Rakshasa

Stat block

Cha

20

Con

18

Dex

17

Int

13

Str

14

Wis

16

Speed

Walk: 40

Senses

truesight 60 ft., passive Perception 18

Skills

Insight: 8; Deception: 10; Perception: 8

Actions

• Multiattack. The rakshasa makes three Cursed Touch attacks.
• Cursed Touch. Melee Attack Roll: +10, reach 5 ft. 12 (2d6 + 5) Slashing damage plus 19 (3d12) Necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, it is cursed. While cursed, the target gains no benefit from finishing a Short Rest|XPHB|Short or Long Rest.
• Baleful Command. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 18, each enemy in a 30-foot Emanation originating from the rakshasa. Failure: 28 (8d6) Psychic damage, and the target has the Frightened and Incapacitated conditions until the start of the rakshasa's next turn.
• Spellcasting. The rakshasa casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18): - **At Will:** Detect Magic, Detect Thoughts, Disguise Self, Mage Hand, Minor Illusion - **1/Day Each:** Fly, Invisibility, Major Image, Plane Shift

Hit dice

26d8 + 104

Languages

Common, Infernal

Armor detail

natural armor

Special abilities

• Fiendish Restoration. If the rakshasa dies outside the Nine Hells, its body turns to ichor, and it gains a new body instantly, reviving with all its Hit Points somewhere in the Nine Hells.
• Greater Magic Resistance. The rakshasa automatically succeeds on saving throws against spells and other magical effects, and the attack rolls of spells automatically miss it. Without the rakshasa's permission, no spell can observe the rakshasa remotely or detect its thoughts, creature type, or alignment.