← Bestiary index

Giant Dragonfly

Creature 4 — animal

These buzzing insects are the size of a small horse. They're ambush predators that hunt beasts and humanoids alike, capable of using impressive aerial acrobatics to swoop down from above and snatch away their prey. Dragonflies hunt with a combination of agile power and deadly speed. In early life stages, these insects are entirely aquatic predators, but they take to the air once they've molted. Most live around bodies of water suitable for spawning, but giant dragonflies have been known to fly m

Source: pathfinder-monster-core-2

Perception +11
Skills acrobatics +10, athletics +10, stealth +12
Str
+4
Dex
+4
Con
+2
Int
-5
Wis
+3
Cha
+0
AC 21 Fort +12 Ref +14 Will +9
HP 60
Speed 20 feet, fly 60 feet

Offense

Melee Mandibles +14, Damage 1d12+7 piercing

Abilities

Clutch
Snatch — The giant dragonfly can Fly at half Speed while it has a creature Grabbed or Restrained by Clutch, carrying that creature along with it.
Swoop — The giant dragonfly Flies up to its Speed and makes one mandible Strike at any point during that movement.
Grab — Grab

PathfinderGM is an independent tool and is not affiliated with Paizo Inc. Pathfinder and associated marks are trademarks of Paizo Inc., used under the Community Use Policy.

Stat block data sourced from the Foundry VTT PF2E system under the Apache License 2.0.

Stat blocks are used under either the ORC License (Remaster content) or the Open Game License 1.0a (pre-Remaster content), depending on the source book. See our licenses page for the full attribution and the OGL Section 15 copyright notice.

Full licenses · Privacy · Terms

Run Giant Dragonfly in the encounter builder — free, no install.

Open in PathfinderGM →