# Fungi, Mulcher

*Gargantuan* *Plant* *unaligned*

- **Armor Class:** 15 (natural armor)
- **Hit Points:** 139 (9d20+45)
- **Speed:** walk 10 ft. burrow 30 ft.
- **Challenge Rating:** 6 (2,300 XP)
- **Source:** [Tome of Beasts 3](https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-3-for-5th-edition/) page 191

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18 (+4) | 6 (-2) | 20 (+5) | 4 (-3) | 10 (+0) | 1 (-5) |

- **Skills:** perception +0
- **Condition Immunities:** blinded, deafened, frightened, prone
- **Senses:** blindsight 120' (blind beyond), passive Perception 13
- **Languages:** —

### Special Abilities

- **Central Stalk Weakness:** When exposed central stalk can be attacked and destroyed (AC 13; hp 50; vulnerability to acid cold and fire). If central stalk is destroyed mulcher has disadvantage on attacks and can't use Expose Stalk until it regrows one at end of next long rest.
- **Disturbed Soil (Exposed Stalk Only):** Ground within 20' is difficult.
- **Mulcher Pit:** If it burrows 20'+ straight toward a creature can dig 10 ft. diameter 20' deep pit beneath it. Each Large or smaller creature in pit's area: fall into mycelium-lined pit and land prone taking 14 (4d6) piercing damage from spiked mycelium + fall damage (DC 15 Dex doesn't fall). Can make one Mycelium Spike vs. prone creature in pit as bonus action.
- **Stalk Regeneration (Exposed Stalk Only):** Gains 15 hp at start of its turn if it has at least 1 hp.

### Actions

- **Multiattack:** Two Mycelium Spike attacks.
- **Mycelium Spike:** Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, 15 ft., one target, 15 (2d10+4) piercing damage and grappled (escape DC 15) if it doesn't have 2 others grappled (DC 15 Str not grappled).
- **Excavate:** If underground creates 20' square cover on ground over self and lurks just below surface. Cover identical to ground. If creature enters cover's space one Mycelium Spike vs. creature as reaction destroying cover. Target: disadvantage on save to avoid grapple.

### Bonus Actions

- **Expose Stalk:** Exposes central stalk above ground until end of its next turn or until it ends effect as bonus action. If exposed can't burrow.
- **Rapid Burrow:** Burrows up to 60 feet. Opportunity attacks vs. it are made with disadvantage when mulcher burrows out of an enemy's reach this way. Creatures grappled by it are freed before it burrows.

### Reactions

- **Emergent Stalk:** When reduced below half hp max or creature scores critical hit vs. it immediately uses Expose Stalk.


