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                                                    Player’s Handbook
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    You alter your physical form. Choose one of the following options. Its effects last for the duration, during which you can take a Magic action to replace the option you chose with a different one
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     spell to become quadrupedal, for instance. For the duration, you can take a Magic action to change your appearance in this way again.
Natural Weapons. You grow claws (Slashing), fangs (Piercing
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     rely on hearing or smell.Multiattack. (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). The werewolf makes two attacks: two with its spear (humanoid form) or one with its bite and one with its claws (hybrid form).
Bite
                                                
                                            
                                                
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Claws. (Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claws"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"2d4+2
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Tales from the Yawning Portal
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     (humanoid form) or one with her bite and one with her claws (hybrid form).
Bite (Wolf or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be cursed with werewolf lycanthropy.
Claws. (Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claws"} to hit
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Ghosts of Saltmarsh
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Immutable Form. The statue is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the statue fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . The statue makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     with its Longsword (humanoid form) or one with its Bite and one with its Claws (dire wolf or hybrid form).
Bite (Dire Wolf or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     or be cursed with loup garou lycanthropy.
Claws (Dire Wolf or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claws"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Assume Form. The maurezhi can assume the appearance of any Medium Humanoid it eats. It remains in this form for 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Assume Form"} days, during
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     which time the form gradually decays until, when the effect ends, the form sloughs from the demon’s body.
Magic Resistance. The maurezhi has advantage on saving throws against spells and other
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Tales from the Yawning Portal
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     1 hit point.Multiattack. Xipe makes two attacks, either with his claws or its glaive.
Claw (Oni Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claw"} to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    
1/day each: charm person, sleet storm, gaseous form, sleep, fear
Magic Weapons. Xipe's weapon attacks are magical.
Regeneration. Xipe regains 10 hit points at the start of his turn if it has at least
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    False Appearance. While the gargoyle remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an inanimate statue.Multiattack. The gargoyle makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws.
Bite
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claws"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     rolls and ability checks.Multiattack (Vampire Form Only). The vampire makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws.
Bite (Hyena or Vampire Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +8
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     reduced to 0.
Claws (Vampire Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claws"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d4 + 5);{"diceNotation
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Ghosts of Saltmarsh
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (3d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"3d6+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.
Fleeting Form. The matriarch can magically
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The matriarch makes two claws attacks.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claws"} to hit
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     inclined to flyby tactics, swooping in to make attacks with its beak and claws before flying out of reach.
DRAGONNEL STEEDS
With the DM's permission, a paladin can summon a spirit in the form of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ":"slashing"} slashing damage.Dragonnels are distantly related to chromatic, gem, and metallic dragons and resemble them in basic form. Intelligent enough to understand speech but incapable of speaking
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Tales from the Yawning Portal
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     needing to make an ability check.
Shapechanger. If Tloques-Popolocas isn't in sunlight or running water, it can use its action to polymorph into a Tiny bat, or back into its true form.
While in bat
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     form, Tloques-Popolocas can't speak, its walking speed is 5 feet, and he has a flying speed of 30 feet. His statistics, other than his size and speed, are unchanged. Anything he's wearing transforms
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Ghosts of Saltmarsh
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     cast the following spells, requiring only verbal components:
At will: message
1/day: comprehend languagesMultiattack. The wave shaper makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws.
Bite
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +4
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     necromantic energies or when numerous crawling claw;crawling claws form a cooperative relationship.
Most of a soul shaker’s victims have their vitality drained and their flesh pulverized by
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     shaker is reduced to 0 hit points, it explodes into 7 (1d4 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d4+5","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Reconstruction"} crawling claw;crawling claws. After 6 (1d12;{"diceNotation":"1d12
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     trusted dragon army officer;officers. While they lack a red dragon’s destructive breath, these dragonnels are inured to fire, and their vicious teeth and claws flare with embers.
Dragonnels
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    
Dragonnels are distantly related to chromatic and metallic dragons and resemble them in basic form. Intelligent enough to understand speech but incapable of speaking themselves, they are willful creatures largely motivated by the desire for food.Fire
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     cone faces and whether its mouth is open or closed.Multiattack. The woe strider makes two claw attacks and one bite attack. If both claws hit the same creature, the target is grappled (escape DC 14
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     damage. In addition, each magic item the creature is carrying that isn't an artifact has its magical properties suppressed for 1 minute.Woe striders form from the souls of those who've broken the bonds of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Shapechanger. If Zorak isn't in sunlight or running water, he can use his action to polymorph into a Tiny bat or a Medium cloud of mist, or back into his true form.
While in bat form, Zorak can't
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     carrying does. He reverts to his true form if he dies.
While in mist form, Zorak can't take any actions, speak, or manipulate objects. He is weightless, has a flying speed of 20 feet, can hover, and can
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Immutable Form. The dragon is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form.
Magic Resistance. The dragon has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Siege
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     rest.Multiattack. The dragon uses its Malevolent Presence. It then makes three attacks: two with its claws and one with its tail. If the dragon isn’t flying, it can also make one attack with its
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ","rollAction":"Claws"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 slashing damage.A tressym is a mischievous winged cat as big as a house cat, with a wingspan of 3 feet.
Thought to be the results of wizardly
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     experimentation on house cats, tressym are intelligent and have been known to form strong friendships with humanoids, particularly rangers and wizards. Tressym get along well with others of their kind
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 18
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     creature is pushed 60 feet away from the dragon.
Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into its true form. It
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , without needing to make an ability check.
Web Walker. Arasta ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing.Multiattack. Arasta makes three attacks: one with her bite and two with her claws.
Bite
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     after regaining hit points, and is paralyzed while poisoned in this way.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claws"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     bite and two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +13;{"diceNotation":"1d20+13","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 19 (2d10 + 8);{"diceNotation":"2d10
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     its true form. It reverts to its true form if it dies. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new form (the dragon's choice).
In a new form, the dragon retains its
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , the target also takes 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage.
Flurry of Claws (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Flurry of Claws"}. The mangler makes six Claw attacks. Either before or after these attacks, it can move up to its speed without provoking opportunity attack;opportunity
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     incorporated parts of dragons’ bodies into magic items, crafting dragon hide into armor and forging weapons from claws and teeth. Alchemists have found beneficial uses for dragon blood, but ill-advised
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     experiments have also given rise to dragonblood oozes.
The congealed blood of a dragon given mobility and hunger, the ooze tries to shape itself into a draconic form. It cannot hold a coherent shape
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Change Shape. Iymrith magically polymorphs into a female storm giant or back into her true form
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . She reverts to her true form if she dies. Any equipment she is wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new form (the dragon’s choice).
In storm giant form, Iymrith retains her alignment
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
4th level (2 slots): dimension door, stoneskinMultiattack. Lhammaruntosz can use her Frightful Presence. She then makes three attacks: one with her bite and two with her claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     rating no higher than her own, or back into her true form. She reverts to her true form if she dies. Any equipment she is wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new form (Lhammaruntosz's choice
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
1/day each: alarm, detect magic, gaseous form, misty step, passwall, see invisibilityMultiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Presence. It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 10 ft
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Acquisitions Incorporated
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Hide action as a bonus action.Multiattack. The ancient deep crow makes three attacks: one with its mandibles and two with its claws.
Mandibles. Melee Weapon Attack: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     cousins, the ancient deep crows. Whether these gargantuan specimens are elder deep crows grown to great size or some higher form that holds lesser deep crows in thrall remains to be determined. Ideally
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Acquisitions Incorporated
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     attacks: one with its mandibles and two with its claws.
Mandibles. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Mandibles"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     resembles a massive version of its namesake bird, this creature is a unique form of avian insect. Seen up close, it can easily be discerned from any other giant bird by its insectoid maw, its four-clawed
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     looks like an oversized, four-armed ape with grayish-tan skin and white fur. Its vicious fangs and claws reveal it to be a monstrous predator.
Girallons are most common in temperate or warm forest
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     ravines or shallow caves, or hide in ruined sites while waiting for prey to come near. A girallon is surprisingly stealthy, considering its size and its lack of camouflage.
Girallons form loose bands
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage if the target is prone.Bloody Rampage. When the gray render takes damage, it makes one attack with its claws against a random creature within its reach, other than
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     its master.A curious impulse drives the gray render. Despite its hulking form and terrible appetite, it wants most of all to bond with an intelligent creature and, once bonded, to give its life to
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     psychic energy can take a nonphysical form upon regenerating. The troll’s psyche survives, but the body is as insubstantial as shadow. The troll might be unaware of the transition—the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     creature still moves and attacks with teeth and claws as ever—but now the troll strikes at victims’ minds.
Trolls
Trolls that are nearly obliterated but survive and regenerate from mere
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     its bite and two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d6+4
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     minutes for the heart to melt and the blizzard to form. The blizzard lasts for 8 hours.
A hag or similar creature can perform a ritual that turns the heart into a magical talisman that acts like a
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Tyranny of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Discorporation. When Tiamat drops to 0 hit points or dies, her body is destroyed but her essence travels back to her domain in the Nine Hells, and she is unable to take physical form for a time
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the start of her turn.Multiattack. Tiamat can use her Frightful Presence. She then makes three attacks: two with her claws and one with her tail.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +19;{"diceNotation":"1d20
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     bonus action, Belashyrra can teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.Multiattack. Belashyrra makes two attacks with its claws and uses its Eye Ray once.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +14
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . The target can’t be returned to its original form by any means short of a wish spell.
2. Domination Ray. The target must succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed by Belashyrra for 1
                                                
                                            
                                        






