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Mud Hulk

Large Elemental · Chaotic Evil · CR 3

  • Elemental
  • Large
  • Tier 1
  • Evil

Mud Hulk, CR 3, fills the large elemental role with chaotic evil disposition. Encounter regions: hill, mountain, and underground.

Stat Block

Challenge Rating
3
Type
Elemental
Size
Large
Alignment
Chaotic Evil
Speed
40
Habitats
Hill, Mountain, Underground
Sources

Ecology

Mud Hulk is a being of one of the inner planes, summoned, escaped, or birthed where planar boundaries thin. It is most often found in hill regions. It is large-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.

Behaviour

Mud Hulk is simple in motivation but immense in reach — fire wants to burn, water wants to flow. Its Chaotic Evil alignment shapes how it engages with the world — predictable in tendency, even when unpredictable in detail. It is largely instinct-driven; complex strategy is the work of whoever (or whatever) commands it.

Origin

Mud Hulk appears in published 5e bestiaries. Elementals come from the inner planes — the Plane of Fire, Water, Earth, Air, or the para-elemental borders. Within a campaign, its existence anchors a region with the kind of weight only an old, named species carries.

CR 3 monstersAll ElementalsHillMountainUnderground

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mud Hulk

What is the challenge rating of Mud Hulk?
Mud Hulk is rated CR 3. The rating suits an early or mid tier-1 group.
What type of creature is Mud Hulk?
By creature type, Mud Hulk is a elemental, large size, chaotic evil alignment.
Where does Mud Hulk live?
The published habitats for Mud Hulk: Hill, Mountain, Underground.
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