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{{Otheruses4|the magic weapon|the class of the same name|giant-killer}}
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| name          = ''Giant Slayer''
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'''''Giant slayers''''' were a variety of [[magic]]al [[sword]]s and [[axe]]s that were [[Item enchantment|enchanted]] specifically  to slay [[giant]]s.<ref name="DMG5e-p172">{{Cite book/Dungeon Master's Guide 5th edition|172}}</ref>

== Powers ==
In addition to its other given magical enhancements, a ''giant slayer '' was particularly destructive to true giants and [[giant-kin]] such as [[troll]]s, [[ogre]]s, [[ogre magi]], [[titan]]s, and [[ettin]]s.<ref name="DMG1e-p165">{{Cite book/Dungeon Masters Guide 1st edition|165}}</ref><ref>{{Cite card/AD&D Trading Cards/1992|53|''Sword +2, [[giant slayer]]''}}</ref> As well as the [[giant#Zakharan_Giants|giants]] of [[Zakhara]].<ref name="LoF-p44">{{Cite book/Land of Fate/Fortunes and Fates|44}}</ref> It also had a chance to knock giants down on a hit.<ref name="DMG5e-p172"/>

==Notable Giant Slayers==
* ''[[Balduran's Giantslayer]]'', a [[greatsword]] version of this weapon that was owned by [[Balduran]].<ref name="BG">{{Cite game/Baldur's Gate III}}</ref>
* ''[[Blade Dlardrageth]]'', a [[broad sword]] version of this weapon that was owned by the [[cambion]] [[Xhalph Dlardrageth]].<ref name="HK-1">{{Cite book/Hellgate Keep|12}}</ref>

==Notable Owners of Giant Slayers==
* Balduran<ref name="BG" />
* [[Harthos Zymorven]]<ref name="SKT-p61">{{Cite book/Storm King's Thunder|61}}</ref>
* [[Rhaunaguth]]<ref>{{Cite book/Skullport|92}}</ref>
* Xhalph Dlardrageth<ref name="HK-1"/>
* [[Gabriel (paladin)|Gabriel]]<ref name="TC-414">{{Cite card/AD&D Trading Cards/1991|414|Gabriel}}</ref>

==Appendix==
===Gallery===
<gallery>
File:Giantslayer-Card.png|A sword version of the ''giant slayer'', from ''[[AD&D Trading Cards]]''.
</gallery>
===Appearances===
{{Appearances
| adventures          = ''[[Haunted Halls of Eveningstar]]'' • [[Hellgate Keep (adventure)|''Hellgate Keep'']] • ''[[Storm King's Thunder]]''
| video games         = {{BGapp|III}}
| card games          = ''[[AD&D Trading Cards]]'' • ''[[Dragonfire]]''
}}

===References===
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[[Category:Axes]]
[[Category:Swords]]
[[Category:Blades]]
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Melee weapons]]
[[Category:Magic weapons]]
[[Category:Plus-1 items]]
[[Category:Giant bane]]
[[Category:Magic items]]
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