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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 1386900" data-attributes="member: 1656">A Sunblade has no special ability to crit undead."Against Negative Energy Plane creatures or undead creatures, the sword deals double damage (and x3 on a critical hit instead of the usual x2)."It deals x3 damage if you manage to achieve a critical hit against a Negative Energy Plane creature or undead creature.  But undead are immune to crits, so unless you have a feat or class feature that allows you to crit undead, that x3 never actually comes into play except against Negative Energy creatures.The 3E Main FAQ addressed the question:A magical sun blade deals double damage (and x3 on acritical hit instead of the usual x2) against creatures fromthe Negative Energy Plane. This implies the sun blade cancritical hit an undead. Is that true? If so, can a rogue usingthe sword make sneak attacks against undead creatures?Can a ranger use his favored enemy bonus against undeadcreatures? Also, when dealing double damage, what getsdoubled and how? Do you roll damage once and doubleeverything? Or do you just roll damage twice?You can’t inflict a critical hit on an undead creature, evenwith a sun blade, and you cannot make sneak attacks againstundead creatures or use the ranger’s favored enemy bonusagainst them.To get the x3 critical with the sun blade, you have to use theweapon against a negative energy creature that is susceptible tocritical hits, such as an outsider or magical beast.When dealing double damage to an undead or negativeenergy creature, roll all damage (including all your normaldamage bonuses and the sword’s +4 bonus against evilcreatures, if applicable) twice. Note that the reason the sworddeals a x3 critical against negative energy creatures is becauseit’s dealing double damage. (When you double a double, youget a triple, see Multiplying on page 275 of the Player’sHandbook.)-Hyp.</blockquote>

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