# [Mind Flayer Clairvoyant](Rules\Source\bestiary\aberration/mind-flayer-clairvoyant-pabtso.md) *Source: Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk p. 209* In pursuit of reconstructing their lost empire, a few mind flayers have turned to their home plane, the Far Realm, for answers. A mind flayer clairvoyant has peered into that realm's starless depths and been subsequently rewarded with extraordinary powers. Instead of heeding an elder brain, a mind flayer clairvoyant listens to the whispers and whims of the voices of the Far Realm. In addition to feasting on brains, a mind flayer clairvoyant can summon tentacles that rip through the fabric of reality and distort the minds of enemies. ## Mind Flayers Mind flayers, also known as illithids, feast on the brains of Humanoids across the multiverse. They are distinguished by their purple-toned skin and octopus-like heads, from which extend writhing tentacles. ```statblock "name": "Mind Flayer Clairvoyant (PaBTSO)" "size": "Medium" "type": "aberration" "alignment": "typically Lawful Evil" "ac": !!int "15" "ac_class": "[breastplate](/Rules/Source/items/breastplate-xphb.md)" "hp": !!int "156" "hit_dice": "24d8 + 48" "modifier": !!int "1" "stats": - !!int "11" - !!int "12" - !!int "15" - !!int "21" - !!int "17" - !!int "18" "speed": "30 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover)" "saves": - "intelligence": !!int "9" - "wisdom": !!int "7" - "charisma": !!int "8" "skillsaves": - "name": "[Arcana](/Rules/Source/skills.md#Arcana)" "desc": "+9" - "name": "[Insight](/Rules/Source/skills.md#Insight)" "desc": "+7" - "name": "[Perception](/Rules/Source/skills.md#Perception)" "desc": "+7" - "name": "[Stealth](/Rules/Source/skills.md#Stealth)" "desc": "+5" "damage_resistances": "psychic" "condition_immunities": "[blinded](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Blinded), [charmed](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Charmed),\ \ [frightened](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Frightened)" "senses": "[darkvision](/Rules/Source/senses.md#Darkvision) 120 ft., [truesight](/Rules/Source/senses.md#Truesight)\ \ 15 ft., passive Perception 17" "languages": "Deep Speech, telepathy 120 ft., Undercommon" "cr": "11" "traits": - "desc": "If the mind flayer fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead." "name": "Legendary Resistance (3/Day)" - "desc": "The mind flayer has advantage on saving throws against spells and other\ \ magical effects." "name": "Magic Resistance" "actions": - "desc": "The mind flayer makes two Tentacle attacks." "name": "Multiattack" - "desc": "*Melee Weapon Attack:* +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. *Hit:* 21\ \ (3d10 + 5) psychic damage. If the target is Medium or smaller, it has the\ \ [grappled](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Grappled) condition (escape DC 17)\ \ and must succeed on a DC 17 Intelligence saving throw or have the [incapacitated](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Incapacitated)\ \ condition until the grapple ends." "name": "Tentacle" - "desc": "*Melee Weapon Attack:* +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one [incapacitated](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Incapacitated)\ \ Humanoid [grappled](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Grappled) by the mind flayer.\ \ *Hit:* 55 (10d10) piercing damage. If this damage reduces the target to 0\ \ hit points, the mind flayer kills it by extracting and devouring its brain." "name": "Extract Brain" - "desc": "The mind flayer opens a rift into the Far Realm, centered on a point\ \ the mind flayer can see within 60 feet of itself, and a tentacle lashes across\ \ creatures near the rift. Each creature other than mind flayers within 30 feet\ \ of the rift must make a DC 17 Intelligence saving throw, after which the tentacle\ \ disappears and the rift closes. On a failed save, a creature takes 18 (4d8)\ \ cold damage from the rift plus 18 (4d8) psychic damage from the tentacle and\ \ has the [stunned](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Stunned) condition for 1 minute.\ \ On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only. A [stunned](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Stunned)\ \ creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending\ \ the effect on itself on a success." "name": "Unleash Void (Recharge 5-6)" - "desc": "The mind flayer casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell\ \ components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save\ \ DC 17):\n\n**At will:** [detect magic](/Rules/Source/spells/detect-magic-xphb.md),\ \ [detect thoughts](/Rules/Source/spells/detect-thoughts-xphb.md), [mage hand](/Rules/Source/spells/mage-hand-xphb.md)\ \ (the hand is invisible)\n\n**3/day each:** [clairvoyance](/Rules/Source/spells/clairvoyance-xphb.md)\ \ (as an action), [dispel magic](/Rules/Source/spells/dispel-magic-xphb.md)\n\ \n**1/day:** [plane shift](/Rules/Source/spells/plane-shift-xphb.md) (self only)" "name": "Spellcasting (Psionics)" "reactions": - "desc": "When hit by an attack roll, the mind flayer gains a +4 bonus to its AC\ \ against that attack roll, potentially causing it to miss. Then the mind flayer,\ \ along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, magically teleports up\ \ to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can see." "name": "Warp Reality" "source": - "PaBTSO" "image": "/Rules/Source/bestiary/aberration/token/mind-flayer-clairvoyant-pabtso.webp" ``` ^statblock