Shadow-Cursed Vine Blight

Shadow-Cursed Vine Blight is a blight Plant creature found in the Shadow-Cursed Lands in Act Two.

Overview

Shadow-Cursed Vine Blights, like its brethren the Shadow-Cursed Shambling Mound and the Shadow-Cursed Needle Blight, conceal themselves within the surrounding vegetation in order to ambush passersby. The party must pass a DC 30 Perception check to spot these ambush parties and avoid being surprised.

Combat

During the Shadow-Cursed Shambling Mound fight, blights will heavily prioritize using their restraining abilities. Since the Shambling Mound can instantly kill a restrained target with  Devour, getting restrained can be deadly. As a result, if a party member is targeted by  Constrict, you should prioritize breaking free.

This can be done by breaking the blight's concentration. Blights have a fairly low Constitution modifier of +2, so breaking concentration with damage can be fairly reliable. Allies can also be freed from their restraints by spending an action using  Help.

Features like  Land's Stride: Plants and  Freedom of Movement will prevent being restrained and make blights far less dangerous.

Attacks and abilities

 Slam ()

1d8 + 4 (5~12) Bludgeoning

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1d4 (1~4) Necrotic

Hit a target with your bare fists.

 Range: 3 m / 10 ft

 Constrict ()

2d6 + 4 (6~16) Bludgeoning

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1d4 (1~4) Necrotic

Wrap your cursed tendrils around a creature to constrict it.

STR Save

 Range: 14 m / 47 ft

Recharge: Per turn

 Entangling Plants ()

Sprout cursed roots and vines all around you, slowing non-plant creatures and possibly  Entangling enemies.

 Range: Self

Recharge: Per turn

Notable Loot

• Wood Bark

Gallery

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  Shadow-Cursed Vine Blight's model

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  Shadow-Cursed Vine Blight's location in the Shadow-Cursed Lands

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  Concept art by Jane Katsubo

See also

• Shadow-Cursed Needle Blight
• Shadow-Cursed Shambling Mound

External links

• Vine blight on the Forgotten Realms Wiki