CR 4 Monsters
222 D&D 5e monsters at challenge rating 4. 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.
Aarakocra Aeromancer ElementalAarakocra Aeromancer* ElementalAccursed Defiler UndeadAlchemical Skunk MonstrosityAlleybasher Ogre GiantAmber Ooze OozeAngler Dwarf HumanoidAngler Worm MonstrosityAngulotl Needler HumanoidAnimated Bearskin Rug ConstructAnimated Quartet ConstructArcanaphage MonstrosityArchelon Beast (Dinosaur)Ash Drake DragonAsp Vine PlantAstralsupial BeastAtavist HumanoidAugust Rooster MonstrosityAzeban FeyBabau Fiend (Demon)Bandit Lord HumanoidBanshee UndeadBanshee* UndeadBarghest FiendBattle Mage HumanoidBereginyas FeyBlack Pudding OozeBloodfiend Alabroza FiendBone Naga UndeadBone Naga* UndeadBrachyura Shambler MonstrosityBullywug Bog Sage FeyBullywug Bog Sage* FeyCactus Drake DragonCarrion Beetle BeastCatamount MonstrosityCats of Ulthar Swarm of Tiny BeastsCavelight Moss PlantChroma Lizard BeastChuul AberrationCity Watch Captain HumanoidCloak HumanoidClockwork Iron Cobra ConstructClockwork Stone Defender ConstructCouatl CelestialCrystallite GiantDancing Foliage PlantDarakhul Shadowmancer UndeadDark Father UndeadDau FeyDe Ogen UndeadDeath Butterfly Swarm Swarm of Tiny BeastsDeath Hawk BeastDeath Vulture MonstrosityDeathcap Myconid PlantDeathlock UndeadDeathspeaker UndeadDeep One Hybrid Priest HumanoidDeep Troll GiantDerro Fetal Savant HumanoidDire Pangolin BeastDomovoi FeyDorreq AberrationDraconian Dreadnought MonstrosityDragon Turtle Wyrmling DragonDuskwilt PlantDust Grazer AberrationDybbuk Fiend (Demon)Edimmu UndeadElephant BeastElophar UndeadEmperor's Hyena UndeadEttin GiantFaceless Wanderer AberrationFalsifier Fog UndeadFirbolg Primeval Warden HumanoidFirebird BeastFlab Giant GiantFlameskull UndeadFlameskull* UndeadFleshspurned UndeadForest Marauder GiantFrostveil PlantGear Mage HumanoidGhost UndeadGiant Ant Queen BeastGiant Walking Stick BeastGiant Water Scorpion BeastGiant Zombie UndeadGirallon MonstrosityGnoll Bonesplitter FiendGnoll Fang of Yeenoghu FiendGnoll Fang of Yeenoghu* FiendGnoll Mage Gorger FiendGnyan ElementalGraveslayer HumanoidGreater Lunarchidna AberrationGuiguai UndeadGutter Troll GiantHelmed Horror ConstructHelmed Horror* ConstructHippopotamus BeastHobgoblin Devastator FeyHobgoblin Firerunner HumanoidHuman Death Cultist HumanoidImperial Ghoul UndeadIncubus FiendInfernal Centaur FiendInk Guardian OozeJubjub Bird BeastJuvenile Shadow Dragon DragonJuvenile Shadow Dragon* DragonKezai MonstrosityKobold Chieftain HumanoidLaestrigonian Giant GiantLamia MonstrosityLeavesrot Ooze OozeLemurfolk Greyfur HumanoidLich Hound UndeadLizard King/Queen HumanoidLizardfolk Sovereign ElementalLizardfolk Sovereign* ElementalLizardfolk Terrorsaur HumanoidLobe Lemur MonstrosityLord Erasmus Deseo HumanoidManabane Scarab Swarm Swarm of Tiny BeastsMari Lwyd UndeadMead Archon CelestialMegaloceros BeastMerregon Fiend (Devil)Metallic Peacekeeper ConstructMindshard AberrationMngwa AberrationMonkey's Bane Vine PlantMoonless Hunter FeyMummy Rotwrap UndeadNecrophage Ghast UndeadNeogi Master AberrationNian MonstrosityNiya-Atha Sorcerer FeyNkosi Pridelord HumanoidOathrot Wraith UndeadOculo Swarm AberrationOgre Battering Ram GiantOrc Blade of Ilneval HumanoidOrc Godcaller HumanoidOrc War Chief HumanoidOrtifex UndeadOstinato AberrationOvershadow UndeadPech Stonemaster ElementalPesta Hag FeyPhilosopher's Ghost OozePillar of the Lost Magocracy ConstructPitling Fiend (Demon)Psychopomp CelestialQuagga MonstrosityQuickserpent BeastRainforest Ogre GiantRatatosk CelestialRattok Fiend (Demon)Red Dragon Wyrmling Dragon (Chromatic)Relentless Hound UndeadRot Angel CelestialRum Lord FeySap Demon OozeScyza MonstrositySea Hag (Coven Variant) FeySelang (Dark Satyr) FeySerpopard BeastServant of the Unsated God UndeadServant of Yig AberrationShadow Demon Fiend (Demon)Shadow Demon* Fiend (Demon)Shadow Fey Guardian HumanoidShoreline Scrapper BeastSinkhole Ooze OozeSkitterhaunt OozeSlithy Tove MonstrositySoil Snake ConstructSpawn of Chernobog FiendSpellhound MonstrosityStegosaurus Beast (Dinosaur)Stone-Eater Slime OozeStorm Maiden ElementalStrobing Fungus PlantSuccubus FiendSulsha HumanoidSwarm of Dretches Swarm of Small FiendsSwarm of Dretches* Swarm of Small FiendsSylphise FeyTar Ghoul UndeadThe Flesh AberrationThursir Hearth Priestess GiantTosculi Jeweled Drone HumanoidTripwire Patch PlantTrollkin Reaver HumanoidTrollkin Shaman HumanoidTulpa UndeadTusked Skyfish AberrationTuval-Uthriar HumanoidUnhatched UndeadVættir UndeadVali HumanoidVangsluagh AberrationVenom Elemental ElementalVeritigibbet FeyWarlock of the Archfey HumanoidWater Horse FeyWater Leaper MonstrosityWeeping Willow PlantWereboar Monstrosity (Lycanthrope)Weretiger Monstrosity (Lycanthrope)Wharfling Swarm Swarm of Tiny BeastsWind's Harp Fiend (Devil)Winterghast UndeadYek Fiend (Demon)Yeth Hound FeyYuan-ti Mind Whisperer MonstrosityYuan-ti Nightmare Speaker MonstrosityZilaq DragonZimwi Giant