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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
While wearing this armor, you gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class. You can also take a Bonus Action to cause the armor to assume the appearance of a normal set of clothing or some other kind of armor. You
decide what it looks like—including color, style, and accessories—but the armor retains its normal bulk and weight. The illusory appearance lasts until you use this property again or doff the armor.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
’t have the Incapacitated condition. You decide what action the snake takes and where it moves during its turn, or you can issue it a general command, such as to attack your enemies or guard a
As a Magic action, you can throw this staff so that it lands in an unoccupied space within 10 feet of you, causing the staff to become a Giant Constrictor Snake in that space. The snake is under your
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
). You decide what action the broom takes and where it moves during its next turn, or you can issue it a general command, such as to attack your enemies or guard a location.
If the broom is reduced to 0
The archfey Baba Yaga crafted many of these magic brooms. No two appear exactly alike. While holding the broom, you can take a Magic action to transform it into an Animated Broom under your control
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
While wearing this cloak, you can take a Bonus Action to change the style, color, and apparent quality of the garment. The cloak’s weight doesn’t change. Regardless of its appearance, the
cloak can’t be anything but a cloak. Although it can duplicate the appearance of other magic cloaks, it doesn’t gain their magical properties.
Spells
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
.
Aquatic Adaptation. You sprout gills and grow webs between your fingers. You can breathe underwater and gain a Swim Speed equal to your Speed.
Change Appearance. You alter your appearance. You decide
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This musical instrument has 3 charges and regains all expended charges daily at dawn. While you are playing it, you can take a Magic action to expend 1 charge and write a magical message on a
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This magical eye replaces a real one that was lost or removed. While the Ersatz Eye is embedded in your eye socket, you can see through the tiny orb as though it were your natural eye. You can insert
or remove the Ersatz Eye as a Magic action, and it can’t be removed against your will while you are alive.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
at the same time, issuing the same command to each one). You decide what action the creature will take and where it will move on its next turn, or you can issue a general command, such as to guard a
turns, you can take a Bonus Action to mentally command any creature you made with this spell if the creature is within 60 feet of you (if you control multiple creatures, you can command any of them
Spells
Player’s Handbook
command any of them at the same time, issuing the same command to them). You decide what action the creature will take and where it will move on its next turn, or you can issue a general command, such as to
).
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
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
While you are playing this musical instrument, you can take a Magic action to create harmless, illusory visual effects within a 5-foot Emanation originating from the instrument. If you are a Bard
, the size of the Emanation increases to 15 feet. Sample visual effects include luminous musical notes, a spectral dancer, butterflies, and gently falling snow. The magical effects have neither substance nor sound, and they are obviously illusory. The effects end when you stop playing.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
You gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon, which has no string. Each time you pull your arm back in a firing motion, a magical arrow made of golden energy
condition for 1 minute. As an action, a creature Restrained by an arrow can make a DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check to try to break the restraint, ending the effect on itself on a successful check
Spells
Player’s Handbook
For the duration, you sense the presence of magical effects within 30 feet of yourself. If you sense such effects, you can take the Magic action to see a faint aura around any visible creature or
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You give a verbal command to a creature that you can see within range, ordering it to carry out some service or refrain from an action or a course of activity as you decide. The target must succeed
Spells
Player’s Handbook
larger than a 30-foot Cube, and you decide when you cast the spell how the illusion behaves and what sounds it makes. This scripted performance can last up to 5 minutes.
When the trigger you specify
creature that takes the Study action to examine the image can determine that it is an illusion with a successful Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save DC. If a creature discerns the
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This cube is 3 inches across and radiates palpable magical energy. The six sides of the cube are each keyed to a different plane of existence, one of which is the Material Plane. The other sides are
linked to planes determined by the DM.
The cube has 3 charges and regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. As a Magic action, you can expend 1 of the cube’s charges to cast one of the
Monsters
Monster Manual
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Magic Resistance. The sphinx has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The sphinx makes three Claw attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Curse of
":"Psychic"} Psychic damage, and the target is cursed with a riddle. The cursed target has Disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls. In addition, if it takes the Magic action, it must succeed on a DC
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This gem contains a mote of elemental energy. When you take a Utilize action to break the gem, an elemental is summoned (see the Monster Manual for its stat block), and the gem ceases to be magical
. The elemental disappears after 1 hour, when it dies, or when you dismiss it as a Bonus Action. The type of gem determines the elemental, as shown in the following table.
Gem
Summoned
Monsters
Monster Manual
Magic Resistance. The pseudodragon has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The pseudodragon makes two Bite attacks.
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +4
":"Poison"} Poison damage, and the target has the Poisoned condition for 1 hour. While Poisoned, the target also has the Unconscious condition, which ends early if the target takes damage or a creature within 5 feet of it takes an action to wake it.
Monsters
Monster Manual
":"Incorporeal Movement", "rollDamageType":"Force"} Force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.
Magic Resistance. The empyrean has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
spellcasting ability:
1/Day Each: Bless, Lesser Restoration (as an action)Bludgeoning, Piercing, SlashingHealing Word (1/Day). The empyrean casts Healing Word, using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.
Monsters
Monster Manual
":"Incorporeal Movement", "rollDamageType":"Force"} Force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.
Magic Resistance. The empyrean has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
spellcasting ability:
1/Day Each: Bless, Lesser Restoration (as an action)Bludgeoning, Piercing, SlashingHealing Word (1/Day). The empyrean casts Healing Word, using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.
Monsters
Monster Manual
regain Hit Points.
Magic Resistance. The dracolich has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Soul Gem. The dracolich has a magical gem. If the dracolich is destroyed while
version) 1/Day Each: Create Undead (level 8 version), Finger of DeathLegendary Action Uses: 3 (4 in Lair). Immediately after another creature’s turn, the dracolich can expend a use to take one of
Monsters
Monster Manual
Hells.
Magic Resistance. The devil has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The devil makes three Ice Spear attacks. It can replace one attack with a Tail
"} Cold damage. Until the end of its next turn, the target can’t take a Bonus Action or Reaction, its Speed decreases by 10 feet, and it can move or take one action on its turn, not both. Hit or
Monsters
Monster Manual
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the unicorn fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The unicorn has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
, Druidcraft1/Day Each: Calm Emotions, Dispel Evil and Good, Entangle, Pass without Trace, Word of RecallLegendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, the unicorn can expend a use to
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You inscribe a glyph that later unleashes a magical effect. You inscribe it either on a surface (such as a table or a section of floor) or within an object that can be closed (such as a book or chest
its trigger and choose whether it’s an explosive rune or a spell glyph, as explained below.
Set the Trigger. You decide what triggers the glyph when you cast the spell. For glyphs inscribed on
Monsters
Monster Manual
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the empyrean fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The empyrean has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
Emotions, Greater Restoration, Pass without Trace, Water Breathing 1/Day Each: Commune, Dispel Evil and Good, Plane ShiftLegendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, the
Monsters
Monster Manual
. The chasme has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Spider Climb. The chasme can climb difficult surfaces, including along ceilings, without needing to make an
succeeds automatically after 10 minutes or if it takes damage or a creature within 5 feet of it takes an action to empty a flask of Holy Water on it. Success: The target is immune to this chasme’s Drone for 24 hours.
Monsters
Monster Manual
Magic Resistance. The devil has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The devil makes one Beard attack and one Infernal Glaive attack.
Beard. Melee Attack
each of its turns. The wound closes after 1 minute, after a spell restores Hit Points to the target, or after the target or a creature within 5 feet of it takes an action to stanch the wound, doing so by succeeding on a DC 12 Wisdom (Medicine) check.Fire, PoisonCold
Monsters
Monster Manual
":"Piercing"} Piercing damage.
Eye Rays. The death tyrant randomly shoots one of the following magical rays at a target it can see within 120 feet of itself (roll 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType
either an action or a Bonus Action on its turn, not both. Success: Half damage only.
Enervation Ray. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 17. Failure: 16 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10", "rollType":"damage
Monsters
Monster Manual
Hells.
Magic Resistance. The erinyes has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Rope. The erinyes has a magic rope. While bearing it, the erinyes can use the
Entangling Rope action. The rope has AC 20, HP 90, and Immunity to Poison and Psychic damage. The rope turns to dust if reduced to 0 Hit Points, if it is 5+ feet away from the erinyes for 1 hour or more
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You create a Large hand of shimmering magical energy in an unoccupied space that you can see within range. The hand lasts for the duration, and it moves at your command, mimicking the movements of
the spell and as a Bonus Action on your later turns, you can move the hand up to 60 feet and then cause one of the following effects:
Clenched Fist. The hand strikes a target within 5 feet of it
Monsters
Monster Manual
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the empyrean fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The empyrean has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
Emotions, Greater Restoration, Pass without Trace, Water Breathing 1/Day Each: Commune, Dispel Evil and Good, Plane ShiftLegendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, the
Monsters
Monster Manual
against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The solar makes two Flying Sword attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Slaying Bow.
Flying Sword. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +15
, ResurrectionLegendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, the solar can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The solar regains all expended uses at the start of
Monsters
Monster Manual
"} Piercing damage.
Eye Rays. The beholder randomly shoots one of the following magical rays at a target it can see within 120 feet of itself (roll 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll
", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. Until the end of the target’s next turn, the target’s Speed is halved; the target can’t take Reactions; and it can take either an action or a
Monsters
Monster Manual
Advantage on its attack rolls. Its Speed becomes 0, it can’t benefit from any bonus to its Speed, and it moves with the target.
A creature can take an action to try to detach the darkmantle
from itself, doing so with a successful DC 13 Strength (Athletics) check. On its turn, the darkmantle can detach itself by using 5 feet of movement.
Darkness Aura (1/Day). Magical Darkness fills a 15
Monsters
Monster Manual
Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Siege Monster. The colossus deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The colossus makes three attacks, using Slam or
carrying.Legendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, the colossus can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The colossus regains all expended uses at the start of each of