Deadnaught
An Undead hulk clad in heavy armor, a deadnaught is a Necromancer’s most fearsome ally.
Proficiencies
Simple and Martial weapons; Light, Medium, and Heavy armor, Shields. The monster can equip any gear for which it has proficiency or training.
Statblock
title: Deadnaught
*Medium undead (Thrall), Lawful Evil*
- **Armor Class** 16
- **Hit Points** 10 plus five times your Necromancer level (the deadnaught has a number of Hit Dice [d8s] equal to your Necromancer level) (10 plus five times your Necromancer level (the deadnaught has a number of Hit Dice [d8s] equal to your Necromancer level))
- **Speed** 30 ft.
|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
|19 (+4)|14 (+2)|16 (+3)| 7 (-2)|10 (+0)| 6 (-2)|
- **Proficiency Bonus** +2
- **Saving Throws** ⏤
- **Skills** ⏤
- **Senses** [Darkvision](/Mechanics/CLI/senses.md#Darkvision) 60 ft., passive Perception 10
- **Damage Immunities** poison
- **Condition Immunities** [charmed](/Mechanics/CLI/conditions.md#Charmed), [exhaustion](/Mechanics/CLI/conditions.md#Exhaustion), [frightened](/Mechanics/CLI/conditions.md#Frightened), [poisoned](/Mechanics/CLI/conditions.md#Poisoned)
- **Languages** understands the languages you know but can't speak
- **Challenge** 1
## Traits
***Necromantic Bond.*** You can only animate and control a deadnaught once you reach Necromancer level 7. While you control a deadnaught, you can't control other thralls.
***Regeneration.*** The deadnaught regains 5 [Hit Points](/Mechanics/CLI/variant-rules/hit-points-xphb.md) at the start of each of its turns if it has at least 1 [Hit Point](/Mechanics/CLI/variant-rules/hit-points-xphb.md).
## Actions
***Multiattack.*** The deadnaught makes two attacks. It makes three attacks when you reach Necromancer level 13, and four attacks when you reach Necromancer level 17.
***Warhammer.*** *Melee Attack Roll:* Bonus equals your spell attack modifier, reach 5 ft. *Hit:* `1d10 + 4` Bludgeoning damage.Sources
Valda’s Spire of Secrets (2024)