Top 5 D&D 5e Celestial Monsters | Nerd Immersion

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[@sirkardis4708]

redo with kobold press!

[@goliathbeast123]

Checks list of 22 celestials only to find couatl written 15 times.

[@shydino4099]

I want to shake the hand of the person who thought to give the Hollyphant a glitter cannon.

[@knightghaleon]

That person needs to be designing a game where Hollyphant uses glitter cannon against demons.

[@drakeford4860]

I absolutely adore the Deathpact Angel. The character I have permanently on standby for use in the event of a Ravnica campaign is a Conquest Paladin who technically an Orzhov member, but is really devoted and loyal only to a particular Deathpact Angel. Even without owing her a debt to repay, he'd gladly throw down his life (and anyone elses) if it meant achieving her goals. Great opportunity to play around with the Dark Lady and Black Knight trope and really have some fun with it. Kind of a surprisingly rare thing in D&D.

[@PyrotechNick77]

Yay coatl gang!!! They are so under represented in DnD games. (Thanks from my Water Genasi Celestial Warlock who has a coatl patron!!!) Also I wish there were more official summonable (low CR) celestials because the spell conjure celestial at base can only summon Pegasus and couatl. But the new Theros book added 2 new celestials as well.

[@ryansprenkle6356]

The hollyphant is my favorite monster in all of DnD

[@dnddetective]

Kobold Press's original Tome of Beasts actually has more celestials (12) than WotC has released in all three of its monster books combined (8). In fact, WotC has released more celestials (14) in products other than its own monster books. Edit: As a point of comparison, Tome of Beasts has about 410 statblocks vs around 782 between the three official monster books.

[@thecactusman17]

There's really not a huge non-angelic selection from the real world. Typically you only have gods and their mortal servants. I am still somewhat surprised that Modrons aren't considered celestial. They tick a lot of the boxes of divine servitude. Also surprised that Ki-Rin didn't make the cut. The original Asian stories around them point to their mere presence being the basis for an entire campaign, heralding the birth or death of great leaders. Whatever they lack in raw power they make up in excellent story potential.

[@Logandroid]

I can't really blame them. There's not a whole lot you can really do with celestials in terms of adventuring.

[@artificerprime4154]

@@Logandroid You can blame them, because evil celestials are and can be a thing, as shown with the deathpact angel and the radiant idol.

[@derekstein6193]

@@artificerprime4154 True. One can even argue that fallen angels are still celestials. Zariel for instance. I think that being a celestial is more about origin than what they do.

[@siege1289]

22. Wow. I felt like it would have been less.

[@certanmike]

It is unless you count the MtG ones (almost 50%)

[@bskec2177]

Aasimar: So my parent was a Celestial being... Me: Let me guess, a Hollyphant Assimar: *sigh*, it's the trunk isn't it.

[@dannya.2616]

Ted, when the creature comes from a Magic the Gathering set, there is always a card art for it, if you search the exact name.

[@deanospimoniful]

That Deathpact Angel would make an outstanding Warlock patron. Puts a different spin on the Celestial Warlock subclass. Also, you're in good company for liking Couatls. I'd recommend you look into the Eberron setting if you're not already familiar with it. They are very important in that world's lore.

[@nextPr0fess0rCha0s]

Our Warforged Celestial Warlock was built by a death pact angel.

[@sirgallabad]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS I LOVE COATLS! I even made a Couatlborn race on D&D Beyond XD. They're awesome and probably my favorite monster in D&D 5e

[@jackdizzy123]

How does that even work? Like, do they have a Coatl parent, or is it like Teifling or Aaisimar where it is more of a curse/blessing? Is it kinda like celestial Yuan-Ti? Because how does one *do* *it* with a Coatl?

[@daleicious1528]

They’re my favorite patrons.

[@daleicious1528]

@Gobbo McGobby Ask nicely.

[@PyrotechNick77]

I am definitely interested in a couatlborn race.

[@Mehetti]

Dang I could have legit used that for my current character, his father is a Coatl and he is an aasimar sorcerer, created to complete the quest in a way a normal Coatl couldn't. Either way this game needs more coatls in it. Def gonna read through the race later though.

[@optimus2200]

rough no ki-ren !!! They are my favoraite non angel and I really wish they were lower CR to be more accessible to paladins for example.

[@NerdImmersion]

I just don't like ki-rin

[@optimus2200]

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[@a.z.pantera5577]

My time in Monster Hunter makes me dislike Kirins by default.

[@artificerprime4154]

@@NerdImmersion Why?

[@jasonlastname129]

"I wish there was a higher cr version of unicorn" *doesn't include ki-rin on the list*

[@NerdImmersion]

Nope, ki-rin are kinda blah to me, so I didn't include them

[@Sweetfunkyjesus]

I personally really like the Radiant Idols from the Eberron setting because they're PERFECT Pact of the Celestial Warlock patrons.

[@docopoper]

Yesssss. Couatls are best boi noodles.

[@liv4themoments]

Deathpact Angel is an amazing monster to use. You can totally adjust some things for flavor too to suit your campaign. I changed the alignment to Lawful Neutral, changed a spell, and made it the Patron of a player in my group who is a Warlock of Celestial Patron.

[@DarianDeVries]

In my homebrew game, one of the military captains has two coautls that are disguised as flying snakes. They are his inner conscious/trusted Council members and they have kept him alive for almost 500 years due to a prophecy of the captain training the party to fight agains the BBEG.

[@roidelle3817]

I really liked the Couatl and created a character based on its lore. Sea-Elf Mercy-Monk Inheritor, that was tasked by a Couatl to help him find a mate, as the Couatl knows its death is coming fairly soon. I played it off, that the couatl bestowed the "monk" knowledge upon the sea-elf and think mercy-monk was very apt for that. Fierce protection, but ultimately begnin in their nature.

[@lunaristhomsen6941]

The winged lion art is on the archon stat block. The lion is its mount.

[@lunaristhomsen6941]

Specifically the ashen rider stat block

[@johnathiros8257]

Loving the hollyphant !

[@ShirotoraGodsbane]

Not going to lie, I've never liked that unicorns are celestials and not fae. Of course, unicorns are one of the most misrepresented mythical creatures. Very few accurate representations of unicorns exist.

[@miles6283]

The kobold press books add soooo many more celestials!

[@NerdImmersion]

Oh I'm well aware

[@shinybugg9156]

I also really wish there were more celestials. Conjure celestial would be more fun if there were more options.

[@harleycriswell8504]

the winged lion is pictured with the arcon

[@greglong7170]

Is there a top 5 or 10 demons and/or devils too?

[@digitaldevil696]

We need some non-good celestials! Sphinxes can probably make neat neutral celestials

[@Boundless-Boredom]

We definitely need more plant and celestial creatures

[@joemartinez7183]

but Ki-Rins though....

[@joshuahicks7798]

Ikr

[@NerdImmersion]

Eh, I think Ki-rins are boring. It was on my list originally but I just don't find them interesting

[@topsykretts2364]

Fun fact, the forgotten couatl god is the opposite LG being to Asmodeus, 2 snake like beings existed Tasked with finding a true or most lawful approach to what I don't recall maybe how to deal with the demon problem or the abyss. Anyway One had wings the other not. Long story short Asmodeus was not the winged serpent thrown from a the literal cosmic heavens by said winged snake, crashed through 8 layers of the 9 hells and rests and the bottom, consolidating his eternal wounds, the Asmodeus you know is just his Avatar.

[@lrioje1]

Unicorn but no Kirin! Aw man....

[@_Foehammer]

Ok I want a Hollyphant buddy. Also am I really the only one who really likes angels in dnd?

[@josephwilliams5292]

The winged lion is cool and all, but if you included it why wouldn’t you include the Ashen Rider?

[@knightghaleon]

My Hollyphant patron has told my celestial warlock to burn those that are full of sin. He must obey the adorableness.

[@derekstein6193]

Which begs the question: is it improper to give your patron headpats? Hmmmm....

[@knightghaleon]

@@derekstein6193 What if the patron requires it in order to give you your next invocation? "You want smite? Head pats for 30 minutes" "Seems reasonable"

[@Gibbons3457]

Smart move only picking one of the Ravnica Angels, half this list could be just the angels of Ravnica.

[@redfaux74]

This guy actually looks like a gnome. 🤨 I like it.

[@Roy_Of_Essex]

I hear you....but I'm looking at your power ranger morpher the whole time.

[@sheetzy]

The hollyphant is Lulu

[@bskec2177]

Unicorns always felt more fey than celestial to me. Oh well.

[@ageridthesilverdragon4440]

I actually thought that Unicorn was a Fey

[@wraithreaper22]

You should've used the felidar from GGtT instead of the winged lion.

[@NerdImmersion]

Yeah, but I like the winged lion better

[@alishlalani2751]

Conjure Celestial!!!!

[@joshuahicks7798]

I thought there was even less than 22 celestials.

[@ahrims7]

please WoTC, i want adventures in the good aligned planes, PLEASE; WE NEED MORE CELESTIALS

[@Newtex21]

Well it is a game about defeating evil. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@NerdImmersion]

No one said celestial have to be good

[@digitaldevil696]

Evil campaigns are a thing.

[@derekstein6193]

Neutrality is a path all it's own.

[@devin5201]

How can there be a top ten if there's only like three celestials. (It's a joke, chill)