matters shape with only armored flayer for light

Cloak of the Bat

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

While wearing this cloak, you have Advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks. In an area of Dim Light or Darkness, you can grip the edges of the cloak and use it to gain a Fly Speed of 40 feet. If you

ever fail to grip the cloak’s edges while flying in this way, or if you are no longer in Dim Light or Darkness, you lose this Fly Speed. While wearing the cloak in an area of Dim Light or

Flame Blade

Spells Player’s Handbook

You evoke a fiery blade in your free hand. The blade is similar in size and shape to a scimitar, and it lasts for the duration. If you let go of the blade, it disappears, but you can evoke it again

blade sheds Bright Light in a 10-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 10 feet. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 2.

Moonbeam

Spells Player’s Handbook

A silvery beam of pale light shines down in a 5-foot-radius, 40-foot-high Cylinder centered on a point within range. Until the spell ends, Dim Light fills the Cylinder, and you can take a Magic

the creature is shape-shifting;shape-shifted (as a result of the Polymorph spell, for example), it reverts to its true form and can’t shape-shift until it leaves the Cylinder. On a successful

Elementalism

Spells Player’s Handbook

-foot Cube. You choose the color and scent, and the embers can light candles, torches, or lamps in that area. The smoke’s scent lingers for 1 minute. Beckon Water. You create a spray of cool mist

Element. You cause dirt, sand, fire, smoke, mist, or water that can fit in a 1-foot Cube to assume a crude shape (such as that of a creature) for 1 hour.

Prismatic Wall

Spells Player’s Handbook

A shimmering, multicolored plane of light forms a vertical opaque wall—up to 90 feet long, 30 feet high, and 1 inch thick—centered on a point within range. Alternatively, you shape the

without effect. The wall sheds Bright Light within 100 feet and Dim Light for an additional 100 feet. You and creatures you designate when you cast the spell can pass through and be near the wall without

Druid

Classes Player’s Handbook

, Arcana, Insight, Medicine, Nature, Perception, Religion, or Survival Weapon Proficiencies Simple weapons Tool Proficiencies Herbalism Kit Armor Training Light armor and Shields

Traits table: Hit Point Die and training with Light armor and Shields. Gain the Druid’s level 1 features, which are listed in the Druid Features table. See the multiclassing rules in chapter 2

Faerie

Species Lorwyn: First Light

Known for their mischief, faeries resemble insects with humanoid features. Their size and shape may vary, but all have antennae, black eyes, chitinous skin, and insectoid legs and wings. Every faerie

Shadowmoor. (See Lorwyn: First Light for more information.) Shadowmoor faeries have Darkvision with a range of 120 feet.

Vampire Infernalist

Monsters Astarion's Book of Hungers

, the vampire uses Shape-Shift to become mist (no action required). If it can’t use Shape-Shift, it is destroyed. While it has 0 Hit Points in mist form, it can’t return to its vampire form

course it is. —Astarion on Vampire Infernalists Vampire Infernalist Lairs Vampire infernalists lurk in gloomy libraries or ritual chambers, far from the sun’s light. The region

Mind Flayer Psion Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

Magic Resistance. The mind flayer has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The mind flayer is a 10th-level spellcaster. Its innate

madness, phantasmal force, see invisibility 3rd level (3 slots): clairvoyance, fear, meld into stone 4th level (3 slots): confusion, stone shape 5th level (2 slots): scrying, telekinesisTentacles

Cranium Rat

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

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 the swarm

creature, often referring to itself using the collective pronouns “we” and “us.” Some mind flayer colonies use cranium rats as spies. The rats invade communities and act as

Swarm of Cranium Rats

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

rat by its mind flayer creators, bestowing upon the swarm psionic powers. A single cranium rat uses its natural telepathy to communicate hunger, fear, and other base emotions. A swarm of cranium rats

communicating telepathically “speaks” as one creature, often referring to itself using the collective pronouns “we” and “us.” Some mind flayer colonies use cranium

Flame Blade Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You evoke a fiery blade in your free hand. The blade is similar in size and shape to a scimitar, and it lasts for the duration. If you let go of the blade, it disappears, but you can evoke the blade

again as a bonus action. You can use your action to make a melee spell attack with the fiery blade. On a hit, the target takes 3d6 fire damage. The flaming blade sheds bright light in a 10-foot

Alhoon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

these clues are easily missed by someone who hasn’t seen a mind flayer. However, in short order, an alhoon’s flesh withers away and its empty eye sockets gleam with cold pinpricks of light

such forbidden texts can be hidden from other illithids and even from an elder brain. Yet eventually, mind flayer arcanist;mind flayer arcanists determined to pursue wizardry must flee the colony for

Warforged Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

“Pierce was built by design, while you were built by accident,” Lakashtai said. “The soul is what matters, not the shape of the vessel.” “What makes you think he has

their muscles, wrapped around a framework of steel, darkwood, or stone. Armored plates form a protective outer shell and reinforce joints. Warforged share a common facial design, with a hinged jaw

Fire Elemental Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

of its turns. Illumination. The elemental sheds bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light in an additional 30 feet. Water Susceptibility. For every 5 feet the elemental moves in water, or for

damage at the start of each of its turns.A faint humanoid shape shows in a fire elemental’s capricious devastation. Wherever it moves, it sets its surroundings ablaze, turning the world to ash, smoke, and cinders.Fire, PoisonBludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Crown of the Wrath Bringer

Magic Items Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

This jagged iron circlet bears ornaments in the shape of the enemy rune. When worn, the crown glows with pale light as it draws upon the wearer’s fury to strike opponents with vicious terror

Pech

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

incapacitated condition and must have at least one use of Communal Spellcasting remaining, which it must immediately expend to participate (no action required). Stone Shape (3/Day). The pech casts Stone

Shape, requiring no spell components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability.Pechs are slight, bipedal diggers from the Elemental Plane of Earth. They have a knack for finding weak points in

Shoalar Quanderil (Noncore)

Monsters Locathah Rising

","rollAction":"Innate Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). He can innately cast the following spells: At will: shape water 1/day: create or destroy water Spellcasting. Shoalar is a 7th-level spellcaster

: Cantrips (at will): acid splash, chill touch, light, prestidigitation, ray of frost 1st level (4 slots): disguise self, mage armor, shield 2nd level (3 slots): hold person, misty step 3rd level (2

Ancient Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

breath weapon sows weakness, leaving the victims unable to fight back. Luminous Blue Sapphire dragons’ scales and wing membranes show varied shades of blue, ranging from the light tones of a

spring sky to the rich, crystalline azure of sapphire gems and compressed glacial ice. In the light, the scales glitter and shine like luminous starbursts. The dragons’ psionic nature is evident

Cloaker Mutate

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

if it fails. Light Sensitivity. While in bright light, the mutate has disadvantage on attack rolls.Multiattack. The mutate makes one Corpse Swipe attack and two Tail attacks, or it makes four Tail

, though evil forces—such as the mind flayer empire of old—have conducted much research on the topic. For centuries, mind flayers have tried to create armies of mutates to sweep through

Ancient Copper Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself with a successful save. Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than

giggling. Even serious matters suddenly seem amusing. If the dragon dies, the magic carvings fade over the course of 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll"} days. The other effects end immediately.Acid

Wood Woad

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

roots. After three days, a sprout emerges from the ground at the base of the tree and swiftly grows into a bipedal form. This new body, armored in tough bark and bearing a gnarled club and shield, is

only to protect woodlands and the people who tend them. A wood woad’s face is void and expressionless, except for the motes of light that swim about in its eye sockets. Wood woads speak little

Crystal Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

life, crystal dragons enjoy an innate psionic connection to the Positive Plane that suffuses their bodies as well as their personalities with light. Though they prefer to live in desolate, frigid regions

clarity that bend and refract light, sometimes making them difficult to see clearly. The radiant energy of the Positive Plane shimmers in crystal dragons’ scales. It glows like starlight between

Sapphire Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Sapphire dragons’ scales and wing membranes show varied shades of blue, ranging from the light tones of a spring sky to the rich, crystalline azure of sapphire gems and compressed glacial ice. In the

light, the scales glitter and shine like luminous starbursts. The dragons’ psionic nature is evident in the horn and bone structures of their bodies. Their tail barbs and horn tips are all

Pudding King

Monsters Out of the Abyss

with spell attacks). The Pudding King knows the following sorcerer spells: Cantrips (at will): acid splash, light, mage hand, poison spray, prestidigitation 1st level (4 slots): false life, mage armor

":"War Pick","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Change Shape. The Pudding King magically transforms into an ooze, or back into his true form. He reverts to his true form if he dies. Any

Lightning Hulk

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Illumination. The lightning hulk sheds bright light in a 20-foot radius and dim light for an additional 20 feet. Lightning Form. The lightning hulk can enter a hostile creature’s space and

that appears at the head of the bolt as it streams through the air. In rare moments, the hulk coalesces into a bipedal shape resembling a storm giant, but these moments are as fleeting as a lightning

Cloud Giant Smiling One Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

cloud, light 3/day each: feather fall, fly, misty step, telekinesis 1/day each: control weather, gaseous form Spellcasting. The giant is a 5th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Charisma

has advantage on the attack roll. Change Shape. The giant magically polymorphs into a beast or humanoid it has seen, or back into its true form. Any equipment the giant is wearing or carrying is

Moghadam

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). He has the following artificer spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): dancing lights, light, message, shocking grasp 1st level (4 slots): comprehend languages

shape, stoneskin 5th level (1 slot): creation Ruinblade. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"magicitem"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2

Aberrant Mind Legacy

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

tentacle is now growing on you, but no one else can see it. 2 A psychic wind from the Astral Plane carried psionic energy to you. When you use your powers, faint motes of light sparkle around you

. 3 You once suffered the dominating powers of an aboleth, leaving a psychic splinter in your mind. 4 You were implanted with a mind flayer tadpole, but the ceremorphosis never completed. And

Category 1 Krasis

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

(1d12);{"diceNotation":"1d12","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Acidic Skin","damageType":"acid"} acid damage (category 3). 2 Armored Hide. The krasis has better natural armor afforded by a shell or

thick scales, increasing its Armor Class by 4. 3 Bioluminescent Markings. The krasis has glowing patterns on its skin that take the shape of defensive runes, granting it advantage on saving

Avi

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

with spell attacks). Avi has the following cleric spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): light, sacred flame, thaumaturgy 1st level (4 slots): cure wounds, guiding bolt, sanctuary 2nd level (3 slots

): lesser restoration, spiritual weapon 3rd level (2 slots): dispel magic, spirit guardians Reach to the Wave. At will, Avi can control the flow and shape of water in a 5-foot cube, or cause the water to

Plasmoid Explorer

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Astral Plane and visit different worlds of the Material Plane. Such an explorer usually travels light, keeping its possessions in a backpack or similar container. Plasmoids Plasmoids are intelligent

oozes that can alter their shape at will. Their amorphous bodies have a soft, malleable texture, and plasmoids can extrude up to five pseudopods, each one up to 5 feet long. They use their pseudopods

Living Portent

Monsters The Book of Many Things

Brilliance (True Form Only). The living portent sheds bright light for 30 feet and dim light for an additional 30 feet.Multiattack. The living portent makes two Radiant Strike attacks. Radiant

the living portents impact the earth, they carve great craters, yet miraculously, none who live in the impact zone are harmed. These beings of light then assume Humanoid forms to blend in with the

Young Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

blue, ranging from the light tones of a spring sky to the rich, crystalline azure of sapphire gems and compressed glacial ice. In the light, the scales glitter and shine like luminous starbursts. The

claims the spoils of the cult’s victories. 2 A sapphire dragon is bound by an ancient pact to advise a monarchy on matters of defense—until someone bests the dragon’s security

Zaratan

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

one Spit Rock attack. It can use this option only if it is retracted in its shell.When a zaratan is summoned from the Elemental Plane of Earth, the ground rises up to take the shape of a hulking

, armored reptile. A zaratan’s steps trigger shock waves severe enough to level structures. It expresses its rage through trumpeting calls and the occasional boulder or blast of debris it spews from

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