Monster
Nycaloth
Official reference · MM · 2014
- Creature type
- Fiend
- Size
- Large
- Armor class
- 18 (natural armor)
- Hit points
- 123 (13d10 + 52)
- Speed
- Walk 40 ft., Fly 60 ft.
- Challenge rating
- 9
- Alignment
- Neutral Evil
- Strength
- 20
- Dexterity
- 11
- Constitution
- 19
- Intelligence
- 12
- Wisdom
- 10
- Charisma
- 15
- Passive Perception
- 14
- Skills
- intimidation: +6; perception: +4; stealth: +4
- Senses
- blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 60 ft.
- Languages
- Abyssal, Infernal, telepathy 60 ft.
- Resistances
- cold, fire, lightning, resist: bludgeoning, piercing, slashing; note: from nonmagical attacks; cond: True
- Immunities
- acid, poison
- Condition Immunities
- poisoned
Traits
The nycaloth has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons
The nycaloth's weapon attacks are magical.
Actions
Multiattack
The nycaloth makes two melee attacks, or it makes one melee attack and teleports before or after the attack.
Claw
Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) slashing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or take 5 (2d4) slashing damage at the start of each of its turns due to a fiendish wound. Each time the nycaloth hits the wounded target with this attack, the damage dealt by the wound increases by 5 (2d4). Any creature can take an action to stanch the wound with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Medicine) check. The wound also closes if the target receives magical healing.
Greataxe
Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (2d12 + 5) slashing damage.
The nycaloth magically teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.
Innate Spellcasting
The nycaloth's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma. The nycaloth can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: darkness, detect magic, dispel magic, invisibility (self only), mirror image