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Eye Golem

Large · Construct · CR 11 · Unaligned

Source. Tome of Beasts

20 (natural armor)

157 (15d10+75)

Ability Scores

Core attributes and their modifiers.

STR

DEX

-1

CON

INT

-3

WIS

CHA

-5

Overview

Category Monsters

Size Large

Type Construct

Alignment Unaligned

XP 7200

Initiative Bonus -1

Movement

Walk 30 ft (9.1 m)

Swim 15 ft (4.6 m)

Climb 15 ft (4.6 m)

Crawl 15 ft (4.6 m)

Senses

Truesight 120 ft (36.6 m)

Passive Perception 18

Skills

Perception +8

Languages

understands the language of its creator, but can't speak

Resistances & Immunities

Damage Immunities

fire, poison, psychic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with adamantine weapons

Condition Immunities

charmed, exhausted, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned

Environments

Arctic or Tundra Caves Coast Desert Forest or Jungle Grassland or Plains Hills Laboratory Lake Mountain Ocean Ruins Sewer Shadowfell The Abyss Astral Plane Elysium Ethereal Plane Feywild Hell Material Plane Plane of Air Plane of Earth Plane of Fire Plane of Water Swamp or Marsh Temple Badlands Tomb Underworld Urban

Traits

Immutable Form

The golem is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form.

Magic Resistance

The golem has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Magic Weapons

The golem's weapon attacks are magical.

Actions

Gaze of Ancient Light

Recharge 6

The golem emits a burst of blinding light, affecting all opponents within 30 feet who are visible to it. These creatures must make a successful DC 17 Constitution saving throw or be permanently blinded. All affected creatures, including those that save successfully, are stunned until the end of their next turn.

Multiattack

The golem makes two melee attacks.

Primal Voice of Doom

1/day

The golem intones a disturbing invocation of the sun god. Creatures within 30 feet of the golem must make a successful DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened Deaf or unhearing creatures are unaffected.

Shoot into the Sun (1 minute/day)

When roused for combat, the golem opens many of its eyes, emitting blinding light. All ranged attacks, including ranged spells that require a spell attack roll, are made with disadvantage against the golem. The effect persists as long as the eye golem desires, up to a total of 1 minute (10 rounds) per day.

Slam

+10 to hit, reach 5 ft (1.5 m). Hit: 4d8 bludgeoning damage.

Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5ft., one target. Hit: 24 (4d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage.

About Eye Golem

Eye Golem is a large construct with a Challenge Rating of 11. It has a unaligned alignment.

In combat, this creature maintains an Armor Class of 20 and possesses 157 hit points (derived from 15d10+75).

Eye Golem has communication capabilities including understands the language of its creator, but can't speak. This allows it to interact verbally with various creatures and characters.

GM Tips: Using Eye Golem

2 tips available

When using Eye Golem in your D&D 5e campaign, consider these tactical approaches:

Boss Encounter: Suitable for climactic moments
Multi-phase Battle: Plan dramatic tension with multiple phases

Player Guide: Facing Eye Golem

2 strategies available

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

Major Threat: Prepare for epic battle
Resource Management: Conserve powerful abilities

Encounter Building Calculator

Standard Party Encounter (4-5 characters):

This creature is a medium encounter for a party of 4 characters of level 11.

Solo Encounter:

A single character of level 15 (up to level 20) can face this creature in a medium to hard encounter.

Experience Point Thresholds:

Medium: 13,200 XP
Hard: 19,800 XP
Deadly: 26,400 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 Eye Golem?: Eye Golem has a Challenge Rating of 11, making it appropriate for parties of level 11.0.
What type of creature is Eye Golem?: Eye Golem is a Large Construct, which affects how certain spells and abilities interact with it.
What languages does Eye Golem speak?: Eye Golem can communicate in understands the language of its creator, but can't speak.