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Hold Breath. The hydra can hold its breath for 1 hour.
Multiple Heads. The hydra has five heads. Whenever the hydra takes 25 damage or more on a single turn, one of its heads dies. The hydra dies if
all its heads are dead. At the end of each of its turns when it has at least one living head, the hydra grows two heads for each of its heads that died since its last turn, unless it has taken Fire
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Basic Rules (2014)
Hold Breath. The hydra can hold its breath for 1 hour.
Multiple Heads. The hydra has five heads. While it has more than one head, the hydra has advantage on saving throws against being blinded
, charmed, deafened, frightened, stunned, and knocked unconscious.
Whenever the hydra takes 25 or more damage in a single turn, one of its heads dies. If all its heads die, the hydra dies.
At the end of
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Amphibious. The hydra can breathe air and water.
Multiple Heads. The hydra has five heads. Whenever the hydra takes 30 or more damage in a single turn, one of its heads dies. If all its heads die
, the hydra dies.
At the end of its turn, the hydra grows two heads for each of its heads that died since its last turn, unless it has taken cold damage since its last turn. The hydra regains 10 hit
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Acidic Blood. When the hydra takes piercing or slashing damage, each creature within 5 feet of the hydra takes 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Acidic Blood
","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage.
Hold Breath. The hydra can hold its breath for 1 hour.
Multiple Heads. The hydra has five heads. While it has more than one head, the hydra has advantage on saving throws
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
Snapping Hydra A rare variety of hydra native to the wilds of Eldraine, snapping hydras resemble giant, many-headed turtles. Snapping hydras dwell at the bottom of the wild’s largest lakes or along
and strong instincts of self-preservation. When a snapping hydra feels a battle’s odds tipping out of its favor, the hydra lets out a raspy screech and retracts into its shell. In the wilds of
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
can make a stomp attack against that creature.Polukranos, called the World Eater, is the mortal manifestation of the eternal ideal of a hydra. In its first incarnation, it fell from Nyx to the mortal
, from the bog-dwelling hydras known across the multiverse to massive ironscale hydra;ironscale hydras that lurk in deep wildernesses. Beyond even these exist serpentine horrors born of the whims of foul
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
blood of a hydra resulted in a many-headed draconic monster with wings and multiple snakelike tails. The dracohydra’s breath weapon is a multicolored mass of energy that contains the essence of a
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Goose Mother is real.
Centuries ago, an enterprising witch created a frothy stew composed of hydra’s blood and goose feathers. It is from this noxious slurry that the Goose Mother was born. Within
Magic Items
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
arrow must be shot into the carcass of a hydra on the autumnal equinox. When all four arrows are destroyed, the bow and quiver dissolve into dust.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
about the multiverse.
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A young amethyst dragon wants to take over the cavern lair of a hydra.
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A deep pool in a young amethyst dragon;young amethyst dragon's lair leads to the underground
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Can a Hydra use Reactive Heads to make multiple Opportunity Attack against one creature at the same time when it provokes? Yes. For that reason, we recommend taking the Disengage action when you’re going to move away from a Hydra.
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
acting. Baron Elvinor Elorrenthi leads the house from the last of those, the Demesne of Shadow, which is located in Sharn. The hydra serves as House Phiarlan’s emblem.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
tide mark to a rocky pillar.
A hydra lurks underwater in this vicinity. Ras Nsi treats the monster as his beloved pet and regularly feeds it prisoners and subordinates who’ve defied him. The hydra’s
it remains fed, the hydra avoids any boats that ply back and forth. When a rowboat bell is sounded, the hydra surfaces within 1d6 rounds. If it’s not fed immediately, it attacks the boat. The hydra attacks any boats that venture north of area 18. Swimmers are also fair game.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
multiverse to massive ironscale hydras that lurk in deep wildernesses. Beyond even these exist serpentine horrors born of the whims of foul gods, like the legendary hydra Polukranos. Territorial
monsters in prolonged, devastating battles. Vicious Growth. Soon after a hydra claims a territory, it typically buries itself, entering a period of hibernation during which it continues to grow. When it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
21. Lord of Fetid Obliteration Unless he has been summoned to area 19, the unhappy king of the Blacktongues is here. 21a. Hydra Den This cave has a 20-foot-high ceiling and is filled with water to a
depth of 30 feet. Lurking in the muddy water at the bottom of the cave is a trained hydra. The hydra refrains from announcing its presence or attacking until such time as Kuketh orders it to rise and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
cast vines beneath the hydra’s body to ease its harsh entrance into the world. The hydra materialized in the valley and was momentarily stunned into stillness. Though much diminished in size, the
hydra could still destroy every human city unless it was immediately contained. Together the gods trapped the hydra inside a cavern deep under the Nessian Forest.
—Jenna Helland, Godsend
Arasta of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP) Assassin
Chain devil
Cloaker
Drow priestess of Lolth
Fomorian
Frost giant
Githyanki knight
Green slaad
Hezrou
Hydra
Mind flayer arcanist
Spirit naga
Tyrannosaurus rex
Young bronze dragon
Young green dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
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Hydra Huge Monstrosity, Unaligned
AC 15 Initiative +4 (14)
HP 184 (16d12 + 80)
Speed 40 ft., Swim 40 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 20 +5 +5
Dex 12 +1 +1
Con 20 +5 +5
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 16
Languages None
CR 8 (XP 3,900; PB +3)
Traits
Hold Breath. The hydra can hold its breath for 1 hour.
Multiple Heads. The hydra has five heads
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Gnoll Demoniac
Green Slaad
Hezrou
Hydra
Sphinx of Secrets
Spirit Naga
Thri-kreen Psion
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Vampire Nightbringer
Young Bronze Dragon
Young Green Dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
malfunctioning ruin grinders hurled this crate to its current resting place when the hydra that’s now in area D5 attacked. A character who examines the broken bridge and succeeds on a DC 13
, conclude that a big creature with powerful jaws and sharp teeth tore the crate open. Enter the Hydra. When the characters reach the broken crate, read or paraphrase the following: You hear the sound
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
monastery revere a family of owlbears and have coexisted with them for generations. 5 Hydra. Your order singles out the hydra for its ability to unleash several attacks simultaneously. 6 Dragon. A dragon once laired within your monastery. Its influence remains long after its departure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Drider
Ettercap
Flying Snake
Giant Axe Beak
Giant Vulture
Griffon
Harpy
Hippogriff
Hook Horror
Hydra
Kenku
Kraken
Manticore
Medusa
Merrow
Mimic
Minotaur of Baphomet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the fabric of Nyx, opening the boundary between the realms of gods and mortals. As a result, the hydra Polukranos fell to the mortal world, but Heliod and Nylea joined forces to bind the hydra in the
Nessian Wood. Years later, the hydra broke free of its bonds, and Heliod chose a mortal, Elspeth Tirel, to slay the hydra as his champion—using a spear called Godsend, forged from Purphoros’s sword
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
hydra. At various points along the river are crude wooden signs, each one carved with the word “Underdark” in Goblin and an arrow pointing downriver.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
vials of acid (see the Player’s Handbook for details). Hydra Wranglers After hearing rumors of a hydra lairing in the Mere of Dead Men, a Waterdhavian circus owner hired a band of mercenaries to go
into the swamp, locate the hydra, capture it, and bring it back to Waterdeep to be the main attraction in the circus. Little did the mercenaries realize that one does not simply capture a hydra. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
Haunt Aberration 6 Witchstalker Monstrosity 7 Goose Mother Fey 11 High Fae Impostor Fey 11 Snapping Hydra Monstrosity 11 Tempest Hart Elemental 11 Treefolk Plant 12 High Fae Kindguard Fey 12 High Fae
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
harpy
Fleecemane lion
Hippocamp
Hythonia*
Ironscale hydra
Nyx-fleece ram
Polukranos
Theran chimera
Tromokratis*
Two-headed cerberus
Typhon
Underworld cerberus
Undead Flitterstep eidolon
Ghostblade eidolon
Phylaskia
Returned drifter
Returned palamnite
Returned sentry
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
poacher in the Nessian Wood who turns out to be an Akroan general.
2 A hydra goes on a rampage at the edge of the forest. It must be dealt with, but a druid follower of Nylea will take vengeance
Treant MM
12 Ironscale hydra MOoT
19 Polukranos MOoT
* See chapter 6 for details about these creatures in Theros.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
time the party fails at one of these ability checks, roll on the Mere Encounters table below. Mere Encounters 2d6 Event (see below for details)
2-3 Yuan-ti Scouts
4-5 Pit of Snakes
6-8 Quicksand and Alligators
9-10 Troll Brawl
11-12 Hydra Wranglers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
hill giants, stone giants, cyclopes, ogres, ettins, and fomorians among their number, and one clan — the Bolrac clan — is composed entirely of such brutes. Hydras Once a hydra chooses a lair and
elemental) MM 5 Hill giant MM 5 Trog (gladiator) MM 6 Cyclops MM 6 Huge batterboar (mammoth) MM 7 Druid of the Old Ways GGR 7 Stone giant MM 8 Fomorian MM 8 Hydra MM 10 Sunder shaman GGR 14 Wurm GGR 18 Borborygmos GGR
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
mortal suffering, so the god resurrects the tyrant whenever enemies kill him.
3 Legend tells of a hydra with alchemical lore scribed upon its bones. When an alchemist (mage) begins poisoning
Basilisk* MM
6 Medusa* MM
8 Assassin MM
8 Hydra MM
8 Spirit naga MM
17 Hythonia MOoT
* See chapter 6 for details about these creatures in Theros. Pharika’s clerics believe that they are better healers because they are so well acquainted with death
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
). A cowbell dangles from a hook at the prow of each boat. Ringing either bell summons the hydra in area 21, which arrives in 1d6 rounds. Yuan-ti Broodguards Guarding the rowboats and watching the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Sentry Druid Fire Elemental Flameskull Githyanki Knight Green Hag Grick Ancient Guard Hill Giant Hydra Manticore Marid Mephit, Smoke Mind Flayer Noble Noble Prodigy Owlbear Red Dragon, Young Roc
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
11. Throne Room Four pillars support the vaulted ceiling, and steps ascend to an iron throne carved in the likeness of a hydra. Painted on the wall behind it is a large blue triangle. To the south
fuels his ego. If Ras Nsi discovers the affair, he flays both parties alive for their betrayal and feeds them to his pet hydra (see area 21). Secret Door A secret door in the western corner of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
carrion crawler eggs to the hydra in area 21a. The carrion crawlers are not treated well. If released, they are as likely to attack the bullywugs as they are the characters. Wood scraps gathered from