Giant Crocodile
Huge Beast · · CR 5
- Beast
- Huge
- Tier 2
Ranges across swamp; Giant Crocodile lists at CR 5 as a huge beast (unaligned). Sourced from Monster Manual (5e 2014) and Monster Manual (5.5e 2024).
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 5
- Type
- Beast
- Size
- Huge
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- —
- Habitats
- Swamp
- Sources
- Monster Manual (5e 2014), Monster Manual (5.5e 2024)
Ecology
Giant Crocodiles dominate tropical and subtropical swamps, rivers, and brackish estuaries. They are ambush predators eating fish, large mammals, dinosaurs, and humanoids alike. They can weigh over 5,000 pounds and exceed 20 feet in length. They reproduce by laying clutches of eggs in mud nests, fiercely guarded by mothers. Adults can live 80 years or more, growing larger throughout their lives.
Behaviour
Patient, ambush-driven, and astoundingly aggressive when prey is near, Giant Crocodiles strike from murky water without warning. They cache kills underwater in submerged dens, returning to feed days later. They tolerate other crocodiles only during mating season, otherwise hyper-territorial. They fear only larger predators (Hydra, Tyrannosaurus, river dragons) and sometimes flee these.
Origin
Surviving descendants of prehistoric crocodilians, Giant Crocodiles thrive in regions untouched by significant civilization. Some lizardfolk tribes worship them as avatars of Semuanya, the lizardfolk god of survival. Yuan-ti use them as guardians of jungle temples. A few have grown to legendary size and developed minor magical traits, becoming the foundation of stories about river-eating leviathans.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Giant Crocodile
- What is the challenge rating of Giant Crocodile?
- The CR on Giant Crocodile is 5. That CR matches tier-2 to early-tier-3 encounter math.
- What type of creature is Giant Crocodile?
- The bestiary type for Giant Crocodile is beast, huge size.
- Where does Giant Crocodile live?
- Giant Crocodile is at home in Swamp.