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Spells
Player’s Handbook
You call forth a fiendish spirit. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range and uses the Fiendish Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose Demon, Devil, or Yugoloth
.
Fiendish Spirit
Large Fiend, Neutral
AC 12 + the spell’s level
HP 50 (Demon only) or 40 (Devil only) or 60 (Yugoloth only) + 15 for each spell level above 6
Speed 40 ft.; Climb 40 ft
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
Crafted and wielded by Orcus, this ghastly wand slips from the demon lord’s grasp from time to time. When it does, it magically appears wherever the demon lord senses an opportunity to achieve
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, trampling survivors and crushing pockets of resistance. When vlazoks anticipate an influx of enemies, these demons jump on them from above to crush them.
Vlazoks have keen senses, owing to the eyes
positioned all around their hideous heads. They easily lose interest in their tasks unless powerful commanders, such as demon lords, keep them in line. Without careful direction, vlazoks become unhinged
Summon Fiend
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Spells
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
You call forth a fiendish spirit. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range. This corporeal form uses the Fiendish Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose Demon
higher level wherever the spell’s level appears in the stat block.
Fiendish Spirit
Large fiend
Armor Class 12 + the level of the spell (natural armor)
Hit Points 50 (Demon only) or 40 (Devil
Monsters
Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
radiant energy from their staves to repel a host of supernatural entities.
An exorcist’s senses pierce the veil of death to perceive wandering ghosts on the Ethereal Plane as well as shadow demon
Magic Items
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
own senses.
Boros Keyrune (Rare). Carved from red sandstone with white granite elements to resemble a member of the Boros Legion, this keyrune can become a veteran (human) for up to 8 hours. In
while carrying out your orders.
Rakdos Keyrune (Uncommon). This dark granite keyrune is marbled with scarlet veins and carved with the leering visage of a mischievous demon. When activated, it
Wand of Orcus
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
The ghastly Wand of Orcus rarely leaves Orcus’s side. The device, as evil as its creator, shares the demon lord’s aims to snuff out the lives of all living things and bind the Material
Plane in the stasis of undeath. Orcus allows the wand to slip from his grasp from time to time. When it does, it magically appears wherever its master senses an opportunity to achieve some fell goal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Demons Demon lords create lesser demons for the purpose of spreading chaos and terror throughout the multiverse. Three such demons are described here. Babau Demons and devils clash endlessly for
control of the Lower Planes. One of these battles pitted the legions of the archdevil Glasya against the screaming hordes of the demon lord Graz’zt. It is said that Glasya wounded Graz’zt with her sword
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Wedding Crashers When any character enters the skull or touches its surface, the mind of Araumycos stirs — and the Demon Queen of Fungi senses it. Read the following to the players as Zuggtmoy uses
skull, coalescing before your eyes into the image of the Demon Queen of Fungi, her dead eyes glaring with inhuman fury.
Zuggtmoy projects her psychic presence to confront the characters, while at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Maw Demon A quartet of squat fiends — all mouth and malice — turn their bottomless hunger to Lolth’s servants in Salvage Operation. Infamous for their ceaseless hunger for carnage and mortal flesh
, these fiends devour all in their paths. After a maw demon rests for 8 hours, anything it has devoured is transported to the Abyss for further digestion of a different sort. Maw Demon
Medium fiend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Shadow Demon Vestige of Evil Habitat: Planar (Abyss); Treasure: None Lars Grant-west Shadow demons form when exceptionally wicked demons are destroyed and prevented from reconstituting their
physical forms in the Abyss. This might occur due to divine intervention, when a demon is destroyed in the Abyss, or under more unusual circumstances. Shadow demons are the incorporeal remnants of these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Minotaur of Baphomet Berserker of the Demon Lord of Beasts Baphomet, Demon Lord of Beasts, claims to have created minotaurs and demands their worship. These brutes resemble the hulking, horned demon
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 6 −2 −2
Wis 16 +3 +3
Cha 9 −1 −1
Skills Perception +7, Survival +7
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 17
Languages Abyssal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Minotaur of Baphomet Berserker of the Demon Lord of Beasts Habitat: Underdark; Treasure: Armaments Brian Valenzuela Baphomet, Demon Lord of Beasts, claims to have created minotaurs and demands their
worship. While most minotaurs live free of the demon lord’s bonds, those that serve him become minotaurs of Baphomet. These brutes resemble the hulking, horned demon lord more than others of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Maw Demon Maw demons share the ceaseless hunger for carnage and mortal flesh of their master, Yeenoghu, who appears in this book. After a maw demon rests for 8 hours, anything devoured by it is
contain all manner of oddities in addition to the remains of their recent prey. You may choose one or more items appropriate for your campaign for a maw demon to contain, or roll on the Maw Demon’s Stomach
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Molydeus The most ruthless and dangerous of demons — more feared than the dreaded balor — the molydeus speaks with the authority of the demon lord it serves as it enforces its master’s will. Standing
guard their masters’ possessions, roam the battlefields of the Abyss to ensure the loyalty of troops, or bring swift death to their enemies. Branded and Bound. When a demon earns the attention of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, but they migrate to and from Pandemonium throughout their existence. More powerful demons, especially the demon lord Pazuzu, use hazvongels as scouts, but hazvongels’ wanderlust makes them ill-suited
for extended missions. “They make excellent scouts and are capable aerial attackers, but their attention span is frustratingly wanting.”
—The demon lord Pazuzu
Hazvongel Huge Fiend (Demon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
serve as spies tasked with foiling the plots of that demon lord’s cult. In any role they take on, they move undetected until the moment they attack—and then they are the last thing their victims see
. A shadowblade gains their powers over shadow via a ritual in which they kill a shadow demon and mystically prevent it from re-forming in the Abyss, siphoning its essence into themselves. Variant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
demon lords’ armies, serving as foot soldiers in the Abyss’s endless warring. Bulezaus crave violence. Their eagerness to kill and willingness to die make them common members of many demon lords
demon bullies them into subservience. Disfiguring ailments plague bulezaus: crusted eyes, maggots wriggling in open sores, and a reek of rotten meat that follows them wherever they go. Some ask why the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
drow kills a lesser demon and mystically prevents it from reforming in the Abyss. This ritual creates a shadow demon and infuses the drow with shadow magic. VARIANT: SHADOW DEMON SUMMONING
Some drow
shadowblades have an action that allows them to summon a demon.
Summon Shadow Demon (1/Day). The drow attempts to magically summon a shadow demon with a 50 percent chance of success. If the attempt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
survivors and crushing pockets of resistance. When vlazoks anticipate an influx of enemies, these demons jump on them from above to crush them. Vlazoks have keen senses, owing to the eyes positioned
all around their hideous heads. They easily lose interest in their tasks unless powerful commanders, such as demon lords, keep them in line. Without careful direction, vlazoks become unhinged agents
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Babau Demons and devils clash endlessly for control of the Lower Planes. One of these battles pitted the legions of the archdevil Glasya against the screaming hordes of the demon lord Graz’zt
place as one of the preeminent demon lords of the Abyss. A babau demon has the cunning of a devil and the bloodthirstiness of a demon. It has leathery skin pulled tight over its gaunt frame and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
demon lords’ armies, serving as foot soldiers in the Abyss’s endless warring. Bloodlust. Bulezaus crave violence. Their eagerness to kill and willingness to die make them common members of any demon
stronger demon bullies them into subservience. Repulsive. Disfiguring ailments plague bulezaus: crusted eyes, maggots wriggling in open sores, and a reek of rotten meat that follows them wherever they go
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Molydeus The fearsome molydeus speaks for the demon lord it serves and enforces its master’s will. This demon is 12 feet tall, and its bipedal body has a slavering wolf’s head and a fanged serpent’s
head. Its demon lord can speak and see through the serpent head; this master also uses the molydeus to guard treasures, slay foes, and terrify troops into obedience. A molydeus’s demon lord bestows on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
along. Demon lords use bulezaus as footsoldiers in their undisciplined armies. Disfiguring ailments plague bulezaus: crusted eyes, maggots wriggling in open sores, and a reek of rotten meat that
follows them wherever they go. Bulezau
Medium fiend (demon), chaotic evil
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (7d8 + 21)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
15 (+2)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Gnoll Fang of Yeenoghu Gnolls possessed by demonic vestiges of the demon lord Yeenoghu, fangs of Yeenoghu direct the chaos of gnoll packs. Along the way, these fanatics seek grisly omens from
Yeenoghu and strive to interpret the demon lord’s vicious goals. Gnoll Fang of Yeenoghu Medium Fiend, Chaotic Evil
AC 14 Initiative +4 (14)
HP 71 (11d8 + 22)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Alkilith Alkilith
Medium fiend (demon), chaotic evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 157 (15d8 + 90)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
12(+1)
DEX
19(+4)
CON
22(+6)
INT
attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages understands Abyssal but can’t speak
Challenge 11
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Rutterkin The rutterkins, a breed of warped demon, roam the Abyss in mobs that constantly search for intruders to surround and devour. Abyssal Defenders. Rutterkins protect the Abyss from non-demons
fiend (demon), chaotic evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 37 (5d8 + 15)
Speed 20 ft.
STR
14(+2)
DEX
15(+2)
CON
17(+3)
INT
5(−3)
WIS
12(+1)
CHA
6(−2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Balor Demon of Overwhelming Rage Habitat: Planar (Abyss); Treasure: Armaments Sidharth Chaturvedi Balors embody demons’ ruinous fury and hatred. Towering, winged terrors, these demonic warlords
demise, at which point it explodes—a last act of vengeance against those who slew it. Demon lords and evil gods harness balors’ rage by making balors commanders of armies or guardians of grave secrets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Fury of Kostchtchie Frost giants who struggle to rise in their ordning, along with those who reject Annam and his children, sometimes turn to the worship of the demon lord Kostchtchie. In the myths
of these giants, Kostchtchie was once a frost giant of such tremendous might that he slew a demon lord in single combat, claimed its Abyssal realm for himself, and now waits for other frost giants to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Nalfeshnee Demon of Intimidation and Hopelessness Habitat: Planar (Abyss); Treasure: Relics Nalfeshnees seek to dominate all they encounter. Hulking and grotesque, these demons combine misshapen
Plane. Many nalfeshnees view themselves as prospective demon lords and seek to conquer realms of their own. They often use promises of fiendish magic or Abyssal alliances to tempt ambitious mortals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
Demons and Souls Demons feast not on food or water, but on souls. These fuel their bloodthirsty powers, and while starved for souls, a demon can scarcely think. Soul Count A demon’s stat block states
the number of souls a given demon has already consumed at the beginning of combat. This number is presented right under their hit points in a similar fashion: both as a die expression and as an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Cultist Cultists swear allegiance to dark powers such as elemental princes, demon lords, or archdevils. Most conceal their loyalties to avoid being ostracized, imprisoned, or executed for their
)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
11 (+0)
CHA
10 (+0)
Skills Deception +2, Religion +2
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Shoosuva A shoosuva is a hyena-demon gifted by Yeenoghu (appears in this book) to an especially powerful worshiper (typically a fang of Yeenoghu; see the Monster Manual). A shoosuva manifests shortly
after a Yeenoghu-worshiping war band achieves a great victory, emerging from a billowing, fetid cloud of smoke as it arrives from the Abyss. In battle, the demon wraps its slavering jaws around one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Marilith Demon of Cruelty and Viciousness Habitat: Planar (Abyss); Treasure: Armaments Mariliths are six-armed, serpentlike demons that wield lethal, Abyss-forged blades. With these cursed weapons
and experience from countless battles, they lead other demons to slaughter virtuous souls. They often command droves of weaker demons. Marilith Large Fiend (Demon), Chaotic Evil
AC 16 Initiative +10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
forth a fiendish spirit. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range. This corporeal form uses the Fiendish Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose Demon, Devil, or
the spell’s level appears in the stat block. Fiendish Spirit
Large fiend
Armor Class 12 + the level of the spell (natural armor)
Hit Points 50 (Demon only) or 40 (Devil only) or 60 (Yugoloth