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Monster Lists

Source: Monster Manual (2025), p. 374

This appendix provides conversions for stat blocks that have changed between the 2014 "Monster Manual" and this book, as well as lists of monsters organized by habitat, creature type, group, and Challenge Rating.

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Monster Conversions

Every monster in 2014 "Monster Manual" either appears in this book or has a CR-appropriate replacement. If you're using material published prior to this book and are unable to locate a stat block herein, consult the Stat Block Conversions table to find the equivalent stat block you should use.

Monster Conversions; Stat Block Conversions

Monster Conversions; Stat Block Conversions

Source: Monster Manual (2024) p. 374

Stat Block Conversions

2014 Stat Block 2025 Equivalent
Aarakocra Aarakocra Skirmisher
Acolyte Priest Acolyte
Adult Blue Dracolich Dracolich
Androsphinx Sphinx of Valor
Azer Azer Sentinel
Bugbear Bugbear Warrior
Bullywug Bullywug Warrior
Centaur Centaur Trooper
Cult Fanatic Cultist Fanatic
Cyclops Cyclops Sentry
Deep Gnome Scout
Drow Priest Acolyte
Drow Elite Warrior Gladiator
Drow Mage Bandit Deceiver
Drow Priestess of Lolth Fiend Cultist
Duergar Spy
Duodrone Modron Duodrone
Faerie Dragon (if green, blue, indigo, or violet) Faerie Dragon Adult
Faerie Dragon (if red, orange, or yellow) Faerie Dragon Youth
Fire Snake Salamander Fire Snake
Flying Sword Animated Flying Sword
Gas Spore Gas Spore Fungus
Giant Poisonous Snake Giant Venomous Snake
Gnoll Gnoll Warrior
Goblin Goblin Warrior
Grick Alpha Grick Ancient
Gynosphinx Sphinx of Lore
Half-Ogre (Ogrillon) Ogrillon Ogre
Half-Red Dragon Veteran Half-Dragon
Hobgoblin Hobgoblin Warrior
Kobold Kobold Warrior
Lizardfolk Scout
Lizardfolk Shaman Lizardfolk Geomancer
Lizard King/Queen Lizardfolk Sovereign
Merfolk Merfolk Skirmisher
Minotaur Minotaur of Baphomet
Monodrone Modron Monodrone
Orc Tough
Orc Eye of Gruumsh Cultist Fanatic
Orc War Chief Tough Boss
Orog Berserker
Pentadrone Modron Pentadrone
Poisonous Snake Venomous Snake
Quadrone Modron Quadrone
Quaggoth Spore Servant Myconid Spore Servant
Quipper Piranha
Rug of Smothering Animated Rug of Smothering
Sahuagin Sahuagin Warrior
Sahuagin Priestess Sahuagin Priest
Shrieker Shrieker Fungus
Swarm of Poisonous Snakes Swarm of Venomous Snakes
Swarm of Quippers Swarm of Piranhas
Thri-kreen Thri-kreen Marauder
Thug Tough
Tribal Warrior Warrior Infantry
Tridrone Modron Tridrone
Veteran Warrior Veteran
Young Red Shadow Dragon Shadow Dragon
Yuan-ti Pureblood Yuan-ti Infiltrator
^stat-block-conversions

Monsters by Habitat

The following tables organize the monster stat blocks in this book by habitat. These tables omit monsters that don't inhabit natural habitats, such as many Celestials and Fiends.

Monsters by Habitat; Any Habitat Monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Any Habitat Monsters

Source: Monster Manual (2024) p. 375

Any Habitat Monsters

CR Monsters
0 Commoner, Crawling Claw, Homunculus
1/8 Bandit, Cultist, Guard, Noble, Warrior Infantry
1/4 Priest Acolyte
1/2 Performer, Scout, Tough
1 Empyrean Iota, Imp, Pirate, Spy
2 Bandit Captain, Berserker, Cultist Fanatic, Druid, Mage Apprentice, Priest
3 Knight, Scout Captain, Swarm of Crawling Claws, Warrior Veteran
4 Banshee, Guard Captain, Helmed Horror, Tough Boss
5 Cambion, Flesh Golem, Gladiator, Half-Dragon
6 Mage, Performer Maestro, Pirate Captain
7 Bandit Deceiver
8 Aberrant Cultist, Assassin, Berserker Commander, Death Cultist, Elemental Cultist, Fiend Cultist
10 Cultist Hierophant, Noble Prodigy, Performer Legend, Spy Master, Stone Golem, Warrior Commander
11 Bandit Crime Lord, Death Knight Aspirant
12 Archmage, Archpriest, Pirate Admiral, Questing Knight
16 Iron Golem
17 Death Knight, Dracolich
18 Demilich
21 Arch-hag, Lich
23 Blob of Annihilation, Empyrean
25 Colossus
^any-habitat-monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Arctic Monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Arctic Monsters

Source: Monster Manual (2024) p. 375

Arctic Monsters

CR Monsters
0 Hawk, Owl
1/8 Blood Hawk, Kobold Warrior
1/4 Axe Beak, Giant Owl, Winged Kobold
1/2 Ice Mephit
1 Brown Bear, Ogrillon Ogre
2 Griffon, Ogre, Polar Bear, Saber-Toothed Tiger, White Dragon Wyrmling
3 Manticore, Winter Wolf, Yeti
5 Giant Axe Beak, Troll, Werebear, Young Remorhaz
6 Mammoth, Young White Dragon
8 Frost Giant
9 Abominable Yeti
11 Remorhaz, Roc
13 Adult White Dragon
20 Ancient White Dragon
^arctic-monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Coastal Monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Coastal Monsters

Source: Monster Manual (2024) p. 375

Coastal Monsters

CR Monsters
0 Crab, Eagle, Hawk, Lizard
1/8 Blood Hawk, Giant Crab, Kobold Warrior, Merfolk Skirmisher, Venomous Snake
1/4 Giant Lizard, Giant Venomous Snake, Giant Wolf Spider, Kuo-toa, Pseudodragon, Pteranodon, Winged Kobold
1/2 Crocodile, Sahuagin Warrior
1 Giant Eagle, Giant Toad, Harpy, Kuo-toa Whip
2 Bronze Dragon Wyrmling, Griffon, Merrow, Plesiosaurus, Sahuagin Priest, Sea Hag, Swarm of Venomous Snakes
3 Blue Dragon Wyrmling, Kuo-toa Monitor, Manticore
4 Chuul
5 Giant Crocodile, Sahuagin Baron, Water Elemental
6 Cyclops Sentry, Kuo-toa Archpriest, Merfolk Wavebender
8 Hydra, Young Bronze Dragon
9 Young Blue Dragon
10 Cyclops Oracle
11 Djinni, Marid, Roc
13 Storm Giant
15 Adult Bronze Dragon
16 Adult Blue Dragon
17 Dragon Turtle
22 Ancient Bronze Dragon
23 Ancient Blue Dragon
^coastal-monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Desert Monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Desert Monsters

Source: Monster Manual (2024) p. 375

Desert Monsters

CR Monsters
0 Cat, Hyena, Jackal, Lizard, Scorpion, Spider, Vulture
1/8 Camel, Flying Snake, Kobold Warrior, Mule, Stirge, Venomous Snake
1/4 Constrictor Snake, Giant Lizard, Giant Venomous Snake, Giant Wolf Spider, Pseudodragon, Winged Kobold
1/2 Dust Mephit, Gnoll Warrior, Hobgoblin Warrior, Jackalwere, Swarm of Insects
1 Brass Dragon Wyrmling, Death Dog, Giant Hyena, Giant Spider, Giant Vulture, Lion, Ogrillon Ogre, Sphinx of Wonder, Thri-kreen Marauder, Yuan-ti Infiltrator
2 Giant Constrictor Snake, Gnoll Pack Lord, Ogre, Swarm of Stirges, Swarm of Venomous Snakes
3 Blue Dragon Wyrmling, Giant Scorpion, Hobgoblin Captain, Mummy, Phase Spider, Wight, Yuan-ti Malison (Type 1)/Yuan-ti Malison (Type 2)/Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3)
4 Couatl, Gnoll Fang of Yeenoghu, Lamia, Weretiger
5 Air Elemental, Fire Elemental
6 Cyclops Sentry, Hobgoblin Warlord, Medusa, Young Brass Dragon
7 Yuan-ti Abomination
8 Gnoll Demoniac, Sphinx of Secrets, Thri-kreen Psion
9 Young Blue Dragon
10 Cyclops Oracle, Guardian Naga
11 Efreeti, Roc, Sphinx of Lore
13 Adult Brass Dragon
15 Mummy Lord, Purple Worm
16 Adult Blue Dragon
17 Sphinx of Valor
20 Ancient Brass Dragon
23 Ancient Blue Dragon
^desert-monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Forest Monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Forest Monsters

Source: Monster Manual (2024) p. 375

Forest Monsters

CR Monsters
0 Awakened Shrub, Baboon, Badger, Bat, Cat, Deer, Frog, Hawk, Hyena, Lizard, Owl, Rat, Spider, Weasel
1/8 Blood Hawk, Flying Snake, Giant Rat, Giant Weasel, Goblin Minion, Kobold Warrior, Mastiff, Stirge, Twig Blight, Venomous Snake
1/4 Blink Dog, Boar, Constrictor Snake, Elk, Giant Badger, Giant Bat, Giant Frog, Giant Lizard, Giant Owl, Giant Venomous Snake, Giant Wolf Spider, Goblin Warrior, Kenku, Needle Blight, Panther, Pixie, Pseudodragon, Sprite, Swarm of Bats, Swarm of Rats, Winged Kobold, Wolf
1/2 Ape, Black Bear, Giant Wasp, Gnoll Warrior, Hobgoblin Warrior, Satyr, Swarm of Insects, Vine Blight, Worg
1 Brown Bear, Bugbear Warrior, Dire Wolf, Dryad, Faerie Dragon Youth, Giant Hyena, Giant Spider, Giant Toad, Goblin Boss, Harpy, Ogrillon Ogre, Tiger, Yuan-ti Infiltrator
2 Ankheg, Awakened Tree, Centaur Trooper, Ettercap, Faerie Dragon Adult, Giant Boar, Giant Constrictor Snake, Giant Elk, Gnoll Pack Lord, Green Dragon Wyrmling, Grick, Lizardfolk Geomancer, Ogre, Pegasus, Swarm of Stirges, Swarm of Venomous Snakes, Wererat, Will-o'-Wisp
3 Bugbear Stalker, Displacer Beast, Goblin Hexer, Gold Dragon Wyrmling, Green Hag, Hobgoblin Captain, Owlbear, Phase Spider, Werewolf, Yuan-ti Malison (Type 1)/Yuan-ti Malison (Type 2)/Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3)
4 Couatl, Gnoll Fang of Yeenoghu, Hippopotamus, Lizardfolk Sovereign, Wereboar, Weretiger
5 Gorgon, Pixie Wonderbringer, Revenant, Shambling Mound, Troll, Unicorn, Werebear
6 Drider, Hobgoblin Warlord, Satyr Revelmaster
7 Centaur Warden, Giant Ape, Graveyard Revenant, Grick Ancient, Oni, Primeval Owlbear, Tree Blight, Yuan-ti Abomination
8 Gnoll Demoniac, Young Green Dragon
9 Brazen Gorgon, Treant
10 Dire Worg, Guardian Naga, Haunting Revenant, Young Gold Dragon
15 Adult Green Dragon
16 Gulthias Blight
17 Adult Gold Dragon
22 Ancient Green Dragon
24 Ancient Gold Dragon
^forest-monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Grassland Monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Grassland Monsters

Source: Monster Manual (2024) p. 375

Grassland Monsters

CR Monsters
0 Cat, Deer, Eagle, Goat, Hawk, Hyena, Jackal, Vulture, Weasel
1/8 Blood Hawk, Flying Snake, Giant Weasel, Goblin Minion, Pony, Stirge, Venomous Snake
1/4 Axe Beak, Boar, Elk, Giant Venomous Snake, Giant Wolf Spider, Goblin Warrior, Panther, Pteranodon, Riding Horse, Wolf
1/2 Cockatrice, Giant Goat, Giant Wasp, Gnoll Warrior, Hobgoblin Warrior, Jackalwere, Swarm of Insects, Worg
1 Bugbear Warrior, Giant Eagle, Giant Hyena, Giant Vulture, Goblin Boss, Hippogriff, Lion, Ogrillon Ogre, Scarecrow, Thri-kreen Marauder, Tiger
2 Allosaurus, Ankheg, Bulette Pup, Centaur Trooper, Giant Boar, Giant Elk, Gnoll Pack Lord, Griffon, Ogre, Pegasus, Rhinoceros, Swarm of Stirges, Swarm of Venomous Snakes
3 Ankylosaurus, Bugbear Stalker, Goblin Hexer, Gold Dragon Wyrmling, Hobgoblin Captain, Manticore, Phase Spider
4 Couatl, Elephant, Gnoll Fang of Yeenoghu, Hippopotamus, Wereboar, Weretiger
5 Bulette, Giant Axe Beak, Gorgon, Triceratops
6 Chimera, Cyclops Sentry, Hobgoblin Warlord
7 Centaur Warden
8 Cockatrice Regent, Gnoll Demoniac, Thri-kreen Psion, Tyrannosaurus Rex
9 Brazen Gorgon
10 Cyclops Oracle, Dire Worg, Young Gold Dragon
17 Adult Gold Dragon
24 Ancient Gold Dragon
^grassland-monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Hill Monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Hill Monsters

Source: Monster Manual (2024) p. 375

Hill Monsters

CR Monsters
0 Baboon, Eagle, Goat, Hawk, Hyena, Owl, Raven, Vulture, Weasel
1/8 Blood Hawk, Giant Weasel, Goblin Minion, Kobold Warrior, Mastiff, Mule, Stirge, Venomous Snake
1/4 Axe Beak, Boar, Elk, Giant Owl, Giant Venomous Snake, Giant Wolf Spider, Goblin Warrior, Panther, Pseudodragon, Swarm of Ravens, Winged Kobold, Wolf
1/2 Giant Goat, Gnoll Warrior, Hobgoblin Warrior, Swarm of Insects, Worg
1 Brown Bear, Copper Dragon Wyrmling, Dire Wolf, Giant Eagle, Giant Hyena, Giant Vulture, Goblin Boss, Harpy, Hippogriff, Lion, Ogrillon Ogre
2 Bulette Pup, Giant Boar, Giant Elk, Gnoll Pack Lord, Griffon, Ogre, Pegasus, Peryton, Saber-Toothed Tiger, Swarm of Stirges, Swarm of Venomous Snakes
3 Goblin Hexer, Green Hag, Hobgoblin Captain, Manticore, Phase Spider, Werewolf
4 Ettin, Gnoll Fang of Yeenoghu, Red Dragon Wyrmling, Wereboar
5 Bulette, Giant Axe Beak, Gorgon, Hill Giant, Troll, Werebear
6 Chimera, Cyclops Sentry, Galeb Duhr, Hobgoblin Warlord, Wyvern
7 Stone Giant, Young Copper Dragon
8 Gnoll Demoniac
9 Brazen Gorgon
10 Cyclops Oracle, Dire Worg, Young Red Dragon
11 Roc
14 Adult Copper Dragon
17 Adult Red Dragon
21 Ancient Copper Dragon
24 Ancient Red Dragon
^hill-monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Mountain Monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Mountain Monsters

Source: Monster Manual (2024) p. 375

Mountain Monsters

CR Monsters
0 Bat, Eagle, Goat, Hawk
1/8 Blood Hawk, Kobold Warrior, Stirge
1/4 Aarakocra Skirmisher, Giant Bat, Pseudodragon, Pteranodon, Swarm of Bats, Winged Kobold
1/2 Giant Goat, Hobgoblin Warrior
1 Giant Eagle, Harpy, Hippogriff, Lion, Ogrillon Ogre
2 Azer Sentinel, Bulette Pup, Griffon, Ogre, Peryton, Saber-Toothed Tiger, Silver Dragon Wyrmling, Swarm of Stirges
3 Basilisk, Hell Hound, Hobgoblin Captain, Manticore
4 Aarakocra Aeromancer, Ettin, Red Dragon Wyrmling
5 Air Elemental, Bulette, Earth Elemental, Troll
6 Azer Pyromancer, Chimera, Cyclops Sentry, Galeb Duhr, Hobgoblin Warlord, Wyvern
7 Stone Giant
8 Frost Giant
9 Cloud Giant, Fire Giant, Young Silver Dragon
10 Cyclops Oracle, Young Red Dragon
11 Roc
16 Adult Silver Dragon
17 Adult Red Dragon
23 Ancient Silver Dragon
24 Ancient Red Dragon
^mountain-monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Swamp Monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Swamp Monsters

Source: Monster Manual (2024) p. 375

Swamp Monsters

CR Monsters
0 Frog, Lizard, Rat, Raven, Spider
1/8 Giant Rat, Kobold Warrior, Stirge, Venomous Snake
1/4 Bullywug Warrior, Constrictor Snake, Giant Frog, Giant Lizard, Giant Venomous Snake, Mud Mephit, Swarm of Rats, Swarm of Ravens, Winged Kobold
1/2 Crocodile, Swarm of Insects
1 Ghoul, Giant Spider, Giant Toad, Lacedon Ghoul, Ogrillon Ogre, Yuan-ti Infiltrator
2 Black Dragon Wyrmling, Ghast, Giant Constrictor Snake, Lizardfolk Geomancer, Ogre, Swarm of Stirges, Swarm of Venomous Snakes, Will-o'-Wisp
3 Green Hag, Mummy, Wight, Yuan-ti Malison (Type 1)/Yuan-ti Malison (Type 2)/Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3)
4 Bullywug Bog Sage, Chuul, Hippopotamus, Lizardfolk Sovereign
5 Giant Crocodile, Revenant, Shambling Mound, Troll, Water Elemental
6 Ghast Gravecaller
7 Graveyard Revenant, Young Black Dragon, Yuan-ti Abomination
8 Hydra
10 Haunting Revenant
14 Adult Black Dragon
15 Mummy Lord
21 Ancient Black Dragon
^swamp-monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Underdark Monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Underdark Monsters

Source: Monster Manual (2024) p. 375

Underdark Monsters

CR Monsters
0 Bat, Giant Fire Beetle, Lizard, Myconid Sprout, Rat, Shrieker Fungus, Spider
1/8 Flumph, Giant Rat, Goblin Minion, Kobold Warrior, Stirge
1/4 Giant Bat, Giant Centipede, Giant Lizard, Goblin Warrior, Grimlock, Kuo-toa, Skeleton, Swarm of Bats, Swarm of Rats, Troglodyte, Violet Fungus, Winged Kobold, Zombie
1/2 Darkmantle, Gas Spore Fungus, Gray Ooze, Hobgoblin Warrior, Myconid Adult, Piercer, Rust Monster, Shadow, Swarm of Insects, Warhorse Skeleton
1 Bugbear Warrior, Ghoul, Giant Spider, Giant Toad, Goblin Boss, Kuo-toa Whip, Lacedon Ghoul, Myconid Spore Servant, Ogrillon Ogre, Psychic Gray Ooze, Salamander Fire Snake, Specter
2 Carrion Crawler, Gargoyle, Gelatinous Cube, Ghast, Gibbering Mouther, Grick, Intellect Devourer, Mimic, Minotaur Skeleton, Myconid Sovereign, Nothic, Ochre Jelly, Ogre, Ogre Zombie, Poltergeist, Quaggoth, Swarm of Stirges
3 Basilisk, Bugbear Stalker, Doppelganger, Flaming Skeleton, Goblin Hexer, Grell, Hell Hound, Hobgoblin Captain, Hook Horror, Kuo-toa Monitor, Minotaur of Baphomet, Phase Spider, Quaggoth Thonot, Spectator, Vampire Familiar, Water Weird, Wight
4 Black Pudding, Bone Naga, Chuul, Ettin, Flameskull, Ghost, Juvenile Shadow Dragon
5 Beholder Zombie, Earth Elemental, Otyugh, Roper, Salamander, Troll, Umber Hulk, Vampire Spawn, Wraith, Xorn
6 Cyclops Sentry, Drider, Ghast Gravecaller, Hobgoblin Warlord, Kuo-toa Archpriest
7 Grick Ancient, Mind Flayer, Stone Giant, Violet Fungus Necrohulk
8 Cloaker, Fomorian, Spirit Naga, Vampire Nightbringer
9 Fire Giant
10 Aboleth, Cyclops Oracle
11 Behir, Dao, Mind Flayer Arcanist
13 Beholder, Shadow Dragon, Vampire
14 Death Tyrant
15 Purple Worm, Salamander Inferno Master, Vampire Umbral Lord
^underdark-monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Underwater Monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Underwater Monsters

Source: Monster Manual (2024) p. 375

Underwater Monsters

CR Monsters
0 Crab, Octopus, Piranha, Seahorse
1/8 Giant Crab, Merfolk Skirmisher
1/4 Constrictor Snake
1/2 Giant Seahorse, Reef Shark, Sahuagin Warrior
1 Giant Octopus, Swarm of Piranhas
2 Giant Constrictor Snake, Hunter Shark, Merrow, Plesiosaurus, Sahuagin Priest, Sea Hag
3 Killer Whale
4 Archelon
5 Giant Shark, Sahuagin Baron, Water Elemental
6 Giant Squid, Merfolk Wavebender
10 Aboleth
11 Marid
13 Storm Giant
17 Dragon Turtle
23 Kraken
^underwater-monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Urban Monsters

Monsters by Habitat; Urban Monsters

Source: Monster Manual (2024) p. 375

Urban Monsters

CR Monsters
0 Bat, Cat, Goat, Rat, Raven, Spider
1/8 Giant Rat, Kobold Warrior, Mastiff, Mule, Pony, Stirge
1/4 Animated Broom, Animated Flying Sword, Draft Horse, Giant Centipede, Kenku, Pseudodragon, Riding Horse, Skeleton, Swarm of Bats, Swarm of Rats, Swarm of Ravens, Winged Kobold, Zombie
1/2 Crocodile, Giant Wasp, Shadow, Swarm of Insects, Warhorse, Warhorse Skeleton
1 Animated Armor, Ghoul, Giant Spider, Lacedon Ghoul, Specter, Yuan-ti Infiltrator
2 Animated Rug of Smothering, Carrion Crawler, Gargoyle, Ghast, Mimic, Minotaur Skeleton, Ogre Zombie, Poltergeist, Silver Dragon Wyrmling, Swarm of Stirges, Wererat, Will-o'-Wisp
3 Doppelganger, Flaming Skeleton, Phase Spider, Vampire Familiar, Water Weird, Wight, Yuan-ti Malison (Type 1)/Yuan-ti Malison (Type 2)/Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3)
4 Couatl, Ghost, Incubus, Succubus
5 Beholder Zombie, Revenant, Vampire Spawn
6 Ghast Gravecaller, Invisible Stalker
7 Graveyard Revenant, Oni, Shield Guardian, Yuan-ti Abomination
8 Vampire Nightbringer
9 Clay Golem, Young Silver Dragon
10 Haunting Revenant
13 Rakshasa, Vampire
15 Vampire Umbral Lord
16 Adult Silver Dragon
23 Ancient Silver Dragon
30 Tarrasque
^urban-monsters

Monsters by Creature Type

The following list organizes the monster stat blocks in this book by creature type.

Monsters by Group

The following lists present stat blocks that share descriptive tags or that are part of a group that's not reflected by their name.

Monsters by Challenge Rating

The following list organizes the monster stat blocks in this book by Challenge Rating.

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