# Deva

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> [!infobox]
> ![deva](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/img/portraits/deva.webp)
> **Type:** Medium celestial
> **Alignment:** lawful good
> **Challenge:** 10 (5900 XP)
> **Armor Class:** 17
> **Hit Points:** 229 (27d8+108)
> **Speed:** 30 ft, fly 90 ft

## Stat block

A radiant warrior angel: two holy mace blows, healing magic for allies, and resistance to magic.

| AC | HP | Speed | CR | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 229 (27d8+108) | 30 ft, fly 90 ft | 10 | 5900 |

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 (+4) | 18 (+4) | 18 (+4) | 17 (+3) | 20 (+5) | 20 (+5) |

- **Saving throws:** WIS +9, CHA +9
- **Skills:** Insight +9, Perception +9
- **Resistant:** radiant
- **Condition immunities:** charmed, exhaustion, frightened
- **Senses:** darkvision 120 ft; passive Perception 19
- **Languages:** all

### Traits

- **Exalted Restoration.** If it dies away from its home plane, its body vanishes and it re-forms there with all its Hit Points.
- **Magic Resistance.** Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

### Actions

- **Multiattack.** Makes two Holy Mace attacks.
- **Holy Mace.** A mace blow carrying a burst of radiant power.
- **Spellcasting.** It casts with Charisma (save DC 17), needing no Material components. At will: Detect Evil and Good, and Shapechange limited to Beast or Humanoid forms, without Concentration and without the spell's Temporary Hit Points. 1/day each: Commune, Raise Dead.

### Bonus actions

- **Divine Aid.** Uses the same spellcasting ability as its Spellcasting action. The two uses cover all three spells.

## Where you meet it

- [The Church of St. Markovia](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-church-of-st-markovia.md): *The candles go white. He doesn't draw a weapon. He opens his hands, and there is suddenly a mace of light in…*