Challenge rating 17 monsters

4 SRD monsters at CR 17. Each is worth 18,000 XP and has a +6 proficiency bonus; on average they have AC 18.8 and 263 hit points.

How hard is one CR 17 monster?

With the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), a single CR 17 monster fits each difficulty for a party of four from:

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

All CR 17 monsters

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