# Strahd's Animated Armor

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> [!infobox]
> ![strahds animated armor](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/img/portraits/strahds-animated-armor.webp)
> **Type:** Medium construct
> **Alignment:** unaligned
> **Challenge:** 6 (2300 XP)
> **Armor Class:** 21
> **Hit Points:** 112 (15d8+45)
> **Speed:** 30 ft

## Stat block

Strahd's own war armor, walking on its own: a lightning-charged greatsword and bolts from range.

| AC | HP | Speed | CR | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 112 (15d8+45) | 30 ft | 6 | 2300 |

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 (+3) | 13 (+1) | 16 (+3) | 9 (-1) | 10 (+0) | 9 (-1) |

- **Skills:** Perception +3
- **Resistant:** cold, fire
- **Immune:** lightning, poison
- **Condition immunities:** blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned
- **Senses:** blindsight 60 ft; passive Perception 13
- **Languages:** understands Common but can't speak

### Actions

- **Multiattack.** Two Greatsword attacks, or Shocking Bolt twice.
- **Greatsword.** A heavy sword that crackles with lightning.
- **Shocking Bolt.** Hurls a bolt of lightning up to 60 ft.

## Where you meet it

- [Castle Ravenloft, the Old Tombs](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/castle-ravenloft-the-old-tombs.md): *Three of the stone knights were never stone. They step off their plinths into the aisle, visors turning…*
- [Castle Ravenloft, the Court of the Count](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/castle-ravenloft-the-court-of-the-count.md): *The armour on its stand turns its helm toward the door. Behind it, three more suits step down from the wall…*
- [Castle Ravenloft, the Rooms of Weeping](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/castle-ravenloft-the-rooms-of-weeping.md): *The painted count turns his head to follow you down the gallery. The armour on either side of him lifts its…*
- [Castle Ravenloft, the Main Floor](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/castle-ravenloft-the-main-floor.md): *Two suits of black armour step down from their stands at once, as if someone had called the watch.*
- [Castle Ravenloft, the Heart of Sorrow](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/castle-ravenloft-the-heart-of-sorrow.md): *The heart rings like a struck bell. Below, armour comes clanking up the last turn of the stair, and something…*