Challenge rating 23 monsters

3 SRD monsters at CR 23. Each is worth 50,000 XP and has a +7 proficiency bonus; on average they have AC 20.7 and 480 hit points.

How hard is one CR 23 monster?

With the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), a single CR 23 monster fits each difficulty for a party of four from:

DifficultyParty level
Lowbeyond 20th level
Moderate20th level and up
High18th level and up

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

All CR 23 monsters

MonsterTypeSizeACHP
Ancient Blue DragonDragonGargantuan22481
Ancient Silver DragonDragonGargantuan22487
KrakenMonstrosity (titan)Gargantuan18472

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