CR 8 – Undead – Wailing Wraith
Tier 2 play
**Monster Name**: Wailing Wraith
**Size, Type, Alignment**: Medium, Undead, Chaotic Evil
**Core Stats**: Armor Class (AC) 15, Hit Points (HP) 85 (10d8 + 40), Speed 0 ft., Fly 60 ft. (hover)
**Ability Scores**:
Strength 10 (+0),
Dexterity 16 (+3),
Constitution 18 (+4),
Intelligence 12 (+1),
Wisdom 14 (+2),
Charisma 20 (+5)
**Proficiencies**: Saving Throws: Wisdom +6, Charisma +8; Skills: Stealth +7, Intimidation +8
Damage Resistances: Necrotic; Damage Immunities: Poison, Psychic; Condition Immunities: Charmed, Frightened, Paralyzed
**Senses**: Darkvision 60 ft., Truesight 60 ft., Passive Perception 15
Languages: Understands Common and Infernal but cannot speak
Challenge Rating (CR): 8
**Special Abilities**:
– **Ghostly Wail**: As a bonus action, the Wailing Wraith can unleash a terrifying wail. All creatures within 30 feet must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. A frightened target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns.
– **Incorporeal Movement**: The Wraith can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.
**Actions**:
– **Multiattack**: The Wailing Wraith makes two attacks with its Life Drain.
– **Life Drain**: Melee Spell Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 22 (4d10) necrotic damage, and the Wraith regains hit points equal to half the necrotic damage dealt.
– **Spectral Grasp**: Ranged Spell Attack: +8 to hit, range 30 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (4d8) necrotic damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or have its maximum hit points reduced by the amount of damage taken until it finishes a long rest.
**Description**: The Wailing Wraith is a vengeful spirit born from the anguish of lives lost in a tragic accident. Cloaked in tattered shrouds, it glides silently through the air, its mournful wail echoing the despair of its past. This malevolent entity seeks to drain the life force of the living, relishing in their fear and suffering. Tactically, it uses its incorporeal movement to avoid direct confrontation, striking from the shadows and using its wail to instill terror before moving in for the kill. The Wraith's demeanor is cold and relentless, embodying the sorrow of those it lost, making it a haunting foe for any adventurers who encounter it.