Wraith
Undead · Medium
Wraiths are the spite of evil souls given shape, shadowy figures that drift through ruined keeps and deep tombs and snuff out life with a touch. Those they kill rise as specters bound to their will. Lights gutter and the air turns cold before one appears.
- Danger
- Deadly
- How it is met
- Alone, by night
- Challenge
- 5
- SRD 5.2.1 stat blocks
- Wraith
- Pathfinder Second Edition
- Wraith (level 6, Monster Core)
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Where it is met
Haunted Temperate Forest, Haunted Temperate Conifer Forest, Haunted Bog, Haunted Marsh, Haunted Grassland, Haunted Tundra, Haunted Hot Desert, Haunted Rocky Shore, Haunted Cave, Haunted Mine
Also: Crypt, Ruin, Fortress, Shadowfell
Stat blocks (D&D 5e)
Wraith
Medium or Small Undead, Neutral Evil
AC 13 · Initiative +3 (13)
HP 67 (9d8 + 27)
Speed 5 ft., Fly 60 ft. (hover)
| Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 (−2), save −2 | 16 (+3), save +3 | 16 (+3), save +3 | 12 (+1), save +1 | 14 (+2), save +2 | 15 (+2), save +2 |
Resistances Acid, Bludgeoning, Cold, Fire, Piercing, Slashing
Immunities Necrotic, Poison; Charmed, Exhaustion, Grappled, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Prone, Restrained, Unconscious
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 12
Languages Common plus two other languages
CR 5 (XP 1,800; PB +3)
Traits
Incorporeal Movement. The wraith 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.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the wraith has Disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls.
Actions
Life Drain. Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 5 ft. Hit: 21 (4d8 + 3) Necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, its Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the damage taken.
Create Specter. The wraith targets a Humanoid corpse within 10 feet of itself that has been dead for no longer than 1 minute. The target’s spirit rises as a Specter in the space of its corpse or in the nearest unoccupied space. The specter is under the wraith’s control. The wraith can have no more than seven specters under its control at a time.
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