Dust MephitCR 1/2 · Small Elemental · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Small elemental, Challenge 1/2. AC 12, 17 hit points.

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Armour Class

Hit Points

Speed

30 ft.

Challenge

1/2 · 100 XP

Alignment

Neutral Evil

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Stat Block

Small Elemental · Neutral Evil

Dust Mephit

1/2

5d6 · 30 ft., fly 30 ft.

Darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12

Languages: Auran, Terran

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
5 (-3)	14 (+2)	10 (+0)	9 (-1)	11 (+0)	10 (+0)

Traits

Damage VulnerabilitiesFire

Damage ImmunitiesPoison

Condition ImmunitiesPoisoned

Death BurstWhen the mephit dies, it explodes in a burst of dust. Each creature within 5 ft. of it must then succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or be blinded for 1 minute. A blinded creature can repeat the saving throw on each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Innate SpellcastingThe mephit can innately cast sleep, requiring no material components. Its innate spellcasting ability is Charisma.

Actions

ClawsMelee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) slashing damage.

Blinding BreathThe mephit exhales a 15-foot cone of blinding dust. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or be blinded for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

How to actually run it

Tactics

The stat block tells you what it can do. This tells you what to do with it.

1It casts spells — read its spell list before the fight and hold a Counterspell or a way to break concentration.

2Vulnerable to fire damage — bring that damage type and it folds fast.

3With a 30 ft. flying speed it can stay out of melee reach; a party with no ranged answer will chase it all fight.

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Encounter Difficulty

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Dust Mephits4Party size4Party level3

A real fight. Someone will use a resource they wanted to keep.

Difficulty

Medium

800 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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Dust Mephit, Answered

What is Dust Mephit's challenge rating in D&D 5e?

Dust Mephit is Challenge 1/2, worth 100 XP. Encounter maths multiplies XP by the number of monsters, so a group is deadlier than the raw total — use the calculator on this page.

What are Dust Mephit's stats?

AC 12, 17 hit points (5d6), speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft.. Ability scores: STR 5, DEX 14, CON 10, INT 9, WIS 11, CHA 10.

What is Dust Mephit vulnerable to?

It takes double damage from fire — the fastest way to bring it down.

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