# Giant Ant Queen

*Large* *Beast* *Unaligned*

- **Armor Class:** 15 (natural armor)
- **Hit Points:** 119 (14d10 + 42)
- **Speed:** walk 40 ft.
- **Challenge Rating:** 5 (1,800 XP)
- **Source:** Tome of Beasts 2023, page 22

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17 (+3) | 13 (+1) | 16 (+3) | 2 (-4) | 11 (+0) | 4 (-3) |

- **Skills:** 
- **Damage Vulnerabilities:** False
- **Damage Immunities:** False
- **Damage Resistances:** False
- **Condition Immunities:** False
- **Senses:** blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 10
- **Languages:** —

### Special Abilities

- **Keen Smell:** The giant ant queen has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.
- **Queen's Scent:** Giant ants within 30 feet of the queen have advantage on attack rolls against any creature that attacked the queen within the last minute.

### Actions

- **Multiattack:** The giant ant queen makes two Bite attacks and one Sting attack.
- **Bite:** Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the giant ant queen can't Bite a different target.
- **Sting:** Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage. The target must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw, taking 22 (4d10) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.