Night Hag (Coven Variant)
Medium Fiend · Neutral Evil · CR 7
- Fiend
- Medium
- Tier 2
- Evil
CR 7 medium fiend, neutral evil — that's Night Hag (Coven Variant). Sourced from Monster Manual (5e 2014).
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 7
- Type
- Fiend
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- Neutral Evil
- Speed
- 30 ft.
- Habitats
- —
- Sources
- Monster Manual (5e 2014)
Ecology
Night Hag (Coven 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
Night Hag (Coven 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
Night Hag (Coven 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 Night Hag (Coven Variant)
- What is the challenge rating of Night Hag (Coven Variant)?
- Night Hag (Coven Variant) is rated CR 7. The rating matches tier-2 to early-tier-3 encounter math.
- What type of creature is Night Hag (Coven Variant)?
- By creature type, Night Hag (Coven Variant) is a fiend, medium size, neutral evil alignment.