D&D 5e Monster List - Searchable by CR & Type

Complete D&D 5e monster database. Search and filter monsters by Challenge Rating, type, size, and environment. View AC, HP, speed, and XP for every creature.

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122 monsters found

Name	CR	Type	Size	AC	HP	Speed	XP
Rat	0	Beast	Tiny	10	1	20 ft.	10
Frog	0	Beast	Tiny	11	1	20 ft., swim 20 ft.	10
Commoner	0	Humanoid	Medium	10	4	30 ft.	10
Bandit	1/8	Humanoid	Medium	12	11	30 ft.	25
Cultist	1/8	Humanoid	Medium	12	9	30 ft.	25
Guard	1/8	Humanoid	Medium	16	11	30 ft.	25
Kobold	1/8	Humanoid	Small	12	5	30 ft.	25
Stirge	1/8	Beast	Tiny	14	2	10 ft., fly 40 ft.	25
Tribal Warrior	1/8	Humanoid	Medium	12	11	30 ft.	25
Goblin	1/4	Humanoid	Small	15	7	30 ft.	50
Skeleton	1/4	Undead	Medium	13	13	30 ft.	50
Zombie	1/4	Undead	Medium	8	22	20 ft.	50
Wolf	1/4	Beast	Medium	13	11	40 ft.	50
Giant Bat	1/4	Beast	Large	13	22	10 ft., fly 60 ft.	50
Acolyte	1/4	Humanoid	Medium	10	9	30 ft.	50
Pseudodragon	1/4	Dragon	Tiny	13	7	15 ft., fly 60 ft.	50
Orc	1/2	Humanoid	Medium	13	15	30 ft.	100
Black Bear	1/2	Beast	Medium	11	19	40 ft., climb 30 ft.	100
Hobgoblin	1/2	Humanoid	Medium	18	11	30 ft.	100
Shadow	1/2	Undead	Medium	12	16	40 ft.	100
Worg	1/2	Monstrosity	Large	13	26	50 ft.	100
Scout	1/2	Humanoid	Medium	13	16	30 ft.	100
Sahuagin	1/2	Humanoid	Medium	12	22	30 ft., swim 40 ft.	100
Bugbear	1	Humanoid	Medium	16	27	30 ft.	200
Dire Wolf	1	Beast	Large	14	37	50 ft.	200
Ghoul	1	Undead	Medium	12	22	30 ft.	200
Giant Spider	1	Beast	Large	14	26	30 ft., climb 30 ft.	200
Spy	1	Humanoid	Medium	12	27	30 ft.	200
Specter	1	Undead	Medium	12	22	0 ft., fly 50 ft.	200
Brown Bear	1	Beast	Large	11	34	40 ft., climb 30 ft.	200
Harpy	1	Monstrosity	Medium	11	38	20 ft., fly 40 ft.	200
Hippogriff	1	Monstrosity	Large	11	19	40 ft., fly 60 ft.	200
Ogre	2	Giant	Large	11	59	40 ft.	450
Ghast	2	Undead	Medium	13	36	30 ft.	450
Berserker	2	Humanoid	Medium	13	67	30 ft.	450
Mimic	2	Monstrosity	Medium	12	58	15 ft.	450
Ankheg	2	Monstrosity	Large	14	39	30 ft., burrow 10 ft.	450
Carrion Crawler	2	Monstrosity	Large	13	51	30 ft., climb 30 ft.	450
Gargoyle	2	Elemental	Medium	15	52	30 ft., fly 60 ft.	450
Sea Hag	2	Fey	Medium	14	52	30 ft., swim 40 ft.	450
Merrow	2	Monstrosity	Large	13	45	10 ft., swim 40 ft.	450
Gelatinous Cube	2	Ooze	Large	6	84	15 ft.	450
Intellect Devourer	2	Aberration	Tiny	12	21	40 ft.	450
Owlbear	3	Monstrosity	Large	13	59	40 ft.	700
Minotaur	3	Monstrosity	Large	14	76	40 ft.	700
Winter Wolf	3	Monstrosity	Large	13	75	50 ft.	700
Basilisk	3	Monstrosity	Medium	15	52	20 ft.	700
Manticore	3	Monstrosity	Large	14	68	30 ft., fly 50 ft.	700
Mummy	3	Undead	Medium	11	58	20 ft.	700
Werewolf	3	Humanoid	Medium	12	58	30 ft.	700
Phase Spider	3	Monstrosity	Large	13	32	30 ft., climb 30 ft.	700
Killer Whale	3	Beast	Huge	12	90	0 ft., swim 60 ft.	700
Ettin	4	Giant	Large	12	85	40 ft.	1,100
Banshee	4	Undead	Medium	12	58	0 ft., fly 40 ft.	1,100
Ghost	4	Undead	Medium	11	45	0 ft., fly 40 ft.	1,100
Couatl	4	Celestial	Medium	19	97	30 ft., fly 90 ft.	1,100
Flameskull	4	Undead	Tiny	13	40	0 ft., fly 40 ft.	1,100
Elephant	4	Beast	Huge	12	76	40 ft.	1,100
Troll	5	Giant	Large	15	84	30 ft.	1,800
Hill Giant	5	Giant	Huge	13	105	40 ft.	1,800
Shambling Mound	5	Plant	Large	15	136	20 ft., swim 20 ft.	1,800
Salamander	5	Elemental	Large	15	90	30 ft.	1,800
Bulette	5	Monstrosity	Large	17	94	40 ft., burrow 40 ft.	1,800
Wraith	5	Undead	Medium	13	67	0 ft., fly 60 ft.	1,800
Water Elemental	5	Elemental	Large	14	114	30 ft., swim 90 ft.	1,800
Air Elemental	5	Elemental	Large	15	90	0 ft., fly 90 ft.	1,800
Giant Shark	5	Beast	Huge	13	126	0 ft., swim 50 ft.	1,800
Young White Dragon	6	Dragon	Large	17	133	40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.	2,300
Medusa	6	Monstrosity	Medium	15	127	30 ft.	2,300
Cyclops	6	Giant	Huge	14	138	30 ft.	2,300
Drider	6	Monstrosity	Large	19	123	30 ft., climb 30 ft.	2,300
Wyvern	6	Dragon	Large	13	110	20 ft., fly 80 ft.	2,300
Stone Giant	7	Giant	Huge	17	126	40 ft.	2,900
Young Black Dragon	7	Dragon	Large	18	127	40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.	2,900
Shield Guardian	7	Construct	Large	17	142	30 ft.	2,900
Oni	7	Giant	Large	16	110	30 ft., fly 30 ft.	2,900
Mind Flayer	7	Aberration	Medium	15	71	30 ft.	2,900
Frost Giant	8	Giant	Huge	15	138	40 ft.	3,900
Young Green Dragon	8	Dragon	Large	18	136	40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.	3,900
Hydra	8	Monstrosity	Huge	15	172	30 ft., swim 30 ft.	3,900
Assassin	8	Humanoid	Medium	15	78	30 ft.	3,900
T-Rex	8	Beast	Huge	13	136	50 ft.	3,900
Fire Giant	9	Giant	Huge	18	162	30 ft.	5,000
Young Blue Dragon	9	Dragon	Large	18	152	40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 80 ft.	5,000
Treant	9	Plant	Huge	16	138	30 ft.	5,000
Clay Golem	9	Construct	Large	14	133	20 ft.	5,000
Bone Devil	9	Fiend	Large	19	142	40 ft., fly 40 ft.	5,000
Young Red Dragon	10	Dragon	Large	18	178	40 ft., climb 40 ft., fly 80 ft.	5,900
Stone Golem	10	Construct	Large	17	178	30 ft.	5,900
Aboleth	10	Aberration	Large	17	135	10 ft., swim 40 ft.	5,900
Guardian Naga	10	Monstrosity	Large	18	127	40 ft.	5,900
Young Gold Dragon	10	Dragon	Large	18	178	40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.	5,900
Remorhaz	11	Monstrosity	Huge	17	195	30 ft., burrow 20 ft.	7,200
Roc	11	Monstrosity	Gargantuan	15	248	20 ft., fly 120 ft.	7,200
Behir	11	Monstrosity	Huge	17	168	50 ft., climb 40 ft.	7,200
Dao	11	Elemental	Large	18	187	30 ft., burrow 30 ft., fly 30 ft.	7,200
Horned Devil	11	Fiend	Large	18	178	20 ft., fly 60 ft.	7,200
Adult White Dragon	13	Dragon	Huge	18	200	40 ft., burrow 30 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.	10,000
Beholder	13	Aberration	Large	18	180	0 ft., fly 20 ft.	10,000
Storm Giant	13	Giant	Huge	16	230	50 ft., swim 50 ft.	10,000
Vampire	13	Undead	Medium	16	144	30 ft.	10,000
Adult Black Dragon	14	Dragon	Huge	19	195	40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.	11,500
Adult Green Dragon	15	Dragon	Huge	19	207	40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.	13,000
Mummy Lord	15	Undead	Medium	17	97	20 ft.	13,000
Purple Worm	15	Monstrosity	Gargantuan	18	247	50 ft., burrow 30 ft.	13,000
Adult Blue Dragon	16	Dragon	Huge	19	225	40 ft., burrow 30 ft., fly 80 ft.	15,000
Iron Golem	16	Construct	Large	20	210	30 ft.	15,000
Marilith	16	Fiend	Large	18	189	40 ft.	15,000
Adult Red Dragon	17	Dragon	Huge	19	256	40 ft., climb 40 ft., fly 80 ft.	18,000
Adult Gold Dragon	17	Dragon	Huge	19	256	40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.	18,000
Death Knight	17	Undead	Medium	20	180	30 ft.	18,000
Dragon Turtle	17	Dragon	Gargantuan	20	341	20 ft., swim 40 ft.	18,000
Ancient White Dragon	20	Dragon	Gargantuan	20	333	40 ft., burrow 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.	25,000
Pit Fiend	20	Fiend	Large	19	300	30 ft., fly 60 ft.	25,000
Ancient Black Dragon	21	Dragon	Gargantuan	22	367	40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.	33,000
Lich	21	Undead	Medium	17	135	30 ft.	33,000
Ancient Green Dragon	22	Dragon	Gargantuan	21	385	40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.	41,000
Ancient Blue Dragon	23	Dragon	Gargantuan	22	481	40 ft., burrow 40 ft., fly 80 ft.	50,000
Kraken	23	Monstrosity	Gargantuan	18	472	20 ft., swim 60 ft.	50,000
Ancient Red Dragon	24	Dragon	Gargantuan	22	546	40 ft., climb 40 ft., fly 80 ft.	62,000
Ancient Gold Dragon	24	Dragon	Gargantuan	22	546	40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.	62,000
Tarrasque	30	Monstrosity	Gargantuan	25	676	40 ft.	155,000

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Challenge Rating (CR) mean in D&D 5e?

Challenge Rating indicates how dangerous a monster is. A monster with a CR equal to the party's level provides a moderate challenge for a group of four adventurers. A CR 5 monster is an appropriate challenge for four level-5 characters.

How do you calculate encounter XP?

Add up the XP values of all monsters in the encounter, then apply the encounter multiplier based on the number of monsters (1x for 1 monster, up to 4x for 15+ monsters). Compare the adjusted XP to party thresholds to determine difficulty.

What is the strongest monster in D&D 5e?

The Tarrasque (CR 30) is the highest-CR creature in the Monster Manual with 676 HP, AC 25, and three legendary resistances. However, Ancient Dragons (CR 20-24) and the Lich (CR 21) are also extremely powerful.

What monster types exist in D&D 5e?

D&D 5e has 14 creature types: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, and Undead. Each type may have unique interactions with certain spells and abilities.

How do monster sizes work?

Monsters range from Tiny (2.5 ft.) to Gargantuan (20+ ft.). Size affects the space a creature controls in combat, grappling rules, and which creatures can be targets of certain effects. Larger creatures generally have more hit points.

D&D 5e Monster List - Searchable by CR & Type

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Challenge Rating (CR) mean in D&D 5e?

How do you calculate encounter XP?

What is the strongest monster in D&D 5e?

What monster types exist in D&D 5e?

How do monster sizes work?

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