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These worm-infested undead are a squeamish player’s worst nightmare.

Damage Resistances: bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks.

This effectively turns a member of the party against the others.

While in the host body, the Intellect Devourer has cover from attacks and knows all the creature’s spells and languages.The monster magically consumes the target's brain, teleports into the target's skull, and takes control of the target's body. They can use Devour Intellect to stun the target and reduce their intellect score and follow it with Body Thef. The goal of this monster is to consume the party's brains and take over their bodies, not simply kill them.These creatures feed on the minds and memories of sentient creatures, turning their host into a puppet under their control. Intellect Devourers are the underlings of another monster that appears later on this list, the Mind Flayers. Condition Immunities: Exhaustion, Frightened, Grappled, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Prone, Restrained.Also resistant to Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage from Nonmagical Attacks Resistant to Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, and Thunder damage.

Skills: Stealth +4 (+6 in dim light or darkness).

This can be fatal, especially since casters and other ranged fighters with low Strength tend to stick to the back of the group where Shadows are most likely to strike. If it’s reduced all the way to zero, then the target dies outright. While the attack does 9 necrotic damage, the most dangerous part is that the target’s Strength score is reduced by 1d4.

This is when they can use their best, most deadly ability: Strength Drain.

With their +4 to Stealth (and +6 in dim light or darkness), they can easily stay concealed while trailing the team and waiting for the opportunity to pick off a straggler.

They are particularly drawn to those who are pure-hearted and untainted. Shadows live in the dark corners of caves and dungeons, feeding on the vitality of the living. This monster is surprisingly difficult for its ½ Challenge Rating and an encounter with one can quickly turn deadly for lower-level groups of adventurers. This article lays out some of the most powerful, unique monsters to pit your players against in your next session, listed according to their official Challenge Rating. These can be some of the most memorable moments of the game, where a player either pulls off a brilliant move or finds themselves on the bad end of an unlucky roll. Win or lose, there’s nothing like the tension of a tough encounter with a powerful enemy.