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Every Stat Block you need to run False Hydra 5e

By matthewandersonthompson
September 9, 2026•2 min read
Every Stat Block you need to run False Hydra 5e

Every Stat Block you need to run False Hydra 5e

From polyp to legendary size!

We love false hydras! The gooey fleshy many headed creepy dudes have haunted our tables for years, so we decided to put together all the stat blocks we use to run them in one place! There is no official 5e stat block for false hydra, but we like to think this one is the most balanced and easy to use at the table. A very cool part of the false hydra's lore is that it grows as it hears lies and consumes more tasty vilagers (nom nom) so we have built out for stat blocks for the false hydra. The false hydra polyp (a magic item of a tiny one in a jar that is not yet dangerous) the false hydra adolescent (when it just emerges and feeds on its first few victims) the adult false hydra (your standard town killing size) and the legendary false hydra (when the players screw up and don't kill it in time and it becomes a world ending beast). If you want help running a false hydra campaign you can check out our full DM guide video right here or read our more in depth blog on tactics and story hooks here. False Hydra Polyp stat block (full) Adolescent False Hydra stat block (full) Adult False Hydra stat block (full) Legendary False Hydra stat block (full)

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