D&D 5e SRD · Challenge Rating
CR 8 monsters
10 monsters at Challenge Rating 8, worth 3,900 XP (39,000 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 8 monsters
Challenge Rating summarizes the threat a monster poses to a group of four player characters. The SRD's rough guideline: a single CR 8 monster is a low-difficulty fight for four level 8 characters. By the XP Budget per Character table alone, one of these monsters on its own (3,900 XP) lands between the Low and High budgets of four characters at level 5 to 7; above that, it falls under the Low budget and works better with minions or a second monster.
Creature types at this CR: Fiend (3), Dragon (2), Aberration (1), Beast (1), Giant (1), Humanoid (1), Monstrosity (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assassin | Humanoid | Medium | 97 | 16 |
| Chain Devil | Fiend (Devil) | Medium | 85 | 15 |
| Cloaker | Aberration | Large | 91 | 14 |
| Frost Giant | Giant | Huge | 149 | 15 |
| Hezrou | Fiend (Demon) | Large | 157 | 18 |
| Hydra | Monstrosity | Huge | 184 | 15 |
| Spirit Naga | Fiend | Large | 135 | 17 |
| Tyrannosaurus Rex | Beast (Dinosaur) | Huge | 136 | 13 |
| Young Bronze Dragon | Dragon (Metallic) | Large | 142 | 17 |
| Young Green Dragon | Dragon (Chromatic) | Large | 136 | 18 |
CR 8 quick answers
How many CR 8 monsters are in the D&D 5e SRD?
10 CR 8 monsters appear in the SRD 5.2.1: Assassin, Chain Devil, Cloaker, Frost Giant, Hezrou, and others.
How much XP is a CR 8 monster worth?
A CR 8 monster is worth 3,900 XP, with a Proficiency Bonus of +3.
Stat blocks from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 © Wizards of the Coast LLC, used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.