Monster reference

Monsters by challenge rating

114 monsters from the fifth edition SRD. Each page shows how many to use against your party at every level, under both the 2024 and 2014 rules.

Monster	CR	XP	Type	AC	HP
Stirge	1/8	25	Tiny beast	14	2
Kobold	1/8	25	Small humanoid	12	5
Giant rat	1/8	25	Small beast	12	7
Bandit	1/8	25	Medium humanoid	12	11
Cultist	1/8	25	Medium humanoid	12	9
Guard	1/8	25	Medium humanoid	16	11
Goblin	1/4	50	Small humanoid	15	7
Giant centipede	1/4	50	Small beast	13	4
Skeleton	1/4	50	Medium undead	13	13
Zombie	1/4	50	Medium undead	8	22
Wolf	1/4	50	Medium beast	13	11
Blink dog	1/4	50	Medium fey	13	22
Giant bat	1/4	50	Large beast	13	22
Orc	1/2	100	Medium humanoid	13	15
Hobgoblin	1/2	100	Medium humanoid	18	11
Gnoll	1/2	100	Medium humanoid	15	22
Lizardfolk	1/2	100	Medium humanoid	15	22
Sahuagin	1/2	100	Medium humanoid	12	22
Scout	1/2	100	Medium humanoid	13	16
Thug	1/2	100	Medium humanoid	11	32
Shadow	1/2	100	Medium undead	12	16
Black bear	1/2	100	Medium beast	11	19
Crocodile	1/2	100	Large beast	12	19
Worg	1/2	100	Large monstrosity	13	26
Bugbear	1	200	Medium humanoid	16	27
Ghoul	1	200	Medium undead	12	22
Specter	1	200	Medium undead	12	22
Animated armor	1	200	Medium construct	18	33
Harpy	1	200	Medium monstrosity	11	38
Imp	1	200	Tiny fiend	13	10
Quasit	1	200	Tiny fiend	13	7
Dire wolf	1	200	Large beast	14	37
Brown bear	1	200	Large beast	11	34
Giant spider	1	200	Large beast	14	26
Giant eagle	1	200	Large beast	13	26
Giant toad	1	200	Large beast	11	39
Hippogriff	1	200	Large monstrosity	11	19
Ogre	2	450	Large giant	11	59
Gargoyle	2	450	Medium elemental	15	52
Ghast	2	450	Medium undead	13	36
Bandit captain	2	450	Medium humanoid	15	65
Berserker	2	450	Medium humanoid	13	67
Priest	2	450	Medium humanoid	13	27
Gibbering mouther	2	450	Medium aberration	9	67
Ochre jelly	2	450	Large ooze	8	45
Gelatinous cube	2	450	Large ooze	6	84
Mimic	2	450	Medium monstrosity	12	58
Ettercap	2	450	Medium monstrosity	13	44
Ankheg	2	450	Large monstrosity	14	39
Griffon	2	450	Large monstrosity	12	59
Merrow	2	450	Large monstrosity	13	45
White dragon wyrmling	2	450	Medium dragon	16	32
Owlbear	3	700	Large monstrosity	13	59
Minotaur	3	700	Large monstrosity	14	76
Manticore	3	700	Large monstrosity	14	68
Basilisk	3	700	Medium monstrosity	15	52
Doppelganger	3	700	Medium monstrosity	14	52
Werewolf	3	700	Medium humanoid	12	58
Veteran	3	700	Medium humanoid	17	58
Knight	3	700	Medium humanoid	18	52
Mummy	3	700	Medium undead	11	58
Wight	3	700	Medium undead	14	45
Hell hound	3	700	Medium fiend	15	45
Green hag	3	700	Medium fey	17	82
Banshee	4	1,100	Medium undead	12	58
Ghost	4	1,100	Medium undead	11	45
Black pudding	4	1,100	Large ooze	7	85
Ettin	4	1,100	Large giant	12	85
Red dragon wyrmling	4	1,100	Medium dragon	17	75
Troll	5	1,800	Large giant	15	84
Hill giant	5	1,800	Huge giant	13	105
Wraith	5	1,800	Medium undead	13	67
Vampire spawn	5	1,800	Medium undead	15	82
Gladiator	5	1,800	Medium humanoid	16	112
Night hag	5	1,800	Medium fiend	17	112
Air elemental	5	1,800	Large elemental	15	90
Earth elemental	5	1,800	Large elemental	17	126
Fire elemental	5	1,800	Large elemental	13	102
Water elemental	5	1,800	Large elemental	14	114
Salamander	5	1,800	Large elemental	15	90
Otyugh	5	1,800	Large aberration	14	114
Shambling mound	5	1,800	Large plant	15	136
Chimera	6	2,300	Large monstrosity	14	114
Medusa	6	2,300	Medium monstrosity	15	127
Mage	6	2,300	Medium humanoid	12	40
Wyvern	6	2,300	Large dragon	13	110
Young white dragon	6	2,300	Large dragon	17	133
Oni	7	2,900	Large giant	16	110
Stone giant	7	2,900	Huge giant	17	126
Young black dragon	7	2,900	Large dragon	18	127
Frost giant	8	3,900	Huge giant	15	138
Hydra	8	3,900	Huge monstrosity	15	172
Young green dragon	8	3,900	Large dragon	18	136
Fire giant	9	5,000	Huge giant	18	162
Treant	9	5,000	Huge plant	16	138
Young blue dragon	9	5,000	Large dragon	18	152
Stone golem	10	5,900	Large construct	17	178
Aboleth	10	5,900	Large aberration	17	135
Young red dragon	10	5,900	Large dragon	18	178
Behir	11	7,200	Huge monstrosity	17	168
Remorhaz	11	7,200	Huge monstrosity	17	195
Archmage	12	8,400	Medium humanoid	12	99
Vampire	13	10,000	Medium undead	16	144
Storm giant	13	10,000	Huge giant	16	230
Adult white dragon	13	10,000	Huge dragon	18	200
Adult black dragon	14	11,500	Huge dragon	19	195
Purple worm	15	13,000	Gargantuan monstrosity	18	247
Adult green dragon	15	13,000	Huge dragon	19	207
Iron golem	16	15,000	Large construct	20	210
Adult blue dragon	16	15,000	Huge dragon	19	225
Adult red dragon	17	18,000	Huge dragon	19	256
Lich	21	33,000	Medium undead	17	135
Ancient red dragon	24	62,000	Gargantuan dragon	22	546
Tarrasque	30	155,000	Gargantuan monstrosity	25	676

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