Challenge rating 10 monsters

6 SRD monsters at CR 10. Each is worth 5,900 XP and has a +4 proficiency bonus; on average they have AC 17.5 and 155 hit points.

How hard is one CR 10 monster?

With the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), a single CR 10 monster fits each difficulty for a party of four from:

DifficultyParty level
Low10th level and up
Moderate8th level and up
High7th level and up

More monsters add up: the budget counts every monster’s XP. Mix and match in the encounter calculator.

All CR 10 monsters

MonsterTypeSizeACHP
AbolethAberrationLarge17135
DevaCelestialMedium17136
Guardian NagaMonstrosityLarge18127
Stone GolemConstructLarge17178
Young Gold DragonDragonLarge18178
Young Red DragonDragonLarge18178

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