Frost Salamander
Huge Elemental · · CR 9
- Elemental
- Huge
- Tier 2
Ranges across arctic; Frost Salamander lists at CR 9 as a huge elemental. Sourced from Monsters of the Multiverse and Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 9
- Type
- Elemental
- Size
- Huge
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- 60 ft., burrow 40 ft., climb 40 ft.
- Habitats
- Arctic
- Sources
- Monsters of the Multiverse, Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Ecology
Frost Salamander is a being of one of the inner planes, summoned, escaped, or birthed where planar boundaries thin. It is most often found in arctic regions. It is huge-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Frost Salamander is simple in motivation but immense in reach — fire wants to burn, water wants to flow. Its alignment varies by individual or is irrelevant — it acts on instinct, drive, or whoever commands it. It is largely instinct-driven; complex strategy is the work of whoever (or whatever) commands it.
Origin
Frost Salamander is reprinted in Monsters of the Multiverse and expanded in Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes. Elementals come from the inner planes — the Plane of Fire, Water, Earth, Air, or the para-elemental borders. 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 Frost Salamander
- What is the challenge rating of Frost Salamander?
- Listed CR for Frost Salamander: 9. Match it to a party that matches tier-2 to early-tier-3 encounter math.
- What type of creature is Frost Salamander?
- By creature type, Frost Salamander is a elemental, huge size.
- Where does Frost Salamander live?
- Frost Salamander is typically encountered in Arctic.