blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 8
Languages
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Traits
Amorphous. The jelly can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
Spider Climb. The jelly can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Actions
Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage plus 3 (1d6) acid damage.
Reactions
Split. When a jelly that is Medium or larger is subjected to lightning or slashing damage, it splits into two new jellies if it has at least 10 hit points. Each new jelly has hit points equal to half the original jelly's, rounded down. New jellies are one size smaller than the original jelly.
How many ochre jellies for a fight?
An ochre jelly is worth 450 XP. Using the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), this is how many ochre jellies 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
2nd
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1
1
3rd
1
2
3
4th
2
3
4
5th
4
6
9
6th
5
8
12
7th
6
11
12+
8th
8
12+
12+
9th
11
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.
How the ochre jelly compares at CR 2
Against the 42 other challenge 2 monsters in the SRD 5.1, the ochre jelly has more hit points than 21 of them, which makes it tougher than most at its CR. See every CR 2 monster.
Statistic
Ochre Jelly
CR 2 average
Armor Class
8
13
Hit points
45
47
Best attack bonus
+4
+5
Ochre Jelly 2024 stat block
The 2024 Monster Manual revised the ochre jelly, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new stat block. What changed:
Split. Trigger: While the jelly is Large or Medium and has 10+ Hit Points, it becomes Bloodied or is subjected to Lightning or Slashing damage. Response: The jelly splits into two new Ochre Jellies. Each new jelly is one size smaller than the original jelly and acts on its Initiative. The original jelly’s Hit Points are divided evenly between the new jellies (round down).
