CR 5 Monsters
268 D&D 5e monsters at challenge rating 5. 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.
Aatxe CelestialAdult Oblex OozeAir Elemental ElementalAlke MonstrosityAllip UndeadAmalgam AberrationAmphibolt MonstrosityAniwye MonstrosityAnthracia, Princess of Venom FeyArachnocrat Fiend (Devil)Aridni FeyAsanbosam AberrationAural Hunter AberrationBanderhobb MonstrosityBarbed Devil Fiend (Devil)Barbed Devil (Summoner Variant) Fiend (Devil)Barlgura Fiend (Demon)Barlgura (summoner variant) Fiend (Demon)Barlgura* Fiend (Demon)Befouled Weird ElementalBeholder Zombie UndeadBeholder Zombie* UndeadBlack Knight Commander HumanoidBlood Elemental ElementalBouda FiendBrain Coral AberrationBrontosaurus Beast (Dinosaur)Brownie Mystic FeyBugbear Commander HumanoidBulette MonstrosityCambion FiendCambion* FiendCatoblepas MonstrosityCentaur Chieftain MonstrosityChemosit FiendCipactli Fiend (Demon)Cleric of the Brew HumanoidClockwork Abomination ConstructClockwork Oaken Bolter ConstructCorpselight Moth BeastCorrupting Ooze OozeCrux of Fire ElementalCueyatl Moon Priest HumanoidCunning Artisan Ogre GiantDarakhul Spy UndeadDark Voice HumanoidDeath Shroud Golem ConstructDeathweaver MonstrosityDerro Shadow Antipaladin HumanoidDiminution Drake DragonDire Owlbear MonstrosityDiv ElementalDogmole Juggernaut MonstrosityDohma Raskovar HumanoidDragon Blessed HumanoidDragonblood Ooze OozeDrakon DragonDread Walker Excavator ConstructDream Eater FiendDream Wraith UndeadDrow Elite Warrior HumanoidDrowned Maiden UndeadDust Devil ElementalDust Hulk ElementalDvarapala GiantEarth Elemental ElementalEgg Hunter Adult MonstrosityEldritch Ooze OozeEleinomae FeyEmpusa MonstrosityEnchanter Wizard HumanoidEssence of Storms ElementalEssence of Tides ElementalFar Dorocha FeyFaux-Garou ConstructFellforged ConstructFidele Angel CelestialFierstjerren UndeadFirbolg Wanderer HumanoidFire Elemental ElementalFire Spark ElementalFlayed Wraith UndeadFlesh Golem ConstructFlesh Mournling UndeadFleshdreg PlantFloe Hag FeyForce of Earth ElementalGargoctopus MonstrosityGearmass OozeGem Stalker MonstrosityGhul UndeadGiant Axe Beak MonstrosityGiant Axe Beak* MonstrosityGiant Crocodile BeastGiant Frilled Lizard BeastGiant Mantis Shrimp BeastGiant Shark BeastGnomish Knife Cultist HumanoidGorgon MonstrosityGreen Hag (Coven Variant) FeyHalf-Dragon DragonHill Giant GiantHill Giant Clobberer GiantHill Giant Flunky GiantHobgoblin Brandbearer HumanoidHound of the Night MonstrosityHulking Whelp FeyIce Elemental ElementalIon Slime OozeIron Ghoul UndeadIron Sphere ConstructJack of Strings FeyJutkarr Flintfingers HumanoidKamaitachi MonstrosityKarakura FiendKikimora FeyKnight Ab-errant HumanoidKobold Wizard HumanoidKongamato BeastKoptourok UndeadKraken Priest MonstrosityKruthik Hive Lord MonstrosityKryt HumanoidLabyrinth Keeper MonstrosityLakescourge Lotus UndeadLightbender MonstrosityLindwurm DragonLlyvessa HumanoidLogger PlantLord Zombie UndeadLorelei FeyLunarian FeyLymarien Swarm Swarm of Tiny FeyMamura AberrationMandriano PlantManggus GiantMaster Thief HumanoidMatriarch Serpentine Lamia MonstrosityMezzoloth FiendMezzoloth (summoner variant) FiendMezzoloth* FiendMi-Go PlantMindwitness AberrationModerate Malleable AberrationMoon Drake DragonMoonkite CelestialMudmutt MonstrosityMyrmex ElementalNgobou Beast (Dinosaur)Night Hag FiendNullicorn AberrationObsidian Ophidian ElementalOld Salt UndeadOne-Horned Ogre GiantOphidiotaur MonstrosityOth AberrationOtyugh AberrationOtyugh Dregsbelcher AberrationOwl Harpy MonstrosityPeat Mummy UndeadPhase Giant GiantPike Guard Captain HumanoidPixie Wonderbringer FeyPixie Wonderbringer* FeyPustakam Rakshasa FiendQuickstep FeyQuoreq AberrationRamag Portal Master HumanoidRat King MonstrosityRatatosk Warlord CelestialRavenala PlantRavenfolk Doom Croaker HumanoidRazorleaf PlantRed Slaad AberrationRed Slaad (control gem variant) AberrationRed Slaad* AberrationRevenant UndeadRevenant* UndeadRift Swine AberrationRime Hulk ElementalRockchewer Ogre GiantRoper MonstrositySacred Hippopotamus CelestialSahuagin Baron HumanoidSahuagin Baron* FiendSalamander ElementalSand Hag MonstrositySandman CelestialSarcophagus Slime UndeadSasquatch BeastSavior Lumen CelestialScarlet Ibis MonstrosityScribe Devil Fiend (Devil)Shadow Fey Forest Hunter HumanoidShadow Fey Knight of the Road HumanoidShadow Lurker FeyShambling Mound PlantShambling Pile PlantShantak MonstrosityShepherd Drake DragonShimmer Seal BeastSimurg CelestialSleipnir MonstrositySnatch Bat AberrationSnow Giant GiantSomberweave FeySpawn of Akyishigal Fiend (Demon)Spawn of Arbeyach Fiend (Devil)Spawn of Kyuss UndeadSpawn of Parzelon FiendSpeaker to the Darkness HumanoidSpree Fiend (Demon)Star Spawn Mangler AberrationStarving Specter UndeadSubek HumanoidSwarm of Cranium Rats Swarm of Tiny AberrationsSwarm of Penguins Swarm of Medium BeastsTanarukk Fiend (Demon)Temple Dog CelestialTherizinosaurus Beast (Dinosaur)Three-Headed Cobra MonstrosityTitanothere BeastTlincalli MonstrosityTosculi Elite Bow Raider MonstrosityTransmuter Wizard HumanoidTreyvan von Hirnschmann HumanoidTriceratops BeastTroll GiantTroll (variant) GiantTroll Whelp GiantTrollkin Ironmonger HumanoidTrollkin Ragecaster HumanoidTusked Crimson Ogre GiantUmber Hulk MonstrosityUmber Hulk* MonstrosityUndine FeyUnicorn CelestialVampire Spawn UndeadVapor Lynx MonstrosityVictory Graves HumanoidVila FeyVoiceless Talker Graywarper AberrationVoidpool OozeVorthropod MonstrosityWarlock of the Genie Lord HumanoidWater Elemental ElementalWaterkledde FiendWerebear Monstrosity (Lycanthrope)Wereowl HumanoidWereshark HumanoidWillowhaunt UndeadWind Acolyte HumanoidWindy Wailer UndeadWitch Queen HumanoidWood Woad PlantWormhearted Suffragan UndeadWraith UndeadWyvern Knight HumanoidXiphus FeyXorn ElementalYaga Goo OozeYoung Crystal Dragon Dragon (Gem)Young Deep Dragon DragonYoung Remorhaz MonstrosityYoung Remorhaz* MonstrosityYoung Spinosaurus Beast (Dinosaur)Yuan-ti Pit Master MonstrosityZmey Headling Dragon