Giant Axe Beak

Monster Manual (2025) p. 24

Size
Huge
Type
monstrosity
Alignment
unaligned
AC
15
Initiative
5
Hit Points
84 (8d12+32)
Speed
walk 50 ft.
Skills
Perception +4
Passive Perception
14
Challenge
5
Lineage
Axe Beak
Environment
arctic, grassland, hill
STR
21
+5
DEX
14
+2
CON
19
+4
INT
3
−4
WIS
12
+1
CHA
5
−3

Traits

Proficiency Bonus

+3

Actions

Multiattack

The axe beak makes one Sharpened Beak attack and one Talons attack.

Sharpened Beak

Melee Attack Roll: +8, reach 10 ft. Hit: 18 (2d12 + 5) Slashing damage, and a creature within 5 feet of the target (axe beak's choice) takes 6 (1d12) Slashing damage.

Talons

Melee Attack Roll: +8, reach 5 ft. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) Piercing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it has the Prone condition.

Other data

description

Axe beaks are flightless, birdlike creatures with distinctive axe-shaped beaks. Swift predators, they chase down prey and use their beaks to hack through foliage protecting their quarry. Axe beaks live in varied environments. Colorfully plumed axe beaks race across tropical plains, while axe beaks with snowy feathers hunt the tundra. Axe beaks are difficult to train, but those hatched and raised in captivity can become reliable mounts.

Giant Axe Beak: Giant axe beaks typically dwell in secluded, primeval realms, such as isolated islands or underground wildernesses. They often compete with dinosaurs and other giant beasts for territory.