Will-o'-Wisp
D&D 5e 2024 rules. Stats use the 2024 rules from the System Reference Document 5.2.1.
The Will-o'-Wisp is a Tiny undead, with Armor Class 19, 27 hit points, and Challenge Rating 2. The will-o'-wisp is a malevolent spirit of the marshes that lures travelers to their doom using deceptive light.
Stat Block
- Edition: D&D 5e 2024 rules
- Size: Tiny
- Type: undead
- Challenge Rating: 2
- Armor Class: 19
- Hit Points: 27
- Speed: 5 ft., fly 50 ft. (hover)
- STR: 1
- DEX: 28
- CON: 10
- INT: 13
- WIS: 14
- CHA: 11
- Resistances: Resist: acid, bludgeoning, cold, fire, necrotic, piercing, slashing; Immune: lightning, poison; Condition Immune: exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious
Abilities & Attacks
Ephemeral. The wisp can't wear or carry anything. Illumination. The wisp sheds Bright Light in a 20-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 20 feet. Incorporeal Movement. The wisp can move through other creatures and objects as if they were Difficult Terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) Force damage if it ends its turn inside an object. Bonus Actions Consume Life. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 10, one living creature the wisp can see within 5 feet that has 0 Hit Points. Failure: The target dies, and the wisp regains 10 (3d6) Hit Points. Vanish. The wisp and its light have the Invisible condition until the wisp's Concentration ends on this effect, which ends early immediately after the wisp makes an attack roll or uses Consume Life.
Common Questions
How much HP does a Will-o'-Wisp have?
27 hit points.
What is a Will-o'-Wisp's Challenge Rating?
Challenge Rating 2.
What is a Will-o'-Wisp's Armor Class?
AC 19.
How fast can a Will-o'-Wisp move?
Speed 5 ft., fly 50 ft. (hover).
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