Holy Avenger

Price (Item Level): 120,630 gp (22nd)

Body Slot: — (held)

Caster Level: 18th

Aura: Strong; (DC 24) abjuration

Activation: Standard (command)

Weight: 4 lb.

This longsword’s blade is etched with holy symbols that flare with a brilliant white light when held by a champion of justice. In the hands of the unworthy, it is a fine blade; in the hands of the righteous, it is a beacon of divine wrath.AI

This +2 cold iron longsword becomes a +5 holy cold iron longsword in the hands of a paladin.

It provides spell resistance of 5 + the paladin’s level to the wielder and anyone adjacent to her. It also enables the wielder to use greater dispel magic (once per round as a standard action) at the class level of the paladin. (Only the area dispel is possible, not the targeted dispel or counterspell versions of greater dispel magic.)

Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, holy aura, creator must be good.

Cost to Create: 60,000 gp + 630 gp for a masterwork cold iron longsword, 4,800 XP, 120 days.

Source: Dungeon Master’s Guide (version 3.5), page 226.