Black PuddingCR 4 · Large Ooze · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Large ooze, Challenge 4. AC 7, 85 hit points.

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Hit Points

Speed

20 ft.

Challenge

4 · 1,100 XP

Alignment

Unaligned

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Stat Block

Large Ooze · Unaligned

Black Pudding

10d10 + 30 · 20 ft., climb 20 ft.

Blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 8

Languages: —

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
16 (+3)	5 (-3)	16 (+3)	1 (-5)	6 (-2)	1 (-5)

Traits

Damage ImmunitiesAcid, cold, lightning, slashing

Condition ImmunitiesBlinded, Charmed, Exhaustion, Frightened, Prone

AmorphousThe pudding can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.

Corrosive FormA creature that touches the pudding or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 4 (1d8) acid damage. Any nonmagical weapon made of metal or wood that hits the pudding corrodes. After dealing damage, the weapon takes a permanent and cumulative -1 penalty to damage rolls. If its penalty drops to -5, the weapon is destroyed. Nonmagical ammunition made of metal or wood that hits the pudding is destroyed after dealing damage. The pudding can eat through 2-inch-thick, nonmagical wood or metal in 1 round.

Spider ClimbThe pudding can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.

Actions

PseudopodMelee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage plus 18 (4d8) acid damage. In addition, nonmagical armor worn by the target is partly dissolved and takes a permanent and cumulative -1 penalty to the AC it offers. The armor is destroyed if the penalty reduces its AC to 10.

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Black Puddings4Party size4Party level3

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

Difficulty

Deadly

8,800 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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

Black Pudding is Challenge 4, worth 1,100 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 Black Pudding's stats?

AC 7, 85 hit points (10d10 + 30), speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft.. Ability scores: STR 16, DEX 5, CON 16, INT 1, WIS 6, CHA 1.

What is Black Pudding resistant to?

Black Pudding is immune to acid, cold, lightning and slashing damage. Pick a damage type it does not shrug off.

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