monster

Balor

CR 19

Huge Fiend (demon), Chaotic Evil

Reveal Stat Block

Armor Class

Hit Points

287 (23d12 + 138)

Speed

40 ft., fly 80 ft.

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Traits

Death Throes.The balor explodes when it dies. dex 20, each creature in a 30-foot Emanation [Area of Effect]|XPHB|Emanation originating from the balor. 31 ({@damage 9d6) Fire damage plus 31 (9d6) Force damage. Half damage. {@actSaveSuccessOrFail If the balor dies outside the Abyss, it gains a new body instantly, reviving with all its Hit Points|XPHB somewhere in the Abyss.

Fire Aura.At the end of each of the balor's turns, each creature in a 5-foot Emanation [Area of Effect]|XPHB|Emanation originating from the balor takes 13 (3d8) Fire damage.

Legendary Resistance (3/Day).If the balor fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.

Magic Resistance.The balor has Advantage|XPHB on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Actions

Multiattack.The balor makes one Flame Whip attack and one Lightning Blade attack.

Flame Whip.m 14, reach 30 ft. ({@damage 3d6 + 8) Force damage plus 17 (5d6) Fire damage. If the target is a Huge or smaller creature, the balor pulls the target up to 25 feet straight toward itself, and the target has the Prone|XPHB condition.

Lightning Blade.m 14, reach 10 ft. ({@damage 3d8 + 8) Force damage plus 22 (4d10) Lightning damage, and the target can't take Reactions until the start of the balor's next turn.

Balor

Demon of Overwhelming Rage

Balors embody demons' ruinous fury and hatred. Towering, winged terrors, these demonic warlords seethe with wrath, their rage erupting in waves of fire and as a pair of vicious weapons: a sword of crackling lightning and a whip of lashing flames. A balor's fury persists until the moment of its demise, at which point it explodes—a last act of vengeance against those who slew it. Demon lords and evil gods harness balors' rage by making balors commanders of armies or guardians of grave secrets.