D&D 5e SRD · Creature Type

Monstrosity monsters

37 monstrosity creatures from the SRD 5.2.1, CR 1/8 through CR 30. Sorted from lowest CR to highest, each with a clickable stat block and tactics for running it as an ally or an adversary.

What Monstrosity monsters have in common

Creature types have no rules of their own in the SRD, but some rules treat certain types differently. No spell or class feature in the SRD 5.2.1 singles out the Monstrosity type, so what these stat blocks share comes from the numbers below.

Across the 37 monstrosity stat blocks here, 27 of 37 have Darkvision, 10 of 37 can fly, and 17 of 37 speak or understand at least one language. 2 of 37 have Legendary Actions.

Challenge ratings in this group: CR 1/8 (2), CR 1/4 (1), CR 1/2 (2), CR 1 (4), CR 2 (6), CR 3 (8), CR 4 (2), CR 5 (2), CR 6 (3), CR 8 (1), CR 11 (3), CR 15 (1), CR 23 (1), CR 30 (1).

Name CR Size HP AC
Flying Snake 1/8 Tiny 5 14
Stirge 1/8 Tiny 5 13
Axe Beak 1/4 Large 19 11
Cockatrice 1/2 Small 22 11
Rust Monster 1/2 Medium 33 14
Death Dog 1 Medium 39 12
Giant Vulture 1 Large 25 10
Harpy 1 Medium 38 11
Hippogriff 1 Large 26 11
Ankheg 2 Large 45 14
Ettercap 2 Medium 44 13
Griffon 2 Large 59 12
Merrow 2 Large 45 13
Mimic 2 Medium 58 12
Wererat 2 Medium 60 13
Basilisk 3 Medium 52 15
Doppelganger 3 Medium 52 14
Manticore 3 Large 68 14
Minotaur of Baphomet 3 Large 85 14
Owlbear 3 Large 59 13
Phase Spider 3 Large 45 14
Werewolf 3 Medium 71 15
Winter Wolf 3 Large 75 13
Wereboar 4 Medium 97 15
Weretiger 4 Medium 120 12
Bulette 5 Large 94 17
Werebear 5 Medium 135 15
Chimera 6 Large 114 14
Drider 6 Large 123 19
Medusa 6 Medium 127 15
Hydra 8 Huge 184 15
Behir 11 Huge 168 17
Remorhaz 11 Huge 195 17
Roc 11 Gargantuan 248 15
Purple Worm 15 Gargantuan 247 18
Kraken 23 Gargantuan 481 18
Tarrasque 30 Gargantuan 697 25

Monstrosity quick answers

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

37 monstrosity monsters appear in the SRD 5.2.1, ranging from CR 1/8 to CR 30.

What is the highest-CR Monstrosity in the SRD?

The highest-CR monstrosity in the SRD 5.2.1 is the Tarrasque at CR 30.

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