Large beast, unaligned · CR 1/4 · 2024 stat block below
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 (+3) | 10 (+0) | 12 (+1) | 2 (-4) | 11 (+0) | 7 (-2) |
Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3) bludgeoning damage.
A riding horse is worth 50 XP. Using the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), this is how many riding horses 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 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 2nd | 8 | 12 | 12+ |
| 3rd | 12 | 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 31 other challenge 1/4 monsters in the SRD 5.1, the riding horse 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.
| Statistic | Riding Horse | CR 1/4 average |
|---|---|---|
| Armor Class | 10 | 11.8 |
| Hit points | 13 | 15 |
| Best attack bonus | +5 | +4 |
The 2024 Monster Manual revised the riding horse, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new stat block. What changed:
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 (+3) | 13 (+1) | 12 (+1) | 2 (-4) | 11 (+0) | 7 (-2) |
Hooves. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) Bludgeoning damage.
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