Mind Flayer

Dungeons & Dragons · Tabletop · Eldritch Monster

Base

Tier

9-A

Attack Potency

Small Building Level+

Speed

Hypersonic+, up to High Hypersonic+

Durability

Small Building Level+

Sorcerer

Tier

8-C, up to LOW 7-B

Attack Potency

Building Level, up to Small City Level

Speed

Hypersonic+, up to Ftl+

Durability

Building Level, up to Small City Level

Alhoon

Tier

HIGH 8-C, up to 6-C

Attack Potency

Large Building Level, up to Island Level

Speed

Hypersonic+, up to Ftl+

Durability

Large Building Level, up to Island Level+

Ulitharid

Tier

8-C, up to 8-A

Attack Potency

Building Level, up to Multi-City Block Level

Speed

Hypersonic+, up to Ftl+

Durability

Building Level, up to Large Building Level

Ceremorphs

Tier

9-B, up to LOW 7-B

Attack Potency

Wall Level, up to Small City Level

Speed

Subsonic, up to Ftl+

Durability

Wall Level, up to Small City Level

Brainstealer Dragon

Tier

9-B, up to 6-B

Attack Potency

Wall Level, up to Country Level

Speed

Subsonic, up to Ftl+

Durability

Wall Level, up to Country Level

Elder Brain

Tier

LOW 7-B, up to 6-B

Attack Potency

Small City Level, up to Country Level

Speed

Relativistic+, up to Ftl+

Durability

Small City Level, up to Country Level

Peak Technology

Tier

HIGH 4-C, up to 2-A

Attack Potency

Large Star Level, up to Multiverse Level+

Speed

Ftl

Durability

Large Star Level

Powers and abilities

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics
• Telepathy
• Mind Manipulation
• Darkvision
• Status Effect Inducement
• Memory Manipulation (They devour the memories and ideas of their foes)
• Levitation
• Dimensional Travel
• Martial Arts
• Body Control
• Magic Nullification
• Enhanced Resistance to Empathic Manipulation (Cannot feel positive emotions in any way)
• Hive Mind Mentality
• Parasitic Infection via Tadpoles
• Biological Manipulation
• Absorption
• Non-Physical Interaction (Magic in D&D can interact with abstracts, spirits, elements, nonexistent beings, and so on)
• All base abilities plus Statistics Amplification
• Magic and Magic Protection
• Text Manipulation via Arcane Mark
• Magic Detection and Invisibility Detection
• Necromancy
• Light Manipulation
• Sound Manipulation
• Energy Manipulation
• Life Manipulation
• Statistics Reduction
• Forcefield Creation
• Homing Attack
• Electricity Manipulation
• Illusion Creation
• Elemental Manipulation via Resist Energy
• Flight
• Invisibility
• Transmutation
• Fear Manipulation
• possibly others
• All base abilities plus Soul Manipulation
• Magic
• Reality Warping

Weaknesses

Extreme light can be disorienting for them

Ranked #19 of 704 in Dungeons & Dragons by strength.

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Close fights from other series

• Mind Flayer vs Revan (Star Wars · Tier 4-B): Too close to call
• Mind Flayer vs Yakon (Dragon Ball · Tier HIGH 4-C): Yakon · Slight edge
• Mind Flayer vs Yoshi (Super Mario Bros · Tier HIGH 4-C): Yoshi · Slight edge
• Mind Flayer vs Helios - The Primordial Sun (Yu-Gi-Oh! · Tier HIGH 4-C): Helios - The Primordial Sun · Slight edge
• Mind Flayer vs Mankar Camoran (The Elder Scrolls · Tier HIGH 4-C): Mind Flayer · Slight edge
• Mind Flayer vs Archaon (Warhammer Fantasy · Tier HIGH 4-C): Mind Flayer · Slight edge
• Mind Flayer vs RizeGreymon (Digimon · Tier HIGH 4-C): Mind Flayer · Slight edge
• Mind Flayer vs The Traveler (The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask) (The Legend of Zelda · Tier HIGH 4-C): Too close to call

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