5e24:Death Knight Common: Difference between revisions

From Rlyehwiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Created page with "<div class=grid-container-std> <div class="bctop">{{backto|{{5e24|Death Knight}}}}</div> <div class="notice">{{edition|Death Knight}}</div> <div class="badge">{{5e24pointer|Monster Manual (5e24)}}</div> <div class="gi-main"> <div style="display:block; float:right; max-width:200px;"> {{tocright}} </div> {{5e24 Creature |name=Death Knight |sorttext=Death Knight AAA Common |refs=<ref name="mm5e24.92">{{Cite Pub|Monster Manual (5e24)|pages=92}} Licensed: © Wizards of...")
 
mNo edit summary
 
Line 114: Line 114:
|haslair=
|haslair=
}}
}}
 
<!--
==List of Death Knight==
==List of Death Knight==
{{5e24 Creature List|Death Knight}}
{{5e24 Creature List|Death Knight Common}}
 
-->
==Found in Adventures==
==Found in Adventures==
{{5x Creature Adventure List|Death Knight}}
{{5x Creature Adventure List|Death Knight}}

Latest revision as of 20:08, 18 January 2026

< Death Knight
Death Knight exists in other D&D editions see:

Death Knight (disambiguation).

5e Pointer  + 
Monster Manual (5e24)
A pointer is a short summary that points to published material.

This material is posted under the fair use clause of copyright law.
The Unofficial Description and any notes are licensed CC-BY-SA.

Caution should be taken in editing this page.
Death Knight (Pointer) [1] 
 Medium or Small Undead (Death Knights), Typically Chaotic Evil
AC: 20Initiative: +12 (22)
HP: 199
Speed: 30 ft.
Mod Save   Mod Save
Str '   Int '
Dex ' ✓   Wis ' ✓
Con '   Cha '
Immunities: Necrotic, Poison; Exhaustion, Frightened, Poisoned
Senses: Darkvision 120 ft., Passive Perception 13
Languages: Abyssal Common
CR: 17 (XP 18,000; PB +6)

Traits

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). [2] If the death knight fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.

Magic Resistance. [2] The death knight has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Marshal Undead. Emanation gives buff to other Undead attack rolls and saving throws.

Undead Restoration. [2] If the death knight is destroyed before it atones for its evil, it gains a new body in 1d10 days, reviving with all its Hit Points. The new body appears in a location significant to the death knight. 

Actions

Multiattack.

Dread Blade. Melee Attack Roll: Slashing damage plus Necrotic damage.

Hellfire Orb (Recharge 5-6). Dexterity Saving Throw: Sphere Failure: Fire damage plus Necrotic damage. Success: Half damage.

Spellcasting. Can cast the following spells:

Command, Destructive Wave, Dispel Magic, Phantom Steed 

Reactions

Parry. Trigger: The death knight is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The death knight adds 6 to its AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss. 

Legendary Actions

The undead can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The undead regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.

Dread Authority (1/Round). Casts Command.

Fell Word (1/Round). Constitution Saving Throw: Failure: Necrotic damage, and Hit Point Maximum decrease.

Lunge. Moves and make one Dread Blade attack.

 + 

Additional Properties

Familiar:
Habitat: Any
Mount: False
Movement Type:
Plane: Unstated
Treasure: Armaments
Spells: Command, Destructive Wave, Dispel Magic, Phantom Steed

Unofficial Description: Undead Knight

Found in Adventures


Sources and Notes

  1. Wizards RPG Team. Monster Manual (5e24) (5e 2024) (2025-02-18). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 9780786969548. p. 92. Licensed: © Wizards of the Coast (used under 'fair use' clause). ↑
  2. This trait is the same as the one found in the SRD 5.2 licensed: CC-BY. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2

Back to Main Page → DnD → 5x → 5e (2024) → Creature → Undead → Death Knight
Copyrighted - Fair Use

Caution
©Fair Use Icon
Copyrighted
Fair Use

This matrerial is covered copyrighted. It it is presented here under the Fair Use clause. To distinguish it, these items will have this notice. If you see any page that contains copyrighted material and does not show this license statement, please contact an admin so that this license statement can be added. It is our intent to work within this license in good faith.

This web page is Not in any way, shape, or form affiliated with the owner(s) of any copyright material presented on this page. Copyrights and trademarks for any books, films, and other promotional materials are held by their respective owners.


Attribution:SRD 5.2 CC-BY 
This work includes material from the System Reference Document 5.2 (“SRD 5.2”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC, available at https://www.dndbeyond.com/srd. The SRD 5.2 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode].


Monster Manual (5e24) Contrigubtions +
Retrieved from "https://wiki.rlyehable.com/index.php?title=5e24:Death_Knight_Common&oldid=30265"