beast before dead constructs ranged

Antilife Shell

Spells Player’s Handbook

An aura extends from you in a 10-foot Emanation for the duration. The aura prevents creatures other than Constructs and Undead from passing or reaching through it. An affected creature can cast

spells or make attacks with Ranged or Reach weapons through the barrier. If you move so that an affected creature is forced to pass through the barrier, the spell ends.

Death Cultist

Monsters Monster Manual

":"2d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Dread Scythe", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage, and the target can’t regain Hit Points until the end of its next turn. Deathly Ray. Ranged

", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. Spellcasting. The cultist casts one of the following spells, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14): At Will: Speak with Dead

Archpriest

Monsters Monster Manual

Multiattack. The archpriest makes three Radiant Burst attacks. Radiant Burst. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Radiant Burst"}, reach 5 ft

Each: Flame Strike (level 6 version), Greater Restoration, Raise Dead, Zone of TruthDivine Aid (3/Day). The priest casts Bless, Dispel Magic, Healing Word, or Lesser Restoration, using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.

Ghast Gravecaller

Monsters Monster Manual

":"Slashing"} Slashing damage. If the target isn’t an Undead, it has the Paralyzed condition until the end of its next turn. Horrific Necrosis. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20

components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability: At Will: Speak with Dead, ThaumaturgyNecrotic, Poison

Lich

Monsters Monster Manual

makes three attacks, using Eldritch Burst or Paralyzing Touch in any combination. Eldritch Burst. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Eldritch

Hand, Prestidigitation 2/Day Each: Animate Dead, Dimension Door, Plane Shift 1/Day Each: Chain Lightning, Finger of Death, Power Word Kill, ScryingProtective Magic. The lich casts Counterspell or Shield

Giant Insect

Spells Player’s Handbook

its movement to avoid danger. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. Use the spell slot’s level for the spell’s level in the stat block. Giant Insect Large Beast, Unaligned AC 11 + the spell

modifier, reach 10 ft. Hit: 1d6 + 3 plus the spell’s level Piercing damage plus 1d4 Poison damage. Web Bolt (Spider Only). Ranged Attack Roll: Bonus equals your spell attack modifier, range 60

Mummy Lord

Monsters Monster Manual

. Channel Negative Energy. Ranged Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Channel Negative Energy"}, range 60 ft. Hit: 25 (6d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"6d6+4

":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks): At Will: Dispel Magic, Thaumaturgy 1/Day Each: Animate Dead, Harm, Insect Plague (level 7 version)Whirlwind of

Cultist of Myrkul

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Nearer to the Dead. While Bloodied, the cultist has Immunity to the Frightened and Poisoned conditions.Multiattack. The cultist makes three Necrotic Burst attacks. Necrotic Burst. Melee or Ranged

following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17): At Will: Speak with Dead, Thaumaturgy 1/Day Each: Animate Dead, Circle of DeathCultists of Myrkul dominate the dead

Cultist of Bhaal

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Spellcasting. Cursed Blade. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Cursed Blade"} (with Advantage if the target doesn’t have all its Hit Points

returns to the cultist’s hand immediately after a ranged attack. Spellcasting. The cultist casts one of the following spells, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14): 2/Day

Vadalis Heir

Monsters Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

":"damage", "rollAction":"Scimitar", "rollDamageType":"Poison"} Poison damage. Lunar Wisp. Ranged Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Lunar Wisp"}, range 60 ft

Beast. The heir targets a Beast it can see within 30 feet. The target can take a Reaction to move up to half its Speed and make one melee attack.

Cultist of Bane

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Burst. Ranged Attack Roll: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Oppressive Burst"}, range 120 ft. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d10+5", "rollType":"damage

their hands as a sign of devotion. Cultists The adventurers Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul seized divinity but were slain for their hubris. All three have been reborn and are now known as the Dead Three

Curate

Monsters Heroes of the Borderlands

Magic Resistance. The curate has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Raise the Dead (1/Day). In a ritual that takes 8 hours, the curate touches a creature that has

. Celestial Radiance. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Celestial Radiance"}, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft. Hit: 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8

Dead Three Scion

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. Mindwrack Bolt. Ranged Attack Roll: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Mindwrack Bolt"}, range 120 ft. Hit: 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6

Myrkul and gained a portion of malevolent divine power from each. A scion of the Dead Three might have seized this power in a sinister ritual or had it thrust on them by an evil Artifact or a god’s

Narthus

Monsters Heroes of the Borderlands

":"damage", "rollAction":"Vile Mace", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. Fateful Bolt. Ranged Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Fateful Bolt

fascinations. He grows the cult’s ranks through macabre rituals, conscripting the dead to serve the cult’s depraved goals.

Nimblewright Hulk

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

reduced to 0 until the end of its next turn. Radiant Ray. Ranged Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Radiant Ray"}, range 60 ft. Hit: 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation

":"4d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Radiant Ray", "rollDamageType":"Radiant"} Radiant damage.Nimblewright hulks are massive guards or sentinels. These four-armed Constructs often have thick steel

Karas Chembryl

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

instead.Multiattack. Karas makes two attacks using Dread Dagger or Tyrant’s Blade in any combination. Dread Dagger. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit

after a ranged attack. Tyrant’s Blade. Melee Attack Roll: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Tyrant's Blade"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 8 (1d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d6+5

Swanmay

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage. Longbow (Humanoid Form Only). Ranged Attack Roll: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Longbow"}, range 150/600 ft. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4

Material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13): At Will: Druidcraft, Speak with Animals (swan form only) 1/Day Each: Animal Friendship, Beast Sense, Spike

Manshoon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Spellcasting. Arcane Burst. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Arcane Burst"}, reach 5 ft., or range 120 ft. Hit: 32 (4d12 + 6);{"diceNotation

. That Manshoon is dead, and the current Manshoon is one of the original’s many clones. Being a magical copy rather than an original doesn’t make Manshoon any less of a threat, as he’s

Biha Babir

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Babir makes two Marine Burst attacks. She can replace one of these attacks with a Tail attack. Marine Burst. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction

punished.Acid, Cold, LightningFluid Form. Biha Babir Shape-Shifting;shape-shifts into a form resembling a Beast or Humanoid that is Medium or smaller, while retaining her game statistics (other than her size), or returns to her true marid form.

Sammaster (Lich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

three attacks, using Corrosive Burst or Paralyzing Touch in any combination. He can replace two attacks with a use of Spellcasting. Corrosive Burst. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +13;{"diceNotation

, Prestidigitation 2/Day Each: Speak with Dead, Wall of Force 1/Day Each: Create Undead (level 8 version), Disintegrate, Power Word KillProtective Magic. Sammaster casts Counterspell or Shield in

Valindra Shadowmantle

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Ranged Attack Roll: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Eldritch Burst"}, reach 5 ft. or range 120 ft. Hit: 31 (4d12 + 5);{"diceNotation":"4d12+5", "rollType":"damage

, Prestidigitation 2/Day Each: Animate Dead, Plane Shift 1/Day Each: Cone of Cold (level 8 version), Finger of Death, Power Word Kill, ScryingProtective Magic. Valindra casts Counterspell or Shield in response

Antilife Shell Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

A shimmering barrier extends out from you in a 10-foot radius and moves with you, remaining centered on you and hedging out creatures other than undead and constructs. The barrier lasts for the

duration. The barrier prevents an affected creature from passing or reaching through. An affected creature can cast spells or make attacks with ranged or reach weapons through the barrier. If you move so that an affected creature is forced to pass through the barrier, the spell ends.

Uthgardt Shaman

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spear"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2

"} piercing damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack. Shortbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Shortbow"} to hit, range 80/320 ft., one

Warlock of the Great Old One Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

, levitate, mage armor (self only), speak with dead 1/day each: arcane gate, true seeing Spellcasting. The warlock is a 14th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 15

Hadar, crown of madness, clairvoyance, contact other plane, detect thoughts, dimension door, dissonant whispers, dominate beast, telekinesis, vampiric touch Whispering Aura. At the start of each of the

Myconid Sovereign Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

/Day). The myconid targets one corpse of a humanoid or a Large or smaller beast within 5 feet of it and releases spores at the corpse. In 24 hours, the corpse rises as a spore servant. The corpse

aren't undead, constructs, or elementals. Affected creatures can communicate telepathically with one another while they are within 30 feet of each other. The effect lasts for 1 hour.

Deva Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

, requiring only verbal components: At will: detect evil and good 1/day each: commune, raise dead Magic Resistance. The deva has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical

"} hit points and is freed from any curse, disease, poison, blindness, or deafness. Change Shape. The deva magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating equal to or less than

Animated Coffin

Monsters Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

"} piercing damage at the start of each of its turns. The animated coffin can grapple only one creature at a time.Animated coffins are heavy, macabre Constructs designed to ferry the dead to places of rest

Stolos

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

, levitate, mage armor (self only), speak with dead 1/day each: arcane gate, true seeing Spellcasting. Stolos is a 14th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 15, +7

, crown of madness, clairvoyance, contact other plane, detect thoughts, dimension door, dissonant whispers, dominate beast, telekinesis, vampiric touch Whispering Aura. At the start of each of Stolos's

Oceanus

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Amphibious. Oceanus can breathe air and water. Friend of the Sea. Using gestures and sounds, Oceanus can communicate simple ideas with any beast that has an innate swimming speed.Trident. Melee or

Ranged Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Trident"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2","rollType

Vampiric Mist Legacy

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

touches one creature in its space. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw (undead and constructs automatically succeed), or it takes 10 (2d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d6+3","rollType

first encountered, a vampiric mist appears as a billowing mass of light clouds. As the creature feeds, its coloration darkens to a deep crimson. In the Temple of Blood inside the Doomvault (Dead in Thay

Cadaver Collector Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

until they are called upon by a necromancer, hobgoblin general, or other evil warlord to bolster the ranks of a conquering army. These fearsome constructs obey their summoners until being dismissed

back to Acheron, but if a summoner comes to a bad end, a cadaver collector might wander the Material Plane for centuries, collecting corpses while searching for a way to return home. Sweeping the Dead

Lonelywood Banshee

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Detect Life. The banshee can magically sense the presence of creatures up to 5 miles away that aren't undead or constructs. She knows the general direction they're in but not their exact locations

Movement","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage if she ends her turn inside an object.Spectral Longbow. Ranged Spell Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spectral

Young Kruthik

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the dark and can detect vibrations in the earth around them. They take the scent of their own dead as a warning and avoid areas where many other kruthiks have died. Slaying a sufficient number of

Constructs, Elementals, Oozes, and Undead, and they use such creatures to help guard their hive. They are smart enough to barricade some tunnels and dig new ones that keep their neighbors away from their eggs.

Archdruid

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

(6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Staff", "rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage. Wildfire. Ranged Spell Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit

blinded until the start of the druid’s next turn. Spellcasting. The archdruid casts one of the following spells, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17): At will: beast

Necromite of Myrkul

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Claws of the Grave. Ranged Spell Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit"} to hit, range 90 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d4+3","rollType

that allow them to force the souls of the dead into service, compelling them to answer questions and share forgotten lore. They seek out arcane secrets in ancient ruins, and attempt to steal

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