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Balor

Size
Huge
Type
Fiend
Challenge Rating
19
Source
Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie
Armor Class
19
Speeds
40, fly 80
Walking Speed
40
Flying Speed
80
Strength Score
26
Dexterity Score
18
Constitution Score
20
Intelligence Score
20
Wisdom Score
20
Charisma Score
22
Saving Throws
Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Wisdom, Charisma
Skill Proficiencies
Intimidation, Perception
Vision
True Sight (120ft)
Languages Ref
Abyssal, telepathy 120 ft.
Hit Points
299
Condition Immunities
Poisoned
Resistances
Resistant to Cold Damage, Resistant to Lightning Damage, Resistant to Non-Magical Damage, Immune to Fire Damage, Immune to Poison Damage
Languages
Abyssal, Telepathy (120ft)

Huge fiend


Armor Class 19

Hit Points 299 (26d12+130)

Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft.


STR
26 (+8)
DEX
18 (+4)
CON
20 (+5)
INT
20 (+5)
WIS
20 (+5)
CHA
22 (+6)

Saving Throws Str +14, Dex +10, Con +11, Wis +11, Cha +12

Skills Intimidation +12, Perception +11

Damage Resistances cold, lightning; damage from nonmagical weapons

Damage Immunities fire, poison

Condition Immunities poisoned

Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 21

Languages Abyssal, telepathy 120 ft.

Challenge 19 (22,000 XP)

Chaotic Evil. The balor radiates a Chaotic and Evil aura.

Death Throes. When the balor dies, it explodes. Each creature within 30 feet makes a DC 19 Dexterity saving throw, taking 52 (15d6) fire damage on a failed save or half damage on a success.

Fire Aura. At the start of the balors turn, each creature within 10 feet takes 10 (3d6) fire damage. A creature that touches the balor or hits it with a melee attack takes 10 (3d6) fire damage.

Magic Resistance. The balor has advantage on saving throws against spells and magical effects.

Actions

Multiattack. The balor attacks with its lightning sword and its fire whip.

Lightning Sword. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d8 + 8) slashing damage plus 18 (4d8) lightning damage.

Fire Whip. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 45 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (3d6 + 8) slashing damage plus 14 (4d6) fire damage and the target makes a DC 19 Strength saving throw. On a failure it is pulled up to 40 feet towards the balor.

Whip Crack (1/Day). A 90-foot cone of thunderous flame emanates from the balor. Each creature in the area makes a DC 19 Constitution saving throw taking 28 (8d6) fire damage and 28 (8d6) thunder damage and falling prone on a failed save or taking half damage on a successful one.

Teleport. The balor magically teleports to a space within 120 feet that it can see.

Reactions

Instinctive Teleport. After the balor takes damage, it uses Teleport.

Stat block from Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie (EN Publishing), Open Game Content used under the Open Game License 1.0a. Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition Monstrous Menagerie. Copyright 2021, EN Publishing. It is not Geminaea material. See Legal.