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Monsters
Monster Manual
Petrifying Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Petrifying Bite"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d4+1", "rollType":"damage
", "rollAction":"Petrifying Bite", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it is subjected to the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 11. First Failure: The
Monsters
Monster Manual
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d6+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite
", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage plus 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Poison"} Poison damage.Petrifying Gaze (Recharge 4–6
Monsters
Monster Manual
Multiattack. The werebear makes two attacks, using Handaxe or Rend in any combination. It can replace one attack with a Bite attack.
Bite (Bear or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Attack Roll: +7
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 17 (2d12 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d12+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing
Monsters
Monster Manual
Multiattack. The wererat makes two attacks, using Scratch or Hand Crossbow in any combination. It can replace one attack with a Bite attack.
Bite (Rat or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Attack Roll: +5
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d4+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing
Monsters
Monster Manual
Flyby. The cockatrice doesn’t provoke an Opportunity Attack when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.Multiattack. The cockatrice makes one Petrifying Bite attack and two Talons attacks
.
Petrifying Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"petrifying bite"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d8+4", "rollType":"damage
Monsters
Monster Manual
Incapacitated condition.Multiattack. The werewolf makes two attacks, using Scratch or Longbow in any combination. It can replace one attack with a Bite attack.
Bite (Wolf or Hybrid Form Only). Melee
Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d8+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType
Monsters
Monster Manual
Multiattack. The weretiger makes two attacks, using Scratch or Longbow in any combination. It can replace one attack with a Bite attack.
Bite (Tiger or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Attack Roll: +5
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d8+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
Initiative rolls.
Blade of Defense. When you take an action to attack with the sword, you can transfer some or all of its attack bonus to your Armor Class instead. The adjusted bonuses remain in
Monsters
Monster Manual
pit fiend fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The pit fiend has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The pit fiend
makes one Bite attack, two Devilish Claw attacks, and one Fiery Mace attack.
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 18 (3d6
Monsters
Monster Manual
Legendary Resistance (6/Day). If the tarrasque fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The tarrasque has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The tarrasque makes one Bite attack and three other attacks, using Claw or Tail in any combination.
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +19;{"diceNotation
Monsters
Monster Manual
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the vampire fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Misty Escape. If the vampire drops to 0 Hit Points outside its resting place
checks.Multiattack (Vampire Form Only). The vampire makes two Grave Strike attacks and uses Bite.
Grave Strike (Vampire Form Only). Melee Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit
Monsters
Monster Manual
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the beholder fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The beholder uses Eye Rays three times.
Bite. Melee Attack Roll
: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 13 (3d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"3d6+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Piercing
Monsters
Monster Manual
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the death tyrant fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The death tyrant uses Eye Rays three times.
Bite. Melee Attack
Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 5 feet. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d8+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
Evasion. If Hellenrae is 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
end of Hellenrae's next turn.
Unarmored Defense. While Hellenrae is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, her AC includes her Wisdom modifier.
Unarmored Movement. While Hellenrae is wearing no armor
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
: The giant makes one Fist attack against each creature within reach. If no creatures are within reach, the giant makes one Fist attack against itself.
6–7: The giant makes one Bite attack
against one random creature within reach. If no other creatures are within reach, its eyes glaze over and it is stunned until the start of its next turn.
8–10: The giant makes one Bite attack and
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
Legendary Resistance. Once per day, when he fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Equipment. Harshnag wears plate, +3;+3 plate armor and wields Gurt's greataxe. The axe sheds light
human.
As an action, Harshnag can cast a version of the heat metal spell (save DC 13) that deals cold damage instead of fire damage. Once this power is used, it can’t be used again until the
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
/Day). If the wurm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Regeneration. The wurm regains 20 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point. If the wurm takes fire or
lightning damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the wurm’s next turn.Multiattack. The wurm makes two Bite attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Special Equipment. Glasstaff wields a staff of defense (see appendix B). With the staff in hand, he can use an action to cast the mage armor spell and use his reaction to cast the shield
, magic missileA former member of the Lords’ Alliance, Glasstaff seized an opportunity in Phandalin to line his own pockets. Originally tasked with setting up a constabulary, he instead assembled
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Unusual Nature. The scavver doesn’t require air.Swallowing Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Swallowing Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d6+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Swallowing Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it must
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
Special Equipment. Ras Nsi wears bracers of defense, wields a flame tongue longsword, and carries a sending stone matched to one carried by the guide Salida (see chapter 1).
Shapechanger. Ras Nsi
other magical effects.Multiattack. Ras Nsi makes three attacks, but can use Constrict only once.
Bite (Snake Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d8+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Shell Defense
the hydra sleeps, at least one of its heads is awake.Multiattack. The hydra makes as many Bite attacks as it has heads.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit
Monsters
Out of the Abyss
","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Barbed Tail. When a creature provokes an opportunity attack from the ixitxachitl, the ixitxachitl can make the following attack instead of using
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d6+1","rollType":"damage
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
Unarmored Defense. While Steel Crane is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, his AC includes his Wisdom modifier.Multiattack. Steel Crane makes three attacks.
Force Strike. Melee Weapon Attack
","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage or, if the target is a creature, Steel Crane can grapple the target instead (escape DC 15). Steel Crane can’t make attacks with the whip while using
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Evasion. If the leonin is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only half
, requiring no material components:
1/day each: banishment, detect evil and good
Unarmored Defense. While the leonin is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Psychic Defense. While the githzerai is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.Multiattack. The githzerai makes three Unarmed Strike attacks.
Unarmed Strike
live apart from the rest of the cosmos, within the confines of fortresses floating through the chaos of Limbo. Instead of imposing their will on other peoples, they focus on controlling and manipulating their endlessly malleable home.
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
target has the petrified condition until freed by the Greater Restoration spell or another effect, except it turns into a tree instead of stone. Any equipment the target is wearing or carrying is
of bark and wood indistinguishable from ordinary tree burls. Barkburrs often act in defense of a grove or forest.
Some barkburrs cling to the trees from which they sprouted, while others slowly wander
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"2d6+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute. If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the target is instead
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Special Equipment. Mirt wears bracers of defense and a ring of regeneration. He wields a longsword, +1 and a dagger, +1.
Brute. A melee weapon deals one extra die of its damage when Mirt hits with
it (included in the attacks below).
Evasion. If he is subjected to an effect that allows him to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, Mirt instead takes no damage if he succeeds on
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Evasion. If the dolgaunt is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, the dolgaunt instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw
, and only half damage if it fails. It can't use this trait if it's incapacitated.
Unarmored Defense. While the dolgaunt is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom
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
succeed instead.
Master Attuner. Jarlaxle can attune to up to five magic items, and he can attune to magic items that normally require attunement by a sorcerer, warlock, or wizard.
Sneak Attack (1
Monsters
Out of the Abyss
reduced to 0.Barbed Tail. When a creature provokes an opportunity attack from the ixitxachitl, the ixitxachitl can make the following attack instead of using its bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6
): dispel magic, tonguesVampiric Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Vampiric Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2);{"diceNotation
Monsters
Out of the Abyss
attack from the ixitxachitl, the ixitxachitl can make the following attack instead of using its bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Barbed Tail"} to hit
Regeneration. The ixitxachitl regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn. The ixitxachitl dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points.Vampiric Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation
Monsters
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
by those of the new form.Multiattack. 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: +16;{"diceNotation
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
":"piercing"} piercing damage, and the eel attaches to the target. While attached, the eel can’t make Bite attacks. Instead, the target takes 4 (1d6 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d6+1","rollType":"damage
Unusual Nature. The eel doesn’t require air.Multiattack. If it isn’t attached to a creature, the eel makes one Bite attack and one Tail Spine attack.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Ice Wolves"} wolves made of ice (use the winter wolf stat block in the Monster Manual to represent them, but they are Elementals instead of
to Thrym.
True to their name, these ice shapers manipulate the raw elemental energy of air and water to wield ice in both offense and defense. They summon ice elementals in the shape of wolves, cloak themselves in icy armor, and just as quickly turn that armor into a hail of deadly ice shards.Cold