Molydeus
The fearsome molydeus speaks for the demon lord it serves and enforces its master’s will. This demon is 12 feet tall, and its bipedal body has a slavering wolfs head and a fanged serpent’s head. Its demon lord can speak and see through the serpent head; this master also uses the molydeus to guard treasures, slay foes, and terrify troops into obedience.
A molydeus’ demon lord bestows on it a powerful weapon that dissolves if the molydeus dies. The weapon’s form varies depending on the creator, but that doesn’t affect the weapon’s capabilities.
title: Molydeus
*Huge fiend (demon), Typically Chaotic Evil*
- **Armor Class** 19 (natural armor)
- **Hit Points** 216 (16d12 + 112)
- **Speed** 40 ft.
|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
|28 (+9)|22 (+6)|25 (+7)|21 (+5)|24 (+7)|24 (+7)|
- **Proficiency Bonus** +7
- **Saving Throws** Strength +16, Constitution +14, Wisdom +14, Charisma +14
- **Skills** [Perception](/Mechanics/CLI/skills.md#Perception) +21
- **Senses** [truesight](/Mechanics/CLI/senses.md#Truesight) 120 ft., passive Perception 31
- **Damage Resistances** cold; fire; lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, slashing from nonmagical attacks
- **Damage Immunities** poison
- **Condition Immunities** [blinded](/Mechanics/CLI/conditions.md#Blinded), [charmed](/Mechanics/CLI/conditions.md#Charmed), [deafened](/Mechanics/CLI/conditions.md#Deafened), [frightened](/Mechanics/CLI/conditions.md#Frightened), [poisoned](/Mechanics/CLI/conditions.md#Poisoned), [stunned](/Mechanics/CLI/conditions.md#Stunned)
- **Languages** Abyssal, telepathy 120 ft.
- **Challenge** 21
## Traits
***Legendary Resistance (3/Day).*** If the molydeus fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
***Magic Resistance.*** The molydeus has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
## Actions
***Multiattack.*** The molydeus makes one Demonic Weapon attack, one Snakebite attack, and one Wolf Bite attack.
***Demonic Weapon.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* `+16` to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. *Hit:* 35 (`4d12 + 9`) force damage. If the target has at least one head and the molydeus rolled a 20 on the attack roll, the target is decapitated and dies if it can't survive without that head. A target is immune to this effect if it takes none of the damage, has legendary actions, or is Huge or larger. Such a creature takes an extra 27 (`6d8`) force damage from the hit.
***Snakebite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* `+16` to hit, reach 15 ft., one creature. *Hit:* 16 (`2d6 + 9`) poison damage. The target must succeed on a DC 22 Constitution saving throw, or its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target transforms into a [manes](/Mechanics/CLI/bestiary/fiend/manes.md) if this reduces its hit point maximum to 0. This transformation can be ended only by a [wish](/Mechanics/CLI/spells/wish-xphb.md) spell.
***Wolf Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* `+16` to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. *Hit:* 25 (`3d10 + 9`) necrotic damage.
***Spellcasting.*** The molydeus casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 22):
**At will:** [dispel magic](/Mechanics/CLI/spells/dispel-magic-xphb.md), [polymorph](/Mechanics/CLI/spells/polymorph-xphb.md), [telekinesis](/Mechanics/CLI/spells/telekinesis-xphb.md), [teleport](/Mechanics/CLI/spells/teleport-xphb.md)
**3/day:** [lightning bolt](/Mechanics/CLI/spells/lightning-bolt-xphb.md)
## Legendary Actions
Legendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature's turn, the molydeus can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The molydeus regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns.
***Attack.*** The molydeus makes one Demonic Weapon or Snakebite attack.
***Move.*** The molydeus moves without provoking [opportunity attacks](/Mechanics/CLI/actions.md#Opportunity%20Attack).
***Cast a Spell (Costs 2 Actions).*** The molydeus uses Spellcasting.Sources
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse p. 184