Succubus
Medium Fiend · · CR 4
- Fiend
- Medium
- Tier 1
Ranges across urban and planar; Succubus lists at CR 4 as a medium fiend (neutral evil). Sourced from Monster Manual (5e 2014) and Monster Manual (5.5e 2024).
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 4
- Type
- Fiend
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- —
- Habitats
- Urban, Planar
- Sources
- Monster Manual (5e 2014), Monster Manual (5.5e 2024)
Ecology
Succubi dwell in the Lower Planes, returning to Material Plane via summoning or pact-following. They feed on mortal vitality through dream-visits and intimate encounters. They reproduce rarely, producing cambion offspring with mortal partners. They live for centuries or longer, adapting to mortal cultures by mastering languages and seductive arts. They despise direct combat, preferring slow corruption. They share territory with incubi, often the same fiend in alternate form. They feed on emotional pain as much as bodily essence.
Behaviour
Succubi are charming, manipulative, and emotionally distant. They study mortal psychology to find each victim's deepest vulnerabilities. They appear as idealized lovers, drawing victims into willing surrender. They drain HP and life-force through draining kisses, slowly killing while granting pleasure. They flee threats via Etherealness, returning later for revenge. They form short-term alliances with cultists and corrupt nobles. They despise honest love, viewing emotional sincerity as a threat to their feeding.
Origin
Succubi and incubi are the same fiend in alternate forms, choosing presentation based on the prey. Their origin is debated: some say they were created by Asmodeus to corrupt mortals, others that they emerged from the Abyss as chaos-fiends, later co-opted by infernal lords. Cambion offspring sometimes ascend to succubus status if they fully embrace fiendish nature. Their bargains with mortals echo devil contracts but are softer, more personal, and ultimately just as binding to soul and fate.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Succubus
- What is the challenge rating of Succubus?
- Succubus has a challenge rating of 4. It fits levels 1-5.
- What type of creature is Succubus?
- By creature type, Succubus is a fiend, medium size.
- Where does Succubus live?
- Succubus's listed habitats include Urban, Planar.