Cockatrice

Monster Manual (2025) p. 75

Size
Small
Type
monstrosity
Alignment
unaligned
AC
11
Initiative
1
Hit Points
22 (5d6+5)
Speed
walk 20 ft., fly 40 ft.
Condition Immunities
petrified
Senses
darkvision 60 ft.
Passive Perception
11
Challenge
1/2
Lineage
Cockatrice
Environment
grassland
STR
6
−2
DEX
12
+1
CON
12
+1
INT
2
−4
WIS
13
+1
CHA
5
−3

Traits

Proficiency Bonus

+2

Actions

Petrifying Bite

Melee Attack Roll: +3, reach 5 ft. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) Piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it is subjected to the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 11. First Failure: The target has the Restrained condition. The target repeats the save at the end of its next turn if it is still Restrained, ending the effect on itself on a success. Second Failure: The target has the Petrified condition, instead of the Restrained condition, for 24 hours.

Other data

description

Cockatrices combine the features of irate roosters and starving reptiles. They petrify those they bite, their slightest peck turning their prey to stone. Cockatrices often try to claim eye-catching structures—such as ruins and secluded farms—as roosts.