Glabrezu
The glabrezu is a Large fiend of challenge rating 9 in the fifth-edition System Reference Document.
SRD 5.1 (2014)
Glabrezu
- Size and type
- Large fiend
- Challenge
- 9 (5,000 XP)
- Armour class
- 17
- Hit points
- 157 (15d10+75)
- Speed
- 40 ft
- Saving throws
- Str +9, Con +9, Wis +7, Cha +7
- Resistances
- cold, fire, lightning, bludgeoning, piercing and slashing from nonmagical attacks
- Damage immunities
- poison
- Condition immunities
- poisoned
- Senses
- truesight 120 ft, passive perception 13
Innate Spellcasting. The glabrezu’s spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 16). The glabrezu can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
- At will: darkness, detect magic, dispel magic
- 1/day each: confusion, fly, power word stun
Magic Resistance. The glabrezu has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The glabrezu makes four attacks: two with its pincers and two with its fists. Alternatively, it makes two attacks with its pincers and casts one spell.
Pincer. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 15). The glabrezu has two pincers, each of which can grapple only one target.
Fist. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage.
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SRD 5.2.1 (2024)
Glabrezu
- Size and type
- Large fiend
- Challenge
- 9 (5,000 XP)
- Armour class
- 17
- Hit points
- 189 (18d10+90)
- Speed
- 40 ft
- Saving throws
- Str +9, Con +9, Wis +7, Cha +7
- Skills
- Deception +7, Perception +7
- Resistances
- cold, fire, lightning
- Damage immunities
- poison
- Condition immunities
- poisoned
- Senses
- truesight 120 ft, passive perception 17
Demonic Restoration. If the glabrezu 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 glabrezu has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The glabrezu makes two Pincer attacks and uses Pummel or Spellcasting.
Pincer. Melee Attack Roll: +9, reach 10 ft. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) Slashing damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 15) from one of two pincers.
Pummel. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 17, one creature Grappled by the glabrezu. Failure: 15 (3d6 + 5) Bludgeoning damage. Success: Half damage.
Spellcasting. The glabrezu casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16):
- At Will: Darkness, Detect Magic, Dispel Magic
- 1/Day Each: Confusion, Fly, Power Word Stun
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