Shadow Mastiff

Shadow Mastiffs are a Monstrosity and non-playable race which can be encountered in Act Two.

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Often moving as a pack, these hounds of the Shadowfell slink from shadow to shadow, always on the hunt.

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— In-game racial description

Involvement

Act Two

Three Shadow Mastiffs appear out of the shadows alongside a Shadow Mastiff Alpha in the Ruined Battlefield, near X: -49 Y: 36, if 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.

Shadow Mastiffs appear once  Halsin opens a portal to the Shadowfell during ⁠Lift the Shadow Curse. The party must defend the portal while various shadow creatures, including Shadow Mastiffs, attempt to attack it.

Racial features

Base Racial Speed

15m / 50ft

Size

Medium

 Knockdown Jaws

Bite attacks from this creature can possibly knock the target  Prone.

 Darkvision

Can see in the dark up to 12 m / 40 ft.

 Shadow Veil

While Lightly or Heavily Obscured, the shadow mastiff 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.

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Shadowjaw Bite ()

Damage: 5~15

2d6 + 3⁠Piercing

Sink your teeth into a target and possibly knock it  Prone.

 STR Save

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft

Known shadow mastiffs

•  Doggy

Shadow Mastiff enemy variants

•  Shadow Mastiff Alpha

Gallery

• 
  Concept art by Tan Burci

External links

• ⁠Shadow mastiff on the Forgotten Realms Wiki