D&D 5e SRD · Challenge Rating
CR 9 monsters
8 monsters at Challenge Rating 9, worth 5,000 XP (40,000 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 9 monsters
Challenge Rating summarizes the threat a monster poses to a group of four player characters. The SRD's rough guideline: a single CR 9 monster is a low-difficulty fight for four level 9 characters. By the XP Budget per Character table alone, one of these monsters on its own (5,000 XP) lands between the Low and High budgets of four characters at level 6 to 8; above that, it falls under the Low budget and works better with minions or a second monster.
Creature types at this CR: Dragon (2), Fiend (2), Giant (2), Construct (1), Plant (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Devil | Fiend (Devil) | Large | 161 | 16 |
| Clay Golem | Construct | Large | 123 | 14 |
| Cloud Giant | Giant | Huge | 200 | 14 |
| Fire Giant | Giant | Huge | 162 | 18 |
| Glabrezu | Fiend (Demon) | Large | 189 | 17 |
| Treant | Plant | Huge | 138 | 16 |
| Young Blue Dragon | Dragon (Chromatic) | Large | 152 | 18 |
| Young Silver Dragon | Dragon (Metallic) | Large | 168 | 18 |
CR 9 quick answers
How many CR 9 monsters are in the D&D 5e SRD?
8 CR 9 monsters appear in the SRD 5.2.1: Bone Devil, Clay Golem, Cloud Giant, Fire Giant, Glabrezu, and others.
How much XP is a CR 9 monster worth?
A CR 9 monster is worth 5,000 XP, with a Proficiency Bonus of +4.
Stat blocks from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 © Wizards of the Coast LLC, used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.