monster spaces with only avoid for for longer

Create Undead

Spells Player’s Handbook

You can cast this spell only at night. Choose up to three corpses of Medium or Small Humanoids within range. Each one becomes a Ghoul under your control (see the Monster Manual for its stat block

guard a particular place. If you issue no commands, the creature takes the Dodge action and moves only to avoid harm. Once given an order, the creature continues to follow the order until its task is

Kraken

Monsters Monster Manual

Amphibious. The kraken can breathe air and water. Legendary Resistance (4/Day, or 5/Day in Lair). If the kraken fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Siege Monster. The kraken

(3d8 + 10);{"diceNotation":"3d8+10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Swallow", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage. If the target is Large or smaller, it is swallowed and no longer Grappled

Staff of Power

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

must expend to cast the spell. Spell Charge Cost Cone of Cold 5 Fireball (level 5 version) 5 Globe of Invulnerability 6 Hold Monster 5 Levitate 2 Lightning

. You have a 50 percent chance to instantly travel to a random plane of existence, avoiding the explosion. If you fail to avoid the effect, you take Force damage equal to 16 times the number of

Elf

Species Player’s Handbook

Corellon’s dominion. When Lolth was cast into the Abyss, most elves renounced her and earned Corellon’s forgiveness, but that which Corellon had taken from them was lost forever. No longer able

shaped by it. Some drow individuals and societies avoid the Underdark altogether yet carry its magic. In the Eberron setting, for example, drow dwell in rainforests and cyclopean ruins on the continent of

Tarrasque

Monsters Monster Manual

":"Reflective Carapace"}. On a 1–5, the tarrasque is unaffected. On a 6, the tarrasque is unaffected and reflects the spell, turning the caster into the target. Siege Monster. The tarrasque deals

condition. If the tarrasque dies, any swallowed creature no longer has the Restrained condition and can escape from the corpse using 20 feet of movement, exiting Prone.

Bag of Beans

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

This heavy cloth bag contains 3d4 dry beans when found. The bag weighs half a pound regardless of how many beans it contains and becomes a nonmagical item when it no longer contains any beans. If

forth. Whenever a toad is touched, it transforms into a Large or smaller monster of the DM’s choice that acts in accordance with its alignment and nature. The monster remains for 1 minute, then

Elemental Cataclysm

Monsters Monster Manual

). If the cataclysm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Siege Monster. The cataclysm deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The cataclysm makes two Elemental Burst

successful check, the creature is no longer buried. Success: Half damage only. Control Weather. The cataclysm casts the Control Weather spell, requiring no spell components and using Constitution as the

Ioun Stone

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

its orbit to avoid collisions and thwarting all attempts by other creatures to attack or snatch it. As a Utilize action, you can seize and stow any number of Ioun Stones orbiting your head. If your

, spell attack bonus, and spellcasting ability of the original caster but is otherwise treated as if you cast the spell. The spell cast from the stone is no longer stored in it, freeing up space. Ioun

Gelatinous Cube (Giant Ooze variant)

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Medium or smaller creatures inside it at a time. When the cube shrinks back to normal size, any creatures that it can no longer contain are expelled into unoccupied spaces around it. Transparent. Even

":"Pseudopod","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage. Engulf. The cube moves up to its speed. While doing so, it can enter Large or smaller creatures' spaces. Whenever the cube enters a creature's space, the

Ogre Howdah

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

use spears or weapons with reach. Creatures in the fort have three-quarters cover against attacks and effects from outside it. If the ogre dies, creatures in the fort are placed in unoccupied spaces

);deep gnomes (all three appear in the Monster Manual), but they might also transport other Small folk. Ogres of War Ogres love to rush headlong into battle, but with enough time and patience, some

Necromancer Wizard

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

collaborate with colleagues to create new spells.NecroticSummon Undead (1/Day). The necromancer magically summons five skeleton;skeletons or zombie;zombies (both appear in the Monster Manual). The summoned

creatures appear in unoccupied spaces within 60 feet of the necromancer, whom they obey. They take their turns immediately after the necromancer. Each lasts for 1 hour, until it or the necromancer dies, or until the necromancer dismisses it as a bonus action.

Granite Juggernaut

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Magic Resistance. The juggernaut has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Siege Monster. The juggernaut deals double damage to objects and structures.Slam. Melee

spaces of creatures with the prone condition. When the juggernaut enters the space of a prone creature for the first time during this movement, the creature must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw, taking

Bag Jelly

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

similar to the dungeon scavengers described in the Monster Manual. As their name suggests, though, these creatures are most often found in the bags carried by giants, where they feed on whatever

scrupulously clean to avoid attracting bag jellies, but others actually use these scavengers to hinder thieves. Many would-be thieves who rummage through a sleeping giant’s bag find themselves stuck

Frost Salamander

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

them to attack expeditions and settlements that other predators would avoid, as they often mistake the fire of a forge or a campfire for a large, tasty meal. azer;Azers (see the Monster Manual) use this

but. Frost salamanders greedily devour any prey foolhardy enough to try sleeping in their lairs. On rare occasions, frost giant;frost giants (see the Monster Manual) capture and tame these creatures, using them to burrow into the ice to help create outposts and fortresses.ColdFire

Rubblebelt Stalker

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

of rubble. Siege Monster. The stalker deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The stalker makes three attacks with its shortsword. Shortsword. Melee Attack: +4;{"diceNotation

or clambering across rooftops. They favor ambush tactics and avoid confrontations with stronger forces, relying on their superior mobility to make their escape.

Sahuagin Coral Smasher

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

it needs to be submerged at least once every 4 hours to avoid suffocating. Shark Telepathy. The coral smasher can magically command any shark within 120 feet of it, using a limited telepathy. Siege

Monster. The coral smasher deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The coral smasher makes two attacks with its warhammer, or one attack with its bite and one with its claws

Cadaver Collector

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

enslaved spirits of those it has slain; 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Specters"} specter;specters (without Sunlight Sensitivity; see the Monster Manual) arise in unoccupied

spaces within 15 feet of it. The specters act right after the collector on the same initiative count and fight until they’re destroyed. They disappear when the collector is destroyed.

Strigoi

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

/Day). The strigoi magically summons 1d4 + 2;{"diceNotation":"1d4+2","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Ravenous Children"} stirge;stirges (see their entry in the Monster Manual) in unoccupied spaces it

Giant Child

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

","rollAction":"Club","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Giant Children Generally, it’s a good idea to avoid situations where you treat a giant child as a monster. While even giant

Maschin-i-Bozorg

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

and smaller creatures’ spaces. A creature whose space the maschin-i-bozorg enters must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a successful save, the creature is pushed to the nearest

":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and has the prone condition. If the maschin-i-bozorg remains in the prone creature’s space, the creature also has the restrained condition until it’s no longer in

Barrowghast

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0. A Humanoid slain by this attack immediately rises as a zombie (see the Monster Manual). The zombie acts as an

the barrowghast a noxious stench. Barrowghasts no longer hunger for physical food and instead crave life energy drained from living creatures. They often target former family members and allies, but

Wurm

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

":"force"} force damage. Siege Monster. The wurm deals double damage to objects and structures. Tunneler. The wurm can burrow through solid rock at half its burrow speed and leaves a 10-foot-diameter

Constitution saving throw at the end of that turn or regurgitate all swallowed creatures, which fall prone in a space within 10 feet of the wurm. If the wurm dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by

Nightmare Shepherd

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Sunlight Weakness; see the Monster Manual) arise in unoccupied spaces within 20 feet of the shepherd. The shadows act right after the shepherd on the same initiative count and fight until they’re

Frost Giant Ice Shaper

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Ice Wolves"} wolves made of ice (use the winter wolf stat block in the Monster Manual to represent them, but they are Elementals instead of

Monstrosities). The wolves appear in unoccupied spaces the giant can see within 30 feet of itself. The wolves take their turn immediately after the giant on the same initiative count, and they obey the

Maw of Yeenoghu

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

", "rollAction":"Gorging Charge"}. The maw moves up to its speed without provoking opportunity attack;opportunity attacks and can move through the spaces of Large or smaller creatures. Each time the maw enters

result is a ravenous monster called a maw of Yeenoghu, which is wholly devoted to the demon lord. A maw of Yeenoghu grows a mane of hair and hunches over like a gnoll. Its jaw grows and widens, and

Sea Spawn

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Limited Amphibiousness. The sea spawn can breathe air and water, but it needs to be submerged in the sea at least once a day for 1 minute to avoid suffocating.Multiattack. The sea spawn makes two

turtle;dragon turtles (morkoths appear in this book; the others appear in the Monster Manual)—all of these and more can mark mortals as their own and claim them as minions. Unlucky folk might

Hellfire Engine

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

can enter Large or smaller creatures’ spaces. A creature whose space the hellfire engine enters must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw. On a successful save, the creature is pushed to the

":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the hellfire engine remains in the prone creature’s space, the creature is also restrained until it’s no longer in the same space as the hellfire engine

Pyxis of Pandemonium

Magic Items Mythic Odysseys of Theros

maze spell on each creature within 30 feet of it. 6 Nightmare. Tendrils of shadow seep from the vessel and form into 1d4 Shadow Demon;shadow demons (see the Monster Manual for their

stat block), which appear in unoccupied spaces within 30 feet of it and are hostile. 7 Swarming Insects. The vessel casts the insect plague spell, centered on itself and with a radius of

Ki-rin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

1 minute later in unoccupied spaces of the ki-rin’s choice on the floor of the lair. Create Stone and Metal. The ki-rin conjures up one or more temporary objects made of stone or metal that

can collectively fill no more than a 2-foot cube. The objects materialize 1 minute later in unoccupied spaces of the ki-rin’s choice on the floor of the lair, and the objects vanish after 1 hour

Triton Master of Waves

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Summon Water Weird"} water weird;water weirds (see the Monster Manual). The summoned weirds appear in unoccupied spaces in water within 60 feet of the triton. The water weirds

Skull Lord

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

skull lord summons up to five skeleton;skeletons or zombie;zombies (both appear in the Monster Manual) in unoccupied spaces within 30 feet of it. They remain until destroyed. Undead summoned in this

Runic Colossus

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

. Siege Monster. The colossus deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The colossus makes two Slam attacks and then uses Stomp. Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14

DC 22 Strength check. On a successful check, the affected creature relocates to an unoccupied space of its choice within 5 feet of the colossus and is no longer restrained. Arcane Beam (Recharge 5–6

Nabassu

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

finishes a short or long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0, and if the target is a Humanoid, it immediately rises as a ghoul (see the Monster Manual) under the nabassu’s

catch. One way a summoner can avoid this fate is by providing a steady supply of souls to the nabassu, which might persuade the demon to be cooperative—as long as the supply lasts.PoisonCold, Fire, Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Juvenile Kraken

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

must succeed on a DC 23 Constitution saving throw at the end of that turn or regurgitate all swallowed creatures, which fall prone in spaces within 10 feet of the kraken. If the kraken dies, a

swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse using 10 feet of movement, exiting prone. Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12","rollType":"to hit

Leucrotta

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

like doing their own killing, since leucrottas are meticulous in their cruelty and able to draw out kills for better and longer sport. And when there are no victims to be had, a leucrotta can mimic the

of common deer. Second, it can duplicate the call or the vocal expressions of just about any creature it has heard. The monster uses its mimicry to lure in potential victims, then attacks while they

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