Giant Octopus

Large beast · CR 1 · 200 XP

11 AC · 45 HP

Roll the Giant Octopus

Tentacles DC 13 STR

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Stat block

Type: Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class: 11
Hit Points: 45 (7d10 + 7)
Speed: 10 ft., swim 60 ft.
Challenge: 1 (200 XP), proficiency +2
Senses: darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 14
Languages: None

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
17	13	13	5	10	4

Giant Octopus odds against your Armor Class

Chance to hit, then average damage per attack once misses and critical hits are counted.

Attack	AC 12	AC 14	AC 15	AC 16	AC 18	AC 20
Tentacles (+5)	70% 7.4 dmg	60% 6.4 dmg	55% 5.9 dmg	50% 5.4 dmg	40% 4.4 dmg	30% 3.4 dmg

Giant Octopus hit points

The stat block uses the average, 45. Rolled, 7d10 + 7 lands anywhere from 14 to 77.

14chance of each total for 7d10 + 777

Hit points	Chance
30 or more	98%
46 or more	50%
61 or more	2%
71 or more	<1%

Traits

Water Breathing. The octopus can breathe only underwater. It can hold its breath for 1 hour outside water.

Actions

Tentacles. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 10 ft. Hit: 10 () Bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 13) from all eight tentacles. While Grappled, the target has the Restrained condition.

Reactions

Ink Cloud. Trigger: The octopus takes damage while underwater. Response: The octopus releases ink that fills a 10-foot Cube centered on itself, and the octopus moves up to its Swim Speed. The Cube is Heavily Obscured for 1 minute or until a strong current or similar effect disperses the ink.

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This page includes material from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 (“SRD 5.2.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC, available at dndbeyond.com/srd. The SRD 5.2.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The averages, odds and tables are ours.