<s>[INST] please give me a stat block and likely tactics for a dungeons and dragons wolf [/INST] **Wolf**



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Medium Beast, Unaligned
AC: 13, HP: 12, Speed: 40
STR: 12, DEX:15, CON: 12, INT: 3, WIS: 12, CHA: 6
Perception: +3, Stealth: +4
CR: 1/4
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Keen Hearing or Smell: The wolf has advantage  on perception checks that rely on hearing or smell.
Pack Tactics: If at least one of the wolf's allies is within 5 feet of a creature and isn't incapacitated, the wolf has advantage on an attack roll against that creature.
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Bite: Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft, one target. Hit: 2d4+2 piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 11 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.

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**Potential Tactics**
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Due to its Pack Tactics ability, a lone wolf wouldn't be nearly as tough as a pack of wolves, so any good tactics should use this strength. However, they could ally with other creatures and still get this benefit.
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Since they have decent stealth, one good tactic would be finding cover and hiding, within 40 feet of an enemy, then running out and biting whenever any of their allies got near that enemy.
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If the wolves are in a wide open area where they can't hide as well, they could use hit and run tactics, attacking weaker members like the wizard, then running to an area with more cover like a forest. If they're close enough to the forest (⌊40/3⌋ or 13), they could grapple that wizard and drag them into the forest.
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If any wolves get injured or are low on HP, they could take the disengage action on their turn, but still allow other, fully healed wolves to get the benefit of pack tactics before their turn. Or, they could hold an action to move (not dash) away once another wolf attacks if the person they're nearby already spent their reaction.
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Wolves in real life can bait or scare enemies with one wolf, then have another lying in wait. For bait, one wolf could take the dodge action, while the other or others ready their attacks for when an enemy gets within 5 feet of that wolf. For scaring, one wolf could charge at the enemies while the other wolves hid behind trees, and readied their attack actions for when any of the enemies came within 5 feet of any of the hidden wolves.</s>