- Armor Class
- 16 (chain mail)
- Hit Points
- 110 (13d10+39)
- Speed
- 30 ft., fly 30 ft.
- Challenge
- 7 (2,900 XP)
- Proficiency bonus
- +3
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|
| 19 (+4) | 11 (+0) | 16 (+3) | 14 (+2) | 12 (+1) | 15 (+2) |
- Saving throws
- Dex +3, Con +6, Wis +4, Cha +5
- Skills
- Arcana +5, Deception +8, Perception +4
- Senses
- darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
- Languages
- Common, Giant
Traits
Innate Spellcasting. The oni's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13). The oni can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: darkness, invisibility
1/day each: charm person, cone of cold, gaseous form, sleep
Magic Weapons. The oni's weapon attacks are magical.
Regeneration. The oni regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point.
Actions
Multiattack. The oni makes two attacks, either with its claws or its glaive.
Claw (Oni Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) slashing damage.
Glaive. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4) slashing damage, or 9 (1d10 + 4) slashing damage in Small or Medium form.
Change Shape. The oni magically polymorphs into a Small or Medium humanoid, into a Large giant, or back into its true form. Other than its size, its statistics are the same in each form. The only equipment that is transformed is its glaive, which shrinks so that it can be wielded in humanoid form. If the oni dies, it reverts to its true form, and its glaive reverts to its normal size.
An oni is worth 2,900 XP. Using the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), this is how many oni fit each difficulty for a party of four characters of the same level. A dash means even one would be over the budget.
Budgets add up every monster’s XP, so you can swap some for other creatures of the same total. Try other party sizes and mixes in the encounter calculator.
Against the 5 other challenge 7 monsters in the SRD 5.1, the oni has more hit points than 0 of them, which makes it one of the frailest at its CR. See every CR 7 monster.
Oni 2024 stat block
The 2024 Monster Manual revised the oni, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new stat block. What changed:
- Its creature type changed from giant to fiend.
- Armor Class: 16 → 17.
- Hit points: 110 → 119.
- Speed: 30 ft., fly 30 ft. → 30 ft., fly 30 ft. (hover).
- New in its stat block: Nightmare Ray, Shape-Shift, Spellcasting and Invisibility.
- Gone from it: Innate Spellcasting, Magic Weapons, Glaive and Change Shape.
- Armor Class
- 17
- Hit Points
- 119 (14d10 + 42)
- Speed
- 30 ft., fly 30 ft. (hover)
- Challenge
- 7 (2,900 XP)
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|
| 19 (+4) | 11 (+0) | 16 (+3) | 14 (+2) | 12 (+1) | 15 (+2) |
- Damage resistances
- cold
- Senses
- darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
- Languages
- Common, Giant
Traits
Regeneration. The oni regains 10 Hit Points at the start of each of its turns if it has at least 1 Hit Point.
Actions
Multiattack. The oni makes two Claw or Nightmare Ray attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting.
Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 10 ft. Hit: 10 (1d12 + 4) Slashing damage plus 9 (2d8) Necrotic damage.
Nightmare Ray. Ranged Attack Roll: +5, range 60 ft. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) Psychic damage, and the target has the Frightened condition until the start of the oni’s next turn.
Shape-Shift. The oni shape-shifts into a Small or Medium Humanoid or a Large Giant, or it returns to its true form. Other than its size, its game statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Spellcasting. The oni casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
1/Day Each: Charm Person (level 2 version), Darkness, Gaseous Form, Sleep
Bonus actions
Invisibility. The oni casts Invisibility on itself, requiring no spell components and using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.
