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specter is under the wraith’s control. The wraith can have no more than seven specters under its control at a time.Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Bludgeoning, Cold, Fire, Piercing, Slashing
Drain", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, its Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the damage taken.
Create Specter. The wraith targets a
Monsters
Monster Manual
Incorporeal Movement. The specter can move through other creatures and objects as if they were Difficult Terrain. It takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction
":"Incorporeal Movement", "rollDamageType":"Force"} Force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the specter has Disadvantage on ability checks and attack
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the specter fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The specter has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
effects.Multiattack. The specter uses Mournful Keening if available, then makes one Hooves attack and one Reaping Scythe attack.
Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Mount. If the specter isn’t mounted, it can use a bonus action to magically teleport onto its gloamwing mount, provided the specter and the gloamwing are on the same plane of existence. When it
teleports, the specter appears astride the gloamwing along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying. While mounted and not incapacitated, the specter can’t be surprised, and both it and its
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
specter and its gloamwing mount don't require air, food, drink, or sleep.PoisonNecrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Death Link. If its specter rider is reduced to 0 hit points, the gloamwing is destroyed.
Flyby. The gloamwing doesn't provoke an opportunity attack when it flies out of an enemy's reach.
Sunlight
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
":"slashing"} slashing damage. The sword scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft
the attacker if it is within his reach. On a hit, the target takes an additional 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Parrying Riposte", "rollDamageType":"slashing
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
time.Necrotic, Poison, Psychic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't AdamantineSummon Specters (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The collector calls up the
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
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Fire Blood. Whenever a creature within 5 feet of the firegaunt hits the firegaunt with a melee attack that deals piercing or slashing damage, that creature takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10
. Spawned from deep rancor, the firegaunt seeks out living creatures to destroy. Like a specter, it doesn’t seek redemption; it just hopes to cause as much destruction as possible before attaining
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0.
A Humanoid slain by this attack immediately rises as a miniature spectral cloud (use the specter stat block in the Monster Manual). The
cloud giant undergoes a ritual in which its heart is transplanted into a cloud, causing the giant’s body to dissolve and its spirit to animate the cloud.Poison, ThunderCold, Necrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d8+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Unarmed Strike","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6","rollType":"damage
","rollAction":"Unarmed Strike","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, Strahd can grapple it (escape DC 18) instead of dealing the slashing damage.
Bite. Melee Weapon
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
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When you damage a target that hasn’t taken a turn in this combat, the target takes an extra 3d10 slashing damage from ghostly blades.
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feet and your high jump is up to 15 feet, with or without a running start.
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Legendry of Phantoms and Ghosts (obsidian human molar)
1 giant octopus, 1 mage, 1 specter
As an action, you can use
Wraith
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
unoccupied space. The specter is under the wraith's control. The wraith can have no more than seven specters under its control at one time.Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered
reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.
Create Specter. The
Specter
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Incorporeal Movement. The specter can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction
":"Incorporeal Movement","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the specter has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom
Cadaver Collector
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
collector calls up the enslaved spirits of those it has slain; 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Summon Specters"} specter;specters (without Sunlight Sensitivity) arise in
unoccupied spaces within 15 feet of the cadaver collector. The specter;specters act right after the cadaver collector on the same initiative count and fight until they're destroyed. They disappear when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
saving throws.
Actions
Multiattack. The specter makes two scythe attacks.
Scythe. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage plus 13 (3d8) psychic
Nightveil Specter The Nightveil specters of Ravnica are hooded, undead guardians that ride flying creatures called gloamwings. They are fearsome agents of House Dimir, protecting the territory and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
Specter of Night Jeff Simpson Like dark mirrors of Eldraine’s archons (see “Archon of Boundaries”), specters appear as shrouded figures mounted on horrific flying beasts. It is easy to look at a
specter and imagine the rider in command of the mount, but the truth is the opposite; the flying horror is an Undead monster that scours the wilds for a knightly corpse. On finding one, the horror binds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Specter Spirit of Wrath and Servant of Death Habitat: Underdark, Urban; Treasure: None Aaron J. riley Specters are loath to attack a cleric surrounded by divine light Specters are bodiless, life
. Specters seek creatures and locations that exude evil and feed on the suffering they inspire. Roll on or choose a result from the Specter Haunts table to inspire where a specter lurks. Specter Haunts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Specter A specter is the angry, unfettered spirit of a humanoid that has been prevented from passing to the afterlife. Specters no longer possess connections to who or what they were, yet are
at last. No such rest or redemption awaits a specter. It is doomed to the Material Plane, its only end the oblivion that comes with the destruction of its soul. Until then, it bears out its lonely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
flying swords that deal bludgeoning damage instead of slashing damage. If the specter is defeated, the pots and pans clatter to the ground, becoming inanimate once more. 2d. Kalabash’s Bedroom The door to
. Its stone hearth is cold. Piled atop the tables are alchemical tools and equipment, all of it ancient to the point of being unusable. Disturbing the laboratory in any way alerts the specter in area 2c
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
humanoid creature that has recently suffered a violent death. Such a fragment of woe becomes a specter, spiteful of all that lives.
Wraiths sometimes rule the legions of the dead, plotting the
, fire, lightning, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, grappled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, Slashing
Immunities Necrotic, Poison; Charmed, Exhaustion, Grappled, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Prone, Restrained, Unconscious
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 12
Languages Common
, reach 5 ft. Hit: 21 (4d8 + 3) Necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, its Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the damage taken.
Create Specter. The wraith targets a Humanoid corpse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft
replace one of these attacks with a Bite attack.
Vengeful Sword. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 20 (2d8 + 11) slashing damage. The sword scores a critical hit on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Ranged Attack Roll: +15, reach 10 ft. or range 120 ft. Hit: 22 (4d6 + 8) Slashing damage plus 36 (8d8) Radiant damage. Hit or Miss: The sword magically returns to the solar’s hand or hovers within 5
destination space. Failure: 11 (2d10) Radiant damage. Success: Half damage.
Specter Medium Undead, Chaotic Evil
AC 12 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 22 (5d8)
Speed 30 ft., Fly 50 ft. (hover
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
specter, it doesn’t seek redemption; it just hopes to cause as much destruction as possible before attaining its final oblivion. A firegaunt looks like a severely burned corpse. Supernatural crimson
. Whenever a creature within 5 feet of the firegaunt hits the firegaunt with a melee attack that deals piercing or slashing damage, that creature takes 5 (1d10) fire damage.
Actions
Multiattack. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
Multiattack. The knight makes two attacks, using Greatsword or Heavy Crossbow in any combination.
Greatsword. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) Slashing damage plus 4 (1d8) Radiant
Bludgeoning, Piercing, Slashing
Immunities Necrotic, Poison; Charmed, Exhaustion, Frightened, Grappled, Incapacitated, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Prone, Restrained, Stunned
Senses Blindsight 30
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) Slashing damage plus 2 (1d4) Cold damage.
Cold Breath (Recharge 5–6). Constitution Saving Throw: DC 12, each creature in a 15-foot Cone. Failure
. The dragon makes three Rend attacks.
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 10 ft. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4) Slashing damage plus 2 (1d4) Cold damage.
Cold Breath (Recharge 5–6). Constitution Saving Throw: DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
)
CON
18 (+4)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
17 (+3)
CHA
16 (+3)
Saving Throws Dex +6, Cha +8
Skills Perception +8
Damage Resistances cold, necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from
rises as a miniature spectral cloud (use the specter stat block in the Monster Manual). The miniature spectral cloud acts as an ally of its creator but isn't under its control.
Chilling Winds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
and houses an incorporeal undead creature: four shadows and four specters in total. Seven of the undead emerge from the pillars to attack any character who attempts to enter the chapel. The specter
specter returns to join the fray. G2. Chapel of Light Read the following as the characters enter this area: The once-beautiful main area of the chapel is littered with broken furnishings and splintered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. The apparition appears next to a hostile creature that Strahd can see, makes an attack against that creature, and then disappears. The apparition has the statistics of a specter. Strahd targets one
Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 22
Languages Abyssal, Common, Draconic, Elvish, Giant, Infernal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
against effects that make it have the prone condition.
Actions
Battleaxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage, or 8 (1d10 + 3) slashing damage if
specters emerge from the carvings. At the beginning of each round, another specter emerges from another carving until the fragment is removed from the room or until all seven specters are summoned into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
howling specter emerges from the mirror to attack. Once they have collectively called forth five undead, the mirrors all become dormant for 1 hour. White Gates. The corridor leading west has a white gate
Dexterity saving throw, taking 33 (6d10) slashing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature compelled to run through the arch must make another DC 15 Wisdom saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
appears when the last specter is defeated. With a slight smile of gratitude, the spirit silently points at a heap of rubble at the end of the northern tunnel, then fades away. Beneath the debris lies
. The altar has AC 15, 150 hit points, and immunity to acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, psychic, and thunder damage, as well as bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical weapons. As






