D&D 5e SRD · Challenge Rating
CR 1/8 monsters
19 monsters at Challenge Rating 1/8, worth 25 XP (475 XP combined). Click into any of them to roll attacks, damage, and saves straight from the stat block, and read how to run each one as an ally or an adversary.
Building encounters with CR 1/8 monsters
Challenge Rating summarizes the threat a monster poses to a group of four player characters. On its own, one of these monsters (25 XP) stays under the Low budget of four level 1 characters (200 XP), so they work best in groups or as support for a bigger threat. A moderate encounter for four level 1 characters has a 300 XP budget, room for up to 12 of them.
Creature types at this CR: Beast (9), Humanoid (5), Monstrosity (2), Dragon (1), Elemental (1), Fey (1). If a monster has a feature that lower-level characters can't easily overcome, the SRD suggests not using it against characters whose level is lower than its CR.
| Name | Type | Size | HP | AC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandit | Humanoid | Medium | 11 | 12 |
| Blood Hawk | Beast | Small | 7 | 12 |
| Camel | Beast | Large | 17 | 10 |
| Cultist | Humanoid | Medium | 9 | 12 |
| Flying Snake | Monstrosity | Tiny | 5 | 14 |
| Giant Crab | Beast | Medium | 13 | 15 |
| Giant Rat | Beast | Small | 7 | 13 |
| Giant Weasel | Beast | Medium | 9 | 13 |
| Goblin Minion | Fey (Goblinoid) | Small | 7 | 12 |
| Guard | Humanoid | Medium | 11 | 16 |
| Kobold Warrior | Dragon | Small | 7 | 14 |
| Mastiff | Beast | Medium | 5 | 12 |
| Merfolk Skirmisher | Elemental | Medium | 11 | 11 |
| Mule | Beast | Medium | 11 | 10 |
| Noble | Humanoid | Medium | 9 | 15 |
| Pony | Beast | Medium | 11 | 10 |
| Stirge | Monstrosity | Tiny | 5 | 13 |
| Venomous Snake | Beast | Tiny | 5 | 12 |
| Warrior Infantry | Humanoid | Medium | 9 | 13 |
CR 1/8 quick answers
How many CR 1/8 monsters are in the D&D 5e SRD?
19 CR 1/8 monsters appear in the SRD 5.2.1: Bandit, Blood Hawk, Camel, Cultist, Flying Snake, and others.
How much XP is a CR 1/8 monster worth?
A CR 1/8 monster is worth 25 XP, with a Proficiency Bonus of +2.
Stat blocks from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 © Wizards of the Coast LLC, used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.