# Bukavac

*Large* *Monstrosity* *Neutral Evil*

- **Armor Class:** 16 (natural armor)
- **Hit Points:** 199 (21d10 + 84)
- **Speed:** walk 20 ft.
- **Challenge Rating:** 9 (5,000 XP)
- **Source:** Tome of Beasts 2023, page 45

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 20 (+5) | 17 (+3) | 18 (+4) | 7 (-2) | 15 (+2) | 12 (+1) |

- **Saving Throws**: Dex +7, Con +8
- **Skills:** Perception +10, Stealth +11
- **Damage Vulnerabilities:** False
- **Damage Immunities:** thunder
- **Damage Resistances:** False
- **Condition Immunities:** False
- **Senses:** darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 20
- **Languages:** Sylvan

### Special Abilities

- **Hold Breath:** The bukavac can hold its breath for 20 minutes.
- **Standing Leap:** A bukavac's long jump is up to 20 feet and its high jump is up to 10 feet, with or without a running start.

### Actions

- **Multiattack:** The bukavac makes one Bite attack, one Gore attack, and two Claw attacks.
- **Bite:** Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) piercing damage.
- **Claw:** Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (1d12 + 5) slashing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 16) if it is a Medium or smaller creature. The bukavac can have no more than two creatures grappled at a time.
- **Gore:** Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d10 + 5) piercing damage.
- **Croaking Blast (Recharge 5-6):** A bukavac can emit a howling thunderclap in a 15-foot radius. Each creature in that area must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, a creature takes 36 (8d8) thunder damage and is deafened until cured by the lesser restoration spell or similar magic. On a success, a creature takes half the damage and isn't deafened.