Arcanaloth (summoner variant)
Medium Fiend · Neutral Evil · CR 12
- Fiend
- Medium
- Tier 3
- Evil
Arcanaloth (summoner variant), CR 12, fills the medium fiend role with neutral evil disposition. Sourced from Monster Manual (5e 2014).
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 12
- Type
- Fiend
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- Neutral Evil
- Speed
- 30 ft., fly 30 ft.
- Habitats
- —
- Sources
- Monster Manual (5e 2014)
Ecology
Arcanaloth (summoner variant) is a creature of the Lower Planes, present in the mortal world via summoning, banishment-failure, or a planar breach. It is found across multiple environments. It is medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Arcanaloth (summoner variant) is cruel and patient, willing to take centuries to repay an insult. Its Neutral Evil alignment shapes how it engages with the world — predictable in tendency, even when unpredictable in detail. It is intelligent enough to plan, scheme, or remember. Spellcasting expands its repertoire well beyond what its physical stat block alone suggests.
Origin
Arcanaloth (summoner variant) is codified in the 5e Monster Manual. Fiends originate in the Lower Planes — the Nine Hells, the Abyss, or further hells beyond — bound to whatever cosmic hierarchy that plane enforces. Within a campaign, its existence anchors a region with the kind of weight only an old, named species carries.
Related Monsters
Frequently Asked Questions about Arcanaloth (summoner variant)
- What is the challenge rating of Arcanaloth (summoner variant)?
- Arcanaloth (summoner variant) has a challenge rating of 12. It suits high-tier groups.
- What type of creature is Arcanaloth (summoner variant)?
- The bestiary type for Arcanaloth (summoner variant) is fiend, medium size, neutral evil alignment.