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Drow 5e stat block

Medium humanoid (elf), neutral evil · CR 1/4

Armor Class
15 (chain shirt)
Hit Points
13 (3d8)
Speed
30 ft.
Challenge
1/4 (50 XP)
Proficiency bonus
+2
STRDEXCONINTWISCHA
10 (+0)14 (+2)10 (+0)11 (+0)11 (+0)12 (+1)
Skills
Perception +2, Stealth +4
Senses
darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages
Elvish, Undercommon

Traits

Fey Ancestry. The drow has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can't put the drow to sleep.

Innate Spellcasting. The drow's spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 11). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: dancing lights 1/day each: darkness, faerie fire

Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.

Actions

Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.

Hand Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 hour. If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the target is also unconscious while poisoned in this way. The target wakes up if it takes damage or if another creature takes an action to shake it awake.

How many drow for a fight?

A drow is worth 50 XP. Using the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), this is how many drow fit each difficulty for a party of four characters of the same level. A dash means even one would be over the budget.

Party levelLowModerateHigh
1st468
2nd81212+
3rd1212+12+

Budgets add up every monster’s XP, so you can swap some for other creatures of the same total. Try other party sizes and mixes in the encounter calculator.

How the drow compares at CR 1/4

Against the 31 other challenge 1/4 monsters in the SRD 5.1, the drow has more hit points than 10 of them, which makes it a little frailer than most at its CR. See every CR 1/4 monster.

StatisticDrowCR 1/4 average
Armor Class1511.7
Hit points1315
Best attack bonus+4+4

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