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, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Unconscious
Senses Truesight 60 ft.; Passive Perception 13
Languages All languages known to its summoner
CR None (XP 0; PB equals its summoner’s)
Traits
Incorporeal
your choice of History, Insight, Intimidation, or Persuasion. In addition, you gain rightful ownership of a small keep somewhere in the world. However, the keep is currently home to one or more monsters
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Monsters and NPCs by Challenge Rating (p. 189) The challenge rating of Wiggan (CR 2) and Ghald (CR 5) are now correct in the table.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
for 1st-level characters from the 1st–5th Level table, we see that one 1st-level character is the equivalent of two CR 1/8 monsters or one CR 1/4 monster. The ratio reverses for higher challenge
creature. That’s worth two 3rd-level characters, leaving you with two characters’ worth of monsters to allocate. You could then add two CR 1/4 monsters to account for one other character and one CR 1/2
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
: Monsters of the Multiverse, and other monsters are found in the Monster Manual. Cloud Giants Giant CR Cloud giant 9 Cloud giant destiny gambler* 19 Cloud giant of Evil Air* 12 Cloud giant smiling one
Giants by Kind On the tables in this section, monsters whose names are followed by an asterisk (*) are found in this chapter, those followed by a dagger (†) are found in Mordenkainen Presents
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
challenge ratings to use for including one, two, and four monsters per character for each level. For instance, looking at the 3rd-level entry on the table, you can see that a CR 1/2 monster is equivalent to
one 3rd-level character, as are two CR 1/4 monsters and four CR 1/8 ones. Character Level 1 Monster 2 Monsters 4 Monsters 1st 1/4 1/8 — 2nd 1/2 1/4 — 3rd 1/2 1/4 1/8 4th 1 1/2 1/4 5th 2 1 1/2 6th
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Challenge Rating Challenge Rating is defined in the Player’s Handbook, while guidance on using CR to plan potential combat encounters is in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Lists of monsters organized by
Challenge Rating appear in appendix B. Experience Points The number of Experience Points (XP) a monster is worth is based on its CR, as detailed in the Experience Points by Challenge Rating table. XP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Monsters By Challenge Rating CR Monster
3 Assassin Bug
2 Blindheim
3 Crab Folk
1/2 Dire Corby
9 Eye of Fear and Flame
3 Forlarren
11 Giant, Fog
1/8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
. Any Habitat Monsters CR Monsters 0 Commoner, Crawling Claw, Homunculus 1/8 Bandit, Cultist, Guard, Noble, Warrior Infantry 1/4 Priest Acolyte 1/2 Performer, Scout, Tough 1 Empyrean Iota, Imp
, Questing Knight 16 Iron Golem 17 Death Knight, Dracolich 18 Demilich 21 Arch-hag, Lich 23 Blob of Annihilation, Empyrean 25 Colossus Arctic Monsters CR Monsters 0 Hawk, Owl 1/8 Blood Hawk, Kobold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Individual Treasure Characters might find small amounts of treasure in the pockets, pouches, or personal stashes of individual monsters. Even if a monster doesn’t intentionally collect treasure
monster has based on its Challenge Rating (CR). The table includes the average total in parentheses, which you can use instead of rolling. To determine the total amount of treasure for a group of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
belongs to a large group of monsters, use the CR of the monster that leads the group. Each row includes average results for monetary treasure, which you can use instead of rolling. To create a hoard
. The Random Treasure Hoard table can help you create such a cache. When determining the contents of a hoard belonging to one monster, use the row for that monster’s Challenge Rating (CR). When the hoard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Introduction: How to Use a Monster Every monster is a font of adventure. In this bestiary of Dungeons & Dragons monsters, you’ll discover the weird, the whimsical, the majestic, and the macabre
books. This book is intended for Dungeon Masters (DMs) and provides game statistics for monsters: all sorts of creatures—whether friend or foe—controlled by the DM. Those statistics appear in stat blocks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Merfolk Skirmisher Merfolk skirmishers defend their homes from aquatic monsters and invaders from the surface. Andrea Piparo
Merfolk Skirmisher Medium Elemental, Neutral
AC 11 Initiative
Wis 14 +2 +2
Cha 12 +1 +1
Senses Passive Perception 12
Languages Common, Primordial (Aquan)
CR 1/8 (XP 25; PB +2)
Traits
Amphibious. The merfolk can breathe air and water
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Monsters (P) Pegasus Large Celestial, Chaotic Good
AC 12 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 59 (7d10 + 21)
Speed 60 ft., Fly 90 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 18 +4 +4
Dex 15 +2 +4
Celestial, Common, Elvish, and Sylvan but can’t speak
CR 2 (XP 450; PB +2)
Actions
Hooves. Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 5 ft. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) Bludgeoning damage plus 5 (2d4) Radiant damage.
Phase
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Friends and Foes This chapter provides more than forty monsters and NPCs who live in and around Strixhaven. They appear in this book’s adventures, and you’re free to use them in adventures of your
Creatures table below lists every creature in this chapter, along with the creature’s type and challenge rating (CR). Strixhaven students battle a mage hunter and an Oriq recruiter Strixhaven Creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Proficiency Characters and monsters are good at various things. Some are skilled with many weapons, while others can use only a few. Some are better at understanding people’s motives, and others are
used for spell attacks and for calculating the DC of saving throws for spells. Proficiency Bonus Level or CR Bonus Up to 4 +2 5–8 +3 9–12 +4 13–16 +5 17–20 +6 21–24 +7 25–28 +8 29–30 +9
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
+7
Resistances Necrotic
Immunities Charmed (except from its vampire master)
Gear Daggers (10)
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 14
Languages Common plus one other language
CR 3
are provided here.
3Ability Scores. A monster’s ability scores, ability modifiers, and saving throws are listed here.
4Other Details. The monster’s Senses, Languages, and CR entries appear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Proficiency Characters and monsters are good at various things. Some are skilled with many weapons, while others can use only a few. Some are better at understanding people’s motives, and others are
bonus is also used for spell attacks and for calculating the DC of saving throws for spells. Proficiency Bonus Level or CR Bonus Up to 4 +2 5–8 +3 9–12 +4 13–16 +5 17–20 +6 21–24 +7 25–28 +8 29–30 +9
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
oversee hobgoblin battle groups or gangs of weaker monsters. Hobgoblin Captain Medium Fey (Goblinoid), Lawful Evil
AC 17 Initiative +4 (14)
HP 58 (9d8 + 18)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod
, Longbow
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Goblin
CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2)
Traits
Aura of Authority. While in a 10-foot Emanation originating from the hobgoblin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
lord more than others of their kind, and they wreak havoc in that foul immortal’s name. Rarely, non-minotaurs cursed by magic-users or spiteful deities might transform into these monsters. Minotaur of
CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2)
Actions
Abyssal Glaive. Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 10 ft. Hit: 10 (1d12 + 4) Slashing damage plus 10 (3d6) Necrotic damage.
Gore (Recharge 5–6). Melee Attack Roll: +6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Monsters in This Book The Stat Blocks by Challenge Rating table sorts the creatures in this book by challenge rating. Stat Blocks by Challenge Rating CR Stat Block Creature Type Chapter 1/4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Monsters (Q) Quasit Tiny Fiend (Demon), Chaotic Evil
AC 13 Initiative +3 (13)
HP 25 (10d4)
Speed 40 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 5 −3 −3
Dex 17 +3 +3
Con 10 +0 +0
Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 10
Languages Abyssal, Common
CR 1 (XP 200; PB +2)
Traits
Magic Resistance. The quasit has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Monsters (X) Xorn Medium Elemental, Neutral
AC 19 Initiative +0 (10)
HP 84 (8d8 + 48)
Speed 20 ft., Burrow 20 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 17 +3 +3
Dex 10 +0 +0
Con
Senses Darkvision 60 ft., Tremorsense 60 ft.; Passive Perception 16
Languages Primordial (Terran)
CR 5 (XP 1,800; PB +3)
Traits
Earth Glide. The xorn can burrow through nonmagical, unworked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
beasts or monsters in the kuo-toa’s service—such as chuuls or giant crabs—and command them in battle. Archpriests bless monitors with the power to control their underlings and to subdue foes with
Senses Darkvision 120 ft., Truesight 30 ft.; Passive Perception 16
Languages Undercommon
CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2)
Traits
Amphibious. The kuo-toa can breathe air and water.
Sunlight Sensitivity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Warrior Veteran Warrior veterans have participated in numerous battles and can hold their own against lesser rivals and monsters. Warrior Veteran Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral
AC 17 Initiative
+0 +0
Cha 10 +0 +0
Skills Athletics +5, Perception +2
Gear Greatsword, Heavy Crossbow, Splint Armor
Senses Passive Perception 12
Languages Common plus one other language
CR 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
+7
Resistances Necrotic
Immunities Charmed (except from its vampire master)
Gear Daggers (10)
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 14
Languages Common plus one other language
CR 3
are provided here.
3Ability Scores. A monster’s ability scores, ability modifiers, and saving throws are listed here.
4Other Details. The monster’s Senses, Languages, and CR entries appear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Daask Daask is a violent gang of muggers, extortionists, looters, cultists, and drug dealers supported by such monsters as harpies, medusas, minotaurs, ogres, and trolls. It seems like a simple
Daughters of Sora Kell—whether they seek peace and stability for their young nation of mistrusted monsters, desire to end humanity’s dominance over Khorvaire and let monsters rule, or merely follow the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
with piercers and ropers and often hunt near those monsters. Scholars have attempted to establish a shared origin or life cycle between those creatures, but their efforts are thwarted by those
monsters’ supernatural physiologies and deadly natures. Just assume there’s no such thing as a stalactite.
—S. Wakeman, Underdark explorer
Darkmantle Small Aberration, Unaligned
AC 11 Initiative +3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
the gaze of the monsters’ eerie, multifaceted eyes, which can cause others to act irrationally and even lash out at their allies. Umber hulks typically lurk in tunnels they’ve burrowed alongside other
passages. When they detect creatures moving, they burst through the rock walls between the passages to attack. While these monsters can communicate with one other, they usually hunt alone and avoid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Monsters (O) Ochre Jelly Large Ooze, Unaligned
AC 8 Initiative −2 (8)
HP 52 (7d10 + 14)
Speed 20 ft., Climb 20 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 15 +2 +2
Dex 6 −2 −2
Con
, Frightened, Grappled, Prone, Restrained
Senses Blindsight 60 ft.; Passive Perception 8
Languages None
CR 2 (XP 450; PB +2)
Traits
Amorphous. The jelly can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Monsters (B) Balor Huge Fiend (Demon), Chaotic Evil
AC 19 Initiative +14 (24)
HP 287 (23d12 + 138)
Speed 40 ft., Fly 80 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 26 +8 +8
Dex 15 +2
; Charmed, Frightened, Poisoned
Senses Truesight 120 ft.; Passive Perception 19
Languages Abyssal; telepathy 120 ft.
CR 19 (XP 22,000; PB +6)
Traits
Death Throes. The balor explodes when it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Monsters (R) Rakshasa Medium Fiend, Lawful Evil
AC 17 Initiative +8 (18)
HP 221 (26d8 + 104)
Speed 40 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 14 +2 +2
Dex 17 +3 +3
Con 18 +4
wielded by creatures under the effect of a Bless spell
Immunities Charmed, Frightened
Senses Truesight 60 ft.; Passive Perception 18
Languages Common, Infernal
CR 13 (XP 10,000; PB +5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Monsters (F) Faerie Dragons Whimsical Draconic Tricksters
Habitat: Forest; Treasure: Implements
Faerie dragons are cat-size pranksters with draconic features, butterfly-like wings, and scales of
Languages Draconic, Sylvan; telepathy 60 ft. (faerie dragons only)
CR 2 (XP 450; PB +2)
Traits
Magic Resistance. The dragon has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
hands to the fresh appendages of animals or monsters.
Crawling Claw Lone crawling claws can continue killing sprees they perpetrated in life. Some recklessly attack the living, while others pursue
Blindsight 30 ft.; Passive Perception 10
Languages Understands Common but can’t speak
CR 0 (XP 10; PB +2)
Actions
Slam. Melee Attack Roll: +3, reach 5 ft. Hit: 2 Necrotic damage.
Is it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
tails bristling with detachable spikes. These monsters launch their tail spikes at their prey, skewering those on the ground or knocking flying creatures from the air. Despite their ravenous tendencies
Con 17 +3 +3 Ability Score Mod Save Int 7 −2 −2 Wis 12 +1 +1 Cha 8 −1 −1
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 11
Languages Common
CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2)
Actions
Multiattack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
theories reveal little about these monsters but overmuch of the dread lurking beyond our certain shores.
—Leomund
David Auden nash
Merrow Large Monstrosity, Chaotic Evil
AC 13 Initiative
Wis 10 +0 +0
Cha 9 −1 −1
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 10
Languages Abyssal, Primordial (Aquan)
CR 2 (XP 450; PB +2)
Traits
Amphibious. The merrow can






