both best demon creature rather

Summon Fiend

Spells Player’s Handbook

You call forth a fiendish spirit. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range and uses the Fiendish Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose Demon, Devil, or Yugoloth

. 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

Tiefling

Species Player’s Handbook

Tieflings are either born in the Lower Planes or have fiendish ancestors who originated there. A tiefling (pronounced TEE-fling) is linked by blood to a devil, a demon, or some other Fiend. This

to devils. Tiefling Traits Creature Type: HumanoidSize: Medium (about 4–7 feet tall) or Small (about 3–4 feet tall), chosen when you select this speciesSpeed: 30 feet

War Caster

Feats Player’s Handbook

leaving your reach, you can take a Reaction to cast a spell at the creature rather than making an Opportunity Attack. The spell must have a casting time of one action and must target only that creature

maximum of 20. Concentration. You have Advantage on Constitution saving throws that you make to maintain Concentration. Reactive Spell. When a creature provokes an Opportunity Attack from you by

Suggestion

Spells Player’s Handbook

You suggest a course of activity—described in no more than 25 words—to one creature you can see within range that can hear and understand you. The suggestion must sound achievable and not

until you or your allies deal damage to the target. The Charmed target pursues the suggestion to the best of its ability. The suggested activity can continue for the entire duration, but if the suggested activity can be completed in a shorter time, the spell ends for the target upon completing it.

Wand of Orcus

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Crafted and wielded by Orcus, this ghastly wand slips from the demon lord’s grasp from time to time. When it does, it magically appears wherever the demon lord senses an opportunity to achieve

within 10 feet of the wand is destroyed. Any creature besides Orcus that tries to attune to the wand makes a DC 17 Constitution saving throw. On a successful save, the creature takes 10d6 Necrotic damage

Alter Self

Spells Player’s Handbook

another species, though none of your statistics change. You can’t appear as a creature of a different size, and your basic shape stays the same; if you’re bipedal, you can’t use this

your Unarmed Strike, and you use your spellcasting ability modifier for the attack and damage rolls rather than using Strength.

Balor

Monsters Monster Manual

Death Throes. The balor explodes when it dies. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 20, each creature in a 30-foot Emanation originating from the balor. Failure: 31 (9d6);{"diceNotation":"9d6", "rollType

the balor’s turns, each creature in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the balor takes 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Fire Aura", "rollDamageType":"Fire

Book of Exalted Deeds

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

The definitive treatise on all that is good in the multiverse, the Book of Exalted Deeds figures prominently in many religions. Rather than being a scripture devoted to a particular faith, the book

magical nature or translate the benefits it offers to those pure of heart and firm of purpose. A heavy clasp, wrought to look like angel wings, keeps the book’s contents secure. Only a creature

Animate Dead

Spells Player’s Handbook

creature again before the current 24-hour period ends. This use of the spell reasserts your control over up to four creatures you have animated with this spell rather than animating a new creature

Choose a pile of bones or a corpse of a Medium or Small Humanoid within range. The target becomes an Undead creature: a Skeleton if you chose bones or a Zombie if you chose a corpse. On each of your

Dominate Person

Spells Player’s Handbook

existence. On your turn, you can use this link to issue commands to the target (no action required), such as “Attack that creature,” “Move over there,” or “Fetch that object

.” The target does its best to obey on its turn. If it completes an order and doesn’t receive further direction from you, it acts and moves as it likes, focusing on protecting itself. You

Create Undead

Spells Player’s Handbook

this spell on the creature before the current 24-hour period ends. This use of the spell reasserts your control over up to three creatures you have animated with this spell rather than animating new ones

). As a Bonus Action on each of your turns, you can mentally command any creature you animated with this spell if the creature is within 120 feet of you (if you control multiple creatures, you can

Dominate Monster

Spells Player’s Handbook

One creature you can see within range must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration. The target has Advantage on the save if you or your allies are fighting it

existence. On your turn, you can use this link to issue commands to the target (no action required), such as “Attack that creature,” “Move over there,” or “Fetch that object

Planar Binding

Spells Player’s Handbook

commands to the best of its ability. You might command the creature to accompany you on an adventure, to guard a location, or to deliver a message. If the creature is Hostile, it strives to twist your

You attempt to bind a Celestial, an Elemental, a Fey, or a Fiend to your service. The creature must be within range for the entire casting of the spell. (Typically, the creature is first summoned

Demonomicon of Iggwilv

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

’s blank pages, which fills with writing detailing the trapped creature’s widely known name and depravities. Once used, this action can’t be used again until the next dawn. When you

finish a Long Rest, if you and the Demonomicon are on the same plane of existence, one trapped creature within the book can attempt to possess you. You make a DC 20 Charisma saving throw. On a failed

Planar Ally

Spells Player’s Handbook

You beseech an otherworldly entity for aid. The being must be known to you: a god, a demon prince, or some other being of cosmic power. That entity sends a Celestial, an Elemental, or a Fiend loyal

to it to aid you, making the creature appear in an unoccupied space within range. If you know a specific creature’s name, you can speak that name when you cast this spell to request that creature

Dominate Beast

Spells Player’s Handbook

existence. On your turn, you can use this link to issue commands to the target (no action required), such as “Attack that creature,” “Move over there,” or “Fetch that object

.” The target does its best to obey on its turn. If it completes an order and doesn’t receive further direction from you, it acts and moves as it likes, focusing on protecting itself. You can

Zhentilar Soldier

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

. Strength Saving Throw: DC 12, one creature within 5 feet that the Zhentilar can see. Failure: 4 (1d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d4+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Knock Down", "rollDamageType

":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it has the Prone condition.Zhentilar soldiers occupy Zhentarim fortresses and outposts. The price of betraying the

Demogorgon Spawn

Monsters Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club

);{"diceNotation":"1d4+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 13). While

Grappled, the target has the Blinded condition.Relentless, Faceless Hunters Monstrous offspring of the bestial demon lord Demogorgon, these spawn are lean, bipedal creatures with bulbous

Ivlis

Monsters Heroes of the Borderlands

12, one creature Ivlis can see within 60 feet. Failure: The target has the Charmed condition until the end of its next turn. While Charmed, the target has the Incapacitated condition.Beneath a

pretense of charity and goodness, Ivlis is a demon worshiper who leads a wicked cult. She uses deception and skulduggery to advance her power. Though she feigns kindness and compassion in public spaces

Lorwyn Giant

Monsters Lorwyn: First Light

"} Bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it has the Prone condition.In Lorwyn, giants are curious colossi who roam vast plains, bathe in salty lagoons, and nap against

their homeland in search of wondrous things or simply a place to rest. They are deeply in tune with nature but care little for the smaller denizens around them. At best, this makes a giant aloof and

Shadowmoor Giant

Monsters Lorwyn: First Light

"} Bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it has the Prone condition. Wild Magic Cataclysm (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Wild Magic

Cataclysm"}. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 15, each creature in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point within 120 feet. Failure: 28 (8d6) damage (roll 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"roll

Rimekin

Species Lorwyn: First Light

, but the flames they conjure burn icy blue rather than red hot. Further, these “flames” emanate a chilling cold rather than blazing heat. This effect extends, superficially, to the items

rimekin touch. Any armor worn or weapons wielded by rimekin become coated in layers of spiky yet harmless hoarfrost. Rimekin Traits Creature Type: HumanoidSize: Medium (about 4–7 feet tall) or Small (about 2–4 feet tall), chosen when you select this speciesSpeed: 30 feet

Queen Forfallen

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

plies the seas in the largest and best-defended ship in the Moonshaes, the prize of her armada, which she’s strengthened with rusty metal plates and filled with a crew of bloodthirsty Rusted

16, one creature Forfallen can see within 20 feet. The target has Disadvantage on this save if it has the Poisoned condition. First Failure: The target has the Restrained condition and repeats the

Aranea

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

restrictions caused by webs, and it knows the location of any other creature in contact with the same web.Multiattack. The aranea makes two attacks, using Bite, Slam, or Sling in any combination. Bite

Skilled at Crafting … 1 Exceptionally comfortable bedding. 2 Furniture made of wood and canvas. 3 Poisons that are soporific rather than lethal. 4 Poultices and unguents

Lorwyn Changeling

Species Lorwyn: First Light

truly disguise themselves; rather, their transformations are purely surface level. No matter their form, Lorwyn changelings keep their key traits: blue-green skin, tufts of tentacle-like fur, and bulbous

to contemplate their past deeds. Lorwyn Changeling Traits Creature Type: FeySize: Medium (about 4–7 feet tall) or Small (about 2–4 feet tall), chosen when you select this speciesSpeed: 30 feet

Kalashtar

Species Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

directly with their quori spirits. Rather, kalashtar might experience them as a source of instinct and inspiration, drawing on the spirits’ memories when the kalashtar sleep. This connection grants

kalashtar minor psionic abilities, as well as protection from psionic attacks. Kalashtar Traits Creature Type: AberrationSize: Medium (about 6–7 feet tall) Speed: 30 feet

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

understand. If Biha Babir casts the spell for a creature, she suffers none of the spell’s stress. Once Biha Babir has cast it three times, she can’t do so again for 365 days.Multiattack. Biha

Sammaster (Dracolich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

"}. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 20, each creature in a 90-foot Cone. Failure: 52 (8d12) Acid;{"diceNotation":"8d12", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Corroding Breath (Acid)", "rollDamageType":"Acid

, Speak with Dead 1/Day Each: Create Undead (level 8 version), Power Word KillLegendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, Sammaster can expend a use to take one of the

Sammaster (Lich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

response to the spell’s trigger, using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.Legendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, Sammaster can expend a use to take one of

the following actions. Sammaster regains all expended uses at the start of each of his turns. Deathly Teleport. Sammaster teleports up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space he can see, and each creature

Summon Greater Demon

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

spends its turn attacking any creature within reach that has attacked it. At the end of each of the demon’s turns, it makes a Charisma saving throw. The demon has disadvantage on this saving

pursuing and attacking the nearest non-demons to the best of its ability. If you stop concentrating on the spell before it reaches its full duration, an uncontrolled demon doesn’t disappear for 1d6

Iron Flask Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

This iron bottle has a brass stopper. You can use an action to speak the flask's command word, targeting a creature that you can see within 60 feet of you. If the target is native to a plane of

throw. Once trapped, a creature remains in the flask until released. The flask can hold only one creature at a time. A creature trapped in the flask doesn't need to breathe, eat, or drink and doesn't

Eater of Hope

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Breath of Hopelessness"}. The eater of hope exhales a miasma of Underworld winds in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 14

’ greed to turn them against one another and their own best interests. Some foul souls can’t let go of the miserable lives they had. Having been despicable in life, these spirits fester in

Shadow Demon Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Incorporeal Movement. The demon can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Incorporeal

Movement","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage if it ends its turn inside an object. Light Sensitivity. While in bright light, the demon has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom

Nalfeshnee (Summoner Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Horror Nimbus"}. The nalfeshnee magically emits scintillating, multicolored light. Each creature within 15 feet of the nalfeshnee that can see the light

must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a

Hezrou (Summoner Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Magic Resistance. The hezrou has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Stench. Any creature that starts its turn within 10 feet of the hezrou must succeed on a DC 14

Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the start of its next turn. On a successful saving throw, the creature is immune to the hezrou's stench for 24 hours.Multiattack. The hezrou makes three

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