---
obsidianUIMode: preview
cssclasses: json5e-monster
tags:
- compendium/src/5e/mm
- monster/size/large
- monster/type/fiend/demon
aliases: ["Glabrezu"]
---
# Glabrezu
*Source: SRD / Basic Rules*  

```ad-statblock
title: Glabrezu
![](compendium/bestiary/fiend/token/glabrezu.png#token)
*Large fiend (demon), Chaotic Evil*

- **Armor Class** 17  (natural armor)
- **Hit Points** 157 (`15d10 + 75`)
- **Speed** 40 ft.

|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
|20 (+5)|15 (+2)|21 (+5)|19 (+4)|17 (+3)|16 (+3)|

- **Proficiency Bonus** +4
- **Saving Throws** Strength +9, Constitution +9, Wisdom +7, Charisma +7
- **Skills** ⏤
- **Senses** truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 13
- **Damage Resistances** cold; fire; lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, slashing from nonmagical attacks
- **Damage Immunities** poison
- **Condition Immunities** poisoned
- **Languages** Abyssal, telepathy 120 ft.
- **Challenge** 9

## Traits

***Magic Resistance.*** The glabrezu has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

***Innate Spellcasting.*** The glabrezu's spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 16). The glabrezu can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:

**At will**: [darkness](compendium/spells/darkness.md), [detect magic](compendium/spells/detect-magic.md), [dispel magic](compendium/spells/dispel-magic.md)

**1/day each**: [confusion](compendium/spells/confusion.md), [fly](compendium/spells/fly.md), [power word stun](compendium/spells/power-word-stun.md)

## Actions

***Multiattack.*** The glabrezu makes four attacks: two with its pincers and two with its fists. Alternatively, it makes two attacks with its pincers and casts one spell.

***Pincer.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. *Hit:* 16 (`2d10 + 5`) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it is [grappled](rules/conditions.md#grappled) (escape DC 15). The glabrezu has two pincers, each of which can grapple only one target.

***Fist.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. *Hit:* 7 (`2d4 + 2`) bludgeoning damage.
```
^statblock