Cupcake Mimic

Shapechanger. The cupcake mimic can use its action to polymorph into an ordinary-looking giant cupcake, a bakery display, or back into its true form.

Adhesive Frosting. The mimic adheres to anything that touches it. A creature grappled by the mimic is also restrained. A creature can use its action to make a DC 20 Strength check, escaping on a success.

False Appearance. While motionless, the cupcake mimic is indistinguishable from an ordinary cupcake or dessert display.

Sugary Regeneration. The mimic regains 15 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point and hasn’t taken fire damage since the end of its last turn.

Sweet Temptation Aura. A creature that starts its turn within 30 feet of the mimic must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed until the start of its next turn. While charmed in this way, the creature’s speed is halved.

Multiattack

The cupcake mimic makes one Bite attack and two Frosting Slam attacks.

Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +12, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 24 (3d10+8) Piercing damage plus 13 (3d8) Acid damage. If the target is Large or smaller, it is grappled (escape DC 20).

Frosting Slam. Melee Attack Roll: +12, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d8+8) Bludgeoning damage plus 10 (3d6) Acid damage.

Sprinkle Barrage (Recharge 5-6). Each creature in a 60-foot cone must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw. Failed Save: 45 (10d8) Piercing damage plus 18 (4d8) Acid damage. Successful Save: Half damage.

Devour Dessert Lover (Recharge 6). One creature grappled by the mimic must succeed on a DC 20 Strength saving throw or be swallowed. A swallowed creature is blinded and restrained, has total cover against effects outside the mimic, and takes 35 (10d6) Acid damage at the start of each of the mimic's turns.

Sugar-Coated Lunge. The mimic moves up to half its speed toward a creature it can see and may immediately attempt a Bite attack against that creature.

Sticky Frosting. When a creature within 10 feet hits the mimic with a melee attack, the attacker must succeed on a DC 20 Strength saving throw or become grappled (escape DC 20).

The Cupcake Mimic can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below.

Frosting Lash. The mimic makes one Frosting Slam attack.

Sticky Step. The mimic moves up to half its speed without provoking opportunity attacks. Each creature whose space it moves through must succeed on a DC 20 Strength saving throw or be restrained by sticky frosting.

Sugar Rush (Costs 3 Actions). Each creature within 20 feet of the mimic must make a DC 20 Constitution saving throw. Failed Save: 22 (4d10) Force damage and stunned until the end of its next turn. Successful Save: Half damage and not stunned.

When the cupcake mimic is reduced to 0 hit points for the first time, it does not die. Instead, it explodes into a writhing mass of animated frosting, candy, and molten sugar.

The mimic regains 120 hit points.

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Candy Spear. Ranged Attack Roll: +12, range 60/240 ft., one target. Hit: 22 (4d6+8) Piercing damage plus 14 (4d6) Acid damage.

Flood of Frosting (Costs 2 Actions). Each creature within 20 feet must succeed on a DC 20 Strength saving throw or become restrained by living frosting.

Sugar Apocalypse (Costs 3 Actions). Each creature within 60 feet must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw. Failed Save: 33 (6d10) Force damage plus 22 (4d10) Acid damage. Successful Save: Half damage.