Fenrir — The Bound Wolf of Ragnarök

Armor Class
25 (natural armor)

Hit Points
676 (33d20 + 330)

Speed
80 ft.

Saving Throws
Str +19, Dex +13, Con +19, Wis +15, Cha +16

Skills
Athletics +19, Intimidation +16,
Perception +15, Survival +15

Damage Resistances
cold

Damage Immunities
poison

Condition Immunities
charmed, frightened, poisoned

Senses
darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 25

Languages
Old Norse, Giant

Challenge
30 (155,000 XP; PB +9)

Traits

Keen Hearing and Smell.
Fenrir has Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks
that rely on hearing or smell.

Legendary Resistance (4/Day).
If Fenrir fails a saving throw, he can choose to
succeed instead.

Magic Resistance.
Fenrir has Advantage on saving throws against spells
and other magical effects.

Siege Monster.
Fenrir deals double damage to objects and structures.

Unfetterable.
Non-artifact magic can’t reduce Fenrir’s Speed.
At the start of each of his turns, Fenrir can end
the Grappled or Restrained condition on himself if
that condition was not caused by an Artifact.
This trait does not function against Gleipnir.

Actions

Multiattack.
Fenrir makes three attacks: one Bite and two Claws.

Bite.
Melee Attack Roll: +19, reach 20 ft.
Hit: 49 (6d12 + 10) Piercing damage.
If the target is a Huge or smaller creature, it is
Grappled (escape DC 27). Until this grapple ends,
the creature is Restrained. Fenrir can have one
creature grappled in his jaws at a time.

Claw.
Melee Attack Roll: +19, reach 15 ft.
Hit: 36 (4d12 + 10) Slashing damage.
If the target is Huge or smaller, it must succeed
on a DC 27 Strength saving throw or have the Prone
condition.

Swallow.
Fenrir makes a Bite attack against a Huge or smaller
creature he is grappling in his jaws. On a hit,
the target takes the Bite’s damage, is swallowed,
and the grapple ends.

While swallowed, a creature has the Blinded and
Restrained conditions, has Total Cover against
effects originating outside Fenrir, and takes
55 (10d10) Acid damage at the start of each of
Fenrir’s turns.

If Fenrir takes 80 or more damage during a single
turn from creatures inside him, he regurgitates all
swallowed creatures at the end of that turn.
They appear Prone in unoccupied spaces within
20 feet of him.

Dread Howl (Recharge 5–6).
Each enemy of Fenrir’s choice within 300 feet that
can hear him must make a DC 24 Wisdom saving throw.
On a failure, the creature takes 45 (10d8) Psychic
damage and has the Frightened condition for 1 minute.
On a success, it takes half as much damage and isn’t
Frightened. A frightened creature repeats the saving
throw at the end of each of its turns.

World-Shaking Pounce (Recharge 6).
Fenrir moves up to his Speed without provoking
Opportunity Attacks. At the end of this movement,
each creature on the ground within 30 feet must
make a DC 27 Dexterity saving throw, taking
45 (10d8) Bludgeoning damage and falling Prone
on a failed save, or taking half as much damage
without falling Prone on a successful save.

Bonus Actions

Ravenous Advance.
Fenrir moves up to half his Speed toward a creature
he can see that is Frightened, Grappled by him,
or below half its Hit Point maximum. This movement
doesn’t provoke Opportunity Attacks from that creature.

Reactions

Snap at the Bold.
When a creature Fenrir can see enters his Bite’s
reach, Fenrir makes one Bite attack against it.

Legendary Actions

Fenrir can take 3 Legendary Actions, choosing from
the options below. Only one option can be used at a
time and only at the end of another creature’s turn.
Fenrir regains all spent Legendary Actions at the
start of his turn.

Hunt.
Fenrir moves up to half his Speed without provoking
Opportunity Attacks.

Claw.
Fenrir makes one Claw attack.

Chomp (Costs 2 Actions).
Fenrir makes one Bite attack or uses Swallow against
a creature already grappled in his jaws.

Break the Ground (Costs 2 Actions).
Each creature on the ground within 30 feet must
succeed on a DC 27 Dexterity saving throw or take
28 (8d6) Bludgeoning damage and fall Prone.
A successful save halves the damage and prevents
the creature from falling Prone.

Optional Ragnarök Phase

Ragnarök Unbound.
When Fenrir is used as one of the principal creatures
in Ragnarök, the first time he is reduced to
0 Hit Points he can instead regain 338 Hit Points,
immediately recharge Dread Howl and World-Shaking
Pounce, and move up to his Speed.

Ragnarök Unbound is an encounter-phase upgrade
and is not included in the base CR 30 rating.

Init +13/-7;
Senses
darkvision 120 ft., low-light vision,
scent;
Perception +59

Aura
frightful presence (300 ft., DC 35)

Defense

AC
48, touch 11, flat-footed 39
(+9 Dex, +37 natural, -8 size)

hp
766 (36d10+468 plus 100 mythic)

Fort +34,
Ref +31,
Will +26;
second save

Defensive Abilities
block attacks, mythic resilience;
DR 10/epic;
Immune fear, poison;
SR 41

Offense

Speed
100 ft.

Melee
bite +42 (8d10+19/17–20/×4 plus grab),
2 claws +41 (6d10+19)

Space
30 ft.;
Reach
30 ft. (40 ft. with bite)

Special Attacks
augmented critical, feral savagery,
frightful presence, grab,
mythic power (10/day, surge +1d12),
pounce, savage, shockwave,
swallow whole, trip

Statistics

Str 36,
Dex 28,
Con 34,
Int 18,
Wis 34,
Cha 24

Base Atk +36;
CMB +57;
CMD 76 (80 vs. trip)

Feats
Alertness, Awesome Blow, Cleave,
Combat Expertise, Critical Focus,
Great Cleave, Great Fortitude,
Improved Bull Rush,
Improved Critical (bite),
Improved Initiative, Improved Trip,
Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes,
Multiattack, Power Attack,
Skill Focus (Perception),
Toughness, Weapon Focus (bite)

Mythic Feats
Great Fortitude (mythic),
Improved Critical (bite) (mythic),
Iron Will (mythic),
Lightning Reflexes (mythic),
Power Attack (mythic)

Skills
Acrobatics +48 (+76 when jumping),
Intimidate +43, Perception +59,
Sense Motive +50, Stealth +32,
Survival +48

Languages
Old Norse, Giant;
can communicate with wolves

SQ
keen senses, siege monster,
unfetterable

Mythic Abilities
block attacks, dual initiative,
feral savagery, mythic grab,
pounce, powerful blows,
second save, savage, shockwave,
unfetterable, unstoppable

Ecology

Environment
Asgardian mythic realms

Organization
solitary

Treasure
none

Special Abilities

Augmented Critical (Ex).
Fenrir’s bite has a base threat range of 19–20
and a ×3 critical multiplier. Improved Critical
expands the threat range to 17–20, while
Improved Critical (mythic) increases the
multiplier to ×4.

Block Attacks (Ex).
Once per round when Fenrir is hit by a melee or
ranged attack, he can attempt a melee attack roll
using his bite attack bonus. If his result exceeds
the attack roll that struck him, that attack misses
instead.

Dual Initiative (Ex).
Fenrir acts twice each round, once at initiative
+13 and again at initiative -7. Effects whose
duration is measured in rounds advance only on
Fenrir’s first turn each round.

Feral Savagery (Su).
Whenever Fenrir makes a full attack, he can
immediately make one additional bite attack at
his full attack bonus.

Frightful Presence (Su).
Creatures within 300 feet that are aware of Fenrir
must succeed on a DC 35 Will save or become
frightened for 5d6 rounds. A creature that succeeds
is immune to Fenrir’s frightful presence for
24 hours. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Grab (Ex).
If Fenrir hits a Gargantuan or smaller creature
with his bite, he can attempt to start a grapple
as a free action without provoking an attack
of opportunity.

Mythic Grab (Ex).
Fenrir takes no penalty for using grab while
fighting creatures smaller than himself.
By expending one use of mythic power, he can use
grab against another Colossal creature for 1 round.

Mythic Power (Su).
Fenrir can expend mythic power 10 times per day.
He has a surge die of +1d12.

Mythic Resilience (Ex).
When Fenrir succeeds at a saving throw against an
effect that normally has a reduced effect on a
successful save, he instead suffers no effect.

Pounce (Ex).
When Fenrir charges, he can make a full attack
at the end of the charge.

Powerful Blows (Ex).
Fenrir applies 1-1/2 times his Strength modifier
to damage with his claw attacks.

Savage (Ex).
Once per round when Fenrir successfully trips or
pins an opponent, he tears into the fallen creature
for an additional 12d6+19 points of slashing and
piercing damage.

Second Save (Ex).
Whenever Fenrir fails a saving throw against an
effect whose duration is longer than 1 round,
he can attempt the saving throw again at the
beginning of his next turn. A successful second
save affects him as though he had succeeded on
the original save.

Shockwave (Ex).
As a standard action, Fenrir hurls his weight
against the ground. Every other creature standing
on the ground within 100 feet must succeed on a
DC 35 Reflex save or take 20d6 points of
bludgeoning damage and fall prone. A successful
save halves the damage and prevents the creature
from falling prone. Objects and structures take
double damage. The effect resembles a localized
earthquake
but is not a spell.

Swallow Whole (Ex).
Fenrir can swallow a grappled Gargantuan or smaller
creature with a successful grapple check.
A swallowed creature takes 12d6+19 points of
bludgeoning damage plus 12d6 points of acid damage
at the beginning of Fenrir’s turn. The interior
has AC 34 and 80 hit points for the purpose of
cutting an exit.

Trip (Ex).
Whenever Fenrir hits an opponent with his bite,
he can attempt a trip combat maneuver against that
creature as a free action without provoking an
attack of opportunity.

Unfetterable (Su).
Fenrir is continuously protected as though by
freedom of movement.
As a swift action, he can expend one use of mythic
power to end one non-artifact condition or restraint
that impedes his movement. Neither benefit functions
against Gleipnir.

Unstoppable (Ex).
When Fenrir would become dazed, paralyzed,
staggered or stunned, he can expend one use of
mythic power as an immediate action to ignore
the condition until the end of his next turn.

Siege Monster (Ex).
Fenrir deals double damage to objects and structures.

Combat

Fenrir relies on overwhelming movement, reach and
physical force. He can bite, rake with both foreclaws,
hurl opponents to the ground and swallow creatures
smaller than himself. His full attack uses the bite
and both claws.

Augmented Critical (Ex).
Fenrir’s bite has a base threat range of 18–20 and
deals ×3 damage on a critical hit. Improved Critical
expands the displayed threat range to 15–20.
His epic critical feats apply normally.

Battle Frenzy (Ex).
When Fenrir is reduced to 25% or fewer of his maximum
hit points, he gains a +4 inherent bonus to Strength
and may make one additional bite attack each round
at a -5 penalty. These benefits end if he is healed
above that threshold.

Frightful Howl (Su).
As a standard action Fenrir can unleash a howl in a
1-mile-radius spread. Opponents with fewer Hit Dice
or levels than Fenrir must succeed on a DC 58 Will
save or become shaken. A successful save grants
immunity to Fenrir’s Frightful Howl for 24 hours.
The save DC is Charisma-based.

Improved Grab (Ex).
To use this ability, Fenrir must hit a Huge or smaller
opponent with his bite. He can then attempt to start
a grapple as a free action without provoking an
attack of opportunity. If he establishes a hold,
he can attempt to swallow the opponent on his next
turn.

Savage (Ex).
If Fenrir successfully trips an opponent, he can
immediately savage the fallen creature, dealing an
additional 60d6+110 points of damage. If a creature
falls prone for another reason in an area Fenrir
threatens, he may use Savage against it as his attack
of opportunity for that round.

Shockwave (Ex).
As a standard action Fenrir throws his immense body
against the ground. All other creatures within
100 feet must succeed on a DC 76 Reflex save or
fall prone. Structures in the area take 4d6 points
of damage. The effect resembles a sharply localized
earthquake,
but is extraordinary rather than spellcasting.
The save DC is Strength-based.

Swallow Whole (Ex).
Fenrir can swallow a grappled Huge or smaller
opponent by succeeding on a grapple check.
A swallowed creature takes 24d6+22 points of
crushing damage plus 12d6+26 points of acid
damage each round. A creature can cut its way
free by dealing 200 points of damage to the
digestive tract (AC 35). Once an opening is used,
muscular action closes it.

Fenrir’s gullet can contain two Huge, four Large,
eight Medium, thirty-two Small, 128 Tiny, or
512 Diminutive or smaller creatures.

Trip (Ex).
When Fenrir hits with his bite he may attempt to
trip the target as a free action, using a +38
modifier on the opposed Strength check, without
making a touch attack or provoking an attack of
opportunity. If the attempt fails, the defender
cannot attempt to trip Fenrir in return.

Unfetterable (Su).
Fenrir is continuously protected as though by
freedom of movement,
and ordinary restraints cannot hold him.
This ability cannot be dispelled or suppressed by
conventional magic.
Gleipnir specifically overrides this ability.

Skills.
Fenrir has a +10 racial bonus on
Hide,
Listen,
Move Silently
and
Spot
checks. He has a +4 racial bonus on
Survival
checks made to track by
scent.