before both destroy choose reduces

Resistance

Spells Player’s Handbook

You touch a willing creature and choose a damage type: Acid, Bludgeoning, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Necrotic, Piercing, Poison, Radiant, Slashing, or Thunder. When the creature takes damage of the

chosen type before the spell ends, the creature reduces the total damage taken by 1d4. A creature can benefit from this spell only once per turn.

Rust Monster

Monsters Monster Manual

creature with the object. Failure: The object takes a −1 penalty to the AC it offers (armor) or to its attack rolls (weapon). Armor is destroyed if the penalty reduces its AC to 10, and a weapon

is destroyed if its penalty reaches −5. The penalty can be removed by casting the Mending spell on the armor or weapon. Destroy Metal. The rust monster touches a nonmagical metal object within

Death Tyrant

Monsters Monster Manual

Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the death tyrant fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The death tyrant uses Eye Rays three times. Bite. Melee Attack

: Half damage. Failure or Success: If the target is a creature and this damage reduces it to 0 Hit Points, it disintegrates into dust. Death Ray. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 17. Failure: 55 (10d10

Beholder

Monsters Monster Manual

Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the beholder fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The beholder uses Eye Rays three times. Bite. Melee Attack Roll

or Success: If the target is a creature and this damage reduces it to 0 Hit Points, it disintegrates into dust. 10: Death Ray. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 16. Failure: 55 (10d10);{"diceNotation":"10d10

Ring of Elemental Command

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

regains 1d4 + 1 expended charges daily at dawn. While wearing the ring, you can cast a spell from it. Choose the spell from the list of available spells based on the Elemental Plane the ring is linked to

) Ring of Elemental Command (Water);Water Create or Destroy Water (1 charge), Ice Storm (2 charges), Tsunami (5 charges), Wall of Ice (3 charges), Water Walk (2 charges)

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

combat, you have Advantage on Death Saving Throws for 1 year. If someone else reduces your chosen foe to 0 Hit Points or you don’t choose a foe, this card has no effect. Donjon. You disappear

one of your ability scores by 2. You can’t decrease an ability that has a score of 5 or lower. Alternatively, you can choose not to adjust your ability scores, in which case this card has no

Axe of the Dwarvish Lords

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

, you can take a Magic action to summon an Earth Elemental. It appears in an unoccupied space you choose within 30 feet of yourself, understands your languages, obeys your commands, and takes its turn

unexpected. You can’t use this property again until 3 days have passed. Destroying the Axe. The only way to destroy the axe is to melt it down in the Earthheart Forge, where it was created. It must remain in the burning forge for 50 years before it finally succumbs to the fire and is consumed.

Rusted Wyrm

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the Rusted fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The Rusted makes two Bite attacks. Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20

evaporate rivers and destroy springs, others venture further underwater to wreck coral reefs and boil the sea.Fire, PoisonEncasing Rust. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 19, one creature within 20 feet of

Eldritch Eddy

Monsters Netheril’s Fall

: destroy as much in their paths as possible. Before eldritch eddies manifest, telltale signs signal their arrival. Roll on or choose a result from the Eldritch Eddy Manifestations table to inspire what

Calimemnon Crystal

Magic Items Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

can hover. Spells. You can cast these spells with the crystal (spell save DC 18): Create or Destroy Water, Enlarge/Reduce, Invisibility (targeting yourself only), and Major Image. Aura of Cold. The

six rays of volatile energy from the crystal at one or more creatures within 60 feet. You can aim the rays at one target or at several. For each ray, choose one of the following effects: Damage Ray

Biha Babir

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead. Wishes. Biha Babir knows the Wish spell but can cast it only on behalf of a non-genie creature who communicates a wish in a way Biha Babir can

components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17): At Will: Create or Destroy Water, Detect Magic, Major Image 2/Day Each: Control Water (Flood, Part Water, or Redirect Flow

Lesser Death Dragon

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature dies if the breath reduces it to 0 hit points. Additionally, any Medium or smaller Humanoid killed by the breath’s damage, as well as every

destroy the would-be memento. Death Dragons Death dragons are the Undead skeletal remains of metallic or chromatic dragons, infused with the lingering fires of the Cataclysm by foul magic. Rarely, death

Skeletal Knight

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the skeletal knight to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 + the damage taken, unless the damage is bludgeoning or from a

free to pursue its own ends. Skeletal knights are relentless in battle and difficult to destroy. They cling to the sins that curse them, and they fight until their skulls are reduced to shards. Their

Cleric Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

that god. Did you enter this service willingly? Or did the god choose you, impelling you into service with no regard for your wishes? How do the temple priests of your faith regard you: as a champion or

quickly by following these suggestions. First, Wisdom should be your highest ability score, followed by Strength or Constitution. Second, choose the acolyte background. The Cleric Table

Xvart Warlock of Raxivort

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Raxivort’s Blessing. When the xvart reduces an enemy to 0 hit points, the xvart gains 4 temporary hit points. Raxivort’s Tongue. The xvart can communicate with ordinary bat;bats and rat

;bats, which xvarts befriend to this day. He enjoyed his reign only briefly before Graz’zt unleashed his vengeance. The demon prince urged villains far and wide to pursue the Infinity Spindle for themselves and destroy Raxivort.Low Cunning. The xvart takes the Disengage action.

Gnome Squidling

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If this damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the squidling kills the target by extracting and devouring its brain. Mind Tickle (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation

propel it along whatever surface it’s floating above. Most mind flayers destroy squidlings on sight, so it’s rare to see one or more of these creatures. Squidlings eat brains for sustenance, just like other mind flayers do, and they don’t care where the brains come from.

Black Rose Bearer

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

a pristine black rose. Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the bearer to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 plus the damage taken, unless the damage is radiant or

. Suffer not their presence; destroy rose bearers on sight.” —Common saying among the Knights of Solamnia A black rose bearer is a rotting corpse animated by necromancers on Krynn to serve

Ingot of the Skold Rune

Magic Items Storm King's Thunder

following properties, which work only while it’s on your person. Runic Shield. You have a +1 bonus to AC. Shield Bond. As a bonus action, choose a creature that you can see within 30 feet of you

you a +1 bonus to AC, and the first time after each of your long rests that damage reduces you to 0 hit points, you are instead reduced to 1 hit point. You must be wielding the shield to gain these

Greater Death Dragon

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Unusual Nature. The dragon doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The

", "rollAction":"Cataclysmic Breath", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature dies if the breath reduces it to 0 hit points

Molydeus Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

, polymorph, telekinesis, teleport 3/day: lightning bolt 1/day: imprisonment Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the molydeus fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. The

or its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target transforms into a manes if this reduces its hit

Devkarin Lich

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the lich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Regeneration. The lich regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn. If the lich takes fire or

saving throws against any effect that turns undead. Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the lich to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 + the damage taken, unless the

Ogrémoch

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Ogrémoch has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Siege Monster. Ogrémoch deals double damage to objects and

tremors are strong enough to destroy flimsy structures. After 10 days, they are strong enough to destroy ordinary wooden buildings. After 20 days, they can seriously damage or destroy reinforced or

Asteria

Monsters The Book of Many Things

doesn’t function if Asteria has the incapacitated condition. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Asteria fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead. Special Equipment. Asteria wears

, but she nevertheless opposes groups like the Grim Harrow (see chapter 19) that seek to destroy the Deck of Many Things.PoisonEmpowering Aegis (Recharge 4–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge

Lich Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the lich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Rejuvenation. If it has a phylactery, a destroyed lich gains a new body in 1d10;{"diceNotation

, emerging to destroy those who dare to disturb the lich’s work. A lich encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 22 (41,000 XP). Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative

Encephalon Cluster

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the cluster fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. The cluster has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical

saving throw or have the prone condition. If this attack reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target immediately dies and is consumed by the cluster. Spawn Progeny (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest

Tempest Hart

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the hart fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The hart makes a Lightning Antlers attack and a Thunder Hooves attack. Lightning Antlers

per turn. Entangling Growth. Immediately after a creature the hart can see within 120 feet of itself hits it with an attack roll, the hart reduces the damage to itself by half. The attacker must

Charmayne Daymore

Monsters Keys from the Golden Vault

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Charmayne fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. Charmayne makes three Ashen Burst attacks. She can replace one of these attacks with

magic to tear out Jhaeros’s heart while keeping it alive. She then used the still-beating heart as the focus of a ritual to destroy Ghalasine.Fire

Demilich (Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

damage if it fails. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the demilich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Turn Immunity. The demilich is immune to effects that turn undead.Howl (Recharge

":"necrotic"} necrotic damage, and if this damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, its soul is trapped as if it failed the saving throw. A soul trapped in a gem for 24 hours is devoured and ceases to

Gar Shatterkeel

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

Amphibious. Gar can breathe air and water. Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If Gar fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Spellcasting. Gar is a 9th-level spellcaster. His

asterisked spell is from appendix B): Cantrips (at will): mending, resistance, shape water* 1st level (4 slots): create or destroy water, cure wounds, fog cloud, thunderwave 2nd level (3 slots): darkvision

Leviathan

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the leviathan fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Partial Freeze. If the leviathan takes 50 cold damage or more during a single turn, the

. Nihilistic cults have also been known to perform arduous rituals to summon a leviathan to a world, with the aim of using the creature to destroy coastal communities. Those cultists often consider it

Chardalyn Dragon

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

, move as close as it can to that target and use its action to make a melee attack against it. If the dragon doesn’t choose a target, the charmed creature can act normally on its turn. Radiant

exceeds its own instinct of self-preservation. Thus, the dragon will destroy itself in pursuit of its master’s desires if necessary. The dragon likes to tear foes apart, as well as knock down

Necrichor

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the necrichor fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Rejuvenation. Unless its lifeless remains are splashed with Holy Water (flask);holy water or

difficult to destroy, since they leave a trace of their essence within the veins of every creature they’ve controlled and can regenerate themselves from those creatures’ blood. Unable to

Mind Flayer Lich (Illithilich) Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the lich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Rejuvenation. If it has a phylactery, a destroyed lich gains a new body in 1d10;{"diceNotation

(10d10);{"diceNotation":"10d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Extract Brain","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If this damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the lich kills the

Nightmare Beast

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the beast fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Siege Monster. The beast deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The beast makes

":"Disintegration Gaze","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If this magical effect reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is disintegrated

Molydeus (Summoner Variant)

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the molydeus fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. The molydeus has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical

maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target transforms into a manes (see the Monster Manual) if this reduces its hit

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