The constant destruction of the battlefield does more than make the Magma Elemental a terrifying threat in an urban (and flammable) environment - it forces those fighting the elemental to move constantly, or else take more than half again as much damage just by being in the lava areas. The main features that define a fight with a Magma Elemental, though, are (in addition to its Lava Form) the pit of lava left by its Smash attack and the area damage dealt by Meteor Breath. Both the Lava and Magma Elemental have the potent Lava Form trait, but the Magma Elemental gains many extra traits for its jump in Challenge Rating, including its ability to leave Molten Tunnels in its wake and its capacity to hide as a boulder. That group also includes the Lava Elemental, a smaller form of the Magma Elemental seen here. Most of the dual-elementals, such as the Mud Elemental (earth/water), the Ice Elemental (water/air), or the Smoke Elemental (air/fire) are CR 6, enabling them to be summoned by a spellcaster who casts conjure elemental using a 6th-level spell slot. The upcoming compendium The Elements and Beyond features a wide swath of new elemental monsters, including a great number of multi-type elementals, like earth/fire or air/water. You’ll also find a variety of deadly and interesting monsters to fill the niches left in your campaign by the existing monster supplements (such as The Monster Manual, Volo’s Guide to Monsters, or Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes), like today’s preview, the devastating volcanic monster known for smashing the town, the ground, and everything around: the magma elemental. Player options aren’t the only thing you’ll find in the compendiums of D&D Unleashed.

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