Monsters by Challenge Rating

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

Challenge 0 (0–10 XP) Stirge Crocodile Harpy

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

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

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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

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