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D&D · SRD 5.2.1 (5.5e, 2024)

Rust Monster Medium Monstrosity, Unaligned

Armor Class
14
Hit Points
33 (6d8 + 6)
Speed
40 ft.
Initiative
+1 (11)
STRDEXCONINTWISCHA
SCORE1312132136
MOD+1+1+1-4+1-2
SAVE+1+1+1-4+1-2
Senses
darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 11
CR
1/2 (XP 100)

Traits

Iron Scent. The rust monster can pinpoint the location of ferrous metal within 30 feet of itself.

Actions

Multiattack. The rust monster makes one Bite attack and uses Antennae twice.

Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +3, reach 5 ft. 5 (1d8 + 1) Piercing damage.

Antennae. The rust monster targets one nonmagical metal object—armor or a weapon—worn or carried by a creature within 5 feet of itself. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 11, the creature with the object. Failure: The object takes a -1 penalty to the AC it offers (armor) or to its attack rolls (weapon). Armor is destroyed if the penalty reduces its AC to 10, and a weapon is destroyed if its penalty reaches -5. The penalty can be removed by casting the Mending spell on the armor or weapon.

Destroy Metal. The rust monster touches a nonmagical metal object within 5 feet of itself that isn't being worn or carried. The touch destroys a 1-foot Cube [Area of Effect]|XPHB|Cube of the object.

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