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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

makes a number of attacks equal to half this spell’s level (round down). Bite (Demon Only). Melee Attack Roll: Bonus equals your spell attack modifier, reach 5 ft. Hit: 1d12 + 3 + the spell

Shifter

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

bite attack when it activates this trait and also as a bonus action on each of its turns while in its bestial form.Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit

","rollAction":"Shortsword"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d6+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shortsword","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Bite. Melee

Space Hamster

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage. Go for the Eyes (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation

their creators to refer to them as miniature giant space hamsters. The magic also made the space hamsters smarter and telepathic. These benign rodents are native to Wildspace, though countless numbers of

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

","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage to the slaad.Multiattack. The slaad makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8

Clockwork Defender

Monsters Keys from the Golden Vault

Unusual Nature. The defender doesn’t need air, food, drink, or sleep.Electrified Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Electrified Bite"} to

hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Electrified Bite", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation

Sahuagin Priestess Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

) 3rd level (3 slots): mass healing word, tonguesMultiattack. The sahuagin makes two attacks: one with her bite and one with her claws. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType

":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d4+1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Claws. Melee

Yuan-ti Broodguard

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

next turn.Multiattack. The broodguard makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft

., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d8+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4

Sahuagin Baron Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

. The sahuagin makes three attacks: one with his bite and two with his claws or trident. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5

ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d4+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7

Death Slaad (control gem variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

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 acquire the

":"damage","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage to the slaad.Multiattack. The slaad makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws or greatsword. Bite (Slaad Form Only). Melee Weapon

Red 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

","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage to the slaad.Multiattack. The slaad makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6

Gray Slaad (control gem variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

whoever possesses the gem and is immune to being charmed while so controlled. Certain spells can be used to acquire the gem. If the slaad fails its saving throw against imprisonment, the spell can

slaad.Multiattack. The slaad makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws or greatsword. Bite (Slaad Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction

Green Slaad (control gem variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

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 acquire the gem. If the slaad

":"psychic"} psychic damage to the slaad.Multiattack. The slaad makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws or staff. Alternatively, it uses its Hurl Flame twice. Bite (Slaad Form Only

Black Abishai

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

effects.Multiattack. The abishai makes one Bite attack and two Scimitar attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target

. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d10+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite

Blue Abishai

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

effects.Multiattack. The abishai makes three Bite or Lightning Strike attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target

. Hit: 13 (2d10 + 2);{"diceNotation":"2d10+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction

Sweettooth Horror

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The horror makes one Bite attack and two Candy Cane attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction

":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation

Wereraven

Monsters Curse of Strahd

light weapons. They are reluctant to make bite attacks in raven form for fear of spreading their curse to those who don’t deserve it or who would abuse it. A Kindness of Wereravens. Wereravens

refer to their tightly knit groups as kindnesses. A kindness of wereravens usually numbers between seven and twelve individuals. Not surprisingly, wereravens get along well with ravens and often hide

White Abishai

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

turn.Multiattack. The abishai makes one Bite attack, one Claw attack, and one Longsword attack. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft

., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d4+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"damage

Deep Scion

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Amphibious (Hybrid Form Only). The deep scion can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The deep scion makes two Battleaxe attacks, or it makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Battleaxe. Melee

with two hands. Bite (Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 6 (1d4 + 4);{"diceNotation

Cosmic Horror

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the horror fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Unusual Nature. The horror doesn’t require air.Multiattack. The horror makes one Bite attack

and two Tentacle attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 22 (4d6 + 8);{"diceNotation":"4d6+8

Red Abishai

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

effects.Multiattack. The abishai makes one Bite attack and one Claw attack, and it can use Frightful Presence or Incite Fanaticism. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit

", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 22 (3d10 + 6);{"diceNotation":"3d10+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 38 (7d10

Star Spawn Grue

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

grue.Confounding Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Confounding Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (2d4 + 1);{"diceNotation":"2d4+1

", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Confounding Bite", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw or attack rolls against it have advantage until

Elf

races Player’s Handbook

more, and it grants them certain kinds of magic. Drow, high elves, and wood elves are examples of elves who have been transformed thus. Drow Drow typically dwell in the Underdark and have been

Xen’drik. High Elves High elves have been infused with the magic of crossings between the Feywild and the Material Plane. On some worlds, high elves refer to themselves by other names. For

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

effects. Actions Multiattack. The fiend makes a number of attacks equal to half this spell’s level (rounded down). Bite (Demon Only). Melee Weapon Attack: your spell attack modifier to hit

Amethyst Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Amphibious. The dragon can breathe both air and water.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9

(1d10+4);{"diceNotation":"1d10+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 4 (1d8);{"diceNotation":"1d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite

Young Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Amphibious. The dragon can breathe both air and water.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit

", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d10+5);{"diceNotation":"2d10+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 4 (1d8

Morkoth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Amphibious. The morkoth can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The morkoth makes either two Bite attacks and one Tentacles attack or three Bite attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation

":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"2d6+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"slashing

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

royal family could poison a meal and declare it “safe” after taking a bite. There are legends of certain yuan-ti infiltrating human cities and forming deadly covert societies that sell

can more easily pronounce the name in this altered form. An adopted name of this sort is recognized as a variant of the birth name, rather than a unique name unto itself. A yuan-ti might refer to

Ancient Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Amphibious. The dragon can breathe both air and water. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite

attack and two Claw attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 19 (2d10+8);{"diceNotation":"2d10+8

Adult Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d10+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite

Ancient Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +13

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+13", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (2d10 + 7);{"diceNotation":"2d10+7", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite

Adult Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Amphibious. The dragon can breathe both air and water. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite

attack and two Claw attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (2d10+7);{"diceNotation":"2d10+7

Shifter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Shifter Shifters are tied to primal spirits, which most of them refer to as the beast within. They are lithe of form and have bestial features: large eyes, flat noses, pointed ears, and light fur

action, the shifter takes on a more bestial form for 1 minute or until it dies. The shifter gains 5 temporary hit points. It can make a bite attack when it activates this trait and also as a bonus action

The Draconic Prophecy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

at each individual fragment of the Prophecy as a self-contained challenge, and they explore how a certain series of actions might fulfill the Prophecy. The immortal beings who are truly invested in

: “The gorgon’s breath.” These words could refer to a literal gorgon, perhaps one magically altered or infused with radiant energy so its breath restores health, brings the dead back to life, or animates

Creature Type

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

categorization and have no rules of their own, but certain game effects might refer to them. Lists of monster groups related by descriptive tags appear in appendix B.

Creature Type Each monster has a tag that identifies the type of creature it is. Certain spells, magic items, class features, and other effects in the game interact in special ways with creatures of

Creature Type

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

, and zombies. Descriptive Tags A monster might have one or more tags in parentheses following its type. Such tags provide additional categorization and have no rules of their own, but certain game effects might refer to them.

Creature Type Each monster has a tag that identifies the type of creature it is. Certain spells, magic items, class features, and other effects in the game interact in special ways with creatures of

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