Shadow-Cursed Needle Blight

Shadow-Cursed Needle Blights are blight creatures found in the Ruined Battlefield in Act Two.

Overview

Needle Blights, like its brethren the Shadow-Cursed Vine Blight and the Shadow-Cursed Shambling Mound, 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.

Needle Blights are small, fragile, and numerous, acting as frontline enemies during their encounters. Their  Needle Burst on death can chain together if many blights are caught in the radius, dealing massive damage to enemies and allies alike.

They apply  Shadow-Cursed Vines to the terrain surrounding their corpse on death.

Attacks and abilities

 Needle Burst

Damage: 7~52

6d8⁠Piercing

+ 1d4⁠Necrotic

Explode in a barrage of needles.

 DEX Save

 Needles ()

Damage: 5~22

2d8 + 2⁠Piercing

+ 1d4⁠Necrotic

Expel the needles from your body towards a creature.

 Range: 4 m / 13 ft

Loot

•  Shadowroot Sac
•  Wood Bark

Notes

• Shadow-Cursed Needle Blights are immune to  Blinded.

Gallery

• 
  Location on the map.

External links

• ⁠Needle blight on the Forgotten Realms Wiki