before being dodge certain reduced

Giant Insect

Spells Player’s Handbook

determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or when the spell ends. The creature is an ally to you and your allies. In combat, the creature

shares your Initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It obeys your verbal commands (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses

Summon Elemental

Spells Player’s Handbook

, Fire, or Water. The creature resembles a bipedal form wreathed in the chosen element, which determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or when

action required by you). If you don’t issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its movement to avoid danger. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. Use the spell slot’s level for the

Animate Objects

Spells Player’s Handbook

. Each target animates, sprouts legs, and becomes a Construct that uses the Animated Object stat block; this creature is under your control until the spell ends or until it is reduced to 0 Hit Points

the same command to each one). If you issue no commands, the creature takes the Dodge action and moves only to avoid harm. When the creature drops to 0 Hit Points, it reverts to its object form, and

Summon Construct

Spells Player’s Handbook

, Metal, or Stone. The creature resembles an animate statue (you determine the appearance) made of the chosen material, which determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when

. It obeys your verbal commands (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its movement to avoid danger. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. Use the spell

Summon Fey

Spells Player’s Handbook

. The creature resembles a Fey creature of your choice marked by the chosen mood, which determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or when the

action required by you). If you don’t issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its movement to avoid danger. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. Use the spell slot’s level for the spell

Summon Beast

Spells Player’s Handbook

, or Water. The creature resembles an animal of your choice that is native to the chosen environment, which determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 Hit

commands (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its movement to avoid danger. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. Use the spell slot’s level

Summon Celestial

Spells Player’s Handbook

Avenger or Defender. Your choice determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or when the spell ends. The creature is an ally to you and your allies

the Dodge action and uses 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. Celestial Spirit Large

Summon Aberration

Spells Player’s Handbook

, or Slaad. The creature resembles an Aberration of that kind, which determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or when the spell ends. The

don’t issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses 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

Summon Undead

Spells Player’s Handbook

: Ghostly, Putrid, or Skeletal. The spirit resembles an Undead creature with the chosen form, which determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or

(no action required by you). If you don’t issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its movement to avoid danger. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. Use the spell slot’s level for the

Summon Fiend

Spells Player’s Handbook

. The creature resembles a Fiend of the chosen type, which determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or when the spell ends. The creature is

don’t issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses 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

Tharashk Hunter

Monsters Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

);{"diceNotation":"3d8+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Longbow", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage, and the target’s Speed is reduced by 10 feet until the end of its next turn.Uncanny

Dodge. Trigger: The hunter is hit by an attack roll. Response: The hunter halves the damage (round down) it takes from that attack.House Tharashk’s heirs include inquisitives, dragonshard

Blue Slaad (control gem variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

point. Control Gem. Implanted in the slaad's brain is a magic control gem. The slaad must obey whoever possesses the gem and is immune to being charmed while so controlled. Certain spells can be used to

phage. While infected, the target can't regain hit points, and its hit point maximum is reduced by 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Claw"} every 24 hours. If the disease

Vampirate Captain

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Explode. When the captain is reduced to 0 hit points, it explodes in a cloud of ash. Any creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 16 (3d10

. A Humanoid reduced to 0 hit points by this attack dies and instantly transforms into a free-willed shadow or vampirate (captain’s choice) under the DM’s control. Heavy Crossbow. Ranged

Drow Inquisitor

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. The target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest

. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0. Spellcasting. The drow casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability

Summon Shadowspawn

Spells Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

: Fury, Despair, or Fear. The creature resembles a misshapen biped marked by the chosen emotion, which determines certain traits in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 hit points

commands (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its move to avoid danger. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th

Drow Inquisitor (Summoner Variant)

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. The target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest

. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0. Spellcasting. The drow casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability

Horrid Plant

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

; 3–4, purple blossom; or 5–6, snapper saw. This form determines certain traits in this stat block. False Appearance. If the horrid plant is motionless at the start of combat, it has

":"Vampiric Tendril", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. The target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the

Death Giant Shrouded One

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

, but it turns to dust if reduced to 0 hit points or when the giant dies. If the rune is destroyed, the giant can inscribe a death rune on another skull in its possession when it finishes a short or

":"damage", "rollAction":"Reaping Scythe", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage, and the target can’t regain hit points until the end of its next turn. The target dies if it is reduced to

Summon Construct

spells Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

a material: Clay, Metal, or Stone. The creature resembles a golem or a modron (your choice) made of the chosen material, which determines certain traits in its stat block. The creature disappears when

yours. It obeys your verbal commands (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its move to avoid danger. At Higher Levels. When you cast this

Otherworldly Corrupter

Monsters The Book of Many Things

which the target is immune to this Debilitating Touch for 24 hours.Uncanny Dodge. When an attacker the corrupter can see hits the corrupter with an attack, the corrupter halves the attack’s

":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days.PsychicChange Shape. The corrupter magically transforms into any creature that is Small or Medium, while retaining its game statistics (other than its size). This transformation ends if the corrupter is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus action to end it.

Spirit of Death

Spells The Book of Many Things

You call forth a spirit that embodies death. The spirit manifests in an unoccupied space you can see within range and uses the reaper spirit stat block. The spirit disappears when it is reduced to 0

verbal commands (no action required by you). If you don’t issue the spirit any commands, it takes the Dodge action and uses its movement to avoid danger. Reaper Spirit Medium Undead, Neutral

Relentless Juggernaut

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

":"damage","rollAction":"Slice","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage, and if the target is a creature, its speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of the juggernaut’s next turn. Fist. Melee

a certain area its territory and visits destruction upon all trespassers. Relentless killers are hateful, revenge-obsessed creatures that enter into pacts with fiends or other nefarious entities

Endelyn Moongrave

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Boon of Immortality. Endelyn is immune to any effect that would age her, and she can’t die from old age. Eclipsed Doom. Endelyn can be killed only if she is reduced to 0 hit points during a

them from taking certain courses of action in their lives. Her petitioners often learn of a dreadful fate that awaits them but find themselves unable to prevent it due to the cursed terms of their

Fractine

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

surfaces substituting for the mirror needed to cast certain divination spells. While being used in this way, the fractine siphons magical energy from the spellcaster—not enough to cause harm

, and the fractine can’t be harmed from within the demiplane. The fractine can imprison only one creature at a time and can release that creature as a bonus action. If the fractine is reduced

Summon Aberration Legacy

Spells Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Beholderkin, Slaad, or Star Spawn. The creature resembles an aberration of that kind, which determines certain traits in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell

action required by you). If you don’t issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its move to avoid danger. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher

Summon Elemental Legacy

Spells Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

element: Air, Earth, Fire, or Water. The creature resembles a bipedal form wreathed in the chosen element, which determines certain traits in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0

verbal commands (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its move to avoid danger. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot

Damage Resistance Legacy

Rules

Some creatures and objects are exceedingly difficult to hurt with certain types of damage. If a creature or an object has resistance to a damage type, damage of that type is halved against it

within a magical aura that reduces all damage by 5. The 25 damage is first reduced by 5 and then halved, so the creature takes 10 damage. Multiple instances of resistance that affect the same damage type

Prehistoric Figurines of Wondrous Power

Magic Items Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

used again until a certain amount of time has passed, as specified in the figurine’s description. Prehistoric Figurine of Wondrous Power (Carnelian Triceratops);Carnelian Triceratops (Very

a 1, you lose control of the figurine, and it becomes hostile to you and your companions until it is reduced to 0 hit points, at which point it reverts to figurine form. Prehistoric Figurine of

Summon Beast Legacy

Spells Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

environment: Air, Land, or Water. The creature resembles an animal of your choice that is native to the chosen environment, which determines certain traits in its stat block. The creature disappears when it

. It obeys your verbal commands (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its move to avoid danger. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a

Summon Draconic Spirit

Spells Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

of dragon: chromatic, gem, or metallic. The creature resembles a dragon of the chosen family, which determines certain traits in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 hit points

commands (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its move to avoid danger. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 6th

Summon Undead Legacy

Spells Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

’s form: Ghostly, Putrid, or Skeletal. The spirit resembles an undead creature with the chosen form, which determines certain traits in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0

your verbal commands (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its move to avoid danger. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell

Summon Fiend Legacy

Spells Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

, Devil, or Yugoloth. The creature resembles a fiend of the chosen type, which determines certain traits in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends

required by you). If you don’t issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its move to avoid danger. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 7th level or higher, use the

Star Spawn Larva Mage

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Return to Worms. When the mage is reduced to 0 hit points, it breaks apart into a swarm of insects (see the Monster Manual) in the same space. Unless the swarm is destroyed, the mage reforms from it

Blessings Disciples of certain Elder Evils can bestow supernatural gifts on those who serve that cult, including star spawn. The following powers are unique to specific cults; typically a creature has

Amethyst Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

, the creature takes half as much damage, and its speed isn’t reduced. Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as

an end to the restriction. 4 An amethyst dragon recruits a group of adventurers to psychically trade bodies with adventurers from another world, so that each can carry out certain tasks before

Evasion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Evasion Beginning at 7th level, you can nimbly dodge out of the way of certain area effects, such as a red dragon’s fiery breath or an ice storm spell. When you are subjected to an effect that allows

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