Challenge rating 13 monsters
8 SRD monsters at CR 13. Each is worth 10,000 XP and has a +5 proficiency bonus; on average they have AC 16.8 and 166 hit points.
How hard is one CR 13 monster?
With the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), a single CR 13 monster fits each difficulty for a party of four from:
| Difficulty | Party level |
|---|---|
| Low | 13th level and up |
| Moderate | 11th level and up |
| High | 9th level and up |
More monsters add up: the budget counts every monster’s XP. Mix and match in the encounter calculator.
All CR 13 monsters
| Monster | Type | Size | AC | HP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult Brass Dragon | Dragon | Huge | 18 | 172 |
| Adult White Dragon | Dragon | Huge | 18 | 200 |
| Nalfeshnee | Fiend (demon) | Large | 18 | 184 |
| Rakshasa | Fiend | Medium | 16 | 110 |
| Storm Giant | Giant | Huge | 16 | 230 |
| Vampire, Bat Form | Undead (shapechanger) | Medium | 16 | 144 |
| Vampire, Mist Form | Undead (shapechanger) | Medium | 16 | 144 |
| Vampire, Vampire Form | Undead (shapechanger) | Medium | 16 | 144 |