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Water Elemental D&D 2024

Revised for 2024 The D&D 2014 version differs. Read the D&D 2014 version.

Challenge
5
XP
1800
Size
Large
Type
Elemental
Alignment
Neutral
Armour Class
14
Hit Points
114
Hit Dice
12d10 + 48
STR
18
DEX
14
CON
18
INT
5
WIS
10
CHA
8
Condition immunities
exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious

Traits

Freeze. If the elemental takes Cold damage, its Speed decreases by 20 feet until the end of its next turn.

Water Form. The elemental can enter an enemy's space and stop there. It can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without expending extra movement to do so.

Actions

Multiattack. The elemental makes two Slam attacks.

Slam. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 5 ft. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) Bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it has the Prone condition.

Whelm (Recharge 4-6). Strength Saving Throw: DC 15, each creature in the elemental's space. Failure: 22 (4d8 + 4) Bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 14). Until the grapple ends, the target has the Restrained condition, is suffocating unless it can breathe water, and takes 9 (2d8) Bludgeoning damage at the start of each of the elemental's turns. The elemental can grapple one Large creature or up to two Medium or smaller creatures at a time with Whelm. As an action, a creature within 5 feet of the elemental can pull a creature out of it by succeeding on a DC 14 Strength (Athletics) check. Success: Half damage only.

Condition immunities: exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious. Senses: Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 10. Languages: Primordial (Aquan). Speed: 30 ft., Swim 90 ft..

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