# [Psychic Gray Ooze](Rules\Source\bestiary\ooze/psychic-gray-ooze-xmm.md) *Source: Monster Manual (2024) p. 151. Available in the <span title='Systems Reference Document (5.2)'>SRD</span>* Psychic gray oozes exhibit violent psionic abilities. These oozes sometimes result from failed attempts to summon or create creatures linked to the Elemental Plane of Earth, like gargoyles or homunculi. ## Gray Oozes *Hungry Slimes and Magical Failures* - **Habitat.** Underdark - **Treasure.** None Gray oozes are predatory, corrosive slimes that blend in with stony surroundings. ```statblock "name": "Psychic Gray Ooze (XMM)" "size": "Medium" "type": "ooze" "alignment": "Unaligned" "ac": !!int "9" "hp": !!int "37" "hit_dice": "5d8 + 15" "modifier": !!int "-1" "stats": - !!int "12" - !!int "8" - !!int "16" - !!int "10" - !!int "6" - !!int "2" "speed": "10 ft., climb 10 ft." "skillsaves": - "name": "[Stealth](/Rules/Source/skills.md#Stealth)" "desc": "+3" "damage_resistances": "acid, cold, fire, psychic" "condition_immunities": "[blinded](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Blinded), [charmed](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Charmed),\ \ [deafened](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Deafened), [exhaustion](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Exhaustion),\ \ [frightened](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Frightened), [grappled](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Grappled),\ \ [prone](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Prone), [restrained](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Restrained)" "senses": "[Blindsight](/Rules/Source/senses.md#Blindsight) 60 ft., passive Perception\ \ 8" "languages": "" "cr": "1" "traits": - "desc": "The ooze can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without expending\ \ extra movement to do so." "name": "Amorphous" "actions": - "desc": "*Melee Attack Roll:* +3, reach 5 ft. *Hit:* 11 (3d6 + 1) Acid damage,\ \ and the target has [Disadvantage](/Rules/Source/variant-rules/disadvantage-xphb.md)\ \ on Intelligence saving throws until the end of the ooze's next turn." "name": "Pseudopod" - "desc": "*Intelligence Saving Throw:* DC 10, one creature the ooze can see within\ \ 60 feet. *Failure:* 13 (3d8) Psychic damage." "name": "Psychic Crush" "reactions": - "desc": "Trigger: The ooze fails a saving throw against a spell or another magical\ \ effect created by a creature. _Response:_ The triggering creature takes 3\ \ (1d6) Psychic damage." "name": "Mind Corrosion" "source": - "XMM" "image": "/Rules/Source/bestiary/ooze/token/psychic-gray-ooze-xmm.webp" ``` ^statblock ## Environment underdark