Fortitude +25, Reflex +25, Will +31
Arcana +27, Athletics +29, Intimidation +28, Religion +27, Stealth +27
Greater Darkvision, Lifesense 60 feet Precise
Chthonian, Common, Diabolic, Necril
Death Effects, Disease, Paralyzed, Poison, Unconscious, Bleed
Cold 10
Holy 10, Silver 10
Actions & Abilities
Horn
Damage: 3d8+12 Bludgeoning, 1d10 Cold, 2d8 Bleed
Greater Darkvision
Telepathy 100 feet
Lifesense 60 feet
Constant Spells
Entropy's Shadow
40 feet. Sykevers leak entropy and corruption from their very being. A living creature entering or starting its turn in the aura takes 4d6[void] damage with a . If it fails, it's also Enfeebled 1 for 1 minute and pulled 10 feet toward the sykever.
Sunlight Powerlessness
A sykever caught in sunlight is Stunned 2 and Clumsy 2.
Void Healing
Change Posture
The sykever changes between their bipedal and quadrupedal stance. In their bipedal stance, the sykever can use all the abilities in their stat block except Horned Rush. In their quadrupedal stance, the sykever has a Speed of 80 feet but can't make arm spike Strikes, Disarm, cast spells, or use Crush Item.
Crush Item
Trigger The sykever gets a critical success to
Requirements The sykever is in their bipedal stance
Effect The sykever snatches the item and pierces it with their arm spikes. The item becomes broken and falls to the ground in the sykever's space. Items that are already broken aren't further damaged, and an item with 14 or higher Hardness is unaffected.
Draining Gaze
The sykever fixes their nightmarish gaze on one creature they can see, who must attempt a save. Regardless of the result, the target is temporarily immune for 10 minutes.
Critical Success The target is unaffected.
Success The target is Enfeebled 2 for 1 round if the sykever is in bipedal stance, or Clumsy 2 for 1 round if the sykever is in quadrupedal stance.
Failure As success, but the effect lasts 1 minute.
Critical Failure As success, but Enfeebled 3 or Clumsy 3, and the effect lasts 10 minutes.
Horned Rush
Requirements The sykever is in their quadrupedal stance
Effect The sykever Strides and then makes a horn Strike.
Spellcasting
DC 36
Creature Abilities
Entropy's Shadow. 40 feet. Sykevers leak entropy and corruption from their very being. A living creature entering or starting its turn in the aura takes 4d6[void] damage with a . If it fails, it's also Enfeebled 1 for 1 minute and pulled 10 feet toward the sykever.
Sunlight Powerlessness. A sykever caught in sunlight is Stunned 2 and Clumsy 2.
Change Posture. The sykever changes between their bipedal and quadrupedal stance. In their bipedal stance, the sykever can use all the abilities in their stat block except Horned Rush. In their quadrupedal stance, the sykever has a Speed of 80 feet but can't make arm spike Strikes, Disarm, cast spells, or use Crush Item.
Crush Item. Trigger The sykever gets a critical success to
Requirements The sykever is in their bipedal stance
Effect The sykever snatches the item and pierces it with their arm spikes. The item becomes broken and falls to the ground in the sykever's space. Items that are already broken aren't further damaged, and an item with 14 or higher Hardness is unaffected.
Draining Gaze. The sykever fixes their nightmarish gaze on one creature they can see, who must attempt a save. Regardless of the result, the target is temporarily immune for 10 minutes.
Critical Success The target is unaffected.
Success The target is Enfeebled 2 for 1 round if the sykever is in bipedal stance, or Clumsy 2 for 1 round if the sykever is in quadrupedal stance.
Failure As success, but the effect lasts 1 minute.
Critical Failure As success, but Enfeebled 3 or Clumsy 3, and the effect lasts 10 minutes.
Horned Rush. Requirements The sykever is in their quadrupedal stance
Effect The sykever Strides and then makes a horn Strike.
Source, license, and attribution
Source: Pathfinder Monster Core 2 (remaster-core-2026-08-10)
This product is licensed under the ORC License located at the Library of Congress at TX 9-307-067 and available online at various locations. All warranties are disclaimed as set forth therein. Attribution: Pathfinder Monster Core 2 (c) 2025, Paizo Inc.; Authors: Alexander Augunas, Jesse Benner, Joshua Birdsong, Logan Bonner, Jason Bulmahn, James Case, Jessica Catalan, John Compton, Paris Crenshaw, Adam Daigle, Katina Davis, Jesse Decker, Darrin Drader, Felix Dritz, Brian Duckwitz, Robert N. Emerson, Scott Fernandez, Eleanor Ferron, Hexe Fey, Benjamin Fields, Keith Garret, Scott Gladstein, Leo Glass, Matthew Goodall, Alice Grizzle, T.H. Gulliver, Sen H.H.S., Steve Hammond, Tim Hitchcock, Joan Hong, Vanessa Hoskins, James Jacobs, Brian R. James, Michelle Jones, TJ Kahn, Mikko Kallio, Jason Keeley, Joshua Kim, Avi Kool, John Laffan, Lyz Liddell, Luis Loza, Colm Lundberg, Ron Lundeen, Mahpiya, Philippe-Antoine Menard, Jacob W. Michaels, Patchen Mortimer, Dennis Muldoon, Andrew Mullen, Quinn Murphy, Dave Nelson, Jason Nelson, K. Tessa Newton, Tim Nightengale, Samantha Phelan, Randy Price, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, BJ Recio, Jessica Redekop, Mikhail Rekun, Patrick Renie, Alex Riggs, David N. Ross, Simone D. Sallé, Michael Sayre, David Schwartz, Mark Seifter, Chris Sims, Rodney Sloan, Shay Snow, Kendra Leigh Speedling, Amber Stewart, Jeffrey Swank, Tan Shao Han, Russ Taylor, William Thompson, Jason Tondro, Clark Valentine, Ruvaid Virk, Andrew White, Landon Winkler, and Linda Zayas-Palmer. Adaptation: Myth Meister PF2e Remaster Compendium, 2026. If you use this Adapted Licensed Material, please credit Myth Meister. The normalized rules records and rules-reference text in the Myth Meister PF2e Remaster Compendium are Adapted Licensed Material offered under the ORC License. Reserved Material in this product includes the Myth Meister name and logos, application source code, visual design and trade dress, and original campaign content. Pathfinder, Paizo, product logos, artwork, maps, trade dress, setting lore, characters, deities, locations, organizations, events, plots, and other Paizo Reserved Material are not included. Myth Meister is not affiliated with or endorsed by Paizo Inc. Expressly Designated Licensed Material: None.