Medium beast, unaligned · CR 1/8 · 2024 stat block below
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 (+0) | 16 (+3) | 10 (+0) | 4 (-3) | 12 (+1) | 5 (-3) |
Keen Hearing and Smell. The weasel has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage.
A giant weasel is worth 25 XP. Using the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), this is how many giant weasels fit each difficulty for a party of four characters of the same level. A dash means even one would be over the budget.
| Party level | Low | Moderate | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | 12 | 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.
Against the 18 other challenge 1/8 monsters in the SRD 5.1, the giant weasel has more hit points than 8 of them, which makes it a little frailer than most at its CR. See every CR 1/8 monster.
| Statistic | Giant Weasel | CR 1/8 average |
|---|---|---|
| Armor Class | 13 | 12.4 |
| Hit points | 9 | 8 |
| Best attack bonus | +5 | +4 |
The 2024 Monster Manual revised the giant weasel, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new stat block. What changed:
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 (+0) | 17 (+3) | 10 (+0) | 4 (-3) | 12 (+1) | 5 (-3) |
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) Piercing damage.
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