All 322 SRD 5.1 monsters, by challenge rating
The full creature list Torchline builds encounters from — nothing here is behind a signup. Grouped by challenge rating, with the XP value the budget maths uses. Sourced from Open5e, SRD 5.1 only.
Jump to a challenge rating Challenge 0 — 10 XP each, 29 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Awakened Shrub Plant Small 0 9 10 10 Baboon Beast Small 0 12 3 10 Badger Beast Tiny 0 10 3 10 Bat Beast Tiny 0 12 1 10 Cat Beast Tiny 0 12 2 10 Commoner Humanoid Medium 0 10 4 10 Crab Beast Tiny 0 11 2 10 Deer Beast Medium 0 13 4 10 Eagle Beast Small 0 12 3 10 Frog Beast Tiny 0 11 1 10 Giant Fire Beetle Beast Small 0 13 4 10 Goat Beast Medium 0 10 4 10 Hawk Beast Tiny 0 13 1 10 Homunculus Construct Tiny 0 13 5 10 Hyena Beast Medium 0 11 5 10 Jackal Beast Small 0 12 3 10 Lemure Fiend Medium 0 7 13 10 Lizard Beast Tiny 0 10 2 10 Octopus Beast Small 0 12 3 10 Owl Beast Tiny 0 11 1 10 Quipper Beast Tiny 0 13 1 10 Rat Beast Tiny 0 10 1 10 Raven Beast Tiny 0 12 1 10 Scorpion Beast Tiny 0 11 1 10 Sea Horse Beast Tiny 0 11 1 10 Shrieker Plant Medium 0 5 13 10 Spider Beast Tiny 0 12 1 10 Vulture Beast Medium 0 10 5 10 Weasel Beast Tiny 0 13 1 10
Challenge 1/8 — 25 XP each, 19 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Bandit Humanoid Medium 1/8 12 11 25 Blood Hawk Beast Small 1/8 12 7 25 Camel Beast Large 1/8 9 15 25 Cultist Humanoid Medium 1/8 12 9 25 Flying Snake Beast Tiny 1/8 14 5 25 Giant Crab Beast Medium 1/8 15 13 25 Giant Rat Beast Small 1/8 12 7 25 Giant Rat (Diseased) Beast Small 1/8 12 7 25 Giant Weasel Beast Medium 1/8 13 9 25 Guard Humanoid Medium 1/8 16 11 25 Kobold Humanoid Small 1/8 12 5 25 Mastiff Beast Medium 1/8 12 5 25 Merfolk Humanoid Medium 1/8 11 11 25 Mule Beast Medium 1/8 10 11 25 Noble Humanoid Medium 1/8 15 9 25 Poisonous Snake Beast Tiny 1/8 13 2 25 Pony Beast Medium 1/8 10 11 25 Stirge Beast Tiny 1/8 14 2 25 Tribal Warrior Humanoid Medium 1/8 12 11 25
Challenge 1/4 — 50 XP each, 32 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Acolyte Humanoid Medium 1/4 10 9 50 Axe Beak Beast Large 1/4 11 19 50 Blink Dog Fey Medium 1/4 13 22 50 Boar Beast Medium 1/4 11 11 50 Constrictor Snake Beast Large 1/4 12 13 50 Draft Horse Beast Large 1/4 10 19 50 Dretch Fiend Small 1/4 11 18 50 Drow Humanoid Medium 1/4 15 13 50 Elk Beast Large 1/4 10 13 50 Flying Sword Construct Small 1/4 17 17 50 Giant Badger Beast Medium 1/4 10 13 50 Giant Bat Beast Large 1/4 13 22 50 Giant Centipede Beast Small 1/4 13 4 50 Giant Frog Beast Medium 1/4 11 18 50 Giant Lizard Beast Large 1/4 12 19 50 Giant Owl Beast Large 1/4 12 19 50 Giant Poisonous Snake Beast Medium 1/4 14 11 50 Giant Wolf Spider Beast Medium 1/4 13 11 50 Goblin Humanoid Small 1/4 15 7 50 Grimlock Humanoid Medium 1/4 11 11 50 Panther Beast Medium 1/4 12 13 50 Pseudodragon Dragon Tiny 1/4 13 7 50 Riding Horse Beast Large 1/4 10 13 50 Skeleton Undead Medium 1/4 13 13 50 Sprite Fey Tiny 1/4 15 2 50 Steam Mephit Elemental Small 1/4 10 21 50 Swarm of Bats Beast Medium 1/4 12 22 50 Swarm of Rats Beast Medium 1/4 10 24 50 Swarm of Ravens Beast Medium 1/4 12 24 50 Violet Fungus Plant Medium 1/4 5 18 50 Wolf Beast Medium 1/4 13 11 50 Zombie Undead Medium 1/4 8 22 50
Challenge 1/2 — 100 XP each, 33 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Ape Beast Medium 1/2 12 19 100 Black Bear Beast Medium 1/2 11 19 100 Cockatrice Monstrosity Small 1/2 11 27 100 Crocodile Beast Large 1/2 12 19 100 Darkmantle Monstrosity Small 1/2 11 22 100 Deep Gnome (Svirfneblin) Humanoid Small 1/2 15 16 100 Dust Mephit Elemental Small 1/2 12 17 100 Giant Goat Beast Large 1/2 11 19 100 Giant Sea Horse Beast Large 1/2 13 16 100 Giant Wasp Beast Medium 1/2 12 13 100 Gnoll Humanoid Medium 1/2 15 22 100 Gray Ooze Ooze Medium 1/2 8 22 100 Hobgoblin Humanoid Medium 1/2 18 11 100 Ice Mephit Elemental Small 1/2 11 21 100 Lizardfolk Humanoid Medium 1/2 15 22 100 Magma Mephit Elemental Small 1/2 11 22 100 Magmin Elemental Small 1/2 14 9 100 Orc Humanoid Medium 1/2 13 15 100 Reef Shark Beast Medium 1/2 12 22 100 Rust Monster Monstrosity Medium 1/2 14 27 100 Sahuagin Humanoid Medium 1/2 12 22 100 Satyr Fey Medium 1/2 14 31 100 Scout Humanoid Medium 1/2 13 16 100 Shadow Undead Medium 1/2 12 16 100 Swarm of Beetles Beast Medium 1/2 12 22 100 Swarm of Centipedes Beast Medium 1/2 12 22 100 Swarm of Insects Beast Medium 1/2 12 22 100 Swarm of Spiders Beast Medium 1/2 12 22 100 Swarm of Wasps Beast Medium 1/2 12 22 100 Thug Humanoid Medium 1/2 11 32 100 Warhorse Beast Large 1/2 11 19 100 Warhorse Skeleton Undead Large 1/2 13 22 100 Worg Monstrosity Large 1/2 13 26 100
Challenge 1 — 200 XP each, 25 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Animated Armor Construct Medium 1 18 33 200 Brass Dragon Wyrmling Dragon Medium 1 16 16 200 Brown Bear Beast Large 1 11 34 200 Bugbear Humanoid Medium 1 16 27 200 Copper Dragon Wyrmling Dragon Medium 1 16 22 200 Death Dog Monstrosity Medium 1 12 39 200 Dire Wolf Beast Large 1 14 37 200 Dryad Fey Medium 1 11 22 200 Duergar Humanoid Medium 1 16 26 200 Ghoul Undead Medium 1 12 22 200 Giant Eagle Beast Large 1 13 26 200 Giant Hyena Beast Large 1 12 45 200 Giant Octopus Beast Large 1 11 52 200 Giant Spider Beast Large 1 14 26 200 Giant Toad Beast Large 1 11 39 200 Giant Vulture Beast Large 1 10 22 200 Harpy Monstrosity Medium 1 11 38 200 Hippogriff Monstrosity Large 1 11 19 200 Imp Fiend Tiny 1 13 10 200 Lion Beast Large 1 12 26 200 Quasit Fiend Tiny 1 13 7 200 Specter Undead Medium 1 12 22 200 Spy Humanoid Medium 1 12 27 200 Swarm of Quippers Beast Medium 1 13 28 200 Tiger Beast Large 1 12 37 200
Challenge 2 — 450 XP each, 41 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Ankheg Monstrosity Large 2 14 39 450 Awakened Tree Plant Huge 2 13 59 450 Azer Elemental Medium 2 17 39 450 Bandit Captain Humanoid Medium 2 15 65 450 Berserker Humanoid Medium 2 13 67 450 Black Dragon Wyrmling Dragon Medium 2 17 33 450 Bronze Dragon Wyrmling Dragon Medium 2 17 32 450 Centaur Monstrosity Large 2 12 45 450 Cult Fanatic Humanoid Medium 2 13 22 450 Druid Humanoid Medium 2 11 27 450 Ettercap Monstrosity Medium 2 13 44 450 Gargoyle Elemental Medium 2 15 52 450 Gelatinous Cube Ooze Large 2 6 84 450 Ghast Undead Medium 2 13 36 450 Giant Boar Beast Large 2 12 42 450 Giant Constrictor Snake Beast Huge 2 12 60 450 Giant Elk Beast Huge 2 15 42 450 Gibbering Mouther Aberration Medium 2 9 67 450 Green Dragon Wyrmling Dragon Medium 2 17 38 450 Grick Monstrosity Medium 2 14 27 450 Griffon Monstrosity Large 2 12 59 450 Hunter Shark Beast Large 2 12 45 450 Merrow Monstrosity Large 2 13 45 450 Mimic Monstrosity Medium 2 12 58 450 Minotaur Skeleton Undead Large 2 12 67 450 Ochre Jelly Ooze Large 2 8 45 450 Ogre Giant Large 2 11 59 450 Ogre Zombie Undead Large 2 8 85 450 Pegasus Celestial Large 2 12 59 450 Plesiosaurus Beast Large 2 13 68 450 Polar Bear Beast Large 2 12 42 450 Priest Humanoid Medium 2 13 27 450 Rhinoceros Beast Large 2 11 45 450 Rug of Smothering Construct Large 2 12 33 450 Saber-Toothed Tiger Beast Large 2 12 52 450 Sea Hag Fey Medium 2 14 52 450 Silver Dragon Wyrmling Dragon Medium 2 17 45 450 Swarm of Poisonous Snakes Beast Medium 2 14 36 450 Wererat Humanoid Medium 2 12 33 450 White Dragon Wyrmling Dragon Medium 2 16 32 450 Will-o'-Wisp Undead Tiny 2 19 22 450
Challenge 3 — 700 XP each, 20 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Basilisk Monstrosity Medium 3 12 52 700 Bearded Devil Fiend Medium 3 13 52 700 Blue Dragon Wyrmling Dragon Medium 3 17 52 700 Doppelganger Monstrosity Medium 3 14 52 700 Giant Scorpion Beast Large 3 15 52 700 Gold Dragon Wyrmling Dragon Medium 3 17 60 700 Green Hag Fey Medium 3 17 82 700 Hell Hound Fiend Medium 3 15 45 700 Killer Whale Beast Huge 3 12 90 700 Knight Humanoid Medium 3 18 52 700 Manticore Monstrosity Large 3 14 68 700 Minotaur Monstrosity Large 3 14 76 700 Mummy Undead Medium 3 11 58 700 Nightmare Fiend Large 3 13 68 700 Owlbear Monstrosity Large 3 13 59 700 Phase Spider Monstrosity Large 3 13 32 700 Veteran Humanoid Medium 3 17 58 700 Werewolf Humanoid Medium 3 11 58 700 Wight Undead Medium 3 14 45 700 Winter Wolf Monstrosity Large 3 13 75 700
Challenge 4 — 1,100 XP each, 11 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Black Pudding Ooze Large 4 7 85 1,100 Chuul Aberration Large 4 16 93 1,100 Couatl Celestial Medium 4 19 97 1,100 Elephant Beast Huge 4 12 76 1,100 Ettin Giant Large 4 12 85 1,100 Ghost Undead Medium 4 11 45 1,100 Lamia Monstrosity Large 4 13 97 1,100 Red Dragon Wyrmling Dragon Medium 4 17 75 1,100 Succubus/Incubus Fiend Medium 4 15 66 1,100 Wereboar Humanoid Medium 4 10 78 1,100 Weretiger Humanoid Medium 4 12 120 1,100
Challenge 5 — 1,800 XP each, 25 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Air Elemental Elemental Large 5 15 90 1,800 Barbed Devil Fiend Medium 5 15 110 1,800 Bulette Monstrosity Large 5 17 94 1,800 Earth Elemental Elemental Large 5 17 126 1,800 Fire Elemental Elemental Large 5 13 102 1,800 Flesh Golem Construct Medium 5 9 93 1,800 Giant Crocodile Beast Huge 5 14 85 1,800 Giant Shark Beast Huge 5 13 126 1,800 Gladiator Humanoid Medium 5 16 112 1,800 Gorgon Monstrosity Large 5 19 114 1,800 Half-Red Dragon Veteran Humanoid Medium 5 18 65 1,800 Hill Giant Giant Huge 5 13 105 1,800 Night Hag Fiend Medium 5 17 112 1,800 Otyugh Aberration Large 5 14 114 1,800 Roper Monstrosity Large 5 20 93 1,800 Salamander Elemental Large 5 15 90 1,800 Shambling Mound Plant Large 5 15 136 1,800 Triceratops Beast Huge 5 13 95 1,800 Troll Giant Large 5 15 84 1,800 Unicorn Celestial Large 5 12 67 1,800 Vampire Spawn Undead Medium 5 15 82 1,800 Water Elemental Elemental Large 5 14 114 1,800 Werebear Humanoid Medium 5 10 135 1,800 Wraith Undead Medium 5 13 67 1,800 Xorn Elemental Medium 5 19 73 1,800
Challenge 6 — 2,300 XP each, 10 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Chimera Monstrosity Large 6 14 114 2,300 Drider Monstrosity Large 6 19 123 2,300 Invisible Stalker Elemental Medium 6 14 104 2,300 Mage Humanoid Medium 6 12 40 2,300 Mammoth Beast Huge 6 13 126 2,300 Medusa Monstrosity Medium 6 15 127 2,300 Vrock Fiend Large 6 15 104 2,300 Wyvern Dragon Large 6 13 110 2,300 Young Brass Dragon Dragon Large 6 17 110 2,300 Young White Dragon Dragon Large 6 17 133 2,300
Challenge 7 — 2,900 XP each, 6 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Giant Ape Beast Huge 7 12 157 2,900 Oni Giant Large 7 16 110 2,900 Shield Guardian Construct Large 7 17 142 2,900 Stone Giant Giant Huge 7 17 126 2,900 Young Black Dragon Dragon Large 7 18 127 2,900 Young Copper Dragon Dragon Large 7 17 119 2,900
Challenge 8 — 3,900 XP each, 9 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Assassin Humanoid Medium 8 15 78 3,900 Cloaker Aberration Large 8 14 78 3,900 Frost Giant Giant Huge 8 15 138 3,900 Hezrou Fiend Large 8 16 136 3,900 Hydra Monstrosity Huge 8 15 172 3,900 Spirit Naga Monstrosity Large 8 15 75 3,900 Tyrannosaurus Rex Beast Huge 8 13 136 3,900 Young Bronze Dragon Dragon Large 8 18 142 3,900 Young Green Dragon Dragon Large 8 18 136 3,900
Challenge 9 — 5,000 XP each, 8 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Bone Devil Fiend Large 9 19 142 5,000 Clay Golem Construct Large 9 14 133 5,000 Cloud Giant Giant Huge 9 14 200 5,000 Fire Giant Giant Huge 9 18 162 5,000 Glabrezu Fiend Large 9 17 157 5,000 Treant Plant Huge 9 16 138 5,000 Young Blue Dragon Dragon Large 9 18 152 5,000 Young Silver Dragon Dragon Large 9 18 168 5,000
Challenge 10 — 5,900 XP each, 6 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Aboleth Aberration Large 10 17 135 5,900 Deva Celestial Medium 10 17 136 5,900 Guardian Naga Monstrosity Large 10 18 127 5,900 Stone Golem Construct Large 10 17 178 5,900 Young Gold Dragon Dragon Large 10 18 178 5,900 Young Red Dragon Dragon Large 10 18 178 5,900
Challenge 11 — 7,200 XP each, 8 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Behir Monstrosity Huge 11 17 168 7,200 Chain Devil Fiend Medium 11 16 85 7,200 Djinni Elemental Large 11 17 161 7,200 Efreeti Elemental Large 11 17 200 7,200 Gynosphinx Monstrosity Large 11 17 136 7,200 Horned Devil Fiend Large 11 18 178 7,200 Remorhaz Monstrosity Huge 11 17 195 7,200 Roc Monstrosity Gargantuan 11 15 248 7,200
Challenge 12 — 8,400 XP each, 2 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Archmage Humanoid Medium 12 12 99 8,400 Erinyes Fiend Medium 12 18 153 8,400
Challenge 13 — 10,000 XP each, 6 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Adult Brass Dragon Dragon Huge 13 18 172 10,000 Adult White Dragon Dragon Huge 13 18 200 10,000 Nalfeshnee Fiend Large 13 18 184 10,000 Rakshasa Fiend Medium 13 16 110 10,000 Storm Giant Giant Huge 13 16 230 10,000 Vampire Undead Medium 13 16 144 10,000
Challenge 14 — 11,500 XP each, 3 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Adult Black Dragon Dragon Huge 14 19 195 11,500 Adult Copper Dragon Dragon Huge 14 18 184 11,500 Ice Devil Fiend Large 14 18 180 11,500
Challenge 15 — 13,000 XP each, 4 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Adult Bronze Dragon Dragon Huge 15 19 212 13,000 Adult Green Dragon Dragon Huge 15 19 207 13,000 Mummy Lord Undead Medium 15 17 97 13,000 Purple Worm Monstrosity Gargantuan 15 18 247 13,000
Challenge 16 — 15,000 XP each, 5 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Adult Blue Dragon Dragon Huge 16 19 225 15,000 Adult Silver Dragon Dragon Huge 16 19 243 15,000 Iron Golem Construct Large 16 20 210 15,000 Marilith Fiend Large 16 18 189 15,000 Planetar Celestial Large 16 19 200 15,000
Challenge 17 — 18,000 XP each, 4 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Adult Gold Dragon Dragon Huge 17 19 256 18,000 Adult Red Dragon Dragon Huge 17 19 256 18,000 Androsphinx Monstrosity Large 17 17 199 18,000 Dragon Turtle Dragon Gargantuan 17 20 341 18,000
Challenge 19 — 22,000 XP each, 1 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Balor Fiend Huge 19 19 262 22,000
Challenge 20 — 25,000 XP each, 3 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Ancient Brass Dragon Dragon Gargantuan 20 20 297 25,000 Ancient White Dragon Dragon Gargantuan 20 20 333 25,000 Pit Fiend Fiend Large 20 19 300 25,000
Challenge 21 — 33,000 XP each, 4 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Ancient Black Dragon Dragon Gargantuan 21 22 367 33,000 Ancient Copper Dragon Dragon Gargantuan 21 21 350 33,000 Lich Undead Medium 21 17 135 33,000 Solar Celestial Large 21 21 243 33,000
Challenge 22 — 41,000 XP each, 2 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Ancient Bronze Dragon Dragon Gargantuan 22 22 444 41,000 Ancient Green Dragon Dragon Gargantuan 22 21 385 41,000
Challenge 23 — 50,000 XP each, 3 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Ancient Blue Dragon Dragon Gargantuan 23 22 481 50,000 Ancient Silver Dragon Dragon Gargantuan 23 22 487 50,000 Kraken Monstrosity Gargantuan 23 18 472 50,000
Challenge 24 — 62,000 XP each, 2 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Ancient Gold Dragon Dragon Gargantuan 24 22 546 62,000 Ancient Red Dragon Dragon Gargantuan 24 22 546 62,000
Challenge 30 — 155,000 XP each, 1 creatures
Creature Type Size CR AC HP XP Tarrasque Monstrosity Gargantuan 30 25 676 155,000
How the budget works. The XP-per-creature values are the SRD's. The party budget and the crowd multiplier are Torchline's own heuristic — a starting point, not an official rule, and not the encounter-building maths from any published rulebook. Trust your table over any calculator, this one included.
Attribution. Monster data from the Open5e API, drawn only from the System Reference Document 5.1 by Wizards of the Coast LLC, licensed under CC BY 4.0 . 322 creatures indexed.
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