Monster Lists — Monster Manual (2025)

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.

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 (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

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

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 (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

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 (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

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.

- Balor
- Barlgura
- Chasme
- Dretches (all) (Dretch, Swarm of Dretches)
- Glabrezu
- Goristro
- Hezrou
- Manes (all) (Manes, Manes Vaporspawn)
- Marilith
- Nalfeshnee
- Quasit
- Shadow Demon
- Vrock
- Yochlol
- Black dragons (all) (Adult Black Dragon, Ancient Black Dragon, Black Dragon Wyrmling, Young Black Dragon)
- Blue dragons (all) (Adult Blue Dragon, Ancient Blue Dragon, Blue Dragon Wyrmling, Young Blue Dragon)
- Green dragons (all) (Adult Green Dragon, Ancient Green Dragon, Green Dragon Wyrmling, Young Green Dragon)
- Red dragons (all) (Adult Red Dragon, Ancient Red Dragon, Red Dragon Wyrmling, Young Red Dragon)
- White dragons (all) (Adult White Dragon, Ancient White Dragon, White Dragon Wyrmling, Young White Dragon)
- Brass dragons (all) (Adult Brass Dragon, Ancient Brass Dragon, Brass Dragon Wyrmling, Young Brass Dragon)
- Bronze dragons (all) (Adult Bronze Dragon, Ancient Bronze Dragon, Bronze Dragon Wyrmling, Young Bronze Dragon)
- Copper dragons (all) (Adult Copper Dragon, Ancient Copper Dragon, Copper Dragon Wyrmling, Young Copper Dragon)
- Gold dragons (all) (Adult Gold Dragon, Ancient Gold Dragon, Gold Dragon Wyrmling, Young Gold Dragon)
- Silver dragons (all) (Adult Silver Dragon, Ancient Silver Dragon, Silver Dragon Wyrmling, Young Silver Dragon)
- Bugbears (all) (Bugbear Stalker, Bugbear Warrior)
- Goblins (all) (Goblin Boss, Goblin Hexer, Goblin Minion, Goblin Warrior)
- Hobgoblins (all) (Hobgoblin Captain, Hobgoblin Warlord, Hobgoblin Warrior)
- Blob of Annihilation
- Colossus
- Elemental Cataclysm
- Empyreans (all) (Empyrean, Empyrean Iota)
- Kraken
- Tarrasque

Monsters by Challenge Rating

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