Ankheg
Monstrosity · Large
Ankhegs burrow under fields and forest edges and burst out of the soil to seize livestock and farmhands. Farmers dread them, since one in a valley can empty its pastures, and they pay well for a party to dig it out.
- Danger
- A fight to fear
- How it is met
- Alone, day and night
- Challenge
- 2
- SRD 5.2.1 stat blocks
- Ankheg
Hear it
- Giant Insect (On Patreon, Guardian tier)
- Insectoid Effort 1 (On Patreon, Free tier)
- Creature Scratching Dirt (Loop) (On Patreon, Guardian tier)
Where it is met
Temperate Forest, Savanna, Grassland
Also: Farmland
Gives
Stat blocks (D&D 5e)
Ankheg
Large Monstrosity, Unaligned
AC 14 · Initiative +0 (10)
HP 45 (6d10 + 12)
Speed 30 ft., Burrow 10 ft.
| Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 (+3), save +3 | 11 (+0), save +0 | 14 (+2), save +2 | 1 (−5), save −5 | 13 (+1), save +1 | 6 (−2), save −2 |
Senses Darkvision 60 ft., Tremorsense 60 ft.; Passive Perception 11
Languages None
CR 2 (XP 450; PB +2)
Traits
Tunneler. The ankheg can burrow through solid rock at half its Burrow Speed and leaves a 10-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.
Actions
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +5 (with Advantage if the target is Grappled by the ankheg), reach 5 ft. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) Slashing damage plus 3 (1d6) Acid damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 13).
Acid Spray (Recharge 6). Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 12, each creature in a 30-foot-long, 5-foot-wide Line. Failure: 14 (4d6) Acid damage. Success: Half damage.
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