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Duergar 5e stat block

Medium humanoid (dwarf), lawful evil · CR 1

Armor Class
16 (scale mail, shield)
Hit Points
26 (4d8+8)
Speed
25 ft.
Challenge
1 (200 XP)
Proficiency bonus
+2
STRDEXCONINTWISCHA
14 (+2)11 (+0)14 (+2)11 (+0)10 (+0)9 (-1)
Damage resistances
poison
Senses
darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages
Dwarvish, Undercommon

Traits

Duergar Resilience. The duergar has advantage on saving throws against poison, spells, and illusions, as well as to resist being charmed or paralyzed.

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

Actions

Enlarge (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). For 1 minute, the duergar magically increases in size, along with anything it is wearing or carrying. While enlarged, the duergar is Large, doubles its damage dice on Strength-based weapon attacks (included in the attacks), and makes Strength checks and Strength saving throws with advantage. If the duergar lacks the room to become Large, it attains the maximum size possible in the space available.

War Pick. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage, or 11 (2d8 + 2) piercing damage while enlarged.

Javelin. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage, or 9 (2d6 + 2) piercing damage while enlarged.

Invisibility (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The duergar magically turns invisible until it attacks, casts a spell, or uses its Enlarge, or until its concentration is broken, up to 1 hour (as if concentrating on a spell). Any equipment the duergar wears or carries is invisible with it.

How many duergar for a fight?

A duergar is worth 200 XP. Using the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), this is how many duergar 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
1st112
2nd234
3rd348
4th5710
5th1012+12+
6th1212+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 duergar compares at CR 1

Against the 24 other challenge 1 monsters in the SRD 5.1, the duergar has more hit points than 9 of them, which makes it a little frailer than most at its CR. See every CR 1 monster.

StatisticDuergarCR 1 average
Armor Class1612.8
Hit points2628
Best attack bonus+4+4

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