Hydroloth
Medium Fiend · · CR 9
- Fiend
- Medium
- Tier 2
Hydroloth, CR 9, fills the medium fiend role. Sourced from Monsters of the Multiverse and Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 9
- Type
- Fiend
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- 20 ft., swim 40 ft.
- Habitats
- —
- Sources
- Monsters of the Multiverse, Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Ecology
Hydroloth 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
Hydroloth is cruel and patient, willing to take centuries to repay an insult. Its alignment varies by individual or is irrelevant — it acts on instinct, drive, or whoever commands it. It is intelligent enough to plan, scheme, or remember. Spellcasting expands its repertoire well beyond what its physical stat block alone suggests.
Origin
Hydroloth is reprinted in Monsters of the Multiverse and expanded in Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes. 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 Hydroloth
- What is the challenge rating of Hydroloth?
- Hydroloth is rated CR 9. The rating fits levels 5-11.
- What type of creature is Hydroloth?
- The bestiary type for Hydroloth is fiend, medium size.