takes heart

Vampire Spawn

Monsters Monster Manual

vampire can’t enter a residence without an invitation from an occupant.Running Water. The vampire takes 20 Acid damage if it ends its turn in running water.Stake to the Heart. The vampire is

destroyed if a weapon that deals Piercing damage is driven into the vampire’s heart while the vampire has the Incapacitated condition.Sunlight. The vampire takes 20 Radiant damage if it starts its turn

Peryton

Monsters Monster Manual

"} Piercing damage. If the peryton moved 30+ feet straight toward the target immediately before the hit, the target takes an extra 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Gore

+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Talons", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage. If the attack reduces a Humanoid target to 0 Hit Points, the peryton kills the target by removing its heart.

Vampire

Monsters Monster Manual

vampire has these weaknesses: Forbiddance. The vampire can’t enter a residence without an invitation from an occupant. Running Water. The vampire takes 20 Acid damage if it ends its turn in running

water. Stake to the Heart. If a weapon that deals Piercing damage is driven into the vampire’s heart while the vampire has the Incapacitated condition in its resting place, the vampire has the

Vampire Umbral Lord

Monsters Monster Manual

vampire takes 20 Acid damage if it ends its turn in running water.Stake to the Heart. If a weapon that deals Piercing damage is driven into the vampire’s heart while the vampire has the

Incapacitated condition in its resting place, the vampire has the Paralyzed condition until the weapon is removed.Sunlight. The vampire takes 20 Radiant damage if it starts its turn in sunlight. While in

Book of Exalted Deeds

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

magical nature or translate the benefits it offers to those pure of heart and firm of purpose. A heavy clasp, wrought to look like angel wings, keeps the book’s contents secure. Only a creature

that tries to read from the book takes 24d6 Radiant damage. This damage ignores Resistance and Immunity, and it can’t be reduced or avoided by any means. A creature reduced to 0 Hit Points by

Vampire Warden

Monsters Astarion's Book of Hungers

a residence without an invitation from an occupant. Running Water. The vampire takes 20 Acid damage if it ends its turn in running water. Stake to the Heart. If a weapon that deals Piercing damage

is driven into the vampire’s heart while the vampire has the Incapacitated condition, the vampire has the Paralyzed condition until the weapon is removed. Sunlight. The vampire takes 20 Radiant

Vampire Infernalist

Monsters Astarion's Book of Hungers

. Running Water. The vampire takes 20 Acid damage if it ends its turn in running water. Stake to the Heart. If a weapon that deals Piercing damage is driven into the vampire’s heart while the

vampire has the Incapacitated condition in its resting place, the vampire has the Paralyzed condition until the weapon is removed. Sunlight. The vampire takes 20 Radiant damage if it starts its turn in

Sammaster (Lich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

within 10 feet of the space he left takes 19 (3d12);{"diceNotation":"3d12", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Deathly Teleport", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. Dissolve. Sammaster

gem in the same fashion as dracoliches. When destroyed in his lich form, Sammaster revives in the form of a dracolich with his soul gem as its heart. He can be permanently destroyed only by vanquishing

Ice Troll

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

points and doesn’t regenerate. If buried in the ground under a foot or more of earth, the heart melts away and summons a blizzard like that created by the control weather spell. It takes 10

heart to mix with other alchemical ingredients, creating one potion of cold resistance;potion of resistance (cold). It takes 1 hour to create this potion. Cold

Soulstone Grimoire

Equipment

, transforming the ritual caster into a Lich (MCDM);lich. In a final, terrible act, the completion of the ritual requires tearing out one’s own heart and the heart of a loved one. To decipher the

yourself into a Lich (MCDM);lich. The ritual takes 1 hour to perform and requires you kill a loved one during the procedure. In addition, the ritual requires components and gems worth 100,000 gp, which the ritual consumes.

Elise

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Immutable Form. Elise is immune to any spell or effect that would alter her form. Lightning Absorption. Whenever Elise is subjected to lightning damage, she takes no damage and instead

achievement, Elise is a confused, frustrated soul who never wished for her current circumstances. Elise’s heart has been replaced with the Unbreakable Heart. If this device is removed, Elise dies

Bugbear Chief Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Brute. A melee weapon deals one extra die of its damage when the bugbear hits with it (included in the attack). Heart of Hruggek. The bugbear has advantage on saving throws against being charmed

, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned, stunned, or put to sleep. Surprise Attack. If the bugbear surprises a creature and hits it with an attack during the first round of combat, the target takes an extra 7

Sprite Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

become poisoned for 1 minute. If its saving throw result is 5 or lower, the poisoned target falls unconscious for the same duration, or until it takes damage or another creature takes an action to

shake it awake. Heart Sight. The sprite touches a creature and magically knows the creature's current emotional state. If the target fails a DC 10 Charisma saving throw, the sprite also knows the

Vampire Spawn Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

vampire takes 20 acid damage when it ends its turn in running water. Stake to the Heart. The vampire is destroyed if a piercing weapon made of wood is driven into its heart while it is incapacitated in

Regeneration. The vampire regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point and isn't in sunlight or running water. If the vampire takes radiant damage or damage from holy

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

heart of the world and monuments to the durability of life. In their role as caretakers, firbolgs live off the land while striving to remain in balance with nature. Their methods reflect common

wood survive until springtime. In a firbolg’s eyes, there is no greater fault than greed. The firbolgs believe that the world remains healthiest when each creature takes only what it needs

Strahd von Zarovich

Monsters Curse of Strahd

has additional protection in the form of a giant crystal heart hidden inside Castle Ravenloft. Any damage that Strahd takes is transferred to the Heart of Sorrow (see chapter 4, area K20). If the

heart absorbs damage that reduces it to 0 hit points, it is destroyed, and Strahd takes any leftover damage. The Heart of Sorrow has 50 hit points and is restored to that number of hit points each dawn

Kobold Vampire Spawn

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

. Stake to the Heart. The vampire is destroyed if a piercing weapon made of wood is driven into its heart while it is incapacitated in its resting place. Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The vampire takes 20

. Regeneration. The vampire regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point and isn’t in sunlight or running water. If the vampire takes radiant damage or damage from

Wood Woad

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

its turn if it is in contact with the ground. If the wood woad takes fire damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the wood woad’s next turn. The wood woad dies only if it

evil act if the victim-to-be is a willing sacrifice. In the ritual, a living person’s chest is pierced and the heart removed. A seed is pushed into the heart, which is then placed in a tree

Vampire Warrior Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

from one of the occupants. Harmed by Running Water. The vampire takes 20 acid damage if it ends its turn in running water. Stake to the Heart. If a piercing weapon made of wood is driven into the

vampire's heart while the vampire is incapacitated in its resting place, the vampire is paralyzed until the stake is removed. Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The vampire takes 20 radiant damage when it starts

Spectral Cloud

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Movement. The spectral cloud can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Incorporeal

spectral cloud emits intensely cold wind in a 60-foot line that is 10 feet wide. Each creature in that area must make a DC 20 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 38 (7d10

Vampire Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

through water. It has advantage on Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution saving throws, and it is immune to all nonmagical damage, except the damage it takes from sunlight. Legendary Resistance (3/Day

least 1 hit point and isn’t in sunlight or running water. If the vampire takes radiant damage or damage from holy water, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the vampire’s

Vampire Spellcaster Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

from one of the occupants. Harmed by Running Water. The vampire takes 20 acid damage if it ends its turn in running water. Stake to the Heart. If a piercing weapon made of wood is driven into the

vampire's heart while the vampire is incapacitated in its resting place, the vampire is paralyzed until the stake is removed. Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The vampire takes 20 radiant damage when it starts

Swarm of Rot Grubs Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Bites"} rot grubs. At the start of each of the target's turns, the target takes 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bites

grubs. After this time, these rot grubs are too far under the skin to be burned. If a target infested by rot grubs ends its turn with 0 hit points, it dies as the rot grubs burrow into its heart and kill it. Any effect that cures disease kills all rot grubs infesting the target.Piercing, Slashing

Mummy Lord Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Magic Resistance. The mummy lord has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Rejuvenation. A destroyed mummy lord gains a new body in 24 hours if its heart is intact

, regaining all its hit points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of the mummy lord's heart. Spellcasting. The mummy lord is a 10th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability

Tloques-Popolocas

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Running Water. Tloques-Popolocas takes 20 acid damage when he ends his turn in running water. Stake to the Heart. Tloques-Popolocas is destroyed if a piercing weapon made of wood is driven into his

heart while it is incapacitated in his resting place. Sunlight Hypersensitivity. Tloques-Popolocas takes 20 radiant damage when he starts his turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, he has disadvantage on

Relentless Impaler

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

(Costs 2 Actions). Each creature whose speed is currently reduced by the impaler’s Spike attack takes 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Deepen Wounds

ceremonial stake, which is plunged into the heart of a living sacrifice. The hulking form of the relentless impaler then emerges from the sacrifice’s pool of blood, spear in hand. A relentless

Barbatos

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

Rust Monster Cloak. Any nonmagical weapon made of metal that hits Barbatos corrodes. After dealing damage, the weapon takes a permanent and cumulative −1 penalty to damage rolls. If its penalty drops

to −5, the weapon is destroyed. Nonmagical ammunition made of metal that hits Barbatos is destroyed after dealing damage. Heart of the Troll. Barbatos regains 10 hit points at the start of his turn

Zorak Lightdrinker

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

, Dexterity, and Constitution saving throws, and it is immune to all nonmagical damage, except the damage it takes from sunlight. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the Zorak fails a saving throw, he can choose

hit points, he regains 1 hit point. Regeneration. Zorak regains 20 hit points at the start of his turn if he has at least 1 hit point and isn't in sunlight or running water. If Zorak takes radiant

Charmayne Daymore

Monsters Keys from the Golden Vault

has no effect. Whatever the spell’s level, the caster takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Fiery Counterspell", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage if the

magic to tear out Jhaeros’s heart while keeping it alive. She then used the still-beating heart as the focus of a ritual to destroy Ghalasine.Fire

Cradle of the Stone Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

. Each creature within 60 feet of the cradle must make a DC 23 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 33 (6d10);{"diceNotation":"6d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Shattering

Roar", "rollDamageType":"thunder"} thunder damage and has the incapacitated condition until the end of its next turn.A scion of Skoraeus typically slumbers deep in the heart of a towering mountain

Precognitive Mage

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

":"Glimpse the Temporal Flood"}. The mage targets one creature within 120 feet of it that it can see. The target takes 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Glimpse the Temporal

been given a more prominent position, which she has embraced with enthusiasm. She worries about the impact that her guild has on the rest of Ravnica but believes in her heart that she is helping the

Gnoll Vampire

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

running water. If the vampire takes radiant damage or damage from holy water, this trait doesn't function at the start of the vampire's next turn. Shapechanger. If the vampire isn’t in sunlight, it

to all nonmagical damage, except the damage it takes from sunlight. Unusual Nature. The vampire doesn’t require air. Vampire Weaknesses. The vampire has the following flaws: Enraged by

Diderius

Monsters Tyranny of Dragons

Magic Resistance. Diderius has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Rejuvenation. Diderius gains a new body in 24 hours if his heart is intact, regaining all his hit

points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of Diderius’s heart. Spellcasting. Diderius is a 10th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell

Book of Exalted Deeds Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

capture its magical nature or translate the benefits it offers to those pure of heart and firm of purpose. A heavy clasp, wrought to look like angel wings, keeps the book’s contents secure. Only

from the book takes 24d6 radiant damage. This damage ignores resistance and immunity, and can’t be reduced or avoided by any means. A creature reduced to 0 hit points by this damage disappears

Demilich Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Avoidance. If the demilich is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only half

turns, ending the curse on a success.A Demilich’s Lair A demilich hides its earthly remains and treasures in a labyrinthine tomb guarded by monsters and traps. At the heart of this labyrinth rests

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