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Hoard Golem

Huge · Construct · CR 12 · Unaligned

Source. Tome of Beasts

18 (natural armor)

161 (14d12+70)

Ability Scores

Core attributes and their modifiers.

STR

DEX

CON

INT

-4

WIS

CHA

-5

Overview

Category Monsters

Size Huge

Type Construct

Alignment Unaligned

XP 8400

Initiative Bonus +2

Movement

Walk 40 ft (12.2 m)

Swim 20 ft (6.1 m)

Climb 20 ft (6.1 m)

Crawl 20 ft (6.1 m)

Senses

Darkvision 120 ft (36.6 m)

Passive Perception 14

Saving Throws

Constitution +9

Skills

Athletics +10 Perception +4

Languages

understands the language of its creator but can't speak

Resistances & Immunities

Damage Immunities

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.

Strike with Awe

Creatures within 120 feet of an immobile hoard golem suffer disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks. A creature's sheer glee on discovering a vast hoard of treasure distracts it from its surroundings.

Actions

Multiattack

The golem makes two slam attacks.

Slam

+10 to hit, reach 10 ft (3 m). Hit: 6d10 bludgeoning damage.

Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 39 (6d10 + 6) bludgeoning damage.

Thieving Whirlwind

Recharge 5–6

The hoard golem transforms into a 20-foot radius whirlwind of the treasures of which it is composed. In this form, it has immunity to all slashing and piercing damage. As a whirlwind, it can enter other creatures' spaces and stop there. Every creature in a space the whirlwind occupies must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, a target takes 40 (6d10 + 7) bludgeoning damage and the whirlwind removes the most valuable visible item on the target, including wielded items, but not armor. If the saving throw is successful, the target takes half the bludgeoning damage and retains all possessions. The golem can remain in whirlwind form for up to 3 rounds, or it can transform back to its normal form on any of its turns as a bonus action.

About Hoard Golem

Hoard Golem is a huge construct with a Challenge Rating of 12. It has a unaligned alignment.

In combat, this creature maintains an Armor Class of 18 and possesses 161 hit points (derived from 14d12+70).

Hoard 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 Hoard Golem

2 tips available

When using Hoard 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 Hoard 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 12.

Solo Encounter:

A single character of level 16 (up to level 20) can face this creature in a medium to hard encounter.

Experience Point Thresholds:

Medium: 15,600 XP
Hard: 23,400 XP
Deadly: 31,200 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 Hoard Golem?: Hoard Golem has a Challenge Rating of 12, making it appropriate for parties of level 12.0.
What type of creature is Hoard Golem?: Hoard Golem is a Huge Construct, which affects how certain spells and abilities interact with it.
What languages does Hoard Golem speak?: Hoard Golem can communicate in understands the language of its creator but can't speak.