Rakshasa — D&D 5e Monster Stats (CR 13)

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

Rakshasa has an Armor Class of 16 and 110 hit points (13d8+52).

Q: What Challenge Rating is a Rakshasa?

Rakshasa is CR 13, worth 10,000 XP — roughly a fair fight for a party of four characters of a similar level.

Q: What type of creature is Rakshasa?

Rakshasa is a medium fiend, alignment lawful evil.

Armor Class16

Hit Points110 (13d8+52)

Speed40 ft.

ChallengeCR 13 (10,000 XP)

STR

14

(+2)

DEX

17

(+3)

CON

18

(+4)

INT

13

(+1)

WIS

16

(+3)

CHA

20

(+5)

SkillsDeception +10, Insight +8

Immunitiesbludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons

Vulnerabilitiespiercing from magic weapons wielded by good creatures

Sensesdarkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13

LanguagesCommon, Infernal

Special Abilities

Limited Magic Immunity. The rakshasa can't be affected or detected by spells of 6th level or lower unless it wishes to be. It has advantage on saving throws against all other spells and magical effects.

Innate Spellcasting. The rakshasa's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 18, +10 to hit with spell attacks). The rakshasa can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:

At will: detect thoughts, disguise self, mage hand, minor illusion
3/day each: charm person, detect magic, invisibility, major image, suggestion
1/day each: dominate person, fly, plane shift, true seeing

Actions

Multiattack. The rakshasa makes two claw attacks

Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) slashing damage, and the target is cursed if it is a creature. The magical curse takes effect whenever the target takes a short or long rest, filling the target's thoughts with horrible images and dreams. The cursed target gains no benefit from finishing a short or long rest. The curse lasts until it is lifted by a remove curse spell or similar magic.

Running Rakshasa in an encounter

As a CR 13 threat worth 10,000 XP, Rakshasa 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 13 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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