Shadow

Shadow

Medium undead · CR 1/2 · 100 XP

12 AC · 27 HP

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Draining Swipe

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Stat block

Type
Medium undead, chaotic evil
Armor Class
12
Hit Points
27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed
40 ft.
Challenge
1/2 (100 XP), proficiency +2
Resistances
acid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder
Immunities
necrotic, poison
Condition immunities
Exhaustion, Frightened, Grappled, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Prone, Restrained, Unconscious
Senses
darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 10
Languages
None
STRDEXCONINTWISCHA
6
14
13
6
10
8

Shadow odds against your Armor Class

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

AttackAC 12AC 14AC 15AC 16AC 18AC 20
Draining Swipe (+4)65%
3.8 dmg		55%
3.2 dmg		50%
2.9 dmg		45%
2.7 dmg		35%
2.1 dmg		25%
1.6 dmg

Shadow hit points

The stat block uses the average, 27. Rolled, 5d8 + 5 lands anywhere from 10 to 45.

10: 0.00%11: 0.02%12: 0.05%13: 0.11%14: 0.21%15: 0.38%16: 0.64%17: 1.01%18: 1.50%19: 2.11%20: 2.83%21: 3.63%22: 4.49%23: 5.34%24: 6.13%25: 6.79%26: 7.26%27: 7.51%28: 7.51%29: 7.26%30: 6.79%31: 6.13%32: 5.34%33: 4.49%34: 3.63%35: 2.83%36: 2.11%37: 1.50%38: 1.01%39: 0.64%40: 0.38%41: 0.21%42: 0.11%43: 0.05%44: 0.02%45: 0.00%
10chance of each total for 5d8 + 545
Hit pointsChance
19 or more96%
28 or more50%
36 or more6%
42 or more<1%

Traits

Amorphous. The shadow can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without expending extra movement to do so.

Sunlight Weakness. While in sunlight, the shadow has Disadvantage on D20 Tests.

Actions

Draining Swipe. Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. Hit: 5 () Necrotic damage, and the target’s Strength score decreases by . The target dies if this reduces that score to 0. If a Humanoid is slain by this attack, a Shadow rises from the corpse hours later.

Bonus actions

Shadow Stealth. While in Dim Light or Darkness, the shadow takes the Hide action.

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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.