---
title: Draugr King
description: A very powerful, frozen, desiccated, undead corpse which wears a crown and wields weapons of magical, life draining ice, while leading regular draugr from horseback.
date_pub: 2024-11-05T22:08:35.000-04:00
section: bestiary
subsection: draugr
content_type: feature
short_code: bdruk
hd: 9
---

A very powerful, frozen, desiccated, undead corpse which wears a crown and wields weapons of magical, life draining ice, while leading regular draugr from horseback.

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|                 |                                                             |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Hit Dice**    | 9d10\*\* (49hp)                                             |
| **Armor Class** | 17                                                          |
| **Attacks**     | 2 (+8) @ 1d8 + energy drain (ice sword or axe) or fear gaze |
| **Movement**    | 50'                                                         |
| **Save**        | 10 (6)                                                      |
| **Morale**      | 11                                                          |
| **Alignment**   | Chaotic                                                     |

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-   Regenerates 2 hp at the start of each round until destroyed.
-   At 0 HP, shatters into ice crystals along with its ice weapons and any draugr (including lords and horses) under its control.

### Fear Gaze

Target in sight must **Save vs Paralyze** at -2 or be [paralyzed](/rules/adventuring.html#paralyzed) with terror.

-   Paralysis is broken if draugr king attacks them or goes out of sight.

!!!include(bestiary/draugr/life-drain.md)!!!

!!!include(bestiary/undead.md)!!!
