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Dungeon Master’s Guide
damage. Crafting an amulet requires 1 week and costs 1,000 gp in components.
A shield guardian’s solitary focus is to protect the amulet’s wearer. The amulet’s wearer can command the
guardian to attack its enemies or to guard the wielder against attack. If an attack threatens to injure the wearer, the construct can magically absorb the blow into its own body, even at a distance.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
you on your Initiative count. If you issue no commands, the creature defends itself but takes no other actions.
The creature exists for a duration specific to each figurine. At the end of the
(harmlessly) remove its horns and use them as weapons. One horn becomes a Lance, +1;+1 Lance, and the other becomes a Longsword, +2;+2 Longsword. Removing a horn requires a Magic action, and the
Magic Items
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its movement to avoid danger. The domestic wonderis destroyed if it drops to 0 Hit Points.
Domestic Wonder
Medium Construct, Unaligned
AC 9 Initiative -1
. The flying wonderis destroyed if it drops to 0 Hit Points.
Flying Wonder
Tiny Construct, Unaligned
AC 12 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 2 (1d4)
Speed 5 ft., Fly 30 ft.
Mod
Monsters
Out of the Abyss
inside the cube can be seen but have total cover.
A creature within 5 feet of the cube can take an action to pull a creature or object out of the cube. Doing so requires a successful DC 12 Strength
the Underdark has granted Glabbagool sentience and awareness. The ooze is genuinely curious about other creatures and wants to learn more about the world. It defends itself if attacked, but doesn't
Nabassu
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
creature it has killed within the last hour, provided that creature is neither a construct nor an undead. The devouring requires the nabassu to be within 5 feet of the corpse for at least 10 minutes, after
the nabassu and isn’t a construct or an undead, it must succeed on a DC 16 Charisma saving throw or reduce its hit point maximum by 13 (2d12);{"diceNotation":"2d12","rollType":"roll","rollAction
Dominate Monster
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
creature," "Run over there," or "Fetch that object." If the creature completes the order and doesn't receive further direction from you, it defends and preserves itself to the best of its ability.
You
do. During this time, you can also cause the creature to use a reaction, but this requires you to use your own reaction as well.
Each time the target takes damage, it makes a new Wisdom saving throw
Vampiric Mist
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Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
Life Sense. The mist can sense the location of any creature within 60 feet of it, unless that creature’s type is construct or undead.
Forbiddance. The mist can’t enter a residence
without squeezing. Each foot of movement in water costs it 2 extra feet, rather than 1 extra foot. The mist can’t manipulate objects in any way that requires fingers or manual dexterity.
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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
creature it has killed within the last hour, provided that creature is neither a Construct nor an Undead. The devouring requires the nabassu to be within 5 feet of the corpse for at least 10 minutes, after
":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage.
Soul-Stealing Gaze.The nabassu targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. If the target isn’t a Construct or an
Dominate Beast
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," "Run over there," or "Fetch that object." If the creature completes the order and doesn't receive further direction from you, it defends and preserves itself to the best of its ability.
You can use
. During this time, you can also cause the creature to use a reaction, but this requires you to use your own reaction as well.
Each time the target takes damage, it makes a new Wisdom saving throw against
Dominate Person
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creature," "Run over there," or "Fetch that object." If the creature completes the order and doesn't receive further direction from you, it defends and preserves itself to the best of its ability.
You can
. During this time you can also cause the creature to use a reaction, but this requires you to use your own reaction as well.
Each time the target takes damage, it makes a new Wisdom saving throw
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Life Sense. The mist can sense the location of any creature within 60 feet of it, unless that creature’s type is Construct or Undead.
Forbiddance. The mist can’t enter a residence
without squeezing. Each foot of movement in water costs it 2 extra feet, rather than 1 extra foot. The mist can’t manipulate objects in any way that requires fingers or manual dexterity.
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Magic Items
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
amulet requires 1 week and costs 1,000 gp in components.
A shield guardian’s solitary focus is to protect the amulet’s wearer. The amulet’s wearer can command the guardian to attack
its enemies or to guard the wielder against attack. If an attack threatens to injure the wearer, the construct can magically absorb the blow into its own body, even at a distance.
A humanoid that
Animate Objects
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particular chamber or corridor. If you issue no commands, the creature only defends itself against hostile creatures. Once given an order, the creature continues to follow it until its task is complete
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+5 to hit, 2d6 + 1 damage
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+6 to hit, 2d10 + 2 damage
Huge
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+8 to hit, 2d12 + 4 damage
An animated object is a construct with AC, hit points
Figurine of Wondrous Power
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doesn't become a creature.
The creature is friendly to you and your companions. It understands your languages and obeys your spoken commands. If you issue no commands, the creature defends itself but
a horn requires an action, and the weapons disappear and the horns return when the goat reverts to figurine form. In addition, the goat radiates a 30-foot-radius aura of terror while you are riding
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Named for the warlord who infamously employed it, the Mighty Servant of Leuk-o is a fantastically powerful, 10-foot-tall machine that turns into an animate construct when piloted. Crafted of a
attuned to the artifact.
Attuning to the artifact requires two hours, which can be undertaken as part of a long rest, during which time you must be inside the servant, interacting with its controls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Ring of Djinni Summoning Ring, legendary (requires attunement) While wearing this ring, you can speak its command word as an action to summon a particular djinni from the Elemental Plane of Air. The
, the djinni defends itself against attackers but takes no other actions. After the djinni departs, it can’t be summoned again for 24 hours, and the ring becomes nonmagical if the djinni dies.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Sword of Life Stealing Weapon (any sword), rare (requires attunement) When you attack a creature with this magic weapon and roll a 20 on the attack roll, that target takes an extra 10 necrotic damage if it isn't a construct or an undead. You also gain 10 temporary hit points.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Ring of Djinni Summoning Ring, Legendary (Requires Attunement) While wearing this ring, you can take a Magic action to summon a particular Djinni from the Elemental Plane of Air. The djinni appears
Friendly to you and your allies, and it obeys your commands. If you fail to command it, the djinni defends itself against attackers but takes no other actions. After the djinni departs, it can’t be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Ring of Djinni Summoning Ring, legendary (requires attunement) While wearing this ring, you can speak its command word as an action to summon a particular djinni from the Elemental Plane of Air. The
, the djinni defends itself against attackers but takes no other actions. After the djinni departs, it can’t be summoned again for 24 hours, and the ring becomes nonmagical if the djinni dies. Rings Left to Right: Animal Influence, Djinni Summoning, Free Action, and Air Elemental Command
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Sword of Life Stealing Weapon (any sword), rare (requires attunement) When you attack a creature with this magic weapon and roll a 20 on the attack roll, that target takes an extra 10 necrotic damage
if it isn’t a construct or an undead. You also gain 10 temporary hit points. Sword of Life Stealing and Sword of Sharpness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Sword of Life Stealing Weapon (Glaive, Greatsword, Longsword, Rapier, Scimitar, or Shortsword), Rare (Requires Attunement) When you attack a creature with this magic weapon and roll a 20 on the d20
for the attack roll, that target takes an extra 15 Necrotic damage if it isn’t a Construct or an Undead, and you gain Temporary Hit Points equal to the amount of Necrotic damage taken.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Ring of Djinni Summoning Ring, Legendary (Requires Attunement) While wearing this ring, you can take a Magic action to summon a particular Djinni from the Elemental Plane of Air. The djinni appears
Friendly to you and your allies, and it obeys your commands. If you fail to command it, the djinni defends itself against attackers but takes no other actions. After the djinni departs, it can’t be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Sword of Life Stealing Weapon (Glaive, Greatsword, Longsword, Rapier, Scimitar, or Shortsword), Rare (Requires Attunement) When you attack a creature with this magic weapon and roll a 20 on the d20
for the attack roll, that target takes an extra 15 Necrotic damage if it isn’t a Construct or an Undead, and you gain Temporary Hit Points equal to the amount of Necrotic damage taken.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Staff of the Python Staff, Uncommon (Requires Attunement) As a Magic action, you can throw this staff so that it lands in an unoccupied space within 10 feet of you, causing the staff to become a
command, such as to attack your enemies or guard a location. Absent commands from you, the snake defends itself. As a Bonus Action, you can command the snake to revert to staff form in its current space
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Feather of Diatryma Summoning Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement) This bright plume is made from the feather of a diatryma (pronounced dee-ah-TRY-mah), a Large, colorful, flightless bird native
damage instead of slashing damage. The creature is friendly to you and your companions, and it can be used as a mount. It understands your languages and obeys your spoken commands. If you issue no commands, the diatryma defends itself but takes no other actions.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Scribe’s Pen Wondrous item, common (requires attunement by a creature with the Mark of Scribing) You can use this pen to write on any surface. You decide whether the writing is visible or invisible
, but the writing is always visible to a person with the Mark of Scribing. Any creature with the Mark of Scribing can use an action to touch the invisible writing, making it visible to all. If you use the pen to write on a creature that isn’t a construct, the writing fades after 7 days.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Nine Lives Stealer Weapon (any sword), very rare (requires attunement) You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. The sword has 1d8 + 1 charges. If you score a
critical hit against a creature that has fewer than 100 hit points, it must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be slain instantly as the sword tears its life force from its body (a construct or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Scribe’s Pen Wondrous item, common (requires attunement by a creature with the Mark of Scribing) You can use this pen to write on any surface. You decide whether the writing is visible or invisible
, but the writing is always visible to a person with the Mark of Scribing. Any creature with the Mark of Scribing can use an action to touch the invisible writing, making it visible to all. If you use the pen to write on a creature that isn’t a construct, the writing fades after 7 days.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Lyre of Building Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement by a bard) While holding this lyre, you can cast mending as an action. You can also play the lyre as a reaction when an object or a structure
as an action to cast fabricate, move earth, passwall, or summon construct (appears in this book), and that spell can’t be cast from it again until the next dawn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Nine Lives Stealer Weapon (any sword), very rare (requires attunement) You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. The sword has 1d8 + 1 charges. If you score a
critical hit against a creature that has fewer than 100 hit points, it must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be slain instantly as the sword tears its life force from its body (a construct or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
7 bludgeoning damage, or 14 bludgeoning damage if it’s a construct. If a construct has 25 hit points or fewer after taking this damage, it is destroyed.
Mace of Terror Weapon (mace), rare (requires
Magic Items (M) Mace of Disruption Weapon (mace), rare (requires attunement)
When you hit a fiend or an undead with this magic weapon, that creature takes an extra 2d6 radiant damage. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
once if a fight breaks out. Hrossk’s job is to recast hot iron into body parts for the giant construct in area 15. Without Hrossk, Emberosa lacks the metalsmithing skills needed to finish work on Mecha
-Halaster. Hrossk is currently crafting a piece of what will become one of the construct’s eyes. The fire beetles can’t harm anyone while confined to their cage. Unlatching the cage door requires an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Staff of the Python Staff, Uncommon (Requires Attunement) As a Magic action, you can throw this staff so that it lands in an unoccupied space within 10 feet of you, causing the staff to become a
command, such as to attack your enemies or guard a location. Absent commands from you, the snake defends itself. As a Bonus Action, you can command the snake to revert to staff form in its current space
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
a caretaker of their eggs. He regularly checks the eggs, brushes fungus off them, and defends them against predators. Stronk is sleeping on a pile of skins and loudly snoring when the adventurers
him requires a successful DC 12 Dexterity (Stealth) check. If awakened, the fomorian shouts out about “killing egg thieves” and “protecting my precious ones,” then fights to defend the nesting area and
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
fraught with tests of strength, fierce competition and nothing in the way of maternal or paternal love. From the time a child can wield a stick or a crude knife, it asserts itself and defends itself
serve as a battering ram if a settlement dares to close its gates, blocking the way to the treasures and tasty food that lie within.
A heavily laden wagon that requires the strongest orcs to return it to