Fortitude +29, Reflex +23, Will +22
Acrobatics +23, Arcana +23, Athletics +27, Religion +24, Stealth +25
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
Talon
Damage: 3d10+11 Bludgeoning, 1d10 Cold
Wing
Damage: 3d6+11 Bludgeoning, 1d10 Cold
Jaws
Damage: 3d10+11 Piercing, 1d10 Cold
Greater Darkvision
Telepathy 100 feet
Lifesense 60 feet
Catching Bite
Trigger A creature within reach of the vanyver's jaws makes a melee Strike against the vanyver with a weapon
Effect The vanyver chooses to be hit. If the attack would've missed, it hits. The vanyver catches the weapon in their jaws and uses Drain Magic on it without fulfilling Drain Magic's requirements.
Drain Magic
Requirements The vanyver's last action was a successful jaws Strike against a creature, object, or spell effect
Effect The vanyver casts an innate on the same target; if the target was a creature, the vanyver can target a spell affecting the creature instead. If a spell effect or item is successfully counteracted, the vanyver gains temporary Hit Points equal to double the counteract rank of the effect that was counteracted.
Entropy's Shadow
40 feet. Vanyvers leak entropy and corruption from their very being. A living creature entering or starting its turn in the aura takes 3d6[void] damage with a . If it fails, it's also Enfeebled 1 for 1 minute and pulled 10 feet toward the vanyver.
Snatch
The vanyver can Fly at half Speed while they have a creature or in either or both of their talons, carrying that creature along with them.
Sunlight Powerlessness
A vanyver caught in sunlight is Stunned 2 and Clumsy 2.
Void Healing
Constrict
(3d10+5)[piercing]
Grab
Spellcasting
DC 34
Creature Abilities
Catching Bite. Trigger A creature within reach of the vanyver's jaws makes a melee Strike against the vanyver with a weapon
Effect The vanyver chooses to be hit. If the attack would've missed, it hits. The vanyver catches the weapon in their jaws and uses Drain Magic on it without fulfilling Drain Magic's requirements.
Drain Magic. Requirements The vanyver's last action was a successful jaws Strike against a creature, object, or spell effect
Effect The vanyver casts an innate on the same target; if the target was a creature, the vanyver can target a spell affecting the creature instead. If a spell effect or item is successfully counteracted, the vanyver gains temporary Hit Points equal to double the counteract rank of the effect that was counteracted.
Entropy's Shadow. 40 feet. Vanyvers leak entropy and corruption from their very being. A living creature entering or starting its turn in the aura takes 3d6[void] damage with a . If it fails, it's also Enfeebled 1 for 1 minute and pulled 10 feet toward the vanyver.
Snatch. The vanyver can Fly at half Speed while they have a creature or in either or both of their talons, carrying that creature along with them.
Sunlight Powerlessness. A vanyver caught in sunlight is Stunned 2 and Clumsy 2.
Constrict. (3d10+5)[piercing]
Source, license, and attribution
Source: Pathfinder Monster Core 2 (remaster-core-2026-08-10)
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