For the most part, there's no need to craft new monsters out of whole cloth to reflect the creatures of Zendikar. The D&D Monster Manual is full of creatures that have obvious equivalents on Zendikar. That plane's loam lion is just a kind of lion, for example. There are also plenty of close equivalents. An ankheg from the Monster Manual is a fine way to represent a caustic crawler, and similar examples abound. The goal of this section is to guide your choices of such equivalents. The Eldrazi are an exception—they're such an important part of the story of Zendikar that they deserve a little more attention.
- Angel
- Archon of Redemption
- Baloth
- Boulderfoot Giant
- Caustic Crawler
- Drake (Large)
- Drake (Small)
- Emrakul
- Felidar
- Gnarlid
- Gomazoa
- Great Cat
- Griffin (Type 1)
- Griffin (Type 2)
- Heartstabber Mosquito
- Hellion
- Hurda
- Iona
- Kozilek
- Kraken
- Linvala
- Ogre Channeler
- Oxen
- Pestilence Demon
- Shade
- Shatterskull Giant
- Shoal Serpent
- Sphinx (Type 1)
- Sphinx (Type 2)
- Spirit
- Surrakar
- Terastodon
- Terra Stomper
- Timbermaw
- Trench Giant
- Turntimber Giant
- Ulamog
- Vampire Null
- Woodcrasher Baloth
- Wraith
- Wurm
- Zendikar Dragon
- Zendikar Golem