# [Bugbear Stalker](3-Mechanics\CLI\bestiary\fey/bugbear-stalker-xmm.md)
*Source: Monster Manual (2024) p. 62. Available in the Free Rules (2024)*
Bugbear stalkers frequently take their victims hostage, relishing opportunities to imprison and terrorize other creatures.
## Bugbears
*Lurking Goblinoid Brutes*
- **Habitat.** Forest, Grassland, Planar (Feywild), Underdark
- **Treasure.** Armaments, Individual
Bugbears embody fear of the wilds and the menace of natural places. They're notoriously stealthy, and foes that venture into their territories often vanish without a trace.
```statblock
"name": "Bugbear Stalker (XMM)"
"size": "Medium"
"type": "fey"
"subtype": "goblinoid"
"alignment": "Chaotic Evil"
"ac": !!int "15"
"hp": !!int "65"
"hit_dice": "10d8 + 20"
"stats":
- !!int "17"
- !!int "14"
- !!int "14"
- !!int "11"
- !!int "12"
- !!int "11"
"speed": "30 ft."
"saves":
"Wisdom": !!int "3"
"Constitution": !!int "4"
"skillsaves":
"Stealth": !!int "6"
"Survival": !!int "3"
"senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11"
"languages": "Common, Goblin"
"cr": "3"
"traits":
- "desc": "The bugbear needn't spend extra movement to move a creature it is grappling."
"name": "Abduct"
"actions":
- "desc": "The bugbear makes two Javelin or Morningstar attacks."
"name": "Multiattack"
- "desc": "Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +5, reach 10 ft. or range 30/120 ft. Hit:\
\ 13 (3d6 + 3) Piercing damage."
"name": "Javelin"
- "desc": "Melee Attack Roll: +5 (with [Advantage](3-Mechanics/CLI/rules/variant-rules/advantage-xphb.md)\
\ if the target is [Grappled](3-Mechanics/CLI/rules/conditions.md#Grappled) by\
\ the bugbear), reach 10 ft. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) Piercing damage."
"name": "Morningstar"
"bonus_actions":
- "desc": "Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 13, one Medium or smaller creature the bugbear\
\ can see within 10 feet. Failure: The target has the [Grappled](3-Mechanics/CLI/rules/conditions.md#Grappled)\
\ condition (escape DC 13)."
"name": "Quick Grapple"
"source":
- "XMM"
"image": "3-Mechanics/CLI/bestiary/fey/token/bugbear-stalker-xmm.webp"
```
^statblock
## Environment
forest, grassland, planar, feywild, underdark