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Monster Manual
Legendary Resistance (4/Day, or 5/Day in Lair). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a
use of (A) Slowing Breath or (B) Spellcasting to cast Mind Spike (level 5 version).
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rend"}, reach 15 ft
Monsters
Monster Manual
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes
three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting to cast Mind Spike (level 3 version).
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction
Monsters
Monster Manual
Spike (level 5 version) 1/Day Each: Geas, Modify MemoryLegendary Action Uses: 3 (4 in Lair). Immediately after another creature’s turn, the dragon can expend a use to take one of the following
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day, or 5/Day in Lair). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes
Monsters
Monster Manual
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a
use of (A) Slowing Breath or (B) Spellcasting to cast Mind Spike (level 4 version).
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rend"}, reach 10 ft
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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Tunneler. The kruthik can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and leaves a 10-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.Multiattack. The kruthik makes two Stab or Spike attacks..
Stab. Melee
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Spike. Ranged Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spike"} to hit, range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
count 20, all gnoll;gnolls and hyena;hyenas within the lair are enraged, causing them to have advantage on melee weapon attack rolls and causing attack rolls to have advantage against them.
Iron Spike
at will, although he is as likely to tear his prey apart with his teeth.Yeenoghu’s Lair
Yeenoghu’s lair in the Abyss is called the Death Dells. Its barren hills and ravines serve as a
Yeenoghu
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Out of the Abyss
hands before ripping out its throat with his teeth.Yeenoghu’s Lair
Yeenoghu’s lair in the Abyss is called the Death Dells, its barren hills and ravines serving as one great hunting ground
, where he pursues captured mortals in a cruel game. Yeenoghu’s lair is a place of blood and death, populated by gnoll;gnolls, hyena;hyenas, and ghoul;ghouls, and there are few structures or signs
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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Tunneler. The kruthik can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and leaves a 5-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.Multiattack. The kruthik makes two Stab or Spike attacks.
Stab. Melee
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Spike. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spike"} to hit, range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3
Adult Copper Dragon
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Basic Rules (2014)
Copper Dragon’s Lair
Copper dragons dwell in dry uplands and on hilltops, where they make their lairs in narrow caves. False walls in the lair hide secret antechambers where the dragon stores
treasure is hidden.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects:
The dragon chooses a point on the ground that
Ancient Copper Dragon
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the spike growth spell and lasts until the dragon uses this lair action again or until the dragon dies.
The dragon chooses a 10-foot-square area on the ground that it can see within 120 feet of it
dragon retains its alignment, hit points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies, Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
(losing initiative ties), Yeenoghu can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; he can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row. Yeenoghu causes an iron spike — 5 feet tall and 1 inch in
Yeenoghu’s Lair Yeenoghu’s lair in the Abyss is called the Death Dells, its barren hills and ravines serving as one great hunting ground, where he pursues captured mortals in a cruel game. Yeenoghu’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
(losing initiative ties), Yeenoghu can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; he can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row: Yeenoghu causes an iron spike — 5 feet tall and 1 inch in
Yeenoghu’s Lair Yeenoghu’s lair in the Abyss is called the Death Dells, its barren hills and ravines serving as one great hunting ground, where he pursues captured mortals in a cruel game. Yeenoghu’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Kruthik Hive Lord A hive lord rules each kruthik hive. When the hive lord dies, the surviving members of the hive abandon their lair and search for a new one. When a suitable location is found, the
acid from its maw. The hive lord claims the largest chamber of the lair and keeps several adult kruthiks nearby as bodyguards. Kruthik Hive Lord
Large monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
hyenas within the lair are enraged, causing them to have advantage on melee weapon attack rolls and causing attack rolls to have advantage against them. Iron Spike. Yeenoghu causes an iron spike—5
(Costs 2 Actions). Yeenoghu makes a separate Bite attack against each creature within 10 feet of him.
Yeenoghu’s Lair Yeenoghu’s lair in the Abyss is called the Death Dells. Its barren hills and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
CR 14 (XP 11,500, or 13,000 in lair; PB +5)
Traits
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack
. The dragon makes three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of (A) Slowing Breath or (B) Spellcasting to cast Mind Spike (level 4 version).
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +11, reach 10 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Immunities Acid
Senses Blindsight 60 ft., Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 27
Languages Common, Draconic
CR 21 (XP 33,000, or 41,000 in lair; PB +7)
Traits
Legendary Resistance (4/Day, or
5/Day in Lair). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of (A) Slowing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17):
At Will: Detect Magic, Mind Spike (level 3 version)
1/Day: Geas
Legendary Actions
Legendary Action Uses: 3 (4 in Lair). Immediately after another
, each creature in a 30-foot Cone. Failure: 42 (12d6) Poison damage. Success: Half damage.
Alexander Ostrowski An adult green dragon
shadows its prey
Green Dragon Lairs Green dragons lair in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
empires, planar realms, or death itself. Alexander Ostrowski An ancient green dragon manipulates the fates
of its pawns from deep within its forest lair Ancient Green Dragon Gargantuan Dragon (Chromatic
Senses Blindsight 60 ft., Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 27
Languages Common, Draconic
CR 22 (XP 41,000, or 50,000 in lair; PB +7)
Traits
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
support for an orc horde or a hobgoblin army. Another could serve as a hunting companion for a hill giant chief, or guard the entrance to a lamia’s lair. The manticores’ greatest territorial rivals
)
CHA
8 (−1)
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Common
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Tail Spike Regrowth. The manticore has twenty-four tail spikes. Used spikes regrow when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
+9, Perception +12, Stealth +6
Immunities Acid
Senses Blindsight 60 ft., Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 22
Languages Common, Draconic
CR 14 (XP 11,500, or 13,000 in lair; PB +5
)
Traits
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks. It can replace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Spike (level 3 version)
1/Day: Geas
Legendary Actions
Legendary Action Uses: 3 (4 in Lair). Immediately after another creature’s turn, the dragon can expend a use to take one of the following
lair; PB +5)
Traits
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
and a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check, a character notes irregularities in the floor’s tile patterns that reveal the pressure plates. Wedging an iron spike or similar object under a plate
dispel magic (DC 16) cast on the demon’s lair dispels the magical darkness and the silence. If the darkness is dispelled, the shadow demon emerges and attacks until reduced to half its hit points or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
): flame blade, spike growth
3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, stinking cloud
4th level (2 slots): blight, wall of fire
Summon Mephits (Recharges after a Long Rest). By puffing on his pipe
, Performance +8
Damage Immunities fire
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Common, Ignan, Infernal
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP), or 12 (8,400 XP) with lair actions
Funeral Pyre
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
sprout from the ground in a 20-foot radius centered on that point. The effect is otherwise identical to the spike growth spell and lasts until the dragon uses this lair action again or until the dragon
new form, the dragon retains its alignment, hit points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies, Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
attack, using its action every round to make three Tail Spike attacks. If there are no characters present, assume that one knight is injured and the manticore’s hit points are reduced by 8 at the end
it again. Manticore Lost. If 10 consecutive minutes pass and neither the knights nor the characters find the manticore, it returns to its lair (area V9). Conclusion After the manticore hunt, a few
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
1st level (4 slots): cure wounds, entangle, ray of sickness
2nd level (3 slots): pass without trace, ray of enfeeblement, spike growth
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, dispel magic, plant
difficulty of such an encounter, consider the lair to be one additional creature of challenge rating 1.
Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the Golgari group takes a lair action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
decent town after another, he finally sought refuge in an old outlaw’s lair he discovered near Lance Rock. There he commenced his newest round of experiments, avoiding all other living souls. What few
, shillelagh, thaumaturgy
1st Level (4 slots): animal friendship, cure wounds, healing word, inflict wounds, speak with animals
2nd Level (3 slots): barkskin, spike growth, spiritual weapon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
Intelligence (Investigation) check, a character can deduce the presence of the pressure plate from variations in the mortar and stone around it, compared to the surrounding floor. Wedging an iron spike
kobolds hostile. Four small humanoids are shackled by thick, rusted chains attached to a large iron spike set in the floor. Several broken weapons and sundered shields lie in one corner.
Creatures. Four
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
calls himself Great Ulfe. These raiders emerge from the Mountain Door to hunt and pillage in the surrounding area. To keep their lair secure, the orcs have blocked access to the lower levels of
water. This is the personal treasure of Old Yarrack (see area 11). 9. Shaman’s Lair The secret door pivots open to reveal a chamber of finished stonework. The room is cluttered with crude furnishings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
area if it hears any creature coming up the steps toward its lair. The creature is very vicious, as the king beats it and torments it for fun, and it hopes to take revenge on virtually any other
living thing. 9. King Snurre’s Treasure Cave The chamber to the west of the hydra’s lair is filled with stuff, much of which is valueless or nearly so—a pile of 2,800 cp, three mounds of 4d4 worthless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
attunes to it. Development If the characters forge an alliance with Serissa or expose Iymrith as a villainous deceiver, the blue dragon returns to her lair in the Anauroch desert and isn’t encountered
driving a wedge or iron spike into its seam to prevent the plate from moving), doing so with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check. Treasure The first crate holds six folded, giant-sized rugs made from






