been blades diffusing closing reach

Rod of Lordly Might

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

on a hit. Button 2. The rod’s flanged head folds down and two crescent-shaped blades spring out, transforming the rod into a magic Battleaxe that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage

;s buttons remain within your reach. In surfaces as hard as granite, a spike at the bottom and three hooks at the top anchor the pole. Horizontal bars 3 inches long fold out from the sides, 1 foot

Rusted Behemoth

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 20 (4d6 + 6);{"diceNotation":"4d6+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Slam", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage. Rusted Shot Put. Ranged Attack Roll: +10

blades and arrows in a shower of toxic orange dust. Rusted behemoths enjoy despoiling the wilderness.Poison

The Lord of Blades

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Adamantine Plating. Any critical hit against the Lord of Blades becomes a normal hit. Bladed Armor. A creature that grapples the Lord of Blades or is grappled by him takes 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation

turn grappling or being grappled by the Lord of Blades. Charge. If the Lord of Blades moves at least 10 feet straight toward a target and then hits it with his adamantine sixblade on the same turn

Blade Lieutenant

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

":"Longsword"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (3d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"3d8+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Longsword", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage, or 20 (3d10 + 4

the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon.Blade lieutenants lead subordinates on raids on behalf of the Lord of Blades. Soldiers who fail to meet a lieutenant’s demands are harshly disciplined

Sword of Answering Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

In the world of Greyhawk, only nine of these blades are known to exist. Each is patterned after the legendary sword Fragarach, which is variously translated as “Final Word.” Each of the

to make one melee attack with it against any creature in your reach that deals damage to you. You have advantage on the attack roll, and any damage dealt with this special attack ignores any damage immunity or resistance the target has.

Statue of Talos

Monsters Storm Lord’s Wrath

bolt blades. Headbutt. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Headbutt"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d6+4","rollType

Bolt Blades"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d4+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Lightning Bolt Blades","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.PoisonBludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Adamantine

Sword Burst

spells Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

You create a momentary circle of spectral blades that sweep around you. All other creatures within 5 feet of you must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d6 force damage. This spell’s damage increases by 1d6 when you reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).

Blade Scout

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Armblade"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d6+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Armblade", "rollDamageType":"slashing

Blades’ legions. Blades of Eberron In the aftermath of Eberron’s Last War, a warforged called the Lord of Blades rose to fill the power vacuum left in the devastated Mournland. The Lord

Thri-kreen Gladiator

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

advantage if the thri-kreen is missing any hit points), reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d8+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Gythka","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing

, particularly the gythka (a two-handed polearm with a blade at each end) and a light thrown weapon called a chatkcha (a flat, triangular wedge with three serrated blades). Gythkas typically have shafts

Glaive

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spiked Glaive"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d10 + 5) piercing;{"diceNotation":"1d10+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Spiked Glaive

remove a serrated bolt lodged in itself or another creature within its reach; when the bolt is removed from a creature, that creature takes 5 (2d4);{"diceNotation":"2d4","rollType":"damage","rollAction

Aurumach Rilmani

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

Blade"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 23 (4d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"4d8+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Manifested Blade", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage. Gleaming Ray. Ranged

planes. Only when planar balance is under threat of total collapse do these elusive, gold-skinned beings leave the Outlands, manifesting gleaming blades to destroy those that threaten multiversal

Kolyarut

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

: automatic hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 24 force damage plus one of the following effects (choose one or roll a d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Unerring Blade"}): 1&ndash

–6: Push. If the target is Large or smaller, the target is pushed up to 15 feet away from the kolyarut. Edict of Blades (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction

Thri-kreen Hunter

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Multiattack. The thri-kreen makes two Gythka or Chatkcha attacks. Gythka. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Gythka"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target

chatkcha (a flat, triangular wedge with three serrated blades). Gythkas typically have shafts of bone and obsidian blades, while chatkchas are usually made of sharpened bone or crystal. A generic thri

Thri-kreen Mystic

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Multiattack. The thri-kreen makes two Gythka attacks or four Psychic Bolt attacks. Gythka. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Gythka"} to hit, reach 5

weapon called a chatkcha (a flat, triangular wedge with three serrated blades). Gythkas typically have shafts of bone and obsidian blades, while chatkchas are usually made of sharpened bone or crystal. A

Skeletal Knight

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

three Enervating Blade or Throwing Axe attacks in any combination. Enervating Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Enervating Blade"} to hit, reach

":"Throwing Axe"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d8+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Throwing Axe", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing

King Jhaeros

Monsters Keys from the Golden Vault

weapon attacks are magical.Multiattack. Jhaeros makes two slam attacks. Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Slam"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit

. Over the last year, however, Naevys watched with growing concern as Jhaeros became more withdrawn and secretive, closing Ghalasine to trade and failing to honor his alliances. Jhaeros has been

Clockwork Observer

Monsters Keys from the Golden Vault

Flyby. The observer doesn’t provoke opportunity attack;opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy’s reach. Telepathic Bond. While the observer is within 1 mile of its creator, it

. It looks like a mechanical, grapefruit-sized orb suspended under softly humming propeller blades. Embedded in the orb are keenly perceptive crystal eyes that enable the observer to see in multiple

Night Blade

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

damage.Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Dagger"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d4+2

upon their god’s power to blend into the shadows with ease, or even turn invisible for a crucial moment. Cult Ranks. Low-ranking cultists of Bhaal are called night blade;night blades, whom Bhaal

Doomguard Rot Blade

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d10+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Entropic Blade", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 7 (2d6

Javelin"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Entropic Javelin", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing

Setessan Hoplite

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

hoplite makes two scimitar attacks or two longbow attacks. Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Scimitar"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit

Nylea's Arrows 2 The Watchers 3 Fangs of Ophis 4 The Swiftswords 5 Karametra's Wolves 6 Defenders of the Grove 7 Bronze Blades 8 The Jackals

Silverquill Apprentice

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Ink Blade. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Ink Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2

pledgemage;pledgemages—cut imposing figures on campus. Dressed in smartly trimmed black-and-white uniforms, these budding mages practice bolstering speeches and wield inky blades. Some Silverquill

Hound Archon

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a

":"to hit", "rollAction":"Shining Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Shining Blade", "rollDamageType":"radiant

Silverquill Pledgemage

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Ink Blade. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Ink Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 3

;apprentices and then as pledgemages—cut imposing figures on campus. Dressed in smartly trimmed black-and-white uniforms, these budding mages practice bolstering speeches and wield inky blades

Fire Giant Dreadnought

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Attack: +13;{"diceNotation":"1d20+13","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Fireshield"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 22 (4d6 + 8);{"diceNotation":"4d6+8","rollType":"damage","rollAction

can excel at and gain rank through a specialized role: the dreadnought. Dreadnoughts are massively powerful fire giants who wield two huge shields like plow blades. These shields bear spikes on

Headless Iron Golem

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

beneath its feet. Iron golems wield enormous blades to extend their reach, and all can belch clouds of deadly poison. An iron golem's body is smelted with rare tinctures and admixtures. Though other

: +13;{"diceNotation":"1d20+13","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Slam"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 20 (3d8 + 7);{"diceNotation":"3d8+7","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Slam","rollDamageType

Death's Head of Bhaal

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

or Ranged Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d4 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d4+5","rollType":"damage

power to blend into the shadows with ease, or even turn invisible for a crucial moment. Cult Ranks. Low-ranking cultists of Bhaal are called night blade;night blades, whom Bhaal blesses with

Yeth Hound

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

to its master, and the two can communicate telepathically with each other.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one

run and torment them before closing in for the kill. Those that fight back discover that mundane weapons partially pass through yeth hounds as if they were made of fog, but magic weapons and silvered

Reaper of Bhaal

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d4 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d4+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dagger","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Shroud Self. The reaper

blade;night blades, whom Bhaal blesses with darkvision and superior stealth. Reaper of Bhaal;Reapers are the next rank up. They gain the ability to turn invisible and can use Bhaal's magic to evade

Faerie Pest

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

Stingblade. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Stingblade"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d6+3", "rollType

toddler, except for the black-feathered wings sprouting from the faerie’s shoulders. When engaged in combat, faerie pests wield thought-manipulating magic alongside sharp blades coated in

Lorthuun

Monsters Out of the Abyss

cone faces and whether the cone is active. The area works against the beholder's own eye rays.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach

eye ray.A Beholder's Lair A beholder's central lair is typically a large, spacious cavern with high ceilings, where it can attack without fear of closing to melee range. A beholder encountered in its

Beholder Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Eye Rays. The beholder shoots three of the

closing to melee range. A beholder encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 14 (11,500 XP). Lair Actions When fighting inside its lair, a beholder can invoke the ambient magic to take lair

Goblin Psi Commander

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

hit", "rollAction":"Psychic Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one creature. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Psychic Blade", "rollDamageType

of their psionic abilities, goblin psi commanders wield blades of pure psychic energy. They can throw barriers of mental force while toppling foes with a single, mind-splitting burst. Psionic

Duergar Soulblade

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d6+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Soulblade", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage, or 17 (4d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"4d6+3

invisible with it.Soulblades are duergar combatants whose mastery of psionics allows them to manifest blades of psychic energy to slice apart their foes. Duergar Duergar are dwarves of the deep

Hutijin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

one Bite attack, one Claw attack, one Mace attack, and one Tail attack. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8);{"diceNotation":"2d8+8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"cold

Gar Shatterkeel (Noncore)

Monsters Locathah Rising

one with Wave. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d6+3","rollType

. Wave. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Wave"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d6 + 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6+6

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