bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with silvered weapons
Senses
darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages
Common
Traits
Shapechanger. The weretiger can use its action to polymorph into a tiger-humanoid hybrid or into a tiger, or back into its true form, which is humanoid. Its statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn't transformed. It reverts to its true form if it dies.
Keen Hearing and Smell. The weretiger has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.
Actions
Multiattack. In humanoid form, the weretiger makes two scimitar attacks or two longbow attacks. In hybrid form, it can attack like a humanoid or make two claw attacks.
Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage.
Longbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage.
How many weretigers (human form) for a fight?
A weretiger (human form) is worth 1,100 XP. Using the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), this is how many weretigers (human form) 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
3rd
—
—
1
4th
—
1
1
5th
1
2
4
6th
2
3
5
7th
2
4
6
8th
3
6
7
9th
4
7
9
10th
5
8
11
11th
6
10
12+
12th
8
12+
12+
13th
9
12+
12+
14th
10
12+
12+
15th
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.
How the weretiger (human form) compares at CR 4
Against the 14 other challenge 4 monsters in the SRD 5.1, the weretiger (human form) has more hit points than 12 of them, which makes it one of the toughest at its CR. See every CR 4 monster.
Statistic
Weretiger, Human Form
CR 4 average
Armor Class
12
12.7
Hit points
120
85
Best attack bonus
+5
+6
Weretiger, Human Form 2024 stat block
The 2024 Monster Manual revised the weretiger, human form, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new stat block. What changed:
Its creature type changed from humanoid to monstrosity.
New in its stat block: Scratch and Shape-Shift.
Gone from it: Shapechanger, Keen Hearing and Smell and Scimitar.
Armor Class
12
Hit Points
120 (16d8 + 48)
Speed
30 ft.
Challenge
4 (1,100 XP)
STR
DEX
CON
INT
WIS
CHA
17 (+3)
15 (+2)
16 (+3)
10 (+0)
13 (+1)
11 (+0)
Senses
darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages
Common (can’t speak in tiger form)
Gear
Longbow
Actions
Multiattack. The weretiger makes two attacks, using Scratch or Longbow in any combination. It can replace one attack with a Bite attack.
Longbow. Ranged Attack Roll: +4, range 150/600 ft. Hit: 11 (2d8 + 2) Piercing damage.
Bonus actions
Shape-Shift. The weretiger shape-shifts into a Large tiger-humanoid hybrid or a Large tiger, or it returns to its true humanoid form. Its game statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
