Canon:List of Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition monsters

See also: List of Dungeons & Dragons monsters

Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (see editions of Dungeons & Dragons) was released in 2008. The first book containing monsters to be published was the Heroic Tier adventure Keep on the Shadowfell, followed closely with the release of the first set of "core" rulebooks.

WTC 21718 - Keep on the Shadowfell (2008)

Keep on the Shadowfell is the first official product from the 4th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. It is part one of a three part series of adventures. The monsters appear in the 80-page adventure book booklet and are organized as they appear in the adventure encounters.

ISBN 978-0-7869-4850-5

Creature	Page	Other Appearances	Variants	Description
Kobold	16-17,25-28	Monster Manual (2008)
Small reptilian humanoids
Drake	30,42	Monster Manual (2008)
Small carnivorous reptiles similar in form to the theropod dinosaurs
Human	30	Monster Manual (2008)
Gnome	31	Monster Manual (2008)
Small and slender humanoids
Halfling	31	Monster Manual (2008)
Small humanoids
Rat	38,54	Monster Manual (2008)
Goblin	38-40,42,44	Monster Manual (2008)
Small green humanoids
Hobgoblin	40,64,66-68,69	Monster Manual (2008)
Normal size humanoids covered in coarse fur.
Zombies	46,48,60,71,74	Monster Manual (2008)
Undead decomposed corpses
Skeleton	50,60,79	Monster Manual (2008)
Undead decomposed corpses to the bone
Ochre Jelly	54	Monster Manual (2008)
Resembles a giant amoeba
Kruthik	56-57	Monster Manual (2008)
Four-legged reptilians with natural plate armor covering most of their body
Blue Slime	59
Spider	65	Monster Manual (2008)
Gelatinous Cube	70	Monster Manual (2008)
Ghoul	74	Monster Manual (2008)
Undead decomposed corpses
Homunculus	75	Monster Manual (2008)
Clay scouts are small flying gargoyle-like creatures made from clay
Vampire Spawn	76	Monster Manual (2008)
Pale undead humanoids with fangs
Dark One	77	Monster Manual (2008)
Small humanoids from the Shadowfell plane
Deathlock Wight	79	Monster Manual (2008)
Varies but generally an undead corrupted corpse resembling his living form

WTC 21720 - Monster Manual (2008)

This is the first monster book for the Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition, published in 2008. This book features an alphabetical listing of monsters on page 3, an introduction on pages 4–7, the monster descriptions on pages 8–275, instructions for converting some monsters into NPCs and PCs on pages 276-279, a glossary on pages 280-283, and a list of the monsters in the book ranked by level on pages 284-287.

ISBN 978-0-7869-4852-9

Creature	Page	Other Appearances	Variants	Description
Aboleth	8-9
Large eel-like aberrations with potent psionic abilities
Aboleth Servitor	9
Human aberrations with translucent and slimy skin
Astral Stalker	10
Humanoid abomination with large claws and skull-like face
Atropal	10-11
Floating humanoid abomination resembling a Ghoul
Blood Fiend	11-12
Four-arm humanoid abomination with large claws
Phane	12-13
Half-cat half-humanoid abomination with a misty consistence
Tarrasque	12-13
Huge tyrannosaurus-like abomination with horns
Angel	14-17
Varies but generally humanoid forms with wings
Archon	18-21
Varies but generally humanoid forms made up from an element
Azer	22-23
Resembles a dwarf with brass-colored skin, and hair and beard of flames
Balhannoth	24
Large worm-like aberration with tentacles
Banshrae	25
Humanoids with insect-like features
Basilisk	26
Large six (sometimes eight)-legged lizard
Bat	27
Large bat-like creatures
Battlebriar	28
Plant creatures resembling large frogs with claws and large teeth
Bear	29
Beetle	30
Behemoth	31
Bloodspike behemoth resembles a large reptile similar in form to the Stegosaurus stenops and macetail behemoth resembles a large reptile similar in form to the Euoplocephalus tutus
Beholder	32-33
Resembles a floating orb of flesh with a large mouth, single central eye, and lots of smaller eyestalks on top with deadly magical powers
Berbalang	34
Medium-sized blue demon-like humanoid with bat wings
Boar	35
Bodak	36
Humanoids with smooth grayish-black skin and a featureless face
Boneclaw	37
Resembles humanoids who are half skeletal and half without skin with three-fingered huge claws
Bulette	38
Large armored mole-like creature
Cambion	39
Archetype devil appearance
Carrion Crawler	40
Large yellow and green worm-like aberration
Chimera	41
Appears to be an amalgam of a goat, lion and a dragon with three heads.
Choker	42
Resembles small greyish-black humanoids
Chuul	43
Large pale yellow lobster-like aberrations
Colossus	44
Large animated statues
Crocodile	45
Cyclops	46-48
Single eyed giants
Dark One	49	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008)
Small humanoids from the Shadowfell plane
Death Knight	50-51
Demon	52-58
Varies
Destrachan	59
Large reptiles similar in form to the theropod dinosaurs
Devil	60-67
Varies
Devourer	68-69
Undead humanoids of varied forms but generally with exposed ribcage
Displacer Beast	70
Resembles six-legged black puma with a pair of black tentacles sprouting from its shoulders
Doppelganger	71
Humanoids able to change shape
Dracolich	72-73
Resembles undead dragon skeleton
Dragon	74-85
Resembles a reptile-like winged creatures with magical or unusual abilities
Dragonborn	86-87
Normal size humanoids with dragon features
Dragonspawn	88-89
Varies but spawned from corrupted dragon eggs
Drake	90-92	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008)
Varies
Drider	93
Drows which have been transformed from the waist down so they have the lower body of a spider
Drow	94-95
Dark elves
Dryad	96
Resembles humanoids with tree-like features
Dwarf	97
Small size humanoids
Efreet	98-100
Giants with reddish skin and horns and body part flesh and flame
Eidolon	101
Resembles a large human-like creature of stone covered in runes
Eladrin	102-103
High elves
Elemental	104-105
Varies but composed of one of the four classical elementals of air, earth, fire, or water
Elf	106
Slender humanoids with pointed ears
Ettercap	107
Ettin	108
Two-headed giants
Flameskull	109
Floating skull on flames
Fomorian	110-111
Deformed giants
Foulspawn	112-113
Corrupted humanoids
Galeb Duhr	114
Boulder-like creature
Gargoyle	115
Resembres grotesque stone statues
Ghost	116-117
Varies
Ghoul	118-119	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008)
Undead decomposed corpses
Giant	120-125
Large to huge humanoids
Gibbering Beast	126-127
amorphous aberrations covered with eyes and mouths
Githyanki	128-129
Tall and gaunt humanoids with almost skeletal features
Githzerai	130-131
Tall and gaunt humanoids with almost skeletal features
Gnoll	132-133
Hyenas-like humanoids
Gnome	134	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008)
Small and slender humanoids
Bugbear	135-141
Stocky hairy humanoids
Goblin	135-141	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008)
Small green humanoids
Hobgoblin	135-141	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008)
Normal size humanoids covered in coarse fur
Golem	142
Varies
Gorgon	143
Magical beasts resembling a bull
Grell	144
Aberration resembling a floating brain with a frontal beak and ten tentacles originating on its underside
Grick	145
Large snake-like aberrations with beak and four barbed tentacles originating at the base of the beak
Griffon	146-147
Creatures with the forequarters, wings and head of an eagle, hindquarters of various forms depending on type of griffon
Grimlock	148
Gray skinned humanoids without eyes or eye sockets
Guardian	149
Constructs of various materials and humanoid form
Hag	150-151
Resemble wretched old women
Halfling	152-153	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008)
Small humanoids
Harpy	154
Humanoid creatures with avian wings and talons for feet and hands
Helmed Horror	155
Resembles an animated suit of armor
Homunculus	156-157
Varies
Hook Horror	158
Bipedal subterranean monster that looks like a vulture-like humanoid with bony hooks in place of hands
Horse	159
Hound	160-161
Varies
Human	162-163	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008)
Hydra	164-165
Large snake-like creatures with multiple heads
Hyena	166
Kobold	167-169	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008)
Small reptilian humanoids
Kruthik	170-171	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008)
Four-legged reptilians with natural plate armor covering most of their body
Kuo-toa	172-173
Fish-like humanoids
Lamia	174
Varies
Larva Mage	175
A mass of worms and maggots taking the form of a mage
Lich	176-177
Undead spellcasters
Lich Vestige	176-177
Animated remains of a former lich
Lizardfolk	178-179
Reptilian humanoids
Lycanthrope	180-181
Shapechanger humanoids
Magma Beasts	182-183
Varies
Manticore	184
Large magical beasts with the body of a lion, dragon wings, and a somewhat humanoid head
Marut	185
Astral humanoids
Medusa	186-187
Scaly skinned humanoids with powerful gaze
Mind Flayer	188-189
Humanoid aberrations with psionic powers and octopus-like heads
Minotaur	190-191
Bull-like Humanoids
Mummy	192-193
Naga	194-195
Varies but snake-like creatures
Nightmare	196
Resembles black horse with flaming hair
Nightwalker	197
Humanoid being formed of shadow
Ogre	198-199
Brutish and dull-witted humanoids
Oni	200-201
Ogre-like humanoids with horns
Ooze	202	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008)
Amorphous creatures that dwell in dungeons
Orc	203-205
Savage humanoids that revel in combat
Orcus	206-210
Orcus, Demon Prince of the Undead, and the members of his cult
Otyugh	211
Creature that lives in piles of waste
Owlbear	212
A creature with the front half of an owl and the back half of a bear
Panther	213
Purple Worm	214
Enormous armored "worms" that burrow through the ground
Quickling	215
Fey creatures that can move incredibly fast
Rakshasa	216-218
Feline humanoids that can alter their appearance
Rat	219	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008)
Roc	220-221
Enormous birds of prey. Phoenixes and thunderhawks have ties to the Elemental Chaos.
Roper	222
A creature that roughly resembles a stalagmite when at rest.
Rot Harbinger	223
Undead creatures that spread rot with their claws.
Sahuagin	224-225
Shark-like humanoids that live in the sea.
Salamander	226-227
Evil creatures associated with the element of fire.
Satyr	228
Goat-like humanoids of fey origin
Scorpion	229
Shadar-Kai	230-231
Humanoids of darkness and shadow.
Shambling mound	232
Animated mass of vines and foliage.
Shifter	233
Offspring of humans and lycanthropes
Skeleton	234-235	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008)
Reanimated bones that serve their creator.
Skull Lord	236
Three-headed skeletal creature that commands lesser undead.
Slaad	237-239
Frog-like beings of pure chaos.
Snake	240-241
Sorrowsworn	242-243
Gaunt humanoids drawn to places of conflict.
Specter	244
Twisted undead creatures driven to madness.
Sphinx	245
Winged lion-like creature tasked with guarding a specific location.
Spider	246-247	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008)
Stirge	248
Bat-like creatures that feed on blood.
Swordwing	249
Insect-like humanoids that collect a specific type of item.
Tiefling	250
Humans that made a pact with infernal creatures.
Treant	251
Animated tree with roughly humanoid features. Blackroot treants are undead creatures that appear wilted and dying.
Troglodyte	252-253
Reptilian humanoids that leave beneath the earth.
Troll	254-255
Ugly, brutish humanoids that will eat anything that moves.
Umber Hulk	256
Insect-like creatures that burrow through the earth.
Unicorn	257
Fey creatures that resemble hoses, but with a single horn on their head.
Vampire	258-259	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008)
Humanoid undead that feed on the blood of others.
Vine Horror	260
Roughly humanoid plant creatures formed of vines.
Warforged	261
Magic constructs that possess sentience.
Wight	262-263	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008)
Undead creature that feeds on the life force of others.
Wolf	264
Worg	265
Evil, intelligent creatures related to wolves.
Wraith	266-267
Undead creatures that feed on souls and spawn more wraiths from their victims.
Wyvern	268
Bipedal, dragon-like creature with a poisonous tail stinger.
Yuan-Ti	269-273
Evil, snake-like humanoids that live in jungles. Snaketongues are cultists who believe the yuan-ti are emissaries of the god Zehir.
Zombie	274-275	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008)
Undead creatures animated from the corpses of the deceased.

WTC 21828 - Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide (2008)

Released in August 2008, this book details the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. It includes unique creatures, such as the zairtail, as well as a number of servants of the various groups and cults across the Realms. The table below is organized by the order the creatures first appear.

ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3

Creature	Page	Other Appearances	Variants	Description
Goblin	8-9, 22, 25-26	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008), Monster Manual (2008)
Small green humanoids
Starved Dog	23
Zombie	24	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008), Monster Manual (2008)
Undead creatures animated from the corpses of the deceased
Hobgoblin	26-27	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008), Monster Manual (2008)
Normal size humanoids covered in coarse fur
Elf	30	Monster Manual (2008)
Slender humanoids with pointed ears
Human	31, 34	Monster Manual (2008)
Lizardfolk	34	Monster Manual (2008)
Reptilian humanoids
Naga	239
Church of Shar	241
Kir-Lanan	241
Felljaw	243
Haraevor	243-244
Mordrin	244
Tentacled Torment	245
Dracolich	247
Draegloth	249-250
Direhelm	252-253
Doomsept	253
Jordaini Enforcer	256
Gibberling	257
Shade	260
Thaalud	262
Veserab	263
Order of Blue Fire	264-266
Sharn	264
Ghoul	267
Lycanthrope	270-271
Scathebeast	272-273
Dread Warrior	274
Warlock Knights of Vaasa	276-278
Shardsoul	278-279
Zairtail	280-281
Zhent Mercenary	283

WTC 21783 - Adventurer's Vault (2008)

This book, published in September 2008, details various weapons, armor, vehicles, mounts, and other magical items. All of the monsters found in this book are mounts and/or creatures summoned through the use of magic items. The table below is organized by the order the creatures first appear.

ISBN 978-0-7869-4978-6

Creature	Page	Other Appearances	Variants	Description
Camel	11
Elephant	12, 182
Giant Ant	12
Larger versions of mundane ants.
Giant Lizard	12
Larger versions of mundane lizards
Horse	13, 182
Rhinoceros	13
Shark	13
Behemoth	13, 182
The trihorn behemoth is probably modeled after the triceratops. The jade macetail behemoth is a gem-like version of an ankylosaurus.
Bloodstone Spider	181
Ebony Fly	181
Golden Lion	181
Ivory Goat of Travail	181
Onyx Dog	182

239667200 - Monster Manual 2 (2009)

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253840000 - Monster Manual 3 (2010)

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253840000 - Dark Sun Creature Catalog (2010)

Template:Expand section ISBN 978-0-7869-5494-0

244650000 - Monster Vault (2010)

A boxed set that includes a book with a revised and streamlined core listing of monsters for the Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition game, published in 2010 as part of the Essentials line. The book features an introduction on pages 4–11, the monster descriptions on pages 12–295, an appendix of animals on pages 296-304, a glossary on pages 305-312, and a list of the monsters in the book ranked by level on pages 313-319.

ISBN 978-0-7869-5631-9

Creature	Page	Other Appearances	Variants	Description
Angel	12-15	Monster Manual (2008)
Varies but generally humanoid forms with wings
Archon	16-19	Monster Manual (2008)
Varies but generally humanoid forms made up from an element
Basilisk	20-23	Monster Manual (2008)
Large six (sometimes eight)-legged lizard
Beholder	24-27	Monster Manual (2008)
Resembles a floating orb of flesh with a large mouth, single central eye, and lots of smaller eyestalks on top with deadly magical powers
Bulette	28-31	Monster Manual (2008)
Large armored mole-like creature
Carrion Crawler	32-35	Monster Manual (2008)
Large yellow and green worm-like aberration
Cyclops	36-39	Monster Manual (2008)
Single eyed giants
Death Knight	40-43	Monster Manual (2008)
Demon	44-49	Monster Manual (2008)
Varies
Devil	50-55	Monster Manual (2008)
Varies
Displacer Beast	56-59	Monster Manual (2008)
Resembles six-legged black puma with a pair of black tentacles sprouting from its shoulders
Doppelganger	60-63	Monster Manual (2008)
Humanoids able to change shape
Dragon	64-79	Monster Manual (2008)
Resembles a reptile-like winged creatures with magical or unusual abilities
Dragonborn	80-81	Monster Manual (2008)
Normal size humanoids with dragon features
Drake	82-85	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008), Monster Manual (2008)
Varies
Drider	86-89	Monster Manual (2008)
Drows which have been transformed from the waist down so they have the lower body of a spider
Dryad	90-93	Monster Manual (2008)
Resembles humanoids with tree-like features
Duergar	94-99
Dwarves corrupted by devil patrons
Dwarf	100-101	Monster Manual (2008)
Small size humanoids
Efreet	102-105	Monster Manual (2008)
Giants with reddish skin and horns and body part flesh and flame
Elemental	106-109
Varies but composed of one of the four classical elementals of air, earth, fire, or water
Elf	110-117	Monster Manual (2008)
Slender humanoids with pointed ears
Ettin	118-121	Monster Manual (2008)
Two-headed giants
Gargoyle	122-125	Monster Manual (2008)
Resemble grotesque stone statues
Ghoul	126-129	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008), Monster Manual (2008)
Undead decomposed corpses that hunger for flesh
Giant	130-137	Monster Manual (2008)
Large to huge humanoids
Githyanki	138-141	Monster Manual (2008)
Tall and gaunt humanoids with almost skeletal features
Gnoll	142-147	Monster Manual (2008)
Hyena-like humanoids
Gnome	148-151	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008), Monster Manual (2008)
Small and slender humanoids
Goblin	152-159	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008), Monster Manual (2008)
Varies
Golem	160-163	Monster Manual (2008)
Varies
Hag	164-167	Monster Manual (2008)
Resemble wretched old women
Halfling	168-169	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008), Monster Manual (2008)
Small humanoids
Human	170-173	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008), Monster Manual (2008)
Hydra	174-177	Monster Manual (2008)
Large snake-like creatures with multiple heads
Kobold	178-181	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008), Monster Manual (2008)
Small reptilian humanoids
Lich	182-185	Monster Manual (2008)
Undead spellcasters
Lizardfolk	186-191	Monster Manual (2008)
Reptilian humanoids
Lycanthrope	192-195	Monster Manual (2008)
Shapechanger humanoids
Manticore	196-199	Monster Manual (2008)
Large magical beasts with the body of a lion, dragon wings, and a somewhat humanoid head
Medusa	200-203	Monster Manual (2008)
Scaly skinned humanoids with powerful gaze
Mind Flayer	204-207	Monster Manual (2008)
Humanoid aberrations with psionic powers and octopus-like heads
Minotaur	208-211	Monster Manual (2008)
Bull-like humanoids
Mummy	212-215	Monster Manual (2008)
Ogre	216-219	Monster Manual (2008)
Brutish and dull-witted humanoids
Ooze	220-223	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008), Monster Manual (2008)
Amorphous creatures that dwell in dungeons
Orc	224-229	Monster Manual (2008)
Savage humanoids that revel in combat
Otyugh	230-233	Monster Manual (2008)
Tentacled creatures that live in piles of waste
Owlbear	234-237	Monster Manual (2008)
A creature with the front half of an owl and the back half of a bear
Purple Worm	238-241	Monster Manual (2008)
Enormous armored "worms" that burrow through the ground
Rakshasa	242-245	Monster Manual (2008)
Feline humanoids that can alter their appearance
Roper	246-249	Monster Manual (2008)
A creature that roughly resembles a stalagmite when at rest.
Rust Monster	250-253
Skeleton	254-257	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008), Monster Manual (2008)
Reanimated bones that serve their creator.
Stirge	258-261	Monster Manual (2008)
Bat-like creatures that feed on blood.
Tiefling	262-263	Monster Manual (2008)
Humans that made a pact with infernal creatures.
Treant	264-267	Monster Manual (2008)
Animated tree with roughly humanoid features. Blackroot treants are undead creatures that appear wilted and dying.
Troglodyte	268-271	Monster Manual (2008)
Reptilian humanoids that leave beneath the earth.
Troll	272-275	Monster Manual (2008)
Ugly, brutish humanoids that will eat anything that moves.
Umber Hulk	276-279	Monster Manual (2008)
Insect-like creatures that burrow through the earth.
Vampire	280-283	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008), Monster Manual (2008)
Humanoid undead that feed on the blood of others.
Wraith	284-287	Monster Manual (2008)
Undead creatures that feed on souls and spawn more wraiths from their victims.
Yuan-Ti	288-291	Monster Manual (2008)
Evil, snake-like humanoids that live in jungles. Snaketongues are cultists who believe the yuan-ti are emissaries of the god Zehir.
Zombie	292-295	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008), Monster Manual (2008)
Undead creatures animated from the corpses of the deceased.
Bear	296	Monster Manual (2008)
Crocodile	297	Monster Manual (2008)
Horse	297	Monster Manual (2008)
Hyena	298	Monster Manual (2008)
Rat	298-299	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008), Monster Manual (2008)
Shark	299	Adventurer's Vault (2008)
Snake	300-301	Monster Manual (2008)
Spider	301-303	Keep on the Shadowfell (2008), Monster Manual (2008)
Wolf	304	Monster Manual (2008)

283640000 - Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale (2011)

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