Huge beast, unaligned · CR 3 · new in the 2024 rules (SRD 5.2)
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 (+4) | 11 (+0) | 15 (+2) | 2 (-4) | 12 (+1) | 5 (-3) |
Multiattack. The ankylosaurus makes two Tail attacks.
Tail. Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 10 ft. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 4) Bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Huge or smaller creature, it has the Prone condition.
The ankylosaurus isn’t in the 2014 SRD 5.1; this is its stat block from the SRD 5.2.
An ankylosaurus is worth 700 XP. Using the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), this is how many ankylosauruses fit each difficulty for a party of four characters of the same level. A dash means even one would be over the budget.
| Party level | Low | Moderate | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | — | — | 1 |
| 3rd | — | 1 | 2 |
| 4th | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5th | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 6th | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 7th | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 8th | 5 | 9 | 12 |
| 9th | 7 | 11 | 12+ |
| 10th | 9 | 12+ | 12+ |
| 11th | 10 | 12+ | 12+ |
| 12th | 12 | 12+ | 12+ |
Budgets add up every monster’s XP, so you can swap some for other creatures of the same total. Try other party sizes and mixes in the encounter calculator.
Against the 22 other challenge 3 monsters in the SRD 5.1, the ankylosaurus has more hit points than 16 of them, which makes it tougher than most at its CR. See every CR 3 monster.
| Statistic | Ankylosaurus | CR 3 average |
|---|---|---|
| Armor Class | 15 | 14.1 |
| Hit points | 68 | 59 |
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