Huge beast, unaligned · CR 4 · new in the 2024 rules (SRD 5.2)
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 (+4) | 16 (+3) | 13 (+1) | 4 (-3) | 14 (+2) | 6 (-2) |
Amphibious. The archelon can breathe air and water.
Multiattack. The archelon makes two Bite attacks.
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 5 ft. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4) Piercing damage.
The archelon isn’t in the 2014 SRD 5.1; this is its stat block from the SRD 5.2.
An archelon is worth 1,100 XP. Using the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), this is how many archelons 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | — | — | 1 |
| 4th | — | 1 | 1 |
| 5th | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6th | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7th | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8th | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 9th | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 10th | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| 11th | 6 | 10 | 12+ |
| 12th | 8 | 12+ | 12+ |
| 13th | 9 | 12+ | 12+ |
| 14th | 10 | 12+ | 12+ |
| 15th | 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 15 other challenge 4 monsters in the SRD 5.1, the archelon has more hit points than 9 of them, which makes it tougher than most at its CR. See every CR 4 monster.
| Statistic | Archelon | CR 4 average |
|---|---|---|
| Armor Class | 17 | 12.7 |
| Hit points | 90 | 88 |
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