CR 2 Monsters
289 D&D 5e monsters at challenge rating 2. 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 Kruthik MonstrosityAhu-Nixta Mechanon ConstructAhuizotl MonstrosityAkanka FeyAlliumite Rapscallion PlantAllosaurus Beast (Dinosaur)Animated Rug of Smothering ConstructAnkheg MonstrosityAnubian ElementalArcamag MonstrosityAurochs BeastAwakened Tree PlantAzer ElementalAzer Sentinel ElementalBalbazu Fiend (Demon)Baleful Miasma ElementalBannik FeyBard HumanoidBear BeastBearmit Crab MonstrosityBehtu HumanoidBeli FeyBerbalang AberrationBilge Gremlin Bosun FeyBirgemon Seal AberrationBlack Dragon Wyrmling Dragon (Chromatic)Black Guard Drake DragonBlack Sun Orc HumanoidBlood Zombie UndeadBlue Guard Drake DragonBoreal Dragon Wyrmling DragonBronze Dragon Wyrmling Dragon (Metallic)Bulette Pup MonstrosityBulette Pup* MonstrosityCactid PlantCarrion Crawler MonstrosityCarrion Crawler* MonstrosityCauldronborn ConstructCave Bear BeastCave Dragon Wyrmling DragonCentaur MonstrosityCentaur Trooper FeyChimeric Phantom UndeadClacking Skeleton UndeadClockwork Hound ConstructCobbleswarm Swam of Tiny MonstrositiesCrinaea FeyCrypt Spider BeastCrystal Dragon Wyrmling Dragon (Gem)Darkling Elder FeyDawnfly Desolation Nymph BeastDeep One HumanoidDerro Explorer HumanoidDokkaebi FeyDoppelrat MonstrosityDraconian Mage MonstrosityDragon Speaker HumanoidDragonborn Elementalist HumanoidDragonborn Heavy Cavalry HumanoidDragonnel DragonDream Squire FeyDubius FiendDuergar Hammerer ConstructDuergar Kavalrachni HumanoidDuergar Mind Master HumanoidDuergar Stone Guard HumanoidDuergar Xarrorn HumanoidEala MonstrosityEel Hound FeyEgg Hunter Hatchling MonstrosityEgret Harpy MonstrosityEmber Glider ElementalEmerald Dragon Wyrmling Dragon (Gem)Ettercap MonstrosityEttercap (variant) MonstrosityExcess MonstrosityFaerie Dragon (Older) DragonFaerie Dragon Adult DragonFaerie Dragon Adult* DragonFear Liath UndeadFiregeist ElementalFixer HumanoidFlame Eater Swarm Swarm of Tiny BeastsFolk of Leng HumanoidForest Drake DragonGargoyle ElementalGelatinous Cube OozeGhast UndeadGiant Ant BeastGiant Boar BeastGiant Constrictor Snake BeastGiant Elk BeastGiant Flea, Swarm of Fleas Swarm of Tiny BeastsGiant Pufferfish BeastGiant Tick MonstrosityGiant Vampire Bat MonstrosityGibbering Mouther AberrationGithzerai Monk HumanoidGithzerai Monk* AberrationGlass Golem ConstructGnoll Cackler FiendGnoll Pack Lord HumanoidGnoll Pack Lord* FiendGoblin Underboss HumanoidGoblin Underboss Slime Servant HumanoidGray Thirster UndeadGreen Dragon Wyrmling Dragon (Chromatic)Green Guard Drake DragonGrick MonstrosityGriffon MonstrosityGrung Elite Warrior HumanoidGuard Drake DragonGuardian Archaeopteryx Beast (Dinosaur)Hirudine Stalker MonstrosityHoarfrost Drake DragonHobgoblin Iron Shadow FeyHobgoblin Smokebinder HumanoidHuman Brawler HumanoidHuman Brawler Slime Servant HumanoidHuman Death Acolyte HumanoidHuman Trickshot HumanoidHuman Trickshot Slime Servant HumanoidHunter Shark BeastHusker PlantIchor Ooze OozeInfiltrator HumanoidInitiate of the Elder Elementals HumanoidInk Devil Fiend (Devil)Intellect Devourer AberrationIntellect Devourer* AberrationIron Teeth of Baba Yaga FeyKallikantzaros FeyKappa FeyKitsune FeyKlar MonstrosityKobold Alchemist HumanoidKobold Artifex HumanoidKobold Junk Shaman HumanoidKot Bayun MonstrosityKuunganisha FiendLady in White UndeadLeech Swarm Swarm of Tiny BeastsLesser Lunarchidna AberrationLesser Scrag MonstrosityLestheris Soldrei HumanoidLight Dragon Wyrmling DragonLightning Eel BeastLightthief FiendLizardfolk Bloodeye HumanoidLizardfolk Bloodeye Slime Servant HumanoidLizardfolk Geomancer ElementalLizardfolk Geomancer* ElementalLizardfolk Shaman HumanoidLou Carcolh MonstrosityLystrosaurus Beast (Dinosaur)Mad Piper ConstructMage Apprentice HumanoidMage Apprentice* HumanoidMeenlock FeyMegantereon BeastMerrow MonstrosityMetee-Kolen-Ol HumanoidMimic MonstrosityMindkiller AberrationMindkiller Whelp AberrationMinotaur Skeleton UndeadModron Pentadrone ConstructModron Pentadrone* ConstructMoonstone Dragon Wyrmling DragonMuraenid MonstrosityMyconid Sovereign PlantMyconid Sovereign* PlantMyling UndeadNiya-Atha Warrior FeyNoctiny HumanoidNothic AberrationNothic* AberrationOchre Jelly OozeOgre GiantOgre Bolt Launcher GiantOgre Goon GiantOgre Howdah GiantOgre Zombie UndeadOphinix MonstrosityOrc Claw of Luthic HumanoidOrc Eye of Gruumsh HumanoidOrc Hand of Yurtrus HumanoidOrc Rampart HumanoidOrc Terranova HumanoidOrog HumanoidOrphan of the Black FeyPaper Drake DragonPech ElementalPegasus CelestialPeri ElementalPeryton MonstrosityPeryton* MonstrosityPlesiosaurus BeastPolar Bear BeastPoltergeist UndeadPoltergeist* UndeadPrismatic Dragon Wyrmling DragonPutrid Haunt UndeadQiqirn MonstrosityQuaggoth HumanoidQuaggoth* MonstrosityQuetzalcoatlus Beast (Dinosaur)Rageipede BeastRatfolk Mercenary HumanoidRazorback Crab BeastRazorfeather Raptor MonstrosityRed Guard Drake DragonRhinoceros BeastRoachling Lord HumanoidRoachling Scout HumanoidRock Roach BeastRoggenwolf MonstrosityRotsam OozeRug of Smothering ConstructRum Story Keeper FeyRutterkin Fiend (Demon)Saber-Toothed Tiger BeastSahuagin Priest FiendSahuagin Priest* FiendSahuagin Priestess HumanoidSair MonstrosityScarsupial BeastScitalis MonstrosityScrofin FeySea Dragon Wyrmling DragonSea Hag FeySeeping Death Skeleton UndeadShadhavar MonstrosityShadow Fey Pattern Dancer HumanoidShadow Mastiff MonstrosityShadow Skeleton UndeadShellycoat FeyShieldscale Drangolin DragonSigilian ConstructSilver Dragon Wyrmling Dragon (Metallic)Silver Dragon Wyrmling Skeleton UndeadSpider Thief ConstructSpined Devil Fiend (Devil)Spined Devil* Fiend (Devil)Star Thrall PlantStoneback Isopod BeastSwampgas Bubble OozeSwampgas Shade UndeadSwarm of Esteron BeastSwarm of Hoard Scarabs Swarm of Tiny MonstrositiesSwarm of Ice Borers Swarm of Tiny ElementalsSwarm of Musk Deer Swarm of Tiny BeastsSwarm of Poisonous Snakes Swarm of Tiny BeastsSwarm of Skitterlings Swarm of Tiny BeastsSwarm of Stirges Swarm of Tiny MonstrositiesSwarm of Stirges* Swarm of Tiny MonstrositiesSwarm of Venomous Snakes Swarm of Tiny BeastsTendril Puppet PlantTerror Bird BeastTopaz Dragon Wyrmling Dragon (Gem)Tortle Druid HumanoidTosculi Warrior MonstrosityTree Skinner FiendTroll Limbjumble GiantTrollkin Fire Shaman HumanoidTrollkin Grunt HumanoidUmbral Shambler AberrationUraeus CelestialVampire Thrall HumanoidVanara HumanoidVegepygmy Chief PlantVile Barber FeyVoid Dragon Wyrmling DragonWakwak BeastWereotter HumanoidWererat Monstrosity (Lycanthrope)White Dragon Wyrmling Dragon (Chromatic)White Guard Drake DragonWhite Stag CelestialWill-o'-Wisp UndeadWind Demon Fiend (Demon)Wind Eater UndeadWind Weasel FeyWoad Warrior MonstrosityYakirian HumanoidYali ConstructYann-An-Oed AberrationYuan-ti Broodguard MonstrosityYumerai Fey