D&D 5e SRD · Challenge Rating

CR 15 monsters

4 monsters at Challenge Rating 15, worth 13,000 XP (52,000 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 15 monsters

Challenge Rating summarizes the threat a monster poses to a group of four player characters. The SRD's rough guideline: a single CR 15 monster is a low-difficulty fight for four level 15 characters. By the XP Budget per Character table alone, one of these monsters on its own (13,000 XP) lands between the Low and High budgets of four characters at level 11 to 14; above that, it falls under the Low budget and works better with minions or a second monster.

Creature types at this CR: Dragon (2), Monstrosity (1), Undead (1). 3 of them have Legendary Actions, which let a single monster act right after other creatures' turns. 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
Adult Bronze Dragon Dragon (Metallic) Huge 212 18
Adult Green Dragon Dragon (Chromatic) Huge 207 19
Mummy Lord Undead (Cleric) Medium 187 17
Purple Worm Monstrosity Gargantuan 247 18

CR 15 quick answers

How many CR 15 monsters are in the D&D 5e SRD?

4 CR 15 monsters appear in the SRD 5.2.1: Adult Bronze Dragon, Adult Green Dragon, Mummy Lord, Purple Worm.

How much XP is a CR 15 monster worth?

A CR 15 monster is worth 13,000 XP, with a Proficiency Bonus of +5.

Stat blocks from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 © Wizards of the Coast LLC, used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.