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CR 5 Monsters for 5e

Creatures
289
XP each
1,800
Proficiency
+3
Typical AC
15
range 8–20
Typical HP
97
range 49–153

There are 289 creatures with a challenge rating of 5 in our open-licensed bestiary, drawn from 9 source books. Each is worth 1,800 XP and has a proficiency bonus of +3. As a rule of thumb, one CR 5 monster is a fair fight for four rested level-5 characters; for bigger battles, give it lower-CR minions.

Humanoids are the most common (48), followed by monstrosities (40) and undead (28). Armor Class runs from 8 to 20 (typically 15) and hit points from 49 to 153 (typically 97).

Roll a CR 5 encounter

CR 5 encounter ideas

  • Rat King with 3 × Panther

    • 1 × Rat King (CR 5, 1,800 XP)
    • 3 × Panther (CR 1/4, 150 XP)

    1,950 XP total

  • Three-Headed Cobra with 3 × Dragonbound Warrior

    • 1 × Three-Headed Cobra (CR 5, 1,800 XP)
    • 3 × Dragonbound Warrior (CR 1/4, 150 XP)

    1,950 XP total

  • Bulette with 3 × Morko

    • 1 × Bulette (CR 5, 1,800 XP)
    • 3 × Morko (CR 1/4, 150 XP)

    1,950 XP total

All CR 5 monsters

Names link to the full stat block on Open5e.

Showing 289 of 289

Challenge rating 5 monsters with type, size, armor class, hit points and source
AatxeLarge celestial14105
Air ElementalLarge elemental5e Core Rules1590
Air ElementalLarge elementalBlack Flag SRD1594
Air ElementalLarge elementalLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie1490
AlkeLarge monstrosity14114
AmphiboltLarge monstrosity1585
AniwyeLarge monstrosity15102
ArachnocratMedium fiend1593
AridniSmall feyTome of Beasts1582
AridniSmall feyTome of Beasts 20231582
AsanbosamLarge aberrationTome of Beasts14102
AsanbosamLarge aberrationTome of Beasts 202314102
Aural HunterLarge aberration15127
Barbed DevilMedium fiend5e Core Rules15110
Barbed DevilMedium fiendBlack Flag SRD1594
Barbed DevilMedium fiendLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie15102
BardMedium humanoid15114
Befouled WeirdMedium elemental1475
Black Knight CommanderMedium humanoidTome of Beasts1878
Black Knight CommanderMedium humanoidTome of Beasts 20231891
BlackguardMedium humanoid1882
Blood ElementalLarge elemental1495
BoudaMedium fiendTome of Beasts1593
BoudaMedium fiendTome of Beasts 20231593
Brain CoralHuge aberration14119
Brownie MysticTiny fey1582
BuletteLarge monstrosity5e Core Rules1794
BuletteLarge monstrosityBlack Flag SRD17108
CambionMedium fiend1693
Centaur ChieftainLarge monstrosity16110
Champion WarriorMedium humanoid1690
ChemositMedium fiend15119
ChieftainSmall humanoid16110
ChuulLarge aberration1693
CipactliMedium fiend1578
Clockwork AbominationLarge constructTome of Beasts1676
Clockwork AbominationLarge constructTome of Beasts 20231676
Corpselight MothLarge beast15136
Corrupted UnicornLarge celestial1485
Corrupted UshabtiMedium undead1597
Corrupting OozeLarge oozeTome of Beasts12115
Corrupting OozeLarge oozeTome of Beasts 202312115
Coven Green HagMedium fey1497
Crocodile, GiantHuge beast14120
Cueyatl Moon PriestSmall humanoid1381
Darakhul SpyMedium undead1691
Dark VoiceMedium humanoid1691
Death Shroud GolemLarge construct1295
DeathweaverHuge monstrosity1695
Derro Shadow AntipaladinSmall humanoid1882
Diminution DrakeMedium dragon1571
Dinosaur, TherizinosaurusHuge beast1395
Dire OwlbearLarge monstrosity15102
DivSmall elemental1799
Dogmole JuggernautLarge monstrosityTome of Beasts15126
Dogmole JuggernautLarge monstrosityTome of Beasts 202315126
Drake, ShepherdMedium dragon16110
DrakonLarge beastTome of Beasts16105
DrakonLarge dragonTome of Beasts 202316105
Dread Walker ExcavatorLarge construct1675
Dream EaterMedium fiendTome of Beasts1575
Dream EaterMedium fiendTome of Beasts 20231575
Dream WraithMedium undead1460
Drowned MaidenMedium undeadTome of Beasts1590
Drowned MaidenMedium undeadTome of Beasts 20231590
DuelistMedium humanoid1690
DvarapalaHuge giant14136
Dwarf, Pike Guard CaptainMedium humanoid1893
Earth ElementalLarge elemental5e Core Rules17126
Earth ElementalLarge elementalBlack Flag SRD17114
Earth ElementalLarge elementalLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie17114
Eldritch OozeLarge ooze8153
EleinomaeMedium fey18112
EmpusaMedium monstrosity16102
Far DorochaMedium fey1482
Faux-GarouMedium construct1293
Fell NightmareLarge fiend1393
FellforgedMedium constructTome of Beasts15135
FellforgedMedium constructTome of Beasts 202315135
Fidele AngelMedium celestialTome of Beasts16104
Fidele AngelMedium celestialTome of Beasts 202316104
FierstjerrenMedium undead14105
Fire ElementalLarge elemental5e Core Rules13102
Fire ElementalLarge elementalBlack Flag SRD13110
Fire ElementalLarge elementalLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie1490
Flayed WraithMedium undead1267
Flesh GolemMedium construct5e Core Rules993
Flesh GolemMedium constructBlack Flag SRD9129
Flesh GuardianMedium construct993
FleshdregHuge plant15115
Forest HunterMedium humanoid15104
GargoctopusLarge monstrosity13104
GearmassLarge ooze15115
Ghoul, IronMedium undead16143
GhulMedium undead15105
Giant Ant QueenLarge beast15119
Giant CrocodileHuge beast5e Core Rules1485
Giant CrocodileHuge beastLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie1485
Giant Frilled LizardLarge beast16105
Giant Mantis ShrimpLarge beast14110
Giant SharkHuge beast5e Core Rules13126
Giant SharkHuge beastLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie13105
GladiatorMedium humanoid5e Core Rules16112
GladiatorMedium humanoidBlack Flag SRD16108
GorgonLarge monstrosity5e Core Rules19114
GorgonLarge monstrosityBlack Flag SRD1896
Hag, FloeMedium fey15135
Half-Red Dragon VeteranMedium humanoid1865
Hill GiantHuge giant5e Core Rules13105
Hill GiantHuge giantBlack Flag SRD12126
Hippopotamus, SacredHuge celestial16114
HiveboundSmall monstrosity15108
Hound of the NightLarge monstrosityTome of Beasts 202315112
Hound Of The NightLarge monstrosityTome of Beasts16112
Hulking WhelpSmall feyTome of Beasts1594
Hulking WhelpSmall feyTome of Beasts 20231594
Ice ElementalLarge elemental15114
Imperator, Penguin SwarmHuge beast13114
Ion SlimeSmall ooze13112
Iron GhoulMedium undead16143
Iron SphereSmall construct1660
Jack of StringsMedium fey1490
KamaitachiSmall monstrosity1484
KarakuraMedium fiend1576
KikimoraMedium feyTome of Beasts1565
KikimoraMedium feyTome of Beasts 20231578
Knight Ab-errantLarge humanoid1493
Knight of the RoadMedium humanoid16117
Kobold WitchSmall humanoid13126
KongamatoLarge beast16112
KrytMedium humanoid15120
Labyrinth KeeperLarge monstrosity15119
Lakescourge LotusMedium undead1590
LikhoMedium monstrosity15105
LindwurmLarge dragon15136
Lord ZombieMedium undead1582
LoreleiMedium feyTome of Beasts1576
LoreleiMedium feyTome of Beasts 20231593
LunarianMedium fey1697
Lymarien SwarmLarge fey1490
MandrianoLarge plant1360
ManggusLarge giant14127
Matriarch Serpentine LamiaLarge monstrosity1590
Mi-GoMedium plantTome of Beasts1776
Mi-GoMedium plantTome of Beasts 20231795
Mire FiendMedium fiend1694
Moderate MalleableLarge aberration12136
Moon DrakeMedium dragon1576
MoonkiteLarge celestial1593
MudmuttLarge monstrosity15105
Mummy, PeatMedium undead1293
MyrmexMedium elemental1590
NgobouLarge beastTome of Beasts1585
NgobouLarge beastTome of Beasts 202315102
Night HagMedium fiend5e Core Rules17112
Night HagMedium fiendBlack Flag SRD17104
Night HagMedium feyLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie17105
Nihilethic DominatorLarge undead1382
Npc: Warlock Of The Genie LordMedium humanoid1578
Npc: Wind AcolyteMedium humanoid15105
NullicornLarge aberration12105
Obsidian OphidianHuge elemental16136
Ogre, Cunning ArtisanLarge giant14119
Ogre, RockchewerHuge giant14126
Old SaltMedium undead15117
One-Horned OgreLarge giant1493
OphidiotaurLarge monstrosity1695
OthLarge aberration15119
OtyughLarge aberration5e Core Rules14114
OtyughLarge aberrationBlack Flag SRD14108
Owl HarpyMedium monstrosityTome of Beasts14112
Owl HarpyMedium monstrosityTome of Beasts 202314112
Phase GiantHuge giant15136
Quicksilver Siege OrbSmall construct1582
QuickstepSmall fey1649
QuoreqMedium aberration1593
Rakshasa, PustakamSmall fiend1591
Ramag Portal MasterMedium humanoid1271
Rat KingMedium monstrosityTome of Beasts1476
Rat KingMedium monstrosityTome of Beasts 20231476
Ratatosk WarlordSmall celestial1677
RavenalaLarge plantTome of Beasts15126
RavenalaLarge plantTome of Beasts 202315126
Ravenfolk Doom CroakerMedium humanoidTome of Beasts1488
Ravenfolk Doom CroakerMedium humanoidTome of Beasts 20231488
RazorleafMedium plant14112
Remorhaz SpawnLarge monstrosity1495
RevenantMedium undead13110
Rift SwineLarge aberrationTome of Beasts15110
Rift SwineLarge aberrationTome of Beasts 202315127
RoperLarge monstrosity5e Core Rules2093
RoperLarge monstrosityBlack Flag SRD20111
RoperLarge monstrosityLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie2093
Sahuagin ChampionMedium humanoid1690
SalamanderLarge elemental5e Core Rules1590
SalamanderLarge elementalBlack Flag SRD15114
Sand HagMedium monstrosity17112
SandmanMedium celestialTome of Beasts1482
SandmanMedium celestialTome of Beasts 20231482
Sarcophagus SlimeMedium undeadTome of Beasts11105
Sarcophagus SlimeMedium undeadTome of Beasts 202311102
SasquatchLarge beast14119
Savior LumenLarge celestial15114
Scarlet IbisMedium monstrosity14135
Scorpionfolk ImperatorLarge monstrosity1552
ScragLarge giant1584
Scribe DevilMedium fiend1582
Shadow AntipaladinSmall humanoid1882
Shadow Elf Champion WarriorMedium humanoid1690
Shadow Fey Forest HunterMedium humanoid15104
Shadow LurkerMedium fey1684
Shambling MoundLarge plant5e Core Rules15136
Shambling MoundLarge plantBlack Flag SRD15110
ShantakLarge monstrosity16123
Shark, GiantHuge beast13126
Shimmer SealMedium beast12105
SimurgGargantuan celestial15108
SkydancerMedium humanoid1463
SleipnirLarge monstrosity15105
Snatch BatMedium aberration1697
Snow GiantHuge giant11138
Soldier SquadLarge humanoid1697
SomberweaveMedium fey1478
Spawn of AkyishigalMedium fiend15119
Spawn of ArbeyachMedium fiendTome of Beasts 20231778
Spawn Of ArbeyachMedium fiendTome of Beasts1778
Speaker to the DarknessSmall humanoid16135
SpreeSmall fiend1584
Starving SpecterMedium undead1390
StriderMedium humanoid1690
SubekLarge humanoidTome of Beasts1776
SubekLarge humanoidTome of Beasts 202315114
Temple DogMedium celestialTome of Beasts1597
Temple DogMedium celestialTome of Beasts 20231597
Three-Headed CobraLarge monstrosity16127
Tosculi Elite Bow RaiderMedium humanoidTome of Beasts1697
Tosculi Elite Bow RaiderMedium humanoidTome of Beasts 20231797
TriceratopsHuge beast5e Core Rules1395
TriceratopsHuge beastBlack Flag SRD13126
TriceratopsHuge beastLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie1484
TrollLarge giant5e Core Rules1584
TrollLarge giantBlack Flag SRD1594
TrollLarge giantLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie1584
Trollkin IronmongerMedium humanoid19105
Trollkin RagecasterMedium humanoid15112
Tusked Crimson OgreLarge giant1493
UnicornLarge celestial5e Core Rules1267
UnicornLarge celestialBlack Flag SRD1292
UnicornLarge celestialLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie1485
UnskaMedium fiend1788
Vampire SpawnMedium undead5e Core Rules1582
Vampire SpawnMedium undeadBlack Flag SRD1591
Vapor LynxLarge monstrosityTome of Beasts14127
Vapor LynxLarge monstrosityTome of Beasts 202314127
VilaMedium feyTome of Beasts1577
VilaMedium feyTome of Beasts 20231577
VoidpoolLarge ooze8112
VorthropodMedium monstrosity15127
Warhordling Orc War ChiefMedium humanoid1690
Water ElementalLarge elemental5e Core Rules14114
Water ElementalLarge elementalBlack Flag SRD14104
Water ElementalLarge elementalLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie14114
WaterkleddeLarge fiend14123
WerebearMedium humanoid5e Core Rules10135
WerebearMedium humanoidBlack Flag SRD10126
WerebearMedium humanoidLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie11135
WereowlMedium humanoid13117
WeresharkLarge humanoid1190
WillowhauntHuge undead1490
Windy WailerLarge undead1475
Witch QueenSmall humanoid1577
Wizard KoboldSmall humanoid1258
Wood Elf SharpshooterMedium humanoid1690
Wormhearted SuffraganMedium undeadTome of Beasts1297
Wormhearted SuffraganMedium undeadTome of Beasts 202313120
WraithMedium undead5e Core Rules1367
WraithMedium undeadBlack Flag SRD1485
WraithMedium undeadLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie1367
Wyvern KnightMedium humanoid20102
XiphusSmall fey1555
XornMedium elemental5e Core Rules1973
XornMedium elementalBlack Flag SRD19111
XornMedium elementalLevel Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie1973
Yaga GooSmall ooze1485
Young SpinosaurusHuge beastTome of Beasts14105
Young SpinosaurusHuge beastTome of Beasts 202314105
ZimwiMedium giant16110
Zmey HeadlingMedium dragonTome of Beasts16105
Zmey HeadlingMedium dragonTome of Beasts 202316105

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.

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