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). Ranged Attack Roll: Bonus equals your spell attack modifier, range 150 ft. Hit: 1d8 + 3 + the spell’s level Psychic damage.
Psychic Slam (Mind Flayer Only). Melee Attack Roll: Bonus equals your spell attack modifier, reach 5 ft. Hit: 1d8 + 3 + the spell’s level Psychic damage.
You call forth an aberrant spirit. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range and uses the Aberrant Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose Beholderkin, Mind Flayer
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
stunned creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Warp Reality. When hit by an attack roll, the mind flayer gains a +4 bonus to
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the mind flayer fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The mind flayer has advantage on saving throws against spells and other
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the target’s speed is halved for 1 minute. In addition, the creature can’t take reactions, and it can take either an action or a bonus action on its
to a mind flayer’s. The mindwitness is psychically imprinted with devotion to the elder brain and submission to illithid commands.
A mindwitness’s primary function is to improve telepathic
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
);{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dagger (bonus psychic)","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage.
Psychic Crush. The psurlon targets one creature it can see within 120 feet of
the Material Plane, psurlons have been known to work with mind flayer;mind flayers. Together, they collect victims to feed on; the illithids devour the victims’ brains while the psurlons consume
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of its next turn. Dyrrn dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.
Teleport. As a bonus action, Dyrrn can
part of me has become a conscious entity.”
5
“My opponents must bow down to a mind flayer!”
6
“Dyrrn and the mind flayers simply want to unite all sentient creatures in collective consciousness. And I receive messages from the group mind!”
Poison, Psychic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Reactions
Warp Reality. When hit by an attack roll, the mind flayer gains a +4 bonus to its AC against that
Mind Flayer Clairvoyant In pursuit of reconstructing their lost empire, a few mind flayers have turned to their home plane, the Far Realm, for answers. A mind flayer clairvoyant has peered into that
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
mind flayer;mind flayers and other wicked Aberrations, remind amethyst dragons that allies can be found in the strangest places.
Hoarded Arcana
In addition to material wealth, amethyst dragons delight
monastery of githzerai warrior-monks, an adult amethyst dragon sends them aid against a mind flayer colony.
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An apostate community of githyanki follows the tutelage of an adult amethyst dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages telepathy 120 ft. but can only project emotions
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Spider Climb. The mind flayer can climb
creature reduced to 0 hit points by the psychic damage dies.
Bonus Actions
Disrupt Psyche (Recharge 5–6). The mind flayer magically emits psionic energy in a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Languages Deep Speech, Undercommon, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Awareness. The mind flayer has advantage on initiative rolls and can’t be surprised as long as it
Mind Flayer Prophet Some mind flayers dedicate their lives to channeling abstruse truths from beyond reality. This insight gives them preternatural senses and allows them to focus their innate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
your spell attack modifier, range 150 ft. Hit: 1d8 + 3 + the spell’s level Psychic damage.
Psychic Slam (Mind Flayer Only). Melee Attack Roll: Bonus equals your spell attack modifier, reach 5 ft. Hit:1d8 + 3 + the spell’s level Psychic damage.
Aberrant Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose Beholderkin, Mind Flayer, or Slaad. The creature resembles an Aberration of that kind, which determines certain details in its stat block. The
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Dooms of the Malpheggi (emerald lizardfolk fang)
1 Lizard King/Queen;lizardfolk queen and 4 lizardfolk
You gain reptilian scales, granting you a +2 bonus to your AC. Additionally, when you finish a
Charisma check against a humanoid, you can roll a d10 and add the number rolled as a bonus to the result. The creature then becomes hostile to you at the next dawn.
7
The Donkey’s Dream
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Flayer Slayer Weapon (Greataxe), Rare (Requires Attunement) Carvings of decapitated mind flayers adorn this greataxe’s metal blade. You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Mind Flayer Augmentations Some mind flayer colonies augment their thralls with nonmagical gear to make them more effective as lair guardians and bodyguards. Two examples of mind flayer augmentations
attack with the claws. The claws deal slashing damage based on the creature’s size: Small, 1d8; Medium, 1d10; Large, 1d12; or Huge, 2d8. The creature adds its proficiency bonus and Strength modifier to
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
seeks adventurers to lead into battle against the mind flayer;mind flayers that usurped the dragon’s lair.
4
Powerful infernal creatures have opened a portal in the middle of a city square
bonus action to end it.
Psychic Step. The dragon magically teleports to an unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
intelligence for as long as the swarm persists. The swarm also awakens latent psionic abilities implanted within each cranium rat by its mind flayer creators, bestowing upon the swarm psionic powers. Cranium
(+0)
CHA
8 (-1)
Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages telepathy 30 ft.
Challenge 0 (10 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Telepathic Shroud. The cranium rat is immune to any
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Realm and any creatures warped by its touch. Strangely, though, they are intrigued by and fond of flumph;flumphs. These Aberrations, which oppose the depredations of mind flayer;mind flayers and
magically transforms into any creature that is Medium or Small, while retaining its game statistics (other than its size). This transformation ends if the dragon is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
flayer;mind flayers that usurped the dragon’s lair.
4
Powerful infernal creatures have opened a portal in the middle of a city square. The key to closing the portal is a mythical holy
sapphire dragon wyrmling;sapphire wyrmling who left home months before.
6
An adult sapphire dragon and a squadron of githyanki have joined forces to locate and destroy a mind flayer colony
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Encephalon Cluster An encephalon cluster pays no heed to an elder brain or its mind flayer progenitors. This grotesque creature shambles through dark and forgotten caverns, spewing warped progeny so
mind flayer colony. Encephalon Cluster Large Aberration, Unaligned
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 110 (17d10 + 17)
Speed 20 ft.
STR
23 (+6)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
without fear of being followed by githyanki or mind flayer foes. Githzerai Zerth Medium Aberration (Gith), Lawful Neutral
AC 17 Initiative +7 (17)
HP 84 (13d8 + 26)
Speed 40 ft.
Ability Score
spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At Will: Mage Hand (the hand is Invisible)
1/Day Each: Phantasmal Killer (level 6 version), Plane Shift, See Invisibility
Bonus Actions
Psi-Powered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Elder Brain The ultimate expression of mind flayer domination, an elder brain sprawls within a vat of viscous brine, cared for by mind flayer minions as it touches the thoughts of creatures near and
flayer servants don’t bring meals directly to it, the elder brain reaches out with tendrils of thought, compelling creatures to come to it so that it can feed on them. When a mind flayer perishes, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
thinking. For a time, the study of such forbidden texts can be hidden from other illithids and even from an elder brain. Yet eventually, mind flayer arcanists determined to pursue wizardry must flee
reality, a group of nine mind flayer arcanists used their arcane magic and psionics to weave a new truth. These nine called themselves the Alhoon, and those who follow in their footsteps are referred
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
retain their heightened intelligence for as long as the swarm persists. The swarm also awakens latent psionic abilities implanted within each cranium rat by its mind flayer creators, bestowing upon
“us.” Spies for an Elder Brain. Mind flayer colonies use cranium rats as spies. The rats invade surface communities and act as eyes and ears for the elder brain, transmitting their thoughts when they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
arrival. Wade Acuff The gates of Illithinoch are slimy and foreboding X2: Reception Hall An enormous statue at the east end of this long room depicts a massive mind flayer with its arms outstretched
holding an assortment of bottles, and an enormous walk-in closet containing dozens of long, elegant robes.
Hashutu is the most self-indulgent of the mind flayer fanatics. He keeps dozens of bottles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
as a writhing ball of tentacles, echoing with the cacophonous sounds of every thought the snare has consumed. Intellect snares are scavengers, often found scouring the aftermath of a mind flayer
. (can’t see beyond this radius), passive Perception 13
Languages Deep Speech, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Cacophony of Minds. Any creature that starts its turn within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
(450 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Fear Aura. Any beast or humanoid that starts its turn within 10 feet of the meenlock must succeed on a DC 11 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the start of
. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Bonus Actions
Shadow Teleport (Recharge 5–6). The meenlock teleports to an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Elder Brain Dragon One of the few consolations available to those who must contend with a mind flayer colony is the limit of its reach, which spreads only as far as the influence of the colony’s
ft., passive Perception 28
Languages Deep Speech, Draconic, telepathy 5 miles
Challenge 22 (41,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +7
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Nihiloor, a mind flayer in Xanathar’s employ. It knows everything Meloon knew, and Meloon behaves much as he did before his descent into Undermountain. He hangs out at the Yawning Portal, tries to
fails. He must use the new roll.
Second Wind (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, Meloon can regain 20 hit points.
Actions
Multiattack. Meloon makes four attacks with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Eater of Knowledge David Auden Nash Originally created by the mind flayer god-brain Ilsensine and now produced by some of that god’s followers, eaters of knowledge are lumbering, bipedal masses of
, frightened
Senses passive Perception 16
Languages telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Brains Devoured. When the eater of knowledge is first encountered, roll 1d10 to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, dangerous wildernesses, or the Underdark. 2 A curse from a powerful hag, vengeful witch, or strange Artifact. 3 An experiment by an aboleth, a mind flayer, or another life-shaping magic-user. 4 A magical
damage.
Poison Burst. Ranged Attack Roll: +6, range 120 ft. Hit: 13 (3d6 + 3) Poison damage.
Bonus Actions
Magic of the Spider Queen (Recharge 5–6). The drider casts Darkness, Faerie Fire, or Web, requiring no Material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
(Athletics) check to shove the door hard enough to break the bar. Qunbraxel rightly believes a passage to Talhundereth is behind the door, so the mind flayer sent grimlocks to investigate. The door
expecting a mind flayer attack from Talhundereth and were quickly dispatched. G12: Receiving Room A double door in the northwest corner of this room has been knocked off its hinges and lies on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
bonus action, not both.
Actions
Multiattack. The froghemoth makes two attacks with its tentacles. It can also use its tongue or bite.
Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 20 ft., one
attack against it as a bonus action.
Galeb Duhr
Medium elemental, neutral
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 85 (9d8 + 45)
Speed 15 ft. (30 ft. when rolling, 60 ft. rolling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
.
A wary nycaloth named Nellik lairs in the windmill. Nellik’s adjutant, a wary mezzoloth named Frevvik, wears a war horn on a strap and keeps watch nearby for danger. Nellik’s greataxe is a flayer
if attacked. If combat commences, Frevvik takes a bonus action to blow its war horn as soon as it can. If there are any mezzoloth patrols still alive on the island, one pair arrives in 1d4 rounds. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
transforms four of the beholder’s eyestalks into tentacles similar to those of a mind flayer, and alters some of the beholder’s eye rays. Less intelligent than beholders and less liable to endanger the colony
function of a mindwitness is to improve telepathic communication in a mind flayer colony. A creature in telepathic communication with a mindwitness can converse telepathically through it to as many as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
focuses on cogitation and psionic power, though its power is not as great as a mind flayer’s. Ettin ceremorphs serve mind flayer colonies, protecting the elder brains that rule the communities and guarding
) Proficiency Bonus +3
Magic Resistance. The ceremorph has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The ceremorph makes one Slam attack and one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Neothelid A slime-covered worm of immense size, a neothelid is the result of the mind flayer reproductive cycle gone horribly wrong. When an illithid colony collapses, typically after an external
blindsight 120 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 13 (10,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +5
Creature Sense. The neothelid is aware of the presence of creatures within