5th Edition - Monsters - Type & Challenge Rating

D&D Monsters by Type

This document lists the creatures in the Monster Manual by Monster CR Tag
type. The lists include the challenge rating of each monster Giant bat 1/4 —
and any tags it has. The monsters are in alphabetical order. Giant boar 2—
Giant centipede 1/4 —
Aberration CR Tag Giant constrictor snake 2—
10 — Giant crab 1/8 —
Monster 14 — Giant crocodile 5—
Aboleth 13 — Giant eagle 1—
Beholder (in lair) 7— Giant elk 2—
Beholder (not in lair) 4— Giant fire beetle 0—
Blue slaad 8— Giant frog 1/4 —
Chuul 10 shapechanger Giant goat 1/2 —
Cloaker 1/8 — Giant hyena 1—
Death slaad 2— Giant lizard 1/4 —
Flumph 9 shapechanger Giant octopus 1—
Gibbering mouther 8 shapechanger Giant owl 1/4 —
Gray slaad 3— Giant poisonous snake 1/4 —
Green slaad 2— Giant rat 1/8 —
Grell 7— Giant scorpion 3—
Intellect devourer 8— Giant sea horse 1/2 —
Mind flayer 2— Giant shark 5—
Mind flayer arcanist 5— Giant spider 1—
Nothic 5— Giant toad 1—
Otyugh 1/8 — Giant vulture 1—
Red slaad 3— Giant wasp 1/2 —
Slaad tadpole Giant weasel 1/8 —
Spectator Giant wolf spider 1/4 —
Goat 0—
Beast CR Tag Hawk 0—
2— Hunter shark 2—
Monster 3— Hyena 0—
Allosaurus 1/2 — Jackal 0—
Ankylosaurus 1/4 — Killer whale 3—
Ape 0— Lion 1—
Axe beak 0— Lizard 0—
Baboon 0— Mammoth 6—
Badger 1/2 — Mastiff 1/8 —
Bat 1/8 — Mule 1/8 —
Black bear 1/4 — Octopus 0—
Blood hawk 1— Owl 0—
Boar 1/8 — Panther 1/4 —
Brown bear 0— Plesiosaurus 2—
Camel 1/4 — Poisonous snake 1/8 —
Cat 0— Polar bear 2—
Constrictor snake 1/2 — Pony 1/8 —
Crab 0— Pteranodon 1/4 —
Crocodile 1— Quipper 0—
Deer 1/4 — Rat 0—
Dire wolf 0— Raven 0—
Draft horse 4— Reef shark 1/2 —
Eagle 1/4 — Rhinoceros 2—
Elephant 1/8 — Riding horse 1/4 —
Elk 0— Saber-toothed tiger 2—
Flying snake 7— Scorpion 0—
Frog 1/4 — Sea horse 0—
Giant ape
Giant badger

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Monster CR Tag Monster CR Tag
Ancient black dragon 21 —
Spider 0— Ancient blue dragon 23 —
Ancient brass dragon 20 —
Stirge 1/8 — Ancient bronze dragon 22 —
Ancient copper dragon 21 —
Swarm of bats 1/4 — Ancient gold dragon 24 —
Ancient green dragon 22 —
Swarm of insects 1/2 — Ancient red dragon 24 —
Ancient silver dragon 23 —
Swarm of poisonous snakes 2 — Ancient white dragon 20 —
Black dragon wyrmling 2—
Swarm of quippers 1— Blue dragon wyrmling 3—
Brass dragon wyrmling 1—
Swarm of rats 1/4 — Bronze dragon wyrmling 2—
Copper dragon wyrmling 1—
Swarm of ravens 1/4 — Dragon turtle 17 —
Faerie dragon (green, blue, 2—
Tiger 1— indigo, or violet)
Faerie dragon (red, orange, 1—
Triceratops 5— or yellow)
Gold dragon wyrmling 3—
Tyrannosaurus rex 8— Green dragon wyrmling 2—
Pseudodragon 1/4 —
Vulture 0— Red dragon wyrmling 4—
Silver dragon wyrmling 2—
Warhorse 1/2 — White dragon wyrmling 2—
Wyvern 6—
Weasel 0— Young black dragon 7—
Young blue dragon 9—
Wolf 1/4 — Young brass dragon 6—
Young bronze dragon 8—
Celestial CR Tag Young copper dragon 7—
4— Young gold dragon 10 —
Monster 10 — Young green dragon 8—
Couatl 23 — Young red dragon 10 —
Deva 2— Young red shadow dragon 13 —
Empyrean 16 — Young silver dragon 9—
Pegasus 21 — Young white dragon 6—
Planetar 5—
Solar Elemental CR Tag
Unicorn 5—
Monster 2—
Construct CR Tag Air elemental 11 —
1— Azer 11 —
Monster 9— Dao 1/2 —
Animated armor 1/4 — Djinni 5—
Clay golem 5— Dust mephit 11 —
Duodrone 1/4 — Earth elemental 5—
Flesh golem 4— Efreeti 1—
Flying sword 0— Fire elemental 6—
Helmed horror 16 — Fire snake 2—
Homunculus 1/8 — Galeb duhr 1/2 —
Iron golem 2— Gargoyle 6—
Monodrone 1— Ice mephit 1/2 —
Pentadrone 2— Invisible stalker 1/2 —
Quadrone 1— Magma mephit 11 —
Rug of smothering 7— Magmin
Scarecrow 10 — Marid
Shield guardian 1/2 —
Stone golem
Tridrone

Dragon CR Tag
14 —
Monster 16 —
Adult black dragon 13 —
Adult blue dragon 15 —
Adult brass dragon 14 —
Adult bronze dragon 17 —
Adult copper dragon 15 —
Adult gold dragon 17 —
Adult green dragon 16 —
Adult red dragon 13 —
Adult silver dragon
Adult white dragon

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Monster CR Tag Monster CR Tag
Mud mephit 1/4 — Succubus 4 shapechanger
Salamander 5— Ultroloth 13 yugoloth
Smoke mephit 1/4 — Vrock 6 demon
Steam mephit 1/4 — Yochlol 10 demon
Water elemental 5—
Water weird 3— Giant CR Tag
Xorn 5— 9—
Monster 6—
Fey CR Tag Cloud giant 4—
1/4 — Cyclops 9—
Monster 1— Ettin 8—
Blink dog 3— Fire giant 8—
Dryad 5— Fomorian 1—
Green hag 1/4 — Frost giant 5—
Green hag (in coven) 1/2 — Half-ogre 2—
Pixie 2— Hill giant 7—
Satyr 4— Ogre 7—
Sea hag 1/4 — Oni 13 —
Sea hag (in coven) Stone giant 5—
Sprite CR Tag Storm giant
12 yugoloth Troll CR Tag
Fiend 19 demon 1/4 aarakocra
5 devil Humanoid 1/4 —
Monster 5 demon 12 —
Arcanaloth 3 devil Monster 8—
Balor 9 devil Aarakocra 1/8 —
Barbed devil 5— Acolyte 2—
Barlgura 8 devil Archmage 2—
Bearded devil 6 demon Assassin 1 goblinoid
Bone devil 1/4 demon Bandit 3 goblinoid
Cambion 12 devil Bandit captain 1/4 bullywug
Chain devil 9 demon Berserker 0—
Chasme 4 gnoll Bugbear 2—
Dretch 17 demon Bugbear chief 1/8 —
Erinyes 3— Bullywug 1/2 gnome
Glabrezu 8 demon Commoner 1/4 elf
Gnoll fang of Yeenoghu 11 devil Cult fanatic 5 elf
Goristro 14 devil Cultist 7 elf
Hell hound 1 devil Deep gnome (svirfneblin) 8 elf
Hezrou 4 shapechanger Drow 2—
Horned devil 0 devil Drow elite warrior 1 dwarf
Ice devil 1/8 demon Drow mage 8 gith
Imp 16 demon Drow priestess of Lolth 3 gith
Incubus 5 yugoloth Druid 2 gith
Lemure 13 demon Duergar 6 gith
Manes 5— Githyanki knight 5—
Marilith 7— Githyanki warrior 1/2 gnoll
Mezzoloth 3— Githzerai monk 2 gnoll
Nalfeshnee 9 yugoloth Githzerai zerth 1/4 goblinoid
Night hag 20 devil Gladiator 1 goblinoid
Night hag (in coven) 1 demon Gnoll 1/4 grimlock
Nightmare 13 — Gnoll pack lord 1/8 —
Nycaloth 4 demon Goblin 5 human
Pit fiend 2 devil Goblin boss
Quasit Grimlock
Rakshasa Guard
Shadow demon Half-red dragon veteran
Spined devil

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Monster CR Tag Monster CR Tag
Hobgoblin 1/2 goblinoid Displacer beast 3—
Hobgoblin captain 3 goblinoid Doppelganger 3—
Hobgoblin warlord 6 goblinoid Drider 6—
Jackalwere 1/2 shapechanger Ettercap 2—
Kenku 1/4 kenku Gorgon 5—
Knight 3— Grick 2—
Kobold 1/8 kobold Grick alpha 7—
Kuo-toa 1/4 kuo-toa Griffon 2—
Kuo-toa archpriest 6 kuo-toa Guardian naga 10 —
Kuo-toa monitor 3 kuo-toa Gynosphinx 11 —
Kuo-toa whip 1 kuo-toa Harpy 1—
Lizard king/queen 4 lizardfolk Hippogriff 1—
Lizardfolk 1/2 lizardfolk Hook horror 3—
Lizardfolk shaman 2 lizardfolk Hydra 8—
Mage 6— Kraken 23 titan
Merfolk 1/8 merfolk Lamia 4—
Noble 1/8 — Manticore 3—
Orc 1/2 orc Medusa 6—
Orc eye of Gruumsh 2 orc Merrow 2—
Orc war chief 4 orc Mimic 2 shapechanger
Orog 2 orc Minotaur 3—
Priest 2— Owlbear 3—
Quaggoth 2 quaggoth Peryton 2—
Quaggoth thonot 3 quaggoth Phase spider 3—
Sahuagin 1/2 sahuagin Piercer 1/2 —
Sahuagin baron 5 sahuagin Purple worm 15 —
Sahuagin priestess 2 sahuagin Remorhaz 11 —
Scout 1/2 — Roc 11 —
Spy 1— Roper 5—
Thri-kreen 1 thri-kreen Rust monster 1/2 —
Thug 1/2 — Spirit naga 8—
Tribal warrior 1/8 — Tarrasque 30 titan
Troglodyte 1/4 troglodyte Umber hulk 5—
Veteran 3— Winter wolf 3—
Werebear 5 human, shapechanger Worg 1/2 —
Wereboar 4 human, shapechanger Yeti 3—
Wererat 2 human, shapechanger Young remorhaz 5—
Weretiger 4 human, shapechanger Yuan-ti abomination 7 shapechanger, yuan-ti
Werewolf 3 human, shapechanger Yuan-ti malison 3 shapechanger, yuan-ti
Winged kobold 1/4 kobold
Yuan-ti pureblood 1 yuan-ti Ooze CR Tag
4—
Monstrosity CR Tag Monster 2—
9— Black pudding 1/2 —
Monster 17 — Gelatinous cube 2—
Abominable yeti 2— Gray ooze
Androsphinx 3— Ochre jelly CR Tag
Ankheg 11 — 0—
Basilisk 5— Plant 2—
Behir 2— 1/2 —
Bulette 2— Monster 1/2 —
Carrion crawler 6— Awakened shrub 2—
Centaur 1/2 — Awakened tree 0—
Chimera 1/2 — Gas spore
Cockatrice 1— Myconid adult
Darkmantle Myconid sovereign
Death dog Myconid sprout

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Monster CR Tag
Needle blight 1/4 —
Quaggoth spore servant 1—
Shambling mound 5—
Shrieker 0—
Treant 9—
Twig blight 1/8 —
Vine blight 1/2 —
Violet fungus 1/4 —

Undead CR Tag
17 —
Monster 4—
Adult blue dracolich 5—
Banshee 4—
Beholder zombie 0—
Bone naga 17 —
Crawling claw 15 —
Death knight 14 —
Death tyrant (in lair) 20 —
Death tyrant (not in lair) 18 —
Demilich (in lair) 4—
Demilich (not in lair) 2—
Flameskull 4—
Ghast 1—
Ghost 22 —
Ghoul 21 —
Lich (in lair) 2—
Lich (not in lair) 3—
Minotaur skeleton 16 —
Mummy 15 —
Mummy lord (in lair) 2—
Mummy lord (not in lair) 2—
Ogre zombie 5—
Poltergeist (specter) 1/2 —
Revenant 1/4 —
Shadow 1—
Skeleton 13 shapechanger
Specter 15 shapechanger
Vampire 15 shapechanger
Vampire (spellcaster) 5—
Vampire (warrior) 1/2 —
Vampire spawn 3—
Warhorse skeleton 2—
Wight 5—
Will-o’-wisp 1/4 —
Wraith
Zombie

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Monsters by Challenge Rating

This index organizes the monsters in the Monster Manual by challenge rating.

Challenge 0 (0–10 XP) Stirge Crocodile Harpy
Tribal warrior Darkmantle Hippogriff
Awakened shrub Twig blight Deep gnome Imp
Baboon Dust mephit Kuo-toa whip
Badger Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Gas spore Lion
Bat Giant goat Quadrone
Cat Aarakocra Giant sea horse Quaggoth spore servant
Commoner Acolyte Giant wasp Quasit
Crab Axe beak Gnoll Scarecrow
Crawling claw Blink dog Gray ooze Specter
Deer Boar Hobgoblin Spy
Eagle Bullywug Ice mephit Swarm of quippers
Frog Constrictor snake Jackalwere Thri-kreen
Giant fire beetle Draft horse Lizardfolk Tiger
Goat Dretch Magma mephit Yuan-ti pureblood
Hawk Drow Magmin
Homunculus Duodrone Myconid adult Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Hyena Elk Orc
Jackal Flying sword Piercer Allosaurus
Lemure Giant badger Reef shark Ankheg
Lizard Giant bat Rust monster Awakened tree
Myconid sprout Giant centipede Sahuagin Azer
Octopus Giant frog Satyr Bandit captain
Owl Giant lizard Scout Berserker
Quipper Giant owl Shadow Black dragon wyrmling
Rat Giant poisonous snake Swarm of insects Bronze dragon wyrmling
Raven Giant wolf spider Thug Carrion crawler
Scorpion Goblin Tridrone Centaur
Sea horse Grimlock Vine blight Cult fanatic
Shrieker Kenku Warhorse Druid
Spider Kuo-toa Warhorse skeleton Ettercap
Vulture Mud mephit Worg Faerie dragon (old)
Weasel Needle blight Gargoyle
Panther Challenge 1 (200 XP) Gelatinous cube
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) Pixie Ghast
Pseudodragon Animated armor Giant boar
Bandit Pteranodon Brass dragon wyrmling Giant constrictor snake
Blood hawk Riding horse Brown bear Giant elk
Camel Skeleton Bugbear Gibbering mouther
Cultist Smoke mephit Copper dragon wyrmling Githzerai monk
Flumph Sprite Death dog Gnoll pack lord
Flying snake Steam mephit Dire wolf Green dragon wyrmling
Giant crab Swarm of bats Dryad Grick
Giant rat Swarm of rats Duergar Griffon
Giant weasel Swarm of ravens Faerie dragon (young) Hunter shark
Guard Troglodyte Fire snake Intellect devourer
Kobold Violet fungus Ghoul Lizardfolk shaman
Manes Winged kobold Giant eagle Merrow
Mastiff Wolf Giant hyena Mimic
Merfolk Zombie Giant octopus Minotaur skeleton
Monodrone Giant spider Myconid sovereign
Mule Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) Giant toad Nothic
Noble Giant vulture Ochre jelly
Poisonous snake Ape Goblin boss Ogre
Pony Black bear Half-ogre Ogre zombie
Slaad tadpole Cockatrice

Monsters by Challenge Rating 1

Orc Eye of Gruumsh Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Werebear Cloud giant
Orog Wraith Fire giant
Pegasus Banshee Xorn Glabrezu
Pentadrone Black pudding Young remorhaz Gray slaad
Peryton Bone naga Nycaloth
Plesiosaurus Chuul Challenge 6 (2,300 XP) Treant
Polar bear Couatl Young blue dragon
Poltergeist (specter) Elephant Chasme Young silver dragon
Priest Ettin Chimera
Quaggoth Flameskull Cyclops Challenge 10 (5,900 XP)
Rhinoceros Ghost Drider
Rug of smothering Gnoll fang of Yeenoghu Galeb duhr Aboleth
Saber-toothed tiger Helmed horror Githzerai zerth Death slaad
Sahuagin priestess Incubus Hobgoblin warlord Deva
Sea hag Lamia Invisible stalker Guardian naga
Silver dragon wyrmling Lizard king/queen Kuo-toa archpriest Stone golem
Spined devil Orc war chief Mage Yochlol
Swarm of poisonous snakes Red dragon wyrmling Mammoth Young gold dragon
Wererat Sea hag (in coven) Medusa Young red dragon
White dragon wyrmling Shadow demon Vrock
Will-o’-wisp Succubus Wyvern Challenge 11 (7,200 XP)
Wereboar Young brass dragon
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Weretiger Young white dragon Behir
Dao
Ankylosaurus Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Challenge 7 (2,900 XP) Djinni
Basilisk Efreeti
Bearded devil Air elemental Blue slaad Gynosphinx
Blue dragon wyrmling Barbed devil Drow mage Horned devil
Bugbear chief Barlgura Giant ape Marid
Displacer beast Beholder zombie Grick alpha Remorhaz
Doppelganger Bulette Mind flayer Roc
Giant scorpion Cambion Night hag (in coven)
Githyanki warrior Drow elite warrior Oni Challenge 12 (8,400 XP)
Gold dragon wyrmling Earth elemental Shield guardian
Green hag Fire elemental Stone giant Arcanaloth
Grell Flesh golem Young black dragon Archmage
Hell hound Giant crocodile Young copper dragon Erinyes
Hobgoblin captain Giant shark Yuan-ti abomination
Hook horror Gladiator Challenge 13 (10,000 XP)
Killer whale Gorgon Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
Knight Green hag (in coven) Adult brass dragon
Kuo-toa monitor Half-red dragon veteran Assassin Adult white dragon
Manticore Hill giant Chain devil Beholder (not in lair)
Minotaur Mezzoloth Cloaker Nalfeshnee
Mummy Night hag Drow priestess of Lolth Rakshasa
Nightmare Otyugh Fomorian Storm giant
Owlbear Red slaad Frost giant Ultroloth
Phase spider Revenant Githyanki knight Vampire
Quaggoth thonot Roper Green slaad Young red shadow dragon
Spectator Sahuagin baron Hezrou
Veteran Salamander Hydra Challenge 14 (11,500 XP)
Water weird Shambling mound Mind flayer arcanist
Werewolf Triceratops Spirit naga Adult black dragon
Wight Troll Tyrannosaurus rex Adult copper dragon
Winter wolf Umber hulk Young bronze dragon Beholder (in lair)
Yeti Unicorn Young green dragon Death tyrant (not in lair)
Yuan-ti malison Vampire spawn Ice devil
Water elemental Challenge 9 (5,000 XP)
Challenge 15 (13,000 XP)
Abominable yeti
Bone devil Adult bronze dragon
Clay golem Adult green dragon
Death tyrant (in lair)
Mummy lord (not in lair)

2 Monsters by Challenge Rating

Purple worm
Vampire (spellcaster)
Vampire (warrior)

Challenge 16 (15,000 XP)

Adult blue dragon
Adult silver dragon
Iron golem
Marilith
Mummy lord (in lair)
Planetar

Challenge 17 (18,000 XP)

Adult blue dracolich
Adult gold dragon
Adult red dragon
Androsphinx
Death knight
Dragon turtle
Goristro

Challenge 18 (20,000 XP)

Demilich (not in lair)

Challenge 19 (22,000 XP)

Balor

Challenge 20 (25,000 XP)

Ancient brass dragon
Ancient white dragon
Demilich (in lair)
Pit fiend

Challenge 21 (33,000 XP)

Ancient black dragon
Ancient copper dragon
Lich (not in lair)
Solar

Challenge 22 (41,000 XP)

Ancient bronze dragon
Ancient green dragon
Lich (in lair)

Challenge 23 (50,000 XP)

Ancient blue dragon
Ancient silver dragon
Empyrean
Kraken

Challenge 24 (62,000 XP)

Ancient gold dragon
Ancient red dragon

Challenge 30 (155,000 XP)

Tarrasque

Monsters by Challenge Rating 3