Water Elemental
D&D 5e 2024 rules. Stats use the 2024 rules from the System Reference Document 5.2.1.
The Water Elemental is a Large elemental, with Armor Class 14, 114 hit points, and Challenge Rating 5. A massive, sentient wave of water that crashes into foes and drags them into its depths.
Stat Block
- Edition: D&D 5e 2024 rules
- Size: Large
- Type: elemental
- Challenge Rating: 5
- Armor Class: 14
- Hit Points: 114
- Speed: 30 ft., swim 90 ft.
- STR: 18
- DEX: 14
- CON: 18
- INT: 5
- WIS: 10
- CHA: 8
- Resistances: Resist: acid, fire; Immune: poison; Condition Immune: exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious
Abilities & Attacks
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. 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.
Common Questions
How much HP does a Water Elemental have?
114 hit points.
What is a Water Elemental's Challenge Rating?
Challenge Rating 5.
What is a Water Elemental's Armor Class?
AC 14.
How fast can a Water Elemental move?
Speed 30 ft., swim 90 ft.
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