ErinyesCR 12 · Medium Fiend · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Medium fiend, Challenge 12. AC 18, 153 hit points.

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Armour Class

Hit Points

153

Speed

30 ft.

Challenge

12 · 8,400 XP

Alignment

Lawful Evil

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Stat Block

Medium Fiend · Lawful Evil

Erinyes

153

18d8 + 72 · 30 ft., fly 60 ft. · AC from plate armor

Truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 12

Languages: Infernal, telepathy 120 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
18 (+4)	16 (+3)	18 (+4)	14 (+2)	14 (+2)	18 (+4)

Traits

Damage ResistancesCold, bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons that aren't silvered

Damage ImmunitiesFire, poison

Condition ImmunitiesPoisoned

Hellish WeaponsThe erinyes's weapon attacks are magical and deal an extra 13 (3d8) poison damage on a hit (included in the attacks).

Magic ResistanceThe erinyes has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Actions

MultiattackThe erinyes makes three attacks

LongswordMelee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) slashing damage, or 9 (1d10 + 4) slashing damage if used with two hands, plus 13 (3d8) poison damage.

LongbowRanged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, range 150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage plus 13 (3d8) poison damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned. The poison lasts until it is removed by the lesser restoration spell or similar magic.

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1Multiattack: The erinyes makes three attacks

2With a 60 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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Erinyess4Party size4Party level3

Could kill someone — and at high enough numbers, the whole party.

Difficulty

Deadly

67,200 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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Erinyes, Answered

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

Erinyes is Challenge 12, worth 8,400 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 Erinyes's stats?

AC 18 (plate armor), 153 hit points (18d8 + 72), speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft.. Ability scores: STR 18, DEX 16, CON 18, INT 14, WIS 14, CHA 18.

What is Erinyes resistant to?

Erinyes is immune to fire and poison damage, and resistant to cold and bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons that aren't silvered. Pick a damage type it does not shrug off.

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