Shadow mastiff

Shadow Mastiffs are a creature and non-playable race encountered in Act Two.

Shadow Mastiff

Stats

Type

Monstrosity

Race

Shadow Mastiff

Balanced Difficulty Stats

Level

6

HP

33

AC

14

Initiative

+2

Proficiency

+3

Weight

50 kg (100 lb)

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
16 (+3)	14 (+2)	13 (+1)	5 (-3)	12 (+1)	5 (-3)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
+3	+2	+1	-3	+1	-3

Features

Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to 12 m / 40 ft.
Knockdown Jaws
Bite attacks from this creature can possibly knock the target Prone.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Shadow Veil
Because it is Lightly or Heavily Obscured, this entity is Resistant to non-magical Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage.
Shadowblend
While Lightly or Heavily Obscured, this creature gains the ability to blend with shadows and become Invisible.
Sunlight Weakness
While in sunlight, this creature has Disadvantage on Attack Rolls and Saving Throws.

Explorer Difficulty Stats

Level

6

HP

23

AC

14

Initiative

+2

Proficiency

+5

Weight

50 kg (100 lb)

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
16 (+3)	14 (+2)	13 (+1)	5 (-3)	12 (+1)	5 (-3)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
+3	+2	+1	-3	+1	-3

Features

Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to 12 m / 40 ft.
Knockdown Jaws
Bite attacks from this creature can possibly knock the target Prone.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Shadow Veil
Because it is Lightly or Heavily Obscured, this entity is Resistant to non-magical Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage.
Shadowblend
While Lightly or Heavily Obscured, this creature gains the ability to blend with shadows and become Invisible.
Sunlight Weakness
While in sunlight, this creature has Disadvantage on Attack Rolls and Saving Throws.

Tactician Difficulty Stats

Level

6

HP

42

AC

14

Initiative

+2

Proficiency

+3

Weight

50 kg (100 lb)

Ability scores
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
16 (+3)	14 (+2)	13 (+1)	5 (-3)	12 (+1)	5 (-3)

Saving throws
STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
+3	+2	+1	-3	+1	-3

Features

Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to 12 m / 40 ft.
Knockdown Jaws
Bite attacks from this creature can possibly knock the target Prone.
Opportunity Attack
Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Shadow Veil
Because it is Lightly or Heavily Obscured, this entity is Resistant to non-magical Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage.
Shadowblend
While Lightly or Heavily Obscured, this creature gains the ability to blend with shadows and become Invisible.
Sunlight Weakness
While in sunlight, this creature has Disadvantage on Attack Rolls and Saving Throws.

Overview

“	Often moving as a pack, these hounds of the Shadowfell slink from shadow to shadow, always on the hunt.	„
	— in-game racial description

Three Shadow Mastiffs appear out of the shadows alongside a Shadow Mastiff Alpha in the Ruined Battlefield, near X: -49 Y: 36, when the nearby ever-burning torches lit by True Soul Korliss are destroyed. Another can be summoned via Retinue of the Vampire Lord as part of the Gather Your Allies quest.

Attacks and Abilities

Known shadow mastiffs

Doggy

Shadow Mastiff enemy variants

Shadow Mastiff Alpha

External links

Shadow mastiff on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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