Challenge rating 1 monsters
28 SRD monsters at CR 1. Each is worth 200 XP and has a +2 proficiency bonus; on average they have AC 12.9 and 28 hit points.
How hard is one CR 1 monster?
With the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), a single CR 1 monster fits each difficulty for a party of four from:
| Difficulty | Party level |
|---|---|
| Low | 1st level and up |
| Moderate | 1st level and up |
| High | 1st level and up |
More monsters add up: the budget counts every monster’s XP. Mix and match in the encounter calculator.
All CR 1 monsters
| Monster | Type | Size | AC | HP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animated Armor | Construct | Medium | 18 | 33 |
| Brass Dragon Wyrmling | Dragon | Medium | 16 | 16 |
| Brown Bear | Beast | Large | 11 | 34 |
| Bugbear | Humanoid (goblinoid) | Medium | 16 | 27 |
| Copper Dragon Wyrmling | Dragon | Medium | 16 | 22 |
| Death Dog | Monstrosity | Medium | 12 | 39 |
| Dire Wolf | Beast | Large | 14 | 37 |
| Dryad | Fey | Medium | 11 | 22 |
| Duergar | Humanoid (dwarf) | Medium | 16 | 26 |
| Ghoul | Undead | Medium | 12 | 22 |
| Giant Eagle | Beast | Large | 13 | 26 |
| Giant Hyena | Beast | Large | 12 | 45 |
| Giant Octopus | Beast | Large | 11 | 52 |
| Giant Spider | Beast | Large | 14 | 26 |
| Giant Toad | Beast | Large | 11 | 39 |
| Giant Vulture | Beast | Large | 10 | 22 |
| Goblin Boss 2024 | Fey | Small | 17 | 21 |
| Harpy | Monstrosity | Medium | 11 | 38 |
| Hippogriff | Monstrosity | Large | 11 | 19 |
| Imp | Fiend (devil, shapechanger) | Tiny | 13 | 10 |
| Lion | Beast | Large | 12 | 26 |
| Pirate 2024 | Humanoid | Medium or small | 14 | 33 |
| Quasit | Fiend (demon, shapechanger) | Tiny | 13 | 7 |
| Specter | Undead | Medium | 12 | 22 |
| Sphinx of Wonder 2024 | Celestial | Tiny | 13 | 24 |
| Spy | Humanoid (any race) | Medium | 12 | 27 |
| Swarm of Quippers | Swarm of Tiny beasts | Medium | 13 | 28 |
| Tiger | Beast | Large | 12 | 37 |