Fortitude +16, Reflex +12, Will +14
Acrobatics +12, Athletics +14, Deception +13, Diplomacy +11, Intimidation +13, Stealth +16
Darkvision
Aklo, Common, Jotun
Physical 3 except Adamantine
Actions & Abilities
Claw
Damage: 2d8+6 Slashing
Jaws
Damage: 2d6+6 Piercing
Coven
An iron hag adds , , and to their coven's spells. Their spell DC when leading a coven is 24.
+1 Status to All Saves vs. Magic
Bonds of Iron
Frequency once per day
Effect The hag causes a cage built of cold iron fingernails to spring out of nothingness around one creature within 30 feet, attempting an Athletics check to against the target's Fortitude DC; if the target has a weakness to cold iron, the iron hag gains a +2 circumstance bonus to this check.
On a success, the creature is by the magical fingernails (or on a critical success). If the creature successfully {Escapes}, the cage crumbles into rust.
Any creature can attempt to destroy the cage by attacking it. It has an AC of 19, Hardness 10, and 40 Hit Points.
Change Shape
The iron hag can take on the appearance of any Medium female humanoid. This doesn't change their Speed or their attack and damage bonuses with their Strikes but might change the damage type their Strikes deal (typically to bludgeoning).
Embrace of Iron
Requirements A creature is or by the iron hag's claw
Effect The hag's nails tear into their captured victim, dealing 2d8[piercing|traits:cold-iron] damage (the nails are cold iron). Then the hag can attempt to the creature. If the creature is adjacent to the hag, they can then attempt a jaws Strike against it.
Grab
Spellcasting
DC 24
Creature Abilities
Coven. An iron hag adds , , and to their coven's spells. Their spell DC when leading a coven is 24.
Bonds of Iron. Frequency once per day
Effect The hag causes a cage built of cold iron fingernails to spring out of nothingness around one creature within 30 feet, attempting an Athletics check to against the target's Fortitude DC; if the target has a weakness to cold iron, the iron hag gains a +2 circumstance bonus to this check.
On a success, the creature is by the magical fingernails (or on a critical success). If the creature successfully {Escapes}, the cage crumbles into rust.
Any creature can attempt to destroy the cage by attacking it. It has an AC of 19, Hardness 10, and 40 Hit Points.
Change Shape. The iron hag can take on the appearance of any Medium female humanoid. This doesn't change their Speed or their attack and damage bonuses with their Strikes but might change the damage type their Strikes deal (typically to bludgeoning).
Embrace of Iron. Requirements A creature is or by the iron hag's claw
Effect The hag's nails tear into their captured victim, dealing 2d8[piercing|traits:cold-iron] damage (the nails are cold iron). Then the hag can attempt to the creature. If the creature is adjacent to the hag, they can then attempt a jaws Strike against it.
Source, license, and attribution
Source: Pathfinder Monster Core (remaster-core-2026-08-10)
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