Shadow mastiff

Shadow Mastiffs are a Monstrosity and non-playable race encountered in Act Two.

“

Often moving as a pack, these hounds of the Shadowfell slink from shadow to shadow, always on the hunt.

„

— In-game racial description

About shadow mastiffs

Three Shadow Mastiffs appear out of the shadows alongside a Shadow Mastiff Alpha in the Ruined Battlefield, near X: -49 Y: 36, when the nearby ever-burning torches lit by True Soul Korliss are destroyed. Another can be summoned via  Retinue of the Vampire Lord as part of the Gather Your Allies quest.

Racial features

Base Racial Speed

15m / 50ft

Size

Medium

 Knockdown Jaws

Bite attacks from this creature can possibly knock the target  Prone.

 Darkvision

Can see in the dark up to 12 m / 40 ft.

 Shadow Veil

Because it is Lightly or Heavily Obscured, this entity is Resistant to non-magical Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage.

 Shadowblend

While Lightly or Heavily Obscured, this creature gains the ability to blend with shadows and become  Invisible.

 Sunlight Weakness

While in sunlight, this creature has Disadvantage on Attack Rolls and Saving Throws.

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Shadowjaw Bite ()

2d6 (2~12) + Strength modifier Piercing

Sink your teeth into a target and possibly knock it  Prone.

STR Save

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

Known shadow mastiffs

• Doggy

Shadow Mastiff enemy variants

• Shadow Mastiff Alpha

External links

• Shadow mastiff on the Forgotten Realms Wiki