Glabrezu

Large Fiend (demon), Chaotic Evil

Armor Class 17 (natural armor)

Hit Points 157 (15d10 + 75)

Speed 40 ft.

STR

DEX

CON

INT

WIS

CHA

Saving Throws STR +9, CON +9, WIS +7, CHA +7

Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, slashing, from nonmagical attacks

Damage Immunities poison

Condition Immunities Poisoned

Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 13

Languages Abyssal, telepathy 120 ft.

Challenge 9 (5,000 XP)

Traits

Magic Resistance. The glabrezu has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Spellcasting

Innate Spellcasting. The glabrezu's spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 16). The glabrezu can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:

At will: darkness, detect magic, dispel magic

1/day each: confusion, fly, power word stun

Actions

Multiattack. The glabrezu makes four attacks: two with its pincers and two with its fists. Alternatively, it makes two attacks with its pincers and casts one spell.

Pincer. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit:16 (2d10 + 5) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 15). The glabrezu has two pincers, each of which can grapple only one target.

Fist. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit:7 (2d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage.

Lore

Spawned in the Infinite Layers of the Abyss, demons are the embodiment of chaos and evil-engines of destruction barely contained in monstrous form. Possessing no compassion, empathy, or mercy, they exist only to destroy.