GlabrezuCR 9 · Large Fiend · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Large fiend, Challenge 9. AC 17, 157 hit points.

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Armour Class

Hit Points

157

Speed

40 ft.

Challenge

9 · 5,000 XP

Alignment

Chaotic Evil

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Stat Block

Large Fiend · Chaotic Evil

Glabrezu

157

15d10 + 75 · 40 ft. · AC from natural armor

Truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 13

Languages: Abyssal, telepathy 120 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
20 (+5)	15 (+2)	21 (+5)	19 (+4)	17 (+3)	16 (+3)

Traits

Damage ResistancesCold, fire, lightning, bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons

Damage ImmunitiesPoison

Condition ImmunitiesPoisoned

Innate SpellcastingThe 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 ResistanceThe glabrezu has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Actions

MultiattackThe 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.

PincerMelee 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.

FistMelee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage.

How to actually run it

Tactics

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1Multiattack: 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.

2It casts spells — read its spell list before the fight and hold a Counterspell or a way to break concentration.

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Glabrezus4Party size4Party level3

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

Difficulty

Deadly

40,000 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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Glabrezu, Answered

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

Glabrezu is Challenge 9, worth 5,000 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 Glabrezu's stats?

AC 17 (natural armor), 157 hit points (15d10 + 75), speed 40 ft.. Ability scores: STR 20, DEX 15, CON 21, INT 19, WIS 17, CHA 16.

What is Glabrezu resistant to?

Glabrezu is immune to poison damage, and resistant to cold, fire, lightning and bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons. Pick a damage type it does not shrug off.

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