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Portrait of the Hydra
Creature · Built-in

Hydra

Huge Monstrosity, unaligned

  • Boss difficulty
  • CR 7
  • Melee
  • Boss

The many-headed water serpent of the Greek myth: cut off one head and two grow back unless the stump is burned.

Statistics

Armor Class
15 (scales)
Hit Points
149 (13d12 + 65)
Speed
Walk 30 ft, Swim 30 ft
Challenge
CR 7 · 2900 XP
Size
Huge — Takes a 3-by-3 block of map cells.
Skills
Perception +3
Senses
Darkvision 60 ft
STR20+5
DEX12+1
CON20+5
INT2−4
WIS10+0
CHA7−2

Attacks

Multiattack

Bite × 4

Bite Melee

+8 to hit · Reach 10 ft (2 map cells)

Damage: 1d10 + 5 piercing

Abilities

Two for One At will

GM guidance: a severed head grows back as two by its next turn unless the wound is burned; it bites once more per extra head.

Venom Blood At will

GM guidance: its blood is poison; arrows dipped in it are prized and feared.

Defenses

No special resistances, immunities or vulnerabilities.

Environment & tags

Environments
Swamp, Coastal
Groups
Mythological Creatures, Aquatic, Swamp
Tags
monstrosity, myth, water, boss