Challenge rating 9 monsters
8 SRD monsters at CR 9. Each is worth 5,000 XP and has a +4 proficiency bonus; on average they have AC 16.8 and 157 hit points.
How hard is one CR 9 monster?
With the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), a single CR 9 monster fits each difficulty for a party of four from:
| Difficulty | Party level |
|---|---|
| Low | 9th level and up |
| Moderate | 7th level and up |
| High | 6th level and up |
More monsters add up: the budget counts every monster’s XP. Mix and match in the encounter calculator.
All CR 9 monsters
| Monster | Type | Size | AC | HP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Devil | Fiend (devil) | Large | 19 | 142 |
| Clay Golem | Construct | Large | 14 | 133 |
| Cloud Giant | Giant | Huge | 14 | 200 |
| Fire Giant | Giant | Huge | 18 | 162 |
| Glabrezu | Fiend (demon) | Large | 17 | 157 |
| Treant | Plant | Huge | 16 | 138 |
| Young Blue Dragon | Dragon | Large | 18 | 152 |
| Young Silver Dragon | Dragon | Large | 18 | 168 |