CR 17 Monsters
33 D&D 5e monsters at challenge rating 17. Build encounters by totalling XP from this CR bucket against your party's adventuring-day budget — see the 2024 DMG's encounter rules for the new tighter formula.
Adult Blue Dracolich UndeadAdult Boreal Dragon DragonAdult Gold Dragon Dragon (Metallic)Adult Red Dracolich UndeadAdult Red Dragon Dragon (Chromatic)Adult Wasteland Dragon DragonAdult Wind Dragon DragonAndrosphinx MonstrosityAvatar of Boreas ElementalBarong CelestialBlue Abishai Fiend (Devil)Death Knight UndeadDeath Knight* UndeadDracolich UndeadDracolich* UndeadDraconic Shard UndeadDragon Turtle DragonElemental Locus ElementalFrost Giant Ice Shaper GiantGoristro Fiend (Demon)Goristro* Fiend (Demon)Koschei FiendMarvorok MonstrosityMaster of Demon Mountain HumanoidMoonlit King FeyNagpa MonstrosityQueen of Witches FeyRangda, Demon Lord of Witches FiendSinstar PlantSphinx of Valor CelestialStorm Herald AberrationTroll Amalgam GiantUrochar (Strangling Watcher) Aberration