Planetar — D&D 5e Monster Stats (CR 16)

Q: What are Planetar's AC and HP in D&D 5e?

Planetar has an Armor Class of 19 and 200 hit points (16d10+112).

Q: What Challenge Rating is a Planetar?

Planetar is CR 16, worth 15,000 XP — roughly a fair fight for a party of four characters of a similar level.

Q: What type of creature is Planetar?

Planetar is a large celestial, alignment lawful good.

Armor Class19

Hit Points200 (16d10+112)

Speed40 ft., fly 120 ft.

ChallengeCR 16 (15,000 XP)

STR

24

(+7)

DEX

20

(+5)

CON

24

(+7)

INT

19

(+4)

WIS

22

(+6)

CHA

25

(+7)

Saving ThrowsCON +12, WIS +11, CHA +12

SkillsPerception +11

Resistancesradiant, bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons

Cond. ImmuneCharmed, Exhaustion, Frightened

Sensestruesight 120 ft., passive Perception 21

Languagesall, telepathy 120 ft.

Special Abilities

Angelic Weapons. The planetar's weapon attacks are magical. When the planetar hits with any weapon, the weapon deals an extra 5d8 radiant damage (included in the attack).

Divine Awareness. The planetar knows if it hears a lie.

Innate Spellcasting. The planetar's spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 20). The planetar can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect evil and good, invisibility (self only)
3/day each: blade barrier, dispel evil and good, flame strike, raise dead
1/day each: commune, control weather, insect plague

Magic Resistance. The planetar has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Actions

Multiattack. The planetar makes two melee attacks.

Greatsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (4d6 + 7) slashing damage plus 22 (5d8) radiant damage.

Healing Touch. The planetar touches another creature. The target magically regains 30 (6d8 + 3) hit points and is freed from any curse, disease, poison, blindness, or deafness.

Running Planetar in an encounter

As a CR 16 threat worth 15,000 XP, Planetar is a fair challenge for a party of four at a comparable level. With no legendary actions it works best in numbers or paired with support, where its CR 16 rating won't be burned down in a single round. Use the XP value with the encounter builder to slot it into a balanced fight.

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