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Monsters / Challenge 2

Mimic

Medium monstrosity, neutral

Armor Class
12
Hit Points
58 (9d8 + 18)
Speed
20 ft.

StrDexConIntWisCha
17 (+3)12 (+1)15 (+2)5 (-3)13 (+1)8 (-1)

Skills
Stealth +5
Immunities
acid, Prone
Senses
Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 11
Languages
None
Challenge
2 (450 XP); Proficiency Bonus +2

Traits

Adhesive (Object Form Only). The mimic adheres to anything that touches it. A Huge or smaller creature adhered to the mimic has the Grappled condition (escape DC 13). Ability checks made to escape this grapple have Disadvantage.

Actions

Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +5 (with Advantage if the target is Grappled by the mimic), reach 5 ft. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) Piercing damage—or 12 (2d8 + 3) Piercing damage if the target is Grappled by the mimic—plus 4 (1d8) Acid damage.

Pseudopod. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) Bludgeoning damage plus 4 (1d8) Acid damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 13). Ability checks made to escape this grapple have Disadvantage.

Bonus Actions

Shape-Shift. The mimic shape-shifts to resemble a Medium or Small object while retaining its game statistics, or it returns to its true blob form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.

Stat block from the System Reference Document 5.2 (CC-BY-4.0). See credits.