Purple Worm — D&D 5e Stat Block
Complete stat block for Purple Worm, a CR 15 gargantuan monstrosity from D&D 5th Edition.
Purple Worm
Gargantuan Monstrosity, Unaligned
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 247 (15d20+90)
Speed 50 ft., burrow 30 ft.
Senses Blindsight 30 ft., Tremorsense 60 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages
Challenge 15 (13,000 XP)
Tunneler. The worm can burrow through solid rock at half its burrow speed and leaves a 10-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.
Actions
Multiattack. The worm makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its stinger.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 22 (3d8 + 9) piercing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it must succeed on a DC 19 Dexterity saving throw or be swallowed by the worm.
Tail Stinger. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft., one creature. Hit: 19 (3d6 + 9) piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 19 Constitution saving throw, taking 42 (12d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one.