# [Bugbear Stalker](Rules\Source\bestiary\fey/bugbear-stalker-xmm.md)
*Source: Monster Manual (2024) p. 62. Available in the <span title='Systems Reference Document (5.2)'>SRD</span> and the Free Rules (2024)*
Bugbear stalkers frequently take their victims hostage, relishing opportunities to imprison and terrorize other creatures.
## Bugbears
*Lurking Goblinoid Brutes*
- **Habitat.** Forest, Grassland, Planar (Feywild), Underdark
- **Treasure.** [Armaments](/Rules/Source/tables/random-magic-items-armaments.md), Individual
Bugbears embody fear of the wilds and the menace of natural places. They're notoriously stealthy, and foes that venture into their territories often vanish without a trace.
```statblock
"name": "Bugbear Stalker (XMM)"
"size": "Medium"
"type": "fey"
"subtype": "goblinoid"
"alignment": "Chaotic Evil"
"ac": !!int "15"
"hp": !!int "65"
"hit_dice": "10d8 + 20"
"modifier": !!int "2"
"stats":
- !!int "17"
- !!int "14"
- !!int "14"
- !!int "11"
- !!int "12"
- !!int "11"
"speed": "30 ft."
"saves":
- "constitution": !!int "4"
- "wisdom": !!int "3"
"skillsaves":
- "name": "[Stealth](/Rules/Source/skills.md#Stealth)"
"desc": "+6"
- "name": "[Survival](/Rules/Source/skills.md#Survival)"
"desc": "+3"
"gear":
- "[chain shirt](/Rules/Source/items/chain-shirt-xphb.md)"
- "six [javelins](/Rules/Source/items/javelin-xphb.md)"
- "[morningstar](/Rules/Source/items/morningstar-xphb.md)"
"senses": "[Darkvision](/Rules/Source/senses.md#Darkvision) 60 ft., passive Perception\
\ 11"
"languages": "Common, Goblin"
"cr": "3"
"traits":
- "desc": "The bugbear needn't spend extra movement to move a creature it is grappling."
"name": "Abduct"
"actions":
- "desc": "The bugbear makes two Javelin or Morningstar attacks."
"name": "Multiattack"
- "desc": "*Melee or Ranged Attack Roll:* +5, reach 10 ft. or range 30/120 ft.\
\ *Hit:* 13 (3d6 + 3) Piercing damage."
"name": "Javelin"
- "desc": "*Melee Attack Roll:* +5 (with [Advantage](/Rules/Source/variant-rules/advantage-xphb.md)\
\ if the target is [Grappled](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Grappled) by the bugbear),\
\ reach 10 ft. *Hit:* 12 (2d8 + 3) Piercing damage."
"name": "Morningstar"
"bonus_actions":
- "desc": "*Dexterity Saving Throw:* DC 13, one Medium or smaller creature the bugbear\
\ can see within 10 feet. *Failure:* The target has the [Grappled](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Grappled)\
\ condition (escape DC 13)."
"name": "Quick Grapple"
"source":
- "XMM"
"image": "/Rules/Source/bestiary/fey/token/bugbear-stalker-xmm.webp"
```
^statblock
## Environment
forest, grassland, planar, feywild, underdark