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Marilith

D&D 5e · 2024·Large Fiend (Demon)·Chaotic Evil

Armor class
16
Hit points
22021d10 + 105
Challenge
1615,000 XP
Proficiency
+5Initiative +10

Speed 40 ft., Climb 40 ft.

Ability scores, modifiers and saving throws
MeasureStrDexConIntWisCha
Score182020181620
Mod+4+5+5+4+3+5
Save+9+5+10+4+8+10
Skills
Perception +8
Resistances
Cold, Fire, Lightning
Damage immunities
Poison
Condition immunities
Poisoned
Senses
Truesight 120 ft.; Passive Perception 18
Languages
Abyssal; telepathy 120 ft.

Traits

Demonic Restoration

If the marilith dies outside the Abyss, its body dissolves into ichor, and it gains a new body instantly, reviving with all its Hit Points somewhere in the Abyss.

Magic Resistance

The marilith has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Reactive

The marilith can take one Reaction on every turn of combat.

Actions

Multiattack

The marilith makes six Pact Blade attacks and uses Constrict.

Pact Blade

Melee Attack Roll: +10, reach 5 ft. Hit: 10 (1d10 + 5) Slashing damage plus 7 (2d6) Necrotic damage.

Constrict

Strength Saving Throw: DC 17, one Medium or smaller creature the marilith can see within 5 feet. Failure: 15 (2d10 + 4) Bludgeoning damage. The target has the Grappled condition (escape DC 14), and it has the Restrained condition until the grapple ends.

Bonus actions

Teleport (Recharge 5-6)

The marilith teleports up to 120 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.

Reactions

Parry

Trigger: The marilith is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The marilith adds 5 to its AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss.

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Rules source: System Reference Document 5.2.1 ↗

This work includes material from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 ("SRD 5.2.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC, available at https://www.dndbeyond.com/srd. The SRD 5.2.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. Stat blocks were structured and tagged by JustRoll from the Open5e transcription, then checked against the official document; values that differed were corrected from it.

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