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Message: <blockquote data-quote="renau1g" data-source="post: 5406079" data-attributes="member: 54810">Well in the DMG there are rules for using magic items for the monsters.Magic Items: A monster equipped with magic items can use the powers those items grant. Enhancement Bonuses: A monster benefits from an enhancement bonus to attack rolls, defenses, or AC only if that bonus is higher than its magic threshold, as shown on the table below.A monster’s magic threshold is an abstract representation of its equipment, power, and general effectiveness against characters of its level. If you givethe monster a magic item that grants a bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls or to defenses, subtract the magic threshold from that bonus before you apply it. For example, if you give that 8th-level ogre savage a +2 magic greatclub, you add only a +1 bonus to its attack rolls and damage rolls, since its magic threshold is +1.DMG pg. 175It follows with some warning that the monsters are balanced usually as is so avoid adding in equipment to all monsters. I think certain monsters, especially Elites, could benefit from some items, especially their powers.</blockquote>