Magma Worm

Level 18 / Grg / beast

Level18
Armor Class40
Hit Points410
Perception+25
Speed40 feet, Burrow 40 feet, Swim 20 feet
STR+10modifier
DEX-1modifier
CON+9modifier
INT-3modifier
WIS-1modifier
CHA-1modifier
Saving Throws

Fortitude +36, Reflex +25, Will +27

Skills

Athletics +38

Senses

Darkvision, Tremorsense 100 feet Imprecise

Immunities

Fire

Weaknesses

Cold 15

Actions & Abilities

Jaws

Attack +36

Damage: 3d10+18 Piercing, 2d6 Fire

Stinger

Attack +36

Damage: 2d12+18 Piercing, 2d6 Fire

Body

Attack +34

Damage: 2d10+16 Bludgeoning, 2d6 Fire

Tremorsense (Imprecise) 100 feet

Passive

Fire Healing

Passive

As long as a magma worm is in contact with a fire or body of magma at least as large as itself, it gains fast healing 20. When struck by a magical fire effect from anything other than itself, a magma worm regains Hit Points equal to half the fire damage the effect would otherwise deal.

Inexorable

Passive

The magma worm recovers from the , , and conditions at the end of its turn. It's also immune to penalties to its Speeds and the condition, and it ignores difficult terrain and greater difficult terrain.

Slough Skin

Reaction

Frequency once per day

Trigger The magma worm would be affected by a condition or adverse effect (such as )

Effect The magma worm negates the triggering condition or effect by sloughing an outer layer of its skin. Effects from artifacts, deities, or a similarly powerful source can't be avoided in this way.

Fast Swallow

Reaction

Trigger The worm Grabs a creature

Effect The worm uses Swallow Whole.

Fire Breath

2 actions

The magma worm breathes a blast of flame in a that deals 18d6[fire|options:area-damage] damage to all creatures in the area ( save).

It can't use Fire Breath again for {1d4 rounds}.

Magma Worm Venom

Passive

Saving Throw

Maximum Duration 6 rounds

Stage 1 1d6[poison] damage and Drained 1 (1 round)

Stage 2 2d6[poison] damage and drained 1 (1 round)

Stage 3 2d6[poison] damage and Drained 2 (1 round).

Rock Tunneler

Passive

A magma worm can burrow through solid stone at a Speed of 20 feet. It can leave a tunnel if it desires, and it usually does.

Swallow Whole

1 action

Huge, (3d10+10)[bludgeoning,2d6[fire]], Rupture 36

Thrash

2 actions

The worm makes a Strike once against each creature in its reach. It can Strike up to once with its jaws, up to once with its stinger, and any number of times with its body. Each attack counts toward the worm's multiple attack penalty, but the multiple attack penalty doesn't increase until after it makes all the attacks.

Improved Grab

Free action

Creature Abilities

Fire Healing. As long as a magma worm is in contact with a fire or body of magma at least as large as itself, it gains fast healing 20. When struck by a magical fire effect from anything other than itself, a magma worm regains Hit Points equal to half the fire damage the effect would otherwise deal.

Inexorable. The magma worm recovers from the , , and conditions at the end of its turn. It's also immune to penalties to its Speeds and the condition, and it ignores difficult terrain and greater difficult terrain.

Slough Skin. Frequency once per day

Trigger The magma worm would be affected by a condition or adverse effect (such as )

Effect The magma worm negates the triggering condition or effect by sloughing an outer layer of its skin. Effects from artifacts, deities, or a similarly powerful source can't be avoided in this way.

Fast Swallow. Trigger The worm Grabs a creature

Effect The worm uses Swallow Whole.

Fire Breath. The magma worm breathes a blast of flame in a that deals 18d6[fire|options:area-damage] damage to all creatures in the area ( save).

It can't use Fire Breath again for {1d4 rounds}.

Magma Worm Venom. Saving Throw

Maximum Duration 6 rounds

Stage 1 1d6[poison] damage and Drained 1 (1 round)

Stage 2 2d6[poison] damage and drained 1 (1 round)

Stage 3 2d6[poison] damage and Drained 2 (1 round).

Rock Tunneler. A magma worm can burrow through solid stone at a Speed of 20 feet. It can leave a tunnel if it desires, and it usually does.

Swallow Whole. Huge, (3d10+10)[bludgeoning,2d6[fire]], Rupture 36

Thrash. The worm makes a Strike once against each creature in its reach. It can Strike up to once with its jaws, up to once with its stinger, and any number of times with its body. Each attack counts toward the worm's multiple attack penalty, but the multiple attack penalty doesn't increase until after it makes all the attacks.

Source, license, and attribution

Source: Pathfinder Monster Core (remaster-core-2026-08-10)

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