Appendix B: Monster Lists
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.
Joy Ang
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.
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|
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.
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|
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|
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|
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| |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|
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| |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|
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|
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|
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|
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| |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|
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|
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|
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| |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|
Monsters by Creature Type
The following list organizes the monster stat blocks in this book by creature type.
Aberration
Beast
Celestial
Construct
Dragon
Elemental
Fey
Fiend
Giant
Humanoid
Monstrosity
Ooze
Plant
Undead
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.
Angels
Beholders
Demons
Devils
Dinosaurs
Dragons, Chromatic
Dragons, Metallic
Genies
Goblinoids
Lycanthropes
Titans
Yugoloths
Monsters by Challenge Rating
The following list organizes the monster stat blocks in this book by Challenge Rating.