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In D&D 5th edition, can the Hold Person spell affect an Eladrin NPC?

The Hold Person spell specifically targets "humanoids". Meanwhile, the (NPC/monster) stat blocks for Eladrin say that they are officially classified as "Fey (elf)". Fey is a fey, and Elf is a humanoid.

I saw that someone posted somewhere:

Elf is a tag, not a creature type. Eladrin are elves that have not yet lost their fey nature. Humanoid elves are elves that have.

I just wanted to verify the official rules.

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    \$\begingroup\$ I think you should clarify that you are talking about the monster eladrin, not the PC eladrin. The monster eladrin is a Fey, but the PC eladrin is a Humanoid. \$\endgroup\$
    – mdrichey
    Commented Jan 14 at 5:19

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Tags have no rules of their own.

From the Introduction to the Monster Manual (or the corresponding part of the Basic Rules):

The parenthetical tags provide additional categorization for certain creatures. The tags have no rules of their own, but something in the game, such as a magic item, might refer to them.

Therefore, tags have no effect on the creature's Type. The Elf tag does not indicate humanoid or fey, it is merely a category marker.

So, no, hold person does not affect Eladrin since they do not have the Type of Humanoid.

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