Summon Aberration

4th-Level Conjuration Spell (Warlock, Wizard)

Casting Time: Action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a pickled tentacle and an eyeball in a platinum-inlaid vial worth 400+ GP)
Duration: 1 hour

You call forth an aberrant spirit. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range and uses the Aberrant Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose Beholderkin, Mind Flayer, or Slaad. The creature resembles an Aberration of that kind, which determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0

Hit Points (HP) are a measure of how difficult it is to kill or destroy a creature or an object. Damage reduces Hit Points, and healing restores them. You can't have more Hit Points than your Hit Point maximum, and you can't have less than 0. See also Breaking Objects and Damage and Healing.

or when the spell ends.

The creature is an ally to you and your allies. In combat, it shares your

Initiative determines the order of turns during combat. The Playing the Game#Combat rules explain how to roll Initiative.

Sometimes a DM might have combatants use their Initiative scores instead of rolling Initiative. Your Initiative score equals 10 plus your Dexterity modifier. If you have Advantage on Initiative rolls, increase your Initiative score by 5. If you have Disadvantage on those rolls, decrease that score by 5. See also Combat.

count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It obeys your verbal commands (no action required by you). If you don't issue any, it takes the

If you take the Dodge action, you gain the following benefits: until the start of your next turn, any attack roll made against you has Disadvantage if you can see the attacker, and you make Dexterity saving throws with Advantage.

You lose these benefits if you have the Incapacitated condition or if your Speed is 0.

action and uses its movement to avoid danger.

At Higher Levels: Use the spell slot's level for the spell's level in the stat block.

Source: Player's Handbook, p. 322