- Basic: Basic Rules
- PHB: Player's Handbook (paper only)
- LMP: Lost Mines of Phandelver
- HotDQ: Horde of the Dragon Queen
- OotA: Out of the Abyss
Beasts up to medium size, CR up to 1/4
Name | Size | CR | Source | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Baboon | Small | 0 | Basic | Climb, pack tactics |
Badger | Small | 0 | Basic | Burrow |
Bat | Tiny | 0 | PHB | Fly |
Cat | Tiny | 0 | PHB | Climb |
Crab | Tiny | 0 | Basic | Swim |
Deer | Medium | 0 | HotDQ | |
Eagle | Tiny | 0 | Basic | Fly |
Frog | Tiny | 0 | PHB | Swim, jumps |
Giant Fire Beetle | Small | 0 | Basic | Illumination |
Goat | Medium | 0 | Basic | Charge, sure-footed |
Hawk | Tiny | 0 | PHB | Fly |
Hyena | Medium | 0 | PHB | Pack tactics |
Jackal | Small | 0 | Basic | Pack tactics |
Lizard | Tiny | 0 | PHB | Climb |
Octopus | Tiny | 0 | Basic | Aquatic, stealth, grapple, ink cloud |
Owl | Tiny | 0 | PHB | Fly, flyby |
Quipper | Tiny | 0 | Basic | Aquatic, blood frenzy |
Rat | Tiny | 0 | PHB | |
Raven | Tiny | 0 | PHB | Mimicry |
Scorpion | Tiny | 0 | Basic | Poison |
Sea Horse | Tiny | 0 | Basic | Aquatic |
Spider | Tiny | 0 | Basic | Climb, poison, web |
Vulture | Medium | 0 | Basic | Fly, pack tactics |
Weasel | Tiny | 0 | Basic | |
Blood Hawk | Small | 1/8 | Basic | Fly, pack tactics |
Giant Crab | Medium | 1/8 | Basic | Swim, grapple |
Mastiff | Medium | 1/8 | PHB | Knock prone |
Mule | Medium | 1/8 | PHB | Mount, sure-footed |
Poisonous Snake | Tiny | 1/8 | PHB | Poison |
Flying Snake | Tiny | 1/8 | Basic | Fly, swim, poison |
Giant Rat | Small | 1/8 | Basic | Pack tactics |
Giant Weasel | Medium | 1/8 | Basic | |
Pony | Medium | 1/8 | Basic | |
Stirge | Tiny | 1/8 | LMP | Fly, blood drain |
Boar | Medium | 1/4 | PHB | Charge, relentless |
Giant Badger | Medium | 1/4 | Basic | Burrow, multiattack |
Giant Centipede | Small | 1/4 | HotDQ | Climb, poison |
Giant Frog | Medium | 1/4 | HotDQ | Swim, jumps, swallow |
Giant Poisonous Snake | Medium | 1/4 | Basic | Swim, poison, reach |
Giant Wolf Spider | Medium | 1/4 | Basic | Climb, web |
Male Steeder | Medium | 1/4 | OotA | Grapple, jumps |
Panther | Medium | 1/4 | PHB | Climb, pounce |
Pteranodon | Medium | 1/4 | Basic | Fly, Flyby |
Wolf | Medium | 1/4 | PHB | Pack tactics |
2nd Level - max CR: 1/4, no flying or swim speed
Name | Size | CR | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Baboon | Small | 0 | Basic |
Badger | Small | 0 | Basic |
Cat | Tiny | 0 | PHB |
Deer | Medium | 0 | HotDQ |
Giant Fire Beetle | Small | 0 | Basic |
Goat | Medium | 0 | Basic |
Hyena | Medium | 0 | PHB |
Jackal | Small | 0 | PHB |
Lizard | Tiny | 0 | PHB |
Rat | Tiny | 0 | PHB |
Scorpion | Tiny | 0 | Basic |
Spider | Tiny | 0 | Basic |
Weasel | Tiny | 0 | Basic |
Mastiff | Medium | 1/8 | PHB |
Mule | Medium | 1/8 | PHB |
Giant Rat | Small | 1/8 | Basic |
Giant Weasel | Medium | 1/8 | Basic |
Pony | Medium | 1/8 | Basic |
Axe Beak | Large | 1/4 | Basic |
Boar | Medium | 1/4 | PHB |
Camel | Large | 1/4 | Basic |
Draft Horse | Large | 1/4 | Basic |
Elk | Large | 1/4 | HotDQ |
Giant Badger | Medium | 1/4 | Basic |
Giant Centipede | Small | 1/4 | HotDQ |
Giant Lizard | Large | 1/4 | HotDQ |
Giant Wolf Spider | Medium | 1/4 | Basic |
Panther | Medium | 1/4 | PHB |
Riding Horse | Large | 1/4 | PHB |
Wolf | Medium | 1/4 | PHB |
4th level - max CR: 1/2, no flying speed
Name | Size | CR | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Crab | Tiny | 0 | Basic |
Frog | Tiny | 0 | PHB |
Quipper | Tiny | 0 | Basic |
Sea Horse | Tiny | 0 | Basic |
Poisonous Snake | Tiny | 1/8 | PHB |
Giant Crab | Tiny | 1/8 | Basic |
Constrictor Snake | Large | 1/4 | PHB |
Giant Frog | Medium | 1/4 | HotDQ |
Giant Poisonous Snake | Medium | 1/4 | Basic |
Ape | Medium | 1/2 | Basic |
Black Bear | Medium | 1/2 | PHB |
Crocodile | Large | 1/2 | PHB |
Giant Goat | Large | 1/2 | Basic |
Giant Sea Horse | Large | 1/2 | Basic |
Reef Shark | Medium | 1/2 | PHB |
War Horse | Large | 1/2 | PHB |
8th level - max CR: 1
Name | Size | CR | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Bat | Tiny | 0 | PHB |
Eagle | Tiny | 0 | Basic |
Hawk | Tiny | 0 | PHB |
Octopus | Tiny | 0 | Basic |
Owl | Tiny | 0 | PHB |
Raven | Tiny | 0 | PHB |
Vulture | Medium | 0 | Basic |
Blood Hawk | Small | 1/8 | Basic |
Female Steeder | Medium | 1 | OotA |
Flying Snake | Tiny | 1/8 | Basic |
Stirge | Tiny | 1/8 | LMP |
Giant Bat | Large | 1/4 | Basic |
Giant Owl | Large | 1/4 | Basic |
Pteranodon | Medium | 1/4 | Basic |
Giant Wasp | Large | 1/2 | Basic |
Brown Bear | Large | 1 | PHB |
Dire Wolf | Large | 1 | PHB |
Giant Eagle | Large | 1 | PHB |
Giant Hyena | Large | 1 | Basic |
Giant Spider | Large | 1 | PHB |
Giant Vulture | Large | 1 | Basic |
Lion | Large | 1 | PHB |
Tiger | Large | 1 | PHB |
2nd Level - max CR: 1, no flying or swim speed
Name | Size | CR | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Brown Bear | Large | 1 | PHB |
Female Steeder | Medium | 1 | OotA |
Giant Hyena | Large | 1 | Basic |
Giant Spider | Large | 1 | PHB |
Lion | Large | 1 | PHB |
Tiger | Large | 1 | PHB |
4th level - max CR: 1, no flying speed
Name | Size | CR | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Giant Octopus | Large | 1 | Basic |
Giant Toad | Large | 1 | Basic |
6th level - max CR: 2, no flying speed
Name | Size | CR | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Allosaurus | Large | 2 | Basic |
Giant Boar | Large | 2 | Basic |
Giant Elk | Huge | 2 | Basic |
Giant Constrictor Snake | Huge | 2 | Basic |
Hunter Shark | Large | 2 | Basic |
Plesiosaurus | Large | 2 | Basic |
Polar Bear | Large | 2 | Basic |
Rhinoceros | Large | 2 | Basic |
Saber-Toothed Tiger | Large | 2 | Basic |
8th level - max CR: 2
No additional forms
9th level - max CR: 3
Name | Size | CR | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Anykylosaurus | Huge | 3 | Basic |
Giant Scorpion | Large | 3 | Basic |
Killer Whale | Large | 3 | Basic |
10th level - Elementals
Name | Size | CR | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Air Elemental | Large | 5 | Basic |
Earth Elemental | Large | 5 | Basic |
Fire Elemental | Large | 5 | Basic |
Water Elemental | Large | 5 | Basic |
12th level - max CR: 4
Name | Size | CR | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Elephant | Huge | 4 | Basic |
15th level - max CR: 5
Name | Size | CR | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Giant Crocodile | Huge | 5 | Basic |
Giant Shark | Huge | 5 | Basic |
Triceratops | Huge | 5 | Basic |
18th level - max CR: 6
Name | Size | CR | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Mammoth | Huge | 6 | Basic |