Ability Scores
Core attributes and their modifiers.
Overview
Movement
Senses
Skills
Languages
Common, Dwarvish, Giant, Gnomish
Environments
Traits
Innate Spellcasting
the sand hag's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
at will: invisibility
2/day each: hallucinatory terrain, major image
Magic Resistance
The sand hag has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Mimicry
The sand hag can mimic animal sounds and humanoid voices. A creature that hears the sounds can tell they are imitations only with a successful DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check.
Scorpion Step
The sand hag walks lightly across sandy surfaces, never sinking into soft sand or leaving tracks. When in sand terrain, the sand hag ignores difficult terrain, doesn't leave tracks, and gains tremorsense 30 ft.
Actions
Change Shape
The hag polymorphs into a Small or Medium female humanoid, or back into her true form. Her statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment she is wearing or carrying isn't transformed. She reverts to her true form if she dies.
Claw
+7 to hit, reach 5 ft (1.5 m). Hit: 1d8 slashing damage.
Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) slashing damage. If the target is a creature, it must make a successful DC 12 Constitution saving throw or gain one level of exhaustion.
Multiattack
The sand hag makes two claw attacks.
Scouring Sirocco
The sand hag generates a blast of hot wind in a 30-foot line or a 15-foot cone. Creatures inside it take 14 (4d6) slashing damage plus 7 (2d6) fire damage and are blinded for 1 minute; a successful DC 14 Constitution saving throw halves the damage and negates the blindness. A blinded creature repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. The affected area (line or cone) is heavily obscured until the end of the sand hag's next turn.
About Sand Hag
Sand Hag is a medium monstrosity with a Challenge Rating of 5. It has a chaotic evil alignment.
In combat, this creature maintains an Armor Class of 17 and possesses 112 hit points (derived from 15d8+45).
Sand Hag has communication capabilities including Common, Dwarvish, Giant, Gnomish. This allows it to interact verbally with various creatures and characters.
GM Tips: Using Sand Hag
2 tips available
GM Tips: Using Sand Hag
When using Sand Hag in your D&D 5e campaign, consider these tactical approaches:
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Burrowing Tactics: This creature can burrow at 30 ft. It can ambush from underground or escape combat by digging. Use 'Earthbind' or create difficult terrain to limit burrowing. Consider fighting in areas without soft ground.
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Fire Damage Mitigation: This creature deals fire damage. Advise players to have fire resistance ready or use water-based tactics. Consider environmental fire hazards that could backfire on the creature.
Player Guide: Facing Sand Hag
2 strategies available
Player Guide: Facing Sand Hag
When your party encounters this creature, keep these strategies in mind:
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Burrowing Defense: This creature can burrow at 30 ft! It can ambush from underground. Use 'Earthbind', create difficult terrain, or fight on hard surfaces. 'Stone Shape' can seal burrows.
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Fire Damage Protection: This creature deals fire damage! Get fire resistance from spells like 'Resistance' or potions. Avoid fighting near flammable objects. Water spells can counter fire attacks.
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 Sand Hag?
- Sand Hag has a Challenge Rating of 5, making it appropriate for parties of level 5.0.
- What type of creature is Sand Hag?
- Sand Hag is a Medium Monstrosity, which affects how certain spells and abilities interact with it.
- What languages does Sand Hag speak?
- Sand Hag can communicate in Common, Dwarvish, Giant, Gnomish.
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