Dragon Claws & DR


Rules Questions


Pathfinder Maps Subscriber

Ok so I am playing a draconic sorcerer and I hit the level marker (lvl 5) when my claws are considered magic weapons to overcome damage reduction a while back, but which reduction specific? I know if your magic weapon is strong enough, it will overcome silver, adamantine, and/or alignment DRs.

So do my claws just bypass magic weapon DRs or do they work on higher DRs too? If they don't, are there options to make that happen?


They only bypass DR/magic. It would say something like "overcome DR as if they were +3 weapons" (which also bypass silver and cold iron) if it were like that. I don't know of a way to make it better.


Pathfinder Adventure Path, Rulebook Subscriber

You could use an amulet of mighty fists to get your claws to bypass other DRs. I was thinking arcane strike might help but it doesn't still just gets you to bypass DR/magic.


Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Rulebook, Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Society Subscriber

There is the feat Eldritch Claws. It allows natural weapons to bypass both DR/magic and DR/silver.

Your GM may not allow the temporary claws from the Draconic bloodline to qualify, though. The +6 BAB prerequisite is a bit tough to swing for a sorcerer, as well.


Pathfinder Maps Subscriber

Thank you all. I was going to ask about Greater Magic Fang but the text states it doesn't allow them to bypass anything other than DR/magic, so that's useless for my purposes.

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