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Monster Manual 2024

Aberrant Cultist

MEDIUM HUMANOID

Doomsayers and Fanatics

Armor Class: 14

Initiative: +7 (17)

Hit Points: 137 ( 25d8+25 )

Speed: 30 ft.

Challenge: 8 (XP 3900; PB +3)

		MOD	SAVE
STR	10	+0	+0
DEX	19	+4	+4
CON	12	+1	+1
		MOD	SAVE
INT	16	+3	+6
WIS	18	+4	+7
CHA	15	+2	+2

Skills: Arcana +5, Perception +7, Religion +5

Senses: Darkvision 90 ft.; Passive Perception 17

Languages: Common, Deep Speech; telepathy 30 ft.

Actions

Multiattack. The cultist makes two Tentacle Lash attacks. lt can replace any attack with a use of Mind Rot. Tentacle Lash. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 10 ft.
Hit: 7 ( 1d5+4 ) Slashing damage plus 14 ( 4d6 ) Psychic damage.
lf the target is a Large or smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 14) from one of two tentacles, and it has the Restrained condition until the grapple ends. Mind Rot. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 15, one creature the cultist can see within 90 feet.
Failure: 27 ( 6d8 ) Psychic damage, and the target has the Poisoned condition until the start of the cultist's next turn.
Success: Half damage only. Spellcasting. The cultist casts one of the following spells, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
At Will: Detect Thoughts, Minor lllusion

Reactions

Counterspell (2/Day). The cultist casts Counterspell in response to that spell's trigger, using the same spellll casting ability as Spellcasting.