weapon or it would have specified it as a separate type like Flametongue or Smite does. Side note: This is why the Sunblade is so epic for rogues. Nothing is immune to radiant, and only 2 things are resistant.
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  @linofrankciaralli the existence of the question on what type of damage sneak attack does and its answers, show that it is not perfectly obvious that "extra damage" shares the type of the original damage. You could take the idea "it lists no type so it uses the same type" to come to the conclusion "it lists no type so it uses no type" just as easily. You've just used one answer based on the idea that all damage must have a type which is likely correct as shown in the sneak attack type question
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  @Medix2 - There is no, "No damage type," in the rule books.
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  @LinoFrankCiaralli That is not entirely agreed upon, see this question: "What type of damage accounts for bleeding damage?" and also this question: "Does current HP loss from HP maximum reduction count as damage?". As I said assuming that there is no non-typed damage, then yes it is clearer that "extra damage" would share the type of the original. I'm just saying it is an implication/suggestion not an absolute
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Sneak attack damage is magical if the weapon used is magical.

The Sneak Attack feature says that the rogue adds extra damage to the weapon attack.

Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.

This implies that the extra damage is the same type of damage as the weapon.
If the rogue's weapon is magical, and the sneak attack damage is added to the weapon's damage, then you would count the total as damage from a magical weapon.

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  This suggests that the extra damage is the same type of damage as the weapon. - Just a nitpick, it's not a suggestion. It's extra damage, which means it has to be the same as the weapon or it would have specified it as a separate type like Flametongue or Smite does. Side note: This is why the Sunblade is so epic for rogues. Nothing is immune to radiant, and only 2 things are resistant.
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  @LinoFrankCiaralli Good point. I changed the wording.
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  @linofrankciaralli the existence of the question on what type of damage sneak attack does and its answers, show that it is not perfectly obvious that "extra damage" shares the type of the original damage. You could take the idea "it lists no type so it uses the same type" to come to the conclusion "it lists no type so it uses no type" just as easily. You've just used one answer based on the idea that all damage must have a type which is likely correct as shown in the sneak attack type question
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  @Medix2 - There is no, "No damage type," in the rule books.
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  @LinoFrankCiaralli That is not entirely agreed upon, see this question: "What type of damage accounts for bleeding damage?" and also this question: "Does current HP loss from HP maximum reduction count as damage?". As I said assuming that there is no non-typed damage, then yes it is clearer that "extra damage" would share the type of the original. I'm just saying it is an implication/suggestion not an absolute
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Sneak attack damage is magical if the weapon used is magical.

The Sneak Attack feature says that the rogue adds extra damage to the weapon attack.

Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.

This implies that the extra damage is the same type of damage as the weapon.
If the rogue's weapon is magical, and the sneak attack damage is added to the weapon's damage, then you would count the total as damage from a magical weapon.

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edited 7 hours ago

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  This suggests that the extra damage is the same type of damage as the weapon. - Just a nitpick, it's not a suggestion. It's extra damage, which means it has to be the same as the weapon or it would have specified it as a separate type like Flametongue or Smite does. Side note: This is why the Sunblade is so epic for rogues. Nothing is immune to radiant, and only 2 things are resistant.
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  – Lino Frank Ciaralli
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  @LinoFrankCiaralli Good point. I changed the wording.
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  – MikeQ
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  @linofrankciaralli the existence of the question on what type of damage sneak attack does and its answers, show that it is not perfectly obvious that "extra damage" shares the type of the original damage. You could take the idea "it lists no type so it uses the same type" to come to the conclusion "it lists no type so it uses no type" just as easily. You've just used one answer based on the idea that all damage must have a type which is likely correct as shown in the sneak attack type question
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  – Medix2
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  @Medix2 - There is no, "No damage type," in the rule books.
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  – Lino Frank Ciaralli
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  @LinoFrankCiaralli That is not entirely agreed upon, see this question: "What type of damage accounts for bleeding damage?" and also this question: "Does current HP loss from HP maximum reduction count as damage?". As I said assuming that there is no non-typed damage, then yes it is clearer that "extra damage" would share the type of the original. I'm just saying it is an implication/suggestion not an absolute
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Sneak attack damage is magical if the weapon used is magical.

The Sneak Attack feature says that the rogue adds extra damage to the weapon attack.

Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.

This implies that the extra damage is the same type of damage as the weapon.
If the rogue's weapon is magical, and the sneak attack damage is added to the weapon's damage, then you would count the total as damage from a magical weapon.

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