[RPG] Can you infuse the Arcane Armor’s Weapon before you gain Armor Modifications

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An Artificer Armorer acquires the class feature "Arcane Armor" at level 3. With that, the armor provides a special simple weapon (Thunder Gauntlets or Lightning Launcher). Now all of this "Arcane Armor" is one entity (from the perspective of infusions). This changes when you are level 9, then you acquire the "Armor Modifications" class feature, which lets you count your Arcane Armor as four different entities (again from the perspective of infusions).

Can you apply a weapon infusion (Enhanced Weapon) to the special simple weapon (Lightning Launcher) before you get "Armor Modifications" as early as level 3 if no other infusions currently affect the Arcane Armor (no Enhanced Defense, etc.)?

I have seen another post regarding whether or not you can infuse the weapon when you hit level 9 with "Armor Modifications". I am asking explicitly can you do this without the "Armor Modifications" class feature.

Best Answer

You can apply infusions to the weapons of your Arcane Armor after you obtain that feature.

For reference, the relevant excerpts, emphasis mine.

Each of the armor's gauntlets counts as a simple melee weapon while you aren't holding anything in it, and it deals 1d8 thunder damage on a hit. A creature hit by the gauntlet has disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you until the start of your next turn, as the armor magically emits a distracting pulse when the creature attacks someone else.

A gemlike node appears on one of your armored fists or on the chest (your choice). It counts as a simple ranged weapon, with a normal range of 90 feet and a long range of 300 feet, and it deals 1d6 lightning damage on a hit. Once on each of your turns when you hit a creature with it, you can deal an extra 1d6 lightning damage to that target.

Both of these weapons count as simple, and are therefore valid targets for the Enhanced Weapon infusion.

Item: A simple or martial weapon This magic weapon grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it.

Since your arcane armor is a single item until level 9, when you obtain Armor Modifications, it would take up the infusion slot for your arcane armor, but it is certainly a valid target for it.

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