# Mind Flayer, Illithid >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] > >[!debug]+ > >tentacle: 1d4 (×2) > >Melee/Ranged: +7/+8 > >Secondary: +2/+3 > >Multiattack: +5/+6 > >M/R_PA: +7/+8 > >2nd/PA: +2/+3 > >MA_PA: +5/+6 > >Itterative: 2 > > xDmg:: Str: +1; Str2: +1; StrOH: +0; StrPA: +1; StrPA2H: +1; StrPAOH: +0 > > xDCs:: Str: 15; Dex: 16; Con: 15; Int: 18; Wis: 17; Cha: 17 > > xFeat:: 3/4 (1) > > > > > > xLang:: 0/4 (4) <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Mind Flayer</div> <div class="CR">CR 8 (4,800 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Monster Manual</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> LE Medium Aberration **Init** +6 **Perception** +14 #### defense **AC** 15, 12 touch, 13 flat-footed (+2 Dex, +3 natural) **hp** 40 (8d8+8) **Fort** +3, **Refl** +4, **Will** +9 **Feint** 21, **Demoralize** 21 **SR** 19 #### offense **Speed** 30 ft. **Melee** 4 tentacle +22 (1d4 plus grab) **Space** 5 ft., **Reach** 5 ft. **Special Attacks** extract, mind blast Psi-Like Abilities (ML 8th; Concentration +11) > At will — astral projection, charm monster (DC 19), detect thoughts (DC 17), levitate, plane shift, suggestion (DC 18) #### statistics **Str** 12, **Dex** 14, **Con** 12, **Int** 19, **Wis** 17, **Cha** 17 **BAB** +6, **CMB** +7, **CMD** 19, **TA** +7, **RTA** +8 **Feats** [[Combat Casting]], [[Improved Initiative]], [[Weapon Finesse]] **Skills** Bluff +11, Diplomacy +11, Disguise +11, Intimidate +14, Perception +14, Sense Motive +11, Spellcraft +15, Stealth +13 **Languages** #### special abilities ### Extract (Ex) A mind flayer that begins its turn with all four tentacles attached and successfully maintains its hold automatically extracts the opponent's brain, instantly killing that creature. ### Mind Blast (Su) This attack is a cone 60 feet long. Anyone caught in this cone must succeed at a Will save (DC 17) or be stunned for 3d4 rounds. Mind flayers often hunt using this power and then drag off one or two of their stunned victims to feed upon.