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Monster · SRD 5.2.1

Dryad

Medium fey, neutral

Armor Class
16
Hit Points
22 (5d8)
Speed
30 ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
11 (+0)
INT
14 (+2)
WIS
15 (+2)
CHA
18 (+4)
Senses
darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 14
Languages
Elvish, Sylvan
Challenge
1 (200 XP)

Traits

Magic Resistance. The dryad has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Speak with Beasts and Plants. The dryad can communicate with Beasts and Plants as if they shared a language.

Actions

Multiattack. The dryad makes one Vine Lash or Thorn Burst attack, and it can use Spellcasting to cast Charm Monster.

Vine Lash. Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 10 ft. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) Slashing damage.

Thorn Burst. Ranged Attack Roll: +6, range 60 ft. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) Piercing damage.

Spellcasting. The dryad casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14): At Will: Animal Friendship, Charm Monster (lasts 24 hours; ends early if the dryad casts the spell again), Druidcraft 1/Day Each: Entangle, Pass without Trace

Medium fey, neutral

Special Abilities

Magic Resistance

The dryad has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Speak with Beasts and Plants

The dryad can communicate with Beasts and Plants as if they shared a language.

Actions

Multiattack

The dryad makes one Vine Lash or Thorn Burst attack, and it can use Spellcasting to cast Charm Monster.

Vine Lash

Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 10 ft. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) Slashing damage.

Thorn Burst

Ranged Attack Roll: +6, range 60 ft. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) Piercing damage.

Spellcasting

The dryad casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14): At Will: Animal Friendship, Charm Monster (lasts 24 hours; ends early if the dryad casts the spell again), Druidcraft 1/Day Each: Entangle, Pass without Trace

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This work includes material from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 (“SRD 5.2.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC, available at https://www.dndbeyond.com/srd. The SRD 5.2.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.

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srd-5.2.1 · Version 1.0.0 · Updated Jul 9, 2026