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Monster

Assassin Bug

Medium Monstrosity · Neutral

Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Page 4
Armor Class14
Hit Points55 (10d8 + 10)
SpeedWalk 10 ft., Fly 50 ft.
Challenge3
STR13
DEX14
CON13
INT4
WIS12
CHA6

Traits

Keen Smell

The assassin bug has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.

Actions

Multiattack

The assassin bug makes two bite attacks.

Bite

Melee Weapon Attack +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. 7 () 🏹 Piercing damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or be for 1 minute. While this way, the target is . The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Ovipositor

Melee Weapon Attack +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. The target is infested with assassin bug eggs, which immediately hatch into assassin bug maggots. At the start of each of the target's turns, the target takes 🏹 Piercing damage per maggot infesting it. Applying fire to the bite wound before the end of the target's next turn deals 1 🔥 Fire damage to the target and kills these assassin bug maggots. After this time, the maggots are too far under the skin to be burned.
If a target infested by assassin bug maggots ends its turn with 0 hit points, it dies as the maggots burrow into its heart and kill it. Any effect that cures disease kills all assassin bug maggots infesting the target.