Amphibious
The aboleth can breathe air and water.
Aboleth
Aboleth 5e reference with CR 10, type, stat block details, token resources, terrain tools, fear hooks, and monster hunt generation.
CR 10AberrationLegendaryStat Block + PDFHunt Ready
Official SRD 5.2.1 Stat BlockDownload PDF
Overview
Massive, fish-like aberrations with pale blue, mucous-coated bodies up to 20 feet long. They have long eel-like tails, four sinuous tentacles at the front, and three lamp-like red eyes above a lamprey-like mouth.
Quick 5e Answer
Aboleth CR, type, stat block, and table tools
Aboleth is a CR 10 aberration for D&D 5e. This page includes AC 17, HP 135 (18d10 + 36), a ready stat block, a downloadable PDF, and connected encounter tools.
CR10
TypeAberration
Stat BlockOfficial SRD 5.2.1 Stat Block
PDF SheetAvailable
AC17
HP135 (18d10 + 36)
Official SRD 5.2.1 Stat Block
Aboleth
Large, Aberration, Lawful Evil
Official SRD5e-2024srd-5.2.1-v1PDF Ready
This stat block uses official SRD 5.2.1 content under CC-BY-4.0 attribution.
Armor Class17
Hit Points135 (18d10 + 36)
Challenge10 • 5,900 XP
Proficiency+4
- Speed
- Swim 40 ft., Walk 10 ft.
- Initiative
- +1
- Saving Throws
- Cha +8, Con +6, Int +8, Wis +6
- Skills
- History +12, Perception +10
- Senses
- Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 20
- Passive Perception
- 20
- Languages
- Deep Speech; telepathy 120 ft.
STR21+5
DEX9-1
CON15+2
INT18+4
WIS15+2
CHA18+4
Traits
Mucous Cloud
While underwater, the aboleth is surrounded by transformative mucus. A creature that touches the aboleth or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or become unable to breathe air for a time.
Actions
Multiattack
The aboleth makes three Tentacle attacks.
Tentacle
Melee Attack Roll: +9, reach 10 ft. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) Bludgeoning damage plus 7 (2d6) Psychic damage.
Tail
Melee Attack Roll: +9, reach 10 ft. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5) Bludgeoning damage.
Enslave
Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 14, one creature the aboleth can see within 30 feet. Failure: The target has the Charmed condition and obeys the aboleth's telepathic commands. The target repeats the save whenever it takes damage, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Legendary Actions
Detect
The aboleth makes a Wisdom (Perception) check.
Tail Swipe
The aboleth makes one Tail attack.
Psychic Drain (Costs 2 Actions)
One creature charmed by the aboleth takes psychic damage, and the aboleth regains hit points.
Lair Actions
Phantasmal Intrusion
The aboleth casts a powerful illusionary effect on creatures it can see within its lair, forcing them to confront false dangers and psychic manipulation.
Grasping Tide
Water within the lair surges outward. Creatures near affected pools must resist being pulled into the water and knocked prone.
Psychic Water
Water in the lair becomes a conduit for the aboleth's rage, damaging creatures the aboleth can see in that water with psychic force.
Regional Effects
Slimy Stone
Underground surfaces near the lair become slick, wet, and difficult to traverse.
Fouled Water
Water sources near the lair become supernaturally tainted and hostile to the aboleth's enemies.
Projected Image
The aboleth can create an illusory image of itself within the region, using it to observe, communicate, and extend its influence.
Generate Terrain
Underwater
Base + optional customizer
Morning • Underwater Current • Sand Floor • Clear Water • Shipwreck
Coastal
Base + optional customizer
Morning • Clear • Sandy Beach • Low Tide • Shipwreck
Underdark
Base + optional customizer
Morning • Subterranean Draft • Fungal Forests • Spore Fields • Fungal Tower
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Aboleth Token, Portrait, Chatbot, Terrain, Fear Hooks, Hunt Generator, and D&D 5e Resources
Aboleth 5e reference: CR 10 aberration, AC 17, HP 135 (18d10 + 36), PDF sheet, token, portrait, terrain, fear hooks, and hunt tools for Underwater, Coastal,… This page is part of the complete Monster Almanac stat block library. It includes a official srd 5.2.1 stat block with a downloadable PDF sheet, plus connected prep tools. Use this Monster Almanac page to move from search result to table prep: read the quick 5e reference, open the stat block, download the PDF when available, generate a token or portrait prompt, build matching terrain, create a monster-bound fear hook, and turn Aboleth into a focused hunt.
Using Aboleth in play
Aboleth can be used in Underwater, Coastal, Underdark when you want a CR 10 aberration that helps shape combat pressure, exploration tension, or narrative danger.
Aboleth is especially strong as a centerpiece threat, boss fight, regional terror, or memorable capstone encounter.
The attached official srd 5.2.1 stat block gives you a table-ready rules reference, and the PDF button keeps the sheet easy to print or save before the session.
This makes Aboleth useful not only as a monster reference, but also as a scene-shaping piece for travel danger, dungeon pressure, wilderness discovery, or a stronger narrative threat.
Why this monster is useful
- Fits naturally into Underwater, Coastal, Underdark.
- Works as a CR 10 option for encounter building and pacing.
- Connects directly with a stat block, downloadable PDF, portrait, token, chatbot, terrain, fear hook, and hunt resources.
- Helps game masters move from reference to actual tabletop use more quickly.
Quick ideas for scene building
- Use Aboleth as a wandering threat tied to the local environment.
- Pair the monster with terrain from the environments shown above.
- Add an NPC witness, hunter, scholar, survivor, or fearful character to frame the danger.
- Open the chatbot resource to give the creature more roleplay or lore flavor.
- Use the hunt generator to turn this monster into a focused adventure hook.
Aboleth 5e quick FAQ
What CR is Aboleth in D&D 5e?
Aboleth is listed in Monster Almanac as a CR 10 aberration.
What type of monster is Aboleth?
Aboleth is listed as a aberration.
Does Aboleth have a 5e stat block?
Yes. This page includes a official srd 5.2.1 stat block and a downloadable PDF sheet.
Can I generate a token or hunt for Aboleth?
Yes. This page links to Aboleth token, portrait, chatbot, terrain, fear hook, and monster hunt tools for fast D&D prep.
Continue building the scene
After choosing Aboleth, the next step is usually to connect the monster with a place, an encounter shape, a supporting cast, or a character who fears it. Use the tools below to keep building without leaving the Monster Almanac workflow.