# Monkey King

*Medium* *Celestial* *neutral*

- **Armor Class:** 21 (natural armor)
- **Hit Points:** 262 (25d8+150)
- **Speed:** fly 60 ft. walk 60 ft.
- **Challenge Rating:** 21 (33,000 XP)
- **Source:** Creature Codex, page 337

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 19 (+4) | 24 (+7) | 22 (+6) | 16 (+3) | 21 (+5) | 17 (+3) |

- **Saving Throws**: Dex +14, Con +13, Wis +12
- **Skills:** acrobatics +14, deception +10, insight +12, perception +12, stealth +14
- **Damage Immunities:** necrotic, poison, radiant
- **Condition Immunities:** charmed, frightened, poisoned, stunned
- **Senses:** truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 22
- **Languages:** Celestial, Common, Simian

### Special Abilities

- **Legendary Resistance (3/Day):** If the Monkey King fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
- **Magic Resistance:** The Monkey King has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
- **Simian Affinity:** The Monkey King can communicate with primates as if they shared a language. In addition, he can control primates with an Intelligence of 8 or lower that are within 120 feet of him.

### Actions

- **Multiattack:** The Monkey King makes three golden staff attacks or two golden staff attacks and one tail attack.
- **Golden Staff:** Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (2d10 + 7) bludgeoning damage plus 7 (2d6) radiant damage.
- **Enlightened Ray:** Ranged Spell Attack: +12 to hit, range 100 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (4d8) radiant damage. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Charisma saving throw or be stunned until the end of its next turn.
- **Tail:** Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d8 + 7) bludgeoning damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw or be knocked prone.

### Reactions

- **Drunken Dodge:** When the Monkey King is hit by a weapon attack, he gains resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage until the end of that turn.

The Monkey King can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. The Monkey King regains spent legendary actions at the start of his turn.

### Legendary Actions

- **Great Leap:** The Monkey King moves up to his speed without provoking opportunity attacks.
- **Quick Staff:** The Monkey King makes a golden staff attack.
- **Golden Burst (Costs 3 Actions):** Each creature of the Monkey King's choice within 10 feet of him must make a DC 18 Charisma saving throw, taking 36 (8d8) radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.