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Monster

Rust Monster

Medium Monstrosity · Unaligned

Monster Manual (2024) Page 263
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6)
Speed Walk 40 ft.
CR 1/2
STR 13 +1
DEX 12 +1
CON 13 +1
INT 2 -4
WIS 13 +1
CHA 6 -2

Traits

Iron Scent

The rust monster can pinpoint the location of ferrous metal within 30 feet of itself.

Actions

Multiattack

The rust monster makes one Bite attack and uses Antennae twice.

Bite

Melee Attack +3, reach 5 ft. 5 () Piercing damage.

Antennae

The rust monster targets one nonmagical metal object—armor or a weapon—worn or carried by a creature within 5 feet of itself. DEX Save DC 11, the creature with the object.
Failure: The object takes a -1 penalty to the AC it offers (armor) or to its attack rolls (weapon). Armor is destroyed if the penalty reduces its AC to 10, and a weapon is destroyed if its penalty reaches -5. The penalty can be removed by casting the spell on the armor or weapon.

Destroy Metal

The rust monster touches a nonmagical metal object within 5 feet of itself that isn't being worn or carried. The touch destroys a 1-foot Cube [Area Of Effect] of the object.

Reactions

Reflexive Antennae

{@actTrigger} An attack roll hits the rust monster. {@actResponse} The rust monster uses Antennae.
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