Challenge rating 2 monsters
44 SRD monsters at CR 2. Each is worth 450 XP and has a +2 proficiency bonus; on average they have AC 12.9 and 47 hit points.
How hard is one CR 2 monster?
With the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), a single CR 2 monster fits each difficulty for a party of four from:
| Difficulty | Party level |
|---|---|
| Low | 3rd level and up |
| Moderate | 2nd level and up |
| High | 2nd level and up |
More monsters add up: the budget counts every monster’s XP. Mix and match in the encounter calculator.
All CR 2 monsters
| Monster | Type | Size | AC | HP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allosaurus 2024 | Beast | Large | 13 | 51 |
| Ankheg | Monstrosity | Large | 14 | 39 |
| Awakened Tree | Plant | Huge | 13 | 59 |
| Azer | Elemental | Medium | 17 | 39 |
| Bandit Captain | Humanoid (any race) | Medium | 15 | 65 |
| Berserker | Humanoid (any race) | Medium | 13 | 67 |
| Black Dragon Wyrmling | Dragon | Medium | 17 | 33 |
| Bronze Dragon Wyrmling | Dragon | Medium | 17 | 32 |
| Centaur | Monstrosity | Large | 12 | 45 |
| Cult Fanatic | Humanoid (any race) | Medium | 13 | 33 |
| Druid | Humanoid (any race) | Medium | 11 | 27 |
| Ettercap | Monstrosity | Medium | 13 | 44 |
| Gargoyle | Elemental | Medium | 15 | 52 |
| Gelatinous Cube | Ooze | Large | 6 | 84 |
| Ghast | Undead | Medium | 13 | 36 |
| Giant Boar | Beast | Large | 12 | 42 |
| Giant Constrictor Snake | Beast | Huge | 12 | 60 |
| Giant Elk | Beast | Huge | 14 | 42 |
| Gibbering Mouther | Aberration | Medium | 9 | 67 |
| Green Dragon Wyrmling | Dragon | Medium | 17 | 38 |
| Grick | Monstrosity | Medium | 14 | 27 |
| Griffon | Monstrosity | Large | 12 | 59 |
| Hunter Shark | Beast | Large | 12 | 45 |
| Merrow | Monstrosity | Large | 13 | 45 |
| Mimic | Monstrosity (shapechanger) | Medium | 12 | 58 |
| Minotaur Skeleton | Undead | Large | 12 | 67 |
| Ochre Jelly | Ooze | Large | 8 | 45 |
| Ogre | Giant | Large | 11 | 59 |
| Ogre Zombie | Undead | Large | 8 | 85 |
| Pegasus | Celestial | Large | 12 | 59 |
| Plesiosaurus | Beast | Large | 13 | 68 |
| Polar Bear | Beast | Large | 12 | 42 |
| Priest | Humanoid (any race) | Medium | 13 | 27 |
| Rhinoceros | Beast | Large | 11 | 45 |
| Rug of Smothering | Construct | Large | 12 | 33 |
| Saber-Toothed Tiger | Beast | Large | 12 | 52 |
| Sea Hag | Fey | Medium | 14 | 52 |
| Silver Dragon Wyrmling | Dragon | Medium | 17 | 45 |
| Swarm of Poisonous Snakes | Swarm of Tiny beasts | Medium | 14 | 36 |
| Wererat, Human Form | Humanoid (human, shapechanger) | Medium | 12 | 33 |
| Wererat, Hybrid Form | Humanoid (human, shapechanger) | Medium | 12 | 33 |
| Wererat, Rat Form | Humanoid (human, shapechanger) | Medium | 12 | 33 |
| White Dragon Wyrmling | Dragon | Medium | 16 | 32 |
| Will-o'-Wisp | Undead | Tiny | 19 | 22 |