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Monster · SRD 5.2.1

Planetar

Large celestial, lawful good

Armor Class
19
Hit Points
262 (21d10)
Speed
fly 120 ft. (hover), 40 ft.
STR
24 (+7)
DEX
20 (+5)
CON
24 (+7)
INT
19 (+4)
WIS
22 (+6)
CHA
25 (+7)
Senses
truesight 120 ft., passive perception 21
Languages
All, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge
16 (15,000 XP)

Traits

Divine Awareness. The planetar knows if it hears a lie.

Exalted Restoration. If the planetar dies outside Mount Celestia, its body disappears, and it gains a new body instantly, reviving with all its Hit Points somewhere in Mount Celestia.

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

Actions

Multiattack. The planetar makes three Radiant Sword attacks or uses Holy Burst twice.

Radiant Sword. Melee Attack Roll: +12, reach 10 ft. Hit: 14 (2d6 + 7) Slashing damage plus 18 (4d8) Radiant damage.

Holy Burst. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 20, each enemy in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point the planetar can see within 120 feet. Failure: 24 (7d6) Radiant damage. Success: Half damage.

Spellcasting. The planetar casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20): At Will: Detect Evil and Good 1/Day Each: Commune, Control Weather, Dispel Evil and Good, Raise Dead

Large celestial, lawful good

Special Abilities

Divine Awareness

The planetar knows if it hears a lie.

Exalted Restoration

If the planetar dies outside Mount Celestia, its body disappears, and it gains a new body instantly, reviving with all its Hit Points somewhere in Mount Celestia.

Magic Resistance

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

Actions

Multiattack

The planetar makes three Radiant Sword attacks or uses Holy Burst twice.

Radiant Sword

Melee Attack Roll: +12, reach 10 ft. Hit: 14 (2d6 + 7) Slashing damage plus 18 (4d8) Radiant damage.

Holy Burst

Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 20, each enemy in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point the planetar can see within 120 feet. Failure: 24 (7d6) Radiant damage. Success: Half damage.

Spellcasting

The planetar casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20): At Will: Detect Evil and Good 1/Day Each: Commune, Control Weather, Dispel Evil and Good, Raise Dead

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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