Chain DevilCR 8 · Medium Fiend · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Medium fiend, Challenge 8. AC 16, 85 hit points.

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Hit Points

Speed

30 ft.

Challenge

8 · 3,900 XP

Alignment

Lawful Evil

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Stat Block

Medium Fiend · Lawful Evil

Chain Devil

10d8 + 40 · 30 ft. · AC from natural armor

Darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 11

Languages: Infernal, telepathy 120 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
18 (+4)	15 (+2)	18 (+4)	11 (+0)	12 (+1)	14 (+2)

Traits

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

Damage ImmunitiesFire, poison

Condition ImmunitiesPoisoned

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 two attacks with its chains.

ChainMelee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage. The target is grappled (escape DC 14) if the devil isn't already grappling a creature. Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained and takes 7 (2d6) piercing damage at the start of each of its turns.

Animate ChainsUp to four chains the devil can see within 60 feet of it magically sprout razor-edged barbs and animate under the devil's control, provided that the chains aren't being worn or carried. Each animated chain is an object with AC 20, 20 hit points, resistance to piercing damage, and immunity to psychic and thunder damage. When the devil uses Multiattack on its turn, it can use each animated chain to make one additional chain attack. An animated chain can grapple one creature of its own but can't make attacks while grappling. An animated chain reverts to its inanimate state if reduced to 0 hit points or if the devil is incapacitated or dies.

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1Multiattack: The devil makes two attacks with its chains.

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Chain Devils4Party size4Party level3

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

Difficulty

Deadly

31,200 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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

Chain Devil is Challenge 8, worth 3,900 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 Chain Devil's stats?

AC 16 (natural armor), 85 hit points (10d8 + 40), speed 30 ft.. Ability scores: STR 18, DEX 15, CON 18, INT 11, WIS 12, CHA 14.

What is Chain Devil resistant to?

Chain 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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