blindsight 30 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 6
Languages
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Traits
False Appearance. While the violet fungus remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary fungus.
Actions
Multiattack. The fungus makes 1d4 Rotting Touch attacks.
Rotting Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 10 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d8) necrotic damage.
How many violet fungi for a fight?
A violet fungus is worth 50 XP. Using the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), this is how many violet fungi fit each difficulty for a party of four characters of the same level. A dash means even one would be over the budget.
Party level
Low
Moderate
High
1st
4
6
8
2nd
8
12
12+
3rd
12
12+
12+
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.
How the violet fungus compares at CR 1/4
Against the 31 other challenge 1/4 monsters in the SRD 5.1, the violet fungus has more hit points than 18 of them, which makes it tougher than most at its CR. See every CR 1/4 monster.
Statistic
Violet Fungus
CR 1/4 average
Armor Class
5
12
Hit points
18
15
Best attack bonus
+2
+4
Violet Fungus 2024 stat block
The 2024 Monster Manual revised the violet fungus, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new stat block. What changed:
