Gibbering Mouther

D&D 5e 2024 rules. Stats use the 2024 rules from the System Reference Document 5.2.1.

The Gibbering Mouther is a Medium aberration, with Armor Class 9, 52 hit points, and Challenge Rating 2. A gibbering mouther is a horrific mass of eyes and mouths that melts the earth around it while driving victims insane with nonsensical babbling.

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Stat Block

Abilities & Attacks

Aberrant Ground. The ground in a 10-foot Emanation originating from the mouther is Difficult Terrain. Gibbering. The mouther babbles incoherently while it doesn't have the Incapacitated condition. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 10, any creature that starts its turn within 20 feet of the mouther while it is babbling. Failure: The target rolls 1d8 to determine what it does during the current turn: 1–4. The target does nothing. 5–6. The target takes no action or Bonus Action and uses all its movement to move in a random direction. 7–8. The target makes a melee attack against a randomly determined creature within its reach or does nothing if it can't make such an attack. Actions Blinding Spittle (Recharge 5–6). Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 10, each creature in a 10-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point within 30 feet. Failure: 7 (2d6) Radiant damage, and the target has the Blinded condition until the end of the mouther's next turn.

Common Questions

How much HP does a Gibbering Mouther have?

52 hit points.

What is a Gibbering Mouther's Challenge Rating?

Challenge Rating 2.

What is a Gibbering Mouther's Armor Class?

AC 9.

How fast can a Gibbering Mouther move?

Speed 20 ft., swim 20 ft.

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