Favored weapon

When you take your first level in a divine class (i.e. Cleric, Favored Soul, and Paladin),you get to choose a deity. Each deity has one favored weapon; as you take additional divine levels, you might get additional benefits.

Favored weapons overall table

* A "No" in the Available column indicates there is no way at current that a character can treat all weapons of that type as a favored weapon. This ignores specific weapons which are always favored (found in the Misc column) and the Curse of Divine Fortune, which can make any individual weapon a favored weapon.

Default favored weapons

Depending on your race, you can select one of the following: Bastard Sword, Dagger, Greatsword, Heavy Mace, Longbow, Longsword, Maul, Quarterstaff, Scimitar, Shortsword, Sickle, Warhammer

Weapon	Deity	Races
Quarterstaff	Aureon	Eberron races except Bladeforged
Dagger	Blood of Vol	Eberron races except Bladeforged
Greatsword	Lord of Blades	Bladeforged, Warforged only
Sickle	Olladra	Eberron races except Bladeforged
Warhammer	Onatar	Eberron races except Bladeforged
Longbow	Silver Flame	Eberron races except Bladeforged
Longsword	Sovereign Host	Eberron races except Bladeforged
Scimitar	Undying Court	Elf, Half-Elf only
Shortsword	Vulkoor	Drow only
Heavy Mace	Amaunator	Forgotten Realms races
Bastard Sword	Helm	Forgotten Realms races except Morninglord
Maul	Silvanus	Forgotten Realms races except Morninglord

(The Forgotten Realms races are: Morninglord, Shadar-kai, Purple Dragon Knight, Deep Gnome, and Aasimar Scourge. Everything else counts as an Eberron race.)

Additional favored weapons

Certain abilities allow you to add another weapon or weapon group as an extra favored weapon.

• Dwarven Waraxe: Racial Enhancements Dwarf - Dwarven Weapon Training Tier 3
• Rapier, Falchion, Shortbow: Racial Enhancements Wood Elf - Faith of the Forest Tier 3
• Longsword, Battle Axe, Heavy Mace, Morningstar, War Hammer: Paladin Enhancements Knight of the Chalice - Adept Combatant Tier 2
• Greatsword: Paladin Enhancements Knight of the Chalice - Holy Combatant Tier 3
• Heavy Crossbow, Light Crossbow: Universal Enhancements Inquisitive - Divine Inquisition Tier 4
• Longsword, Longbow, Shortsword, Scimitar, Heavy Mace, Quarterstaff, Bastard Sword, Sickle, Warhammer, Maul, Dagger, Greatsword (select one): Epic Destinies Divine Crusader - Axiom of Faith Tier 3
• Handwraps: Granted as a Sacred Fist Class Feat Sacred Fist - Level 1, Follower of the Path of Light

Misc

• Warforged and Bladeforged treat Spear of the Mournlands (quarterstaff) as their favored weapon.
• Weapons with the Favored Weapon enchantment are favored weapons for everyone.
• Shields can become favored weapons with Divine Crusader T5 ability Bring Down Wrath (for the purposes of your Divine Crusader destiny mantle).
• The Curse of Divine Fortune can make ANY weapon a favored weapon.

Favored weapon payoffs

Many divine-based perks grant additional bonuses if you have a favored weapon equipped. Unless stated otherwise, noted effects do not function at all without a matching equipped weapon.

Enhancements
War Soul enhancements and Warpriest enhancements

• Righteous Weapons I, II, III and IV (adds to attack, damage, and universal spell power)
• Fires of Fury (Imbue that scales with Fire spell power)
• Wrathful Weapons passive enhancements (attack, damage, universal spell power, and a bonus to Imbue on Vorpal)
• Radiant Flourish and Divine Vessel Active Attacks
• War Caster: Haste grants an additional +1 Competence bonus to Critical Threat Range
• War Soul's version of Divine Power specifically grants an additional +1 Competence bonus to Critical Threat Multiplier

Dark Apostate enhancements

• Apostate's Curse Imbue, and its upgrades (Enhanced Curse I, II, and III, as well as Ultimate Heresy)

Angel of Vengeance enhancements

• Just Reward passive enhancement treats equipped Favored weapons as Spellcasting Implements

Knight of the Chalice enhancements

• Slayer of Evil Imbue
• Holy Combatant and Holy Combatant II passive enhancements
• Knight's Training passive enhancement provides an additional +1 to hit and damage
• Ascendancy provides an additional +2 hit and damage as well as begins stacking bonus Melee and Ranged power while damaging Undead or Evil Outsiders

Sacred Fist enhancements

• Sacred Strike I, II, III, IV and V

Feats
Grace of Battle / Knowledge of Battle
Child of Faith
Beloved of the Divine

Epic Destinies
Divine Crusader

• Strike with Poise passive enhancement
• Blessed Blades passive enhancement