CR 1/8 Monsters for 5e
- Creatures
- 78
- XP each
- 25
- Proficiency
- +2
- Typical AC
- 12
- range 7–16
- Typical HP
- 9
- range 2–22
There are 78 creatures with a challenge rating of 1/8 in our open-licensed bestiary, drawn from 8 source books. Each is worth 25 XP and has a proficiency bonus of +2. On their own they suit level-1 parties; in groups they make good minions, and our encounter generator rolls them alongside leaders of CR 2–4.
Beasts are the most common (39), followed by humanoids (22) and fey (5). Armor Class runs from 7 to 16 (typically 12) and hit points from 2 to 22 (typically 9).
CR 1/8 encounter ideas
4 × Giant Rat
- 4 × Giant Rat (CR 1/8, 100 XP)
100 XP total
6 × Noble
- 6 × Noble (CR 1/8, 150 XP)
150 XP total
6 × Poisonous Snake
- 6 × Poisonous Snake (CR 1/8, 150 XP)
150 XP total
All CR 1/8 monsters
Names link to the full stat block on Open5e.
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| Size | Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BaboonSmall beast | beast | Small | 11 | 10 | Black Flag SRD |
| BanditMedium humanoid5e Core Rules | humanoid | Medium | 12 | 11 | 5e Core Rules |
| BanditMedium humanoidBlack Flag SRD | humanoid | Medium | 12 | 9 | Black Flag SRD |
| BanditMedium humanoidLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie | humanoid | Medium | 12 | 9 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| Blood HawkSmall beast5e Core Rules | beast | Small | 12 | 7 | 5e Core Rules |
| Blood HawkSmall beastLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie | beast | Small | 11 | 7 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| BookkeeperTiny construct | construct | Tiny | 12 | 5 | Creature Codex |
| CamelLarge beast5e Core Rules | beast | Large | 9 | 15 | 5e Core Rules |
| CamelLarge beastBlack Flag SRD | beast | Large | 10 | 10 | Black Flag SRD |
| CamelMedium beastLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie | beast | Medium | 10 | 15 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| CikavakTiny feyTome of Beasts | fey | Tiny | 12 | 17 | Tome of Beasts |
| CikavakTiny feyTome of Beasts 2023 | fey | Tiny | 12 | 17 | Tome of Beasts 2023 |
| Climbing VineMedium plant | plant | Medium | 11 | 13 | Tome of Beasts 3 |
| Clockwork ServantMedium construct | construct | Medium | 11 | 22 | Creature Codex |
| CompsognathusTiny beast | beast | Tiny | 12 | 10 | Tome of Beasts 2 |
| CultistMedium humanoid5e Core Rules | humanoid | Medium | 12 | 9 | 5e Core Rules |
| CultistMedium humanoidBlack Flag SRD | humanoid | Medium | 13 | 9 | Black Flag SRD |
| CultistMedium humanoidLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie | humanoid | Medium | 12 | 9 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| Diseased Giant RatSmall beast | beast | Small | 12 | 7 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| Fennec FoxTiny beast | beast | Tiny | 11 | 7 | Tome of Beasts 2 |
| FlumphSmall aberration | aberration | Small | 12 | 7 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| Flying SnakeTiny beast5e Core Rules | beast | Tiny | 14 | 5 | 5e Core Rules |
| Flying SnakeTiny beastLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie | beast | Tiny | 13 | 7 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| Giant CrabMedium beast5e Core Rules | beast | Medium | 15 | 13 | 5e Core Rules |
| Giant CrabMedium beastLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie | beast | Medium | 15 | 9 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| Giant MothSmall beast | beast | Small | 11 | 7 | Creature Codex |
| Giant RatSmall beast5e Core Rules | beast | Small | 12 | 7 | 5e Core Rules |
| Giant RatSmall beastLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie | beast | Small | 12 | 7 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| Giant Rat (Diseased)Small beast | beast | Small | 12 | 7 | 5e Core Rules |
| Giant WeaselMedium beast5e Core Rules | beast | Medium | 13 | 9 | 5e Core Rules |
| Giant WeaselMedium beastLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie | beast | Medium | 12 | 9 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| Gorao-KaTiny fey | fey | Tiny | 13 | 17 | Tome of Beasts 2 |
| GuardMedium humanoid5e Core Rules | humanoid | Medium | 16 | 11 | 5e Core Rules |
| GuardMedium humanoidBlack Flag SRD | humanoid | Medium | 14 | 8 | Black Flag SRD |
| GuardMedium humanoidLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie | humanoid | Medium | 15 | 11 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| Hawk, BloodSmall beast | beast | Small | 12 | 8 | Black Flag SRD |
| Ice BogieSmall fey | fey | Small | 12 | 10 | Tome of Beasts 2 |
| KoboldSmall humanoid5e Core Rules | humanoid | Small | 12 | 5 | 5e Core Rules |
| KoboldSmall humanoidBlack Flag SRD | humanoid | Small | 12 | 9 | Black Flag SRD |
| KoboldSmall humanoidLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie | humanoid | Small | 12 | 7 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| Lantern HagfishSmall aberration | aberration | Small | 11 | 9 | Black Flag SRD |
| LemureMedium fiend | fiend | Medium | 7 | 13 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| LeoninoTiny beast | beast | Tiny | 13 | 13 | Creature Codex |
| LymarienTiny fey | fey | Tiny | 13 | 5 | Tome of Beasts 2 |
| MastiffMedium beast5e Core Rules | beast | Medium | 12 | 5 | 5e Core Rules |
| MastiffMedium beastBlack Flag SRD | beast | Medium | 12 | 9 | Black Flag SRD |
| MastiffMedium beastLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie | beast | Medium | 12 | 9 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| MerfolkMedium humanoid5e Core Rules | humanoid | Medium | 11 | 11 | 5e Core Rules |
| MerfolkMedium humanoidBlack Flag SRD | humanoid | Medium | 12 | 9 | Black Flag SRD |
| MerfolkMedium humanoidLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie | humanoid | Medium | 11 | 11 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| MuleMedium beast5e Core Rules | beast | Medium | 10 | 11 | 5e Core Rules |
| MuleMedium beastBlack Flag SRD | beast | Medium | 10 | 10 | Black Flag SRD |
| MuleMedium beastLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie | beast | Medium | 10 | 11 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| NobleMedium humanoid5e Core Rules | humanoid | Medium | 15 | 9 | 5e Core Rules |
| NobleMedium humanoidBlack Flag SRD | humanoid | Medium | 14 | 7 | Black Flag SRD |
| PirateMedium humanoid | humanoid | Medium | 12 | 9 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| Pixie’s UmbrellaSmall plant | plant | Small | 7 | 10 | Tome of Beasts 2 |
| Poisonous SnakeTiny beast5e Core Rules | beast | Tiny | 13 | 2 | 5e Core Rules |
| Poisonous SnakeTiny beastLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie | beast | Tiny | 12 | 2 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| PonyMedium beast5e Core Rules | beast | Medium | 10 | 11 | 5e Core Rules |
| PonyMedium beastBlack Flag SRD | beast | Medium | 10 | 10 | Black Flag SRD |
| PonyMedium beastLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie | beast | Medium | 10 | 11 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| ShroudMedium undeadTome of Beasts | undead | Medium | 13 | 9 | Tome of Beasts |
| ShroudMedium undeadTome of Beasts 2023 | undead | Medium | 11 | 13 | Tome of Beasts 2023 |
| Snake, FlyingTiny beast | beast | Tiny | 11 | 10 | Black Flag SRD |
| Snake, PoisonousTiny beast | beast | Tiny | 11 | 9 | Black Flag SRD |
| StirgeTiny beast5e Core Rules | beast | Tiny | 14 | 2 | 5e Core Rules |
| StirgeTiny beastBlack Flag SRD | beast | Tiny | 14 | 7 | Black Flag SRD |
| StirgeTiny beastLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie | beast | Tiny | 13 | 2 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| Stout Halfling GuardSmall humanoid | humanoid | Small | 15 | 11 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| StryxTiny monstrosityTome of Beasts | monstrosity | Tiny | 13 | 10 | Tome of Beasts |
| StryxTiny monstrosityTome of Beasts 2023 | monstrosity | Tiny | 12 | 10 | Tome of Beasts 2023 |
| Tribal WarriorMedium humanoid | humanoid | Medium | 12 | 11 | 5e Core Rules |
| WarriorMedium humanoid | humanoid | Medium | 13 | 11 | Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie |
| WharflingTiny beastTome of Beasts | beast | Tiny | 13 | 6 | Tome of Beasts |
| WharflingTiny beastTome of Beasts 2023 | beast | Tiny | 12 | 10 | Tome of Beasts 2023 |
| Wicked SkullTiny monstrosity | monstrosity | Tiny | 13 | 7 | Tome of Beasts 2 |
| Wild WarriorMedium humanoid | humanoid | Medium | 12 | 9 | Black Flag SRD |
Monster names and statistics are Open Game Content from the listed source books, via the Open5e project (snapshot 2026-11-07); see Legal & Open Game License. Encounter ideas and summaries are original. FandomCodex is not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.