Barbed DevilCR 5 · Medium Fiend · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Medium fiend, Challenge 5. AC 15, 110 hit points.

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Armour Class

Hit Points

110

Speed

30 ft.

Challenge

5 · 1,800 XP

Alignment

Lawful Evil

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Stat Block

Medium Fiend · Lawful Evil

Barbed Devil

110

13d8 + 52 · 30 ft. · AC from natural armor

Darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 18

Languages: Infernal, telepathy 120 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
16 (+3)	17 (+3)	18 (+4)	12 (+1)	14 (+2)	14 (+2)

Traits

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

Damage ImmunitiesFire, poison

Condition ImmunitiesPoisoned

Barbed HideAt the start of each of its turns, the barbed devil deals 5 (1d10) piercing damage to any creature grappling it.

Devil's SightMagical darkness doesn't impede the devil's darkvision.

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

Actions

MultiattackThe devil makes three melee attacks: one with its tail and two with its claws. Alternatively, it can use Hurl Flame twice.

ClawMelee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage.

TailMelee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) piercing damage.

Hurl FlameRanged Spell Attack: +5 to hit, range 150 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (3d6) fire damage. If the target is a flammable object that isn't being worn or carried, it also catches fire.

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1Multiattack: The devil makes three melee attacks: one with its tail and two with its claws. Alternatively, it can use Hurl Flame twice.

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Barbed Devils4Party size4Party level3

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

Difficulty

Deadly

14,400 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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

Barbed Devil is Challenge 5, worth 1,800 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 Barbed Devil's stats?

AC 15 (natural armor), 110 hit points (13d8 + 52), speed 30 ft.. Ability scores: STR 16, DEX 17, CON 18, INT 12, WIS 14, CHA 14.

What is Barbed Devil resistant to?

Barbed Devil 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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