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Monster Manual
Resistances. See Living Shadow.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Living Shadow. While in Dim Light or Darkness
Bright Light instead create Dim Light, and creatures there have Advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.
If the dragon dies or moves its lair elsewhere, these effects end immediately.NecroticShadow Stealth. While in Dim Light or Darkness, the dragon takes the Hide action.
Monsters
Monster Manual
Resistances. See Living Shadow.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Living Shadow. While in Dim Light or Darkness
Bright Light instead create Dim Light, and creatures there have Advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.
If the dragon dies or moves its lair elsewhere, these effects end immediately.NecroticShadow Stealth. While in Dim Light or Darkness, the dragon takes the Hide action.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
a spell originating from the chosen point. Roll 1d10 to determine the spell: on a 1–2, Darkness; on a 3–4, Faerie Fire; on a 5–6, Fireball; on a 7–8, Slow; on a 9–10
, Stinking Cloud.
21–25
Nothing happens at the chosen point of origin. Instead, you have the Stunned condition until the start of your next turn, believing something awesome just happened
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
. If you already have darkvision, the mantle increases your darkvision’s range by 60 feet instead.
Move in Shadows. While you are in dim light or darkness, you can use a bonus action to teleport
, along with anything you are wearing or carrying, up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see that is also in dim light or darkness. You then have advantage on the first melee attack you make
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 11):
At will: darkness, dispel magic, fear, heat metal, levitate
Weakening Gaze. The babau targets one creature that it can see within 20 feet of it
at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Demons and devils clash endlessly for control of the Lower Planes. One of these battles pitted the legions of the archdevil
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
target, the claw can attack only that target.
Shadow Jump (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Shadow Jump"}. If the boneclaw is in dim light or darkness, each
a space within 15 feet of it, the boneclaw makes one Piercing Claw attack against that creature.A wizard who tries to become a lich but fails might become a boneclaw instead. These hideous, cackling
Magic Items
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
vertical surfaces), provided it remains within your sight at all times. The shadow is harmless and unable to be harmed, and it is invisible in darkness. It can’t speak, and it doesn’t require
creature type is Fey instead of Undead. A creature whose Strength is reduced to 0 by this shadow’s Strength Drain attack does not die but falls unconscious instead. The creature regains
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
subjected to an effect that allows her to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, she instead takes no damage if she succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if she fails. She
can't use this trait if she's incapacitated.
Shadow Step. When Rosie is in dim light or darkness, she can use a bonus action to teleport 60 feet to an unoccupied space she can see that is also in dim
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Kostchtchie fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Kostchtchie has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
, darkness
1/day each: dispel evil and good, gate, harm, telekinesis, teleport, wind walkMultiattack. Kostchtchie makes two melee attacks, only one of which can be a bite attack.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If Shemeshka fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Shemeshka has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
damage instead of bludgeoning damage.Multiattack. Shemeshka uses Arcane Flux or Spellcasting. She then makes one Claw attack or one attack with her Razorvine Tiara.
Arcane Flux. Shemeshka causes a surge
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Living Shadow. While in dim light or darkness
, the dragon has resistance to damage that isn’t force, psychic, or radiant.
Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the dragon can take the Hide action as a bonus action.
Sunlight
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
Vanifer fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Spellcasting. Vanifer is a 10th-level spellcaster. Her spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 16, +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8
, produce flame, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): burning hands, chromatic orb, hellish rebuke, shield
2nd level (3 slots): darkness, detect thoughts, misty step, scorching ray
3rd level (3 slots
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
Nintra’s claw attack except that it deals psychic damage instead of piercing damage.Nintra Siotta, a chaotic evil archfey who was exiled from the Gloaming Court by the Queen of Air and Darkness
, wrapped in a cloak-like darkness that appears to devour the light.
Nintra’s eyes burn with green fire, and she speaks in a high, musical voice. Deception comes naturally to her, but imprisonment
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
subjected to an effect that allows him to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, Jarlaxle instead takes no damage if he succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if he fails
spells, requiring no material components:
At will: dancing lights1/day each: darkness, faerie fire, levitate (self only)
Legendary Resistance (1/Day). If Jarlaxle fails a saving throw, he can choose to
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: dancing lights
1/day each: darkness, faerie fire, levitate
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the drow has
only half damage, the assassin instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if it fails.
Sneak Attack. Once per turn, the assassin deals an extra 14 (4d6
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage.
Hold Breath. Polukranos can hold its breath for 1 hour.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Polukranos fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Multiple
territory to claim as their own. Often, they steal lairs from other monsters in prolonged, devastating battles.
Vicious Growth. Soon after a hydra claims a territory, it typically buries itself, entering a
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Orcus fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Orcus has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects
wandering Undead, many of which are engaged in continuous battles with one another.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Orcus can take one of the following lair actions; he can
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
can choose to succeed instead.
Misty Escape. When she drops to 0 hit points outside her resting place, Keresta transforms into a cloud of mist (as in the Shapechanger trait) instead of falling
);{"diceNotation":"1d8+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Unarmed Strike","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Instead of dealing damage, Keresta can grapple the target (escape DC 18).
Bite
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, and their companions hunted Fiends, Undead, Aberrations, and other supernatural threats and were tireless foes of cults like the priest of osybus;priests of Osybus. When Strahd fell into darkness
, Ulmed was heartbroken at his friend’s transformation and changed the inquisition’s mission. Instead of focusing on hunting monsters, it would also hunt the seeds of evil that can corrupt a
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Sul Khatesh has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Master of Magic. Sul Khatesh has advantage on
creature within 30 feet of it. A creature that fails the saving throw but can't expend a spell slot is instead stunned until the end of its next turn.Overlords
In the first days of the world, the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Demogorgon fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Demogorgon has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
rounds in a row:
Darkness. Demogorgon casts the darkness spell four times, targeting different areas with the spell. Demogorgon doesn’t need to concentrate on the spells, which end on
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
must repeat the saving throw. On a failed save, it has the unconscious condition instead of the restrained condition caused by the tendrils. On a successful save, the effect ends on the creature. An
guarded by nightmare haunts.
PsychicShadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the nightmare haunt takes the Hide action.
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. During daylight hours, it emits bright light, but at night, it never reaches full darkness, becoming dim light instead.
Memory Loss. Unless otherwise stated, a creature that leaves the domain must make a
within the garden.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the Gardener fails a saving throw, they can choose to succeed instead.
Unfettered Steps. The Gardener is unaffected by difficult
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Living Shadow. While in dim light or darkness
, the dragon has resistance to damage that isn’t force, psychic, or radiant.
Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the dragon can take the Hide action as a bonus action.
Sunlight
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
osybus;priests of Osybus. When Strahd fell into darkness, Ulmed was heartbroken at his friend’s transformation and changed the inquisition’s mission. Instead of focusing on hunting monsters
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw and only half damage if it fails, provided it isn’t incapacitated.Multiattack. The
Air and Darkness, the dread ruler of the Gloaming Court. Once lazy, egotistical folk, the creatures that would become the quicklings were late in answering the queen’s summons one time too many
Orcus
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Orcus has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons. Orcus’s weapon attacks are magical
woven hair. The city contains wandering undead, many of which are engaged in continuous battles with one another.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Orcus can take a lair
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
like the priest of osybus;priests of Osybus. When Strahd fell into darkness, Ulmed was heartbroken at his friend’s transformation and changed the inquisition’s mission. Instead of focusing on
against the attack. If this causes the attack to miss, the attacker is hit by the attack instead.“Evil lurks everywhere. With our minds, we will unearth it, we will plumb its depths, and we will
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Spider Climb. The dragon can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without
Dragon Personality Traits
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Trait"}
Trait
1
I often fixate on specific historical battles or wars and won’t rest until my
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Auril has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Unusual Nature. Auril doesn’t require air, food, drink, or
their own fates without the gods’ meddling, but the Frostmaiden could not stay away for long. Auril returned to her icy realm in the far north and, after a time, plunged it into frigid darkness
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Devil’s Sight. Magical darkness doesn’t impede Zariel’s darkvision.
Fiery Weapons. Zariel’s weapon attacks are magical. When she hits with any weapon, the weapon deals an
throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Zariel has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Regeneration. Zariel regains 20 hit points at the start of
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Legendary Resistance (5/Day). If Vecna fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Vecna carries a magic dagger named Afterthought. In the hands of anyone other than
and dream as he started to write his Book of Vile Darkness.
Vecna forged a kingdom on Oerth, but he grew bored with it after several centuries. He started inflicting suffering on other worlds. In
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Deadly Critical. Rak Tulkhesh scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 and rolls the damage dice three times, instead of twice.
Innate Spellcasting. Rak Tulkhesh's spellcasting ability is Charisma
, staggering smite
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Rak Tulkhesh fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Rak Tulkhesh has advantage on saving throws against spells and
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
weather, detect thoughts, ice storm
Legendary Resistance (2/Day in This Form). If Auril fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Auril has advantage on saving throws
realm in the far north and, after a time, plunged it into frigid darkness using her magic.
Casting such great magic night after night while also granting spells to her devoted followers leaves Auril
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the ki-rin fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The ki-rin has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
coronation, everyone present understands that the creature is telling them the person so honored could become a great force for good. Ki-rins have also been known to appear at the sites of great battles