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Barbed Devil

CR 5 Medium lawful evil fiend with AC 15 and 110 HP. Magic Resistance grants advantage on saves against spells and magical effects. Barbed Hide trait likely imposes damage on melee...

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Small fiend with DEX 17 and AC 13, leveraging Magic Resistance for advantage on saves against spells and magical effects. Darkvision 120 ft. and Infernal speech enable reconnaissance and communication with Nine Hells denizens. Search fit: devil scout, magical resistance, infernal language, low-CR fiend.
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CR 20 large fiend with AC 21, STR 26, and 337 HP; commands Diabolical Restoration (auto-revive in Nine Hells if killed elsewhere), Fear Aura, and Legendary Resistance (4/day). Telepathy 120 ft. and truesight 120 ft. enable omniscient command. Summons CR 1–9 devils (Imp, Lemure, Bearded Devil, Barbed Devil, Chain Devil, Bone Devil, Horned Devil) as automatic abilities, combining ranged elemental strikes, poisoning, grapple restraint, and infernal wounds to devastate action economy.

Barbed Devil. Medium fiend, lawful evil.

Languages: Infernal; telepathy 120 ft.

Traits: Barbed Hide; Diabolical Restoration; Magic Resistance

Medium fiend · lawful evil

AC 15 · HP 110 · Speed 30 ft., swim 15 ft., climb 30 ft. · Initiative +3

STRDEXCONINTWISCHA
Score161718121414
Mod+3+3+4+1+2+2
Save+6+3+7+1+5+5

Skills Deception +5, Insight +5, Perception +8 · Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 18 · Challenge 5 (PB +3)

Resistances Cold · Immunities Fire, Poison · Condition Immunities Poisoned

Traits

Barbed Hide. At the start of each of its turns, the devil deals 5 (1d10) Piercing damage to any creature it is grappling or any creature grappling it.

Diabolical Restoration. If the devil dies outside the Nine Hells, its body disappears in sulfurous smoke, and it gains a new body instantly, reviving with all its Hit Points somewhere in the Nine Hells.

Magic Resistance. The devil has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Actions

Claws. Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 5 ft. 10 (2d6 + 3) Piercing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 13) from both claws.

Hurl Flame. Ranged Attack Roll: +5, range 150 ft. 17 (5d6) Fire damage. If the target is a flammable object that isn't being worn or carried, it starts burning.

Multiattack. The devil makes one Claws attack and one Tail attack, or it makes two Hurl Flame attacks.

Tail. Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 10 ft. 14 (2d10 + 3) Slashing damage.

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