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Violet FungusCR 1/4 · Medium Plant · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Medium plant, Challenge 1/4. AC 5, 18 hit points.

Armour Class
5
Hit Points
18
Speed
5 ft.
Challenge
1/4 · 50 XP
Alignment
Unaligned

The card

Stat Block

Medium Plant · Unaligned

Violet Fungus

AC
5
HP
18
CR
1/4

4d8 · 5 ft.

Blindsight 30 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 6

Languages:

STRDEXCONINTWISCHA
3 (-4)1 (-5)10 (+0)1 (-5)3 (-4)1 (-5)

Traits

Condition ImmunitiesBlinded, Blinded, Frightened
False AppearanceWhile the violet fungus remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary fungus.

Actions

MultiattackThe fungus makes 1d4 Rotting Touch attacks.
Rotting TouchMelee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 10 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d8) necrotic damage.

How to actually run it

Tactics

The stat block tells you what it can do. This tells you what to do with it.

1Multiattack: The fungus makes 1d4 Rotting Touch attacks.

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Encounter Difficulty

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How bad is this fight?

Real DMG maths — XP thresholds by level, and the group multiplier that makes crowds so much worse than the raw total suggests.

They will win without spending much. Good for pacing between real fights.

Difficulty

Easy

400 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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Violet Fungus, Answered

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

Violet Fungus is Challenge 1/4, worth 50 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 Violet Fungus's stats?

AC 5, 18 hit points (4d8), speed 5 ft.. Ability scores: STR 3, DEX 1, CON 10, INT 1, WIS 3, CHA 1.

Where does Violet Fungus fit in an encounter?

As a plant of Challenge 1/4, it suits a party whose level is in the same range. Adjust party size and level in the builder above to see the difficulty shift live.

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