Bugbear Stalker
Source: Monster Manual (2024) p. 62. Available in the SRD 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 , 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](../../../Compendium/rules/skills#stealth)"
"desc": "+6"
- "name": "[Survival](../../../Compendium/rules/skills#survival)"
"desc": "+3"
"senses": "[Darkvision](../../../Compendium/rules/senses#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](../../../Compendium/rules/variant-rules/advantage-xphb)\
\ if the target is [Grappled](../../../Compendium/rules/conditions#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](../../../Compendium/rules/conditions#grappled)\
\ condition (escape DC 13)."
"name": "Quick Grapple"
"source":
- "XMM"
"image": "Compendium/bestiary/fey/token/bugbear-stalker-xmm.webp"