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Challenge 9: 9

Glabrezu

Large fiend (demon), chaotic evil

Armor Class
17 (natural armor)
Hit Points
157 (15d10+75)
Speed
40 ft.
STR
20 (+5)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
21 (+5)
INT
19 (+4)
WIS
17 (+3)
CHA
16 (+3)
Saving Throws
Str +9, Con +9, Wis +7, Cha +7
Damage Resistances
cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities
poison
Condition Immunities
poisoned
Senses
truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages
Abyssal, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge
9 (5,000 XP)
Proficiency Bonus
+4

Innate Spellcasting. The glabrezu's spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 16). The glabrezu can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:

Magic Resistance. The glabrezu has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Actions

Multiattack. The glabrezu makes four attacks: two with its pincers and two with its fists. Alternatively, it makes two attacks with its pincers and casts one spell.

Pincer. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 15). The glabrezu has two pincers, each of which can grapple only one target.

Fist. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage.

Variant: Summon Demon (1/Day). The demon chooses what to summon and attempts a magical summoning.

A glabrezu has a 30 percent chance of summoning 1d3 vrocks, 1d2 hezrous, or one glabrezu.

A summoned demon appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of its summoner, acts as an ally of its summoner, and can't summon other demons. It remains for 1 minute, until it or its summoner dies, or until its summoner dismisses it as an action.

How many for your party

Copies of the glabrezu (5,000 XP each) against a party of four characters of the same level. Build mixed fights in the encounter builder.

Number of Glabrezu for each difficulty, party of four
Party levelEasyMediumHardDeadly
Level 6——12–20
Level 7——12–20
Level 8—1—2–20
Level 9—1—2–20
Level 10—1—2–20
Level 121—23–20

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Questions

What CR is the Glabrezu?

The Glabrezu is challenge 9, worth 5,000 XP, with a proficiency bonus of +4.

How many hit points does the Glabrezu have?

157 hit points (15d10+75), with AC 17 from natural armor.

How many should I use against four 6th-level characters?

Against four level 6 characters, 1 is hard by the encounter XP budget.