Ability Scores
Core attributes and their modifiers.
Overview
Movement
Senses
Saving Throws
Languages
the languages it knew in life
Resistances & Immunities
Traits
Fearsome Pursuit
The revenant can spend 1 minute focusing on a creature against which it has sworn vengeance. If the creature is dead or on another plane of existence, it learns that. Otherwise, after focusing, it knows the distance and direction to that creature, and so long as its moving in pursuit of that creature, it ignores difficult terrain. This effect ends if the revenant takes damage or ends its turn without moving for any reason.
Magic Resistance
The revenant has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Rapid Recovery
If the revenant goes 1 minute without taking damage, it regains all its missing hit points.
Relentless
When the revenant is reduced to 0 hit points, its body turns to dust. One minute later, its spirit inhabits a recently-dead humanoid corpse of its choice on the same plane of existence, awakening with 1 hit point.
Actions
Burning Hatred
The revenant targets the focus of its Fearsome Pursuit assuming the creature is within 30 feet. The target makes a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure it takes 14 (4d6) psychic damage and is paralyzed until the end of its next turn. On a success it takes half damage and is frightened until the end of its next turn.
Multiattack
The revenant makes two strangle attacks. It can replace one attack with Burning Hatred if available.
Strangle
+7 to hit, reach 5 ft (1.5 m). Hit: 2d6+4 bludgeoning damage.
Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage and the target is grappled (escape DC 15) if its a Large or smaller creature. Until this grapple ends the creature can't breathe and the revenant can't strangle any other creature.
About Revenant
Revenant is a medium undead with a Challenge Rating of 5. It has a chaotic evil alignment.
In combat, this creature maintains an Armor Class of 13 and possesses 110 hit points (derived from 13d8+52).
Revenant has communication capabilities including the languages it knew in life. This allows it to interact verbally with various creatures and characters.
GM Tips: Using Revenant
2 tips available
GM Tips: Using Revenant
When using Revenant in your D&D 5e campaign, consider these tactical approaches:
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Significant Threat: Challenging for parties of levels 5-10
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Epic Potential: Consider legendary actions for memorable battles
Player Guide: Facing Revenant
2 strategies available
Player Guide: Facing Revenant
When your party encounters this creature, keep these strategies in mind:
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Significant Threat: Prepare spells and resources
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Team Coordination: Coordinate attacks and defenses
Encounter Building Calculator
Encounter Building Calculator
Standard Party Encounter (4-5 characters):
This creature is a medium encounter for a party of 4 characters of level 5.
Solo Encounter:
A single character of level 7 (up to level 20) can face this creature in a medium to hard encounter.
Experience Point Thresholds:
- Medium: 3,000 XP
- Hard: 4,500 XP
- Deadly: 6,000 XP
Based on D&D 5e Dungeon Master's Guide encounter building guidelines. CR roughly equals party level for medium encounters.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the challenge rating of Revenant?
- Revenant has a Challenge Rating of 5, making it appropriate for parties of level 5.0.
- What type of creature is Revenant?
- Revenant is a Medium Undead, which affects how certain spells and abilities interact with it.
- What languages does Revenant speak?
- Revenant can communicate in the languages it knew in life.
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