Black Shuck
Large Fiend · Chaotic Evil · CR 11
- Fiend
- Large
- Tier 3
- Evil
Ranges across farmland; Black Shuck lists at CR 11 as a large fiend (chaotic evil). Sourced from Tome of Beasts 3.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 11
- Type
- Fiend
- Size
- Large
- Alignment
- Chaotic Evil
- Speed
- 50
- Habitats
- Farmland
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 3
Ecology
Black Shuck is a creature of the Lower Planes, present in the mortal world via summoning, banishment-failure, or a planar breach. It is most often found in farmland regions. It is large-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Black Shuck is cruel and patient, willing to take centuries to repay an insult. Its Chaotic 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.
Origin
Black Shuck is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 3 (2022). 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Black Shuck
- What is the challenge rating of Black Shuck?
- On the bestiary CR scale, Black Shuck sits at 11. It works against tier-3 parties.
- What type of creature is Black Shuck?
- The bestiary type for Black Shuck is fiend, large size, chaotic evil alignment.
- Where does Black Shuck live?
- The published habitats for Black Shuck: Farmland.