Shapechanger. The corpse mimic can use its action to polymorph into a cadaver or back into its true, rotten, amorphous form. Its statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn't transformed. It reverts to its true form if it dies.
Adhesive (Cadaver Form Only). The corpse mimic adheres to anything that touches it. A Huge or smaller creature adhered to the mimic is also grappled by it (escape DC 13). Ability checks made to escape this grapple have disadvantage.
False Appearance (Cadaver Form Only). While the corpse mimic remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary corpse.
Grappler. The corpse mimic has advantage on attack rolls against any creature grappled by it.
Infectious. Corpse mimics are able to infect other mimics with a diluted form of affliction by biting them.
Rotting Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage. If the corpse mimic is in cadaver form, the target is subjected to its Adhesive trait.
Nectrotic Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage plus 4 (1d8) necrotic damage.
Description
The corpse mimic is an undead mimic created by some mad necromancer who was likely consumed by their own creation. Corpse mimics take the form of a cadaver and sit in waiting, often with treasures or scraps of flesh dangling from their bodies to attract scavengers and unsuspecting adventurers. Corpse mimics are voracious, knowing little more than to consume flesh of any foolish enough to approach, including other mimics. The corpse mimic has a disturbing ability to transform other mimics into corpse mimics through their bite. Mimics fear the corpse mimic and are obliged to ally with anyone exterminating them from the area.
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