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Great Mandrake

Tiny · Plant · CR 1 · Unaligned

Source. Creature Codex

11 (natural armor)

44 (8d4+24)

Ability Scores

Core attributes and their modifiers.

STR

DEX

-1

CON

INT

-3

WIS

CHA

Overview

Category Monsters

Size Tiny

Type Plant

Alignment Unaligned

XP 200

Initiative Bonus -1

Movement

Walk 10 ft (3 m)

Swim 5 ft (1.5 m)

Climb 5 ft (1.5 m)

Crawl 5 ft (1.5 m)

Senses

Tremorsense 60 ft (18.3 m)

Passive Perception 11

Languages

Common

Resistances & Immunities

Damage Immunities

poison

Condition Immunities

exhaustion, poisoned

Actions

Bite

+4 to hit, reach 5 ft (1.5 m). Hit: 2d4+2 piercing damage.

Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) piercing damage.

Multiattack

A great mandrake makes two attacks with its bite. When its shriek is available, it can use the shriek in place of one bite attack.

Shriek

Recharge 3–6

Each creature within 60 feet of the mandrake that can hear it must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or take 11 (3d6) thunder damage. If a creature fails the saving throw by 5 or more, it is stunned until the end of its next turn. If it fails by 10 or more, it falls unconscious. An unconscious creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, regaining consciousness on a success.

About Great Mandrake

Great Mandrake is a tiny plant with a Challenge Rating of 1. It has a unaligned alignment.

In combat, this creature maintains an Armor Class of 11 and possesses 44 hit points (derived from 8d4+24).

Great Mandrake has communication capabilities including Common. This allows it to interact verbally with various creatures and characters.

GM Tips: Using Great Mandrake

2 tips available

When using Great Mandrake in your D&D 5e campaign, consider these tactical approaches:

Mid-level Encounter: Ideal for parties levels 3-8 as solo or small groups
Terrain Advantage: Use terrain to offset moderate combat abilities

Player Guide: Facing Great Mandrake

2 strategies available

When your party encounters this creature, keep these strategies in mind:

Moderate Threat: Prepare standard combat tactics
Tactical Advantage: Use terrain and positioning

Encounter Building Calculator

Standard Party Encounter (4-5 characters):

This creature is a medium encounter for a party of 4 characters of level 1.

Solo Encounter:

A single character of level 3 (up to level 20) can face this creature in a medium to hard encounter.

Experience Point Thresholds:

Medium: 200 XP
Hard: 300 XP
Deadly: 400 XP

Based on D&D 5e Dungeon Master's Guide encounter building guidelines. CR roughly equals party level for medium encounters.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the challenge rating of Great Mandrake?: Great Mandrake has a Challenge Rating of 1, making it appropriate for parties of level 1.0.
What type of creature is Great Mandrake?: Great Mandrake is a Tiny Plant, which affects how certain spells and abilities interact with it.
What languages does Great Mandrake speak?: Great Mandrake can communicate in Common.