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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aberrant (origin) 216
abolethic skum 172
abyssal eviscerator 51
abyssal marauder 48
abyssal rotfiend 52
acid (keyword) 216
adult adamantine dragon 75
adult copper dragon 78
adult gold dragon 81
adult iron dragon 84
adult silver dragon 86
aftereffect 216
air (keyword)
all-around vision 216
altitude limit 216
ambush vine 204
ambush vine shoot 204
ancient adamantine dragon 76
ancient copper dragon 79
ancient gold dragon 82
ancient iron dragon 85
ancient silver dragon 87
Angel (entry) 8
angel (keyword) 216
angel of authority 8
angel of light 9
angel of retrieval 8
angel of supremacy 10
animate (type) 216
Ankheg (entry) 11
ankheg 11
ankheg broodling 11
Ant, Giant (entry) 12
aquatic (keyword) 216
arbalester 143
archangel (template) 0
Archon (entry) 14
arctide runespiral demon 60
aspect of Demogorgon 44
assassin devil 64
aura 216
Barghest (entry) 20
barghest battle lord 20
barghest savager 20
beast (type) 216
bebilith 52
Behir (entry) 21
behir 22
behir bolter whelp 22
behir stormsteed 22
Beholder (entry) 24
beholder eye of chaos 25
beholder eye of frost 24
beholder gauth 24
beholder ultimate tryrant 26
berserker prelate of Demogorgon 48
black pudding 172
black pudding spawn 172
bladerager troll 202
blind (keyword) 216
blindsight 216
blood hawk 142
bloodseeker drake 88
bloodseep demon 53
bloodthorn vine 205
bone golem133
bonecrusher skeleton 183
bristle spider 189
bugbear wardancer 130
Bullywug (entry) 28
Bullywug (racial traits) 220
bullywug croaker 28
bullywug mucker 28
bullywug mud lord 28
bullywug twitcher 28
burrow speed 216
Centaur (entry) 30
centaur campaigner 31
centaur fey charger 31
centaur hunter 30
centaur mystic 30
centaur ravager 30
Centipede (entry) 33
centipede scuttler 33
centipede swarm 33
chain golem 133
change shape 216
chaos hydra 151
Chaos Shard (entry) 34
charm (keyword) 216
chillfire destroyer 98
clay golem 134
climb speed 216
clumsy 216
Cockatrice (entry) 36
cockatrice 36
cold (keyword) 216
Colossus (entry) 37
conjuration (keyword) 216
construct (keyword) 216
Couatl (entry) 38
couatl cloud serpent 38
couatl star serpent 38
coure of mischief and strife 97
Cyclops (entry) 40
cyclops crusher 40
cyclops feyblade 40
Dagon 45
Darkmantle (entry) 41
darkmantle enveloper 41
darkvision 217
death shard 34
deathpledged gnoll 126
Demogorgon (entry) 42
Demogorgon 42
Demon (entry) 51
demon (keyword) 217
Deva (entry) 62
deva fallen star 62
deva knight-errant 62
deva zealot 62
Devil (entry) 64
devil (keyword) 217
Dimensional Marauder (entry) 69
dimensional marauder 69
dire tiger 199
Direguard (entry) 70
direguard assassin 70
direguard deathbringer 70
disease (keyword) 217
Djinn (entry) 71
djinn skylord 73
djinn stormsword 72
djinn thunderer 71
djinn windbow 72
doom flayer 49
Dragon (entry) 74
dragon (keyword) 217
Drake (entry) 88
Drakkoth (entry) 90
drakkoth ambusher 90
drakkoth rager 91
drakkoth venomshot 91
dretch 54
Duergar (entry) 92
Duergar (racial traits) 220
duergar blackguard 94
duergar blasphemer 94
duergar fleshtearer 93
duergar guard 92
duergar hellcaller 94
duergar scout 92
duergar shock trooper 93
duergar theurge 93
dust devil 99
dweomer eater 178
earth (keyword) 217
earth archon ground rager 14
earth archon rumbler 14
earth archon seismic striker 14
earth walk 217
Eladrin (entry) 96
eladrin arcane archer 96
eladrin bladesinger 97
elder adamantine dragon 76
elder copper dragon 79
elder gold dragon 82
elder iron dragon 84
elder silver dragon 86
eldritch giant 120
eldritch titan 120
Elemental (entry) 98
elemental (origin) 217
erinyes 64
extra damage 217
fang of Yeenoghu 126
fang titan drake 89
fear (keyword) 217
Fell Taint (entry) 104
fell taint lasher 104
fell taint pulsar 104
fell taint thought eater 104
fell taint warp wender 105
fey (origin) 217
Fey Lingerer (entry) 106
fey-knight vestige 106
fey-incanter vestige 107
Firbolg (entry) 108
firbolg bloodbear 109
firbolg ghostraven 110
firbolg hounder 108
firbolg hunter 108
firbolg master of the Wild Hunt 110
firbolg moon seer 109
fire (keyword) 217
flame shard 34
flamespiker 99
fleshtearer shark 182
flux slaad 184
fly speed 217
Fomorian (entry) 112
fomorian blinder 114
fomorian butcher 114
fomorian cackler 112
fomorian ghost shaman 112
fomorian totemist 113
force (keyword)
forest walk 217
frost giant 122
frost giant ice shaper 123
frost hawk 142
frost titan 123
gaze (keyword) 217
Genasi (entry) 116
genasi elemental dervish 116
genasi fireblade 116
genasi hydromancer 116
genasi skyspy 117
genasi stoneshield 117
geonid 99
Ghost Legionnaire (entry) 119
ghost legionnaire 119
Giant (entry) 120
giant (keyword) 217
gnaw demon 54
Gnoll (entry) 126
gnoll gorger 127
Gnome (entry) 128
gnome entropist 128
gnome mistwalker 128
gnome wolverine 129
Goblin (entry) 130
goblin acolyte of Maglubiyet 131
Golem (entry) 133
Goliath (entry) 136
goliath guardian 136
goliath sunspeaker 136
gorechain devil 65
grabbed 217
Gray Render (entry) 137
gray render 137
gray ooze 173
green slime 173
greenvise vine 205
half damage 217
Half-Elf (entry) 138
half-elf baleful thaumaturge 139
half-elf bandit captain 138
half-elf con artist 138
Half-Orc (entry) 140
half-orc death mage 140
half-orc hunter 140
half-orc scarthane 141
Hawk (entry) 142
healing (keyword) 217
herald of Hadar 195
heroslayer hydra 150
hidden 217
hive queen 12
hive soldier 12
hive warrior 12
hive worker 12
hobgoblin fleshcarver 132
Homunculus (entry) 143
homunculus (keyword) 217
horned drake 88
hover 217
Human (entry) 144
human cavalier 144
human diabolist 144
himan dire beast hunter 145
human dread assassin 145
human gladiator 145
human hexer 146
human insane noble 146
human javelin dancer 147
human knife fighter 147
human mystagogue 147
human noble 148
human pirate 148
human pirate captain 148
human slaver 149
humanoid (type) 217
Hydra (entry) 150
ice troll 202
ice walk 217
illusion (keyword) 217
immortal (origin) 217
immune 217
implement 218
infernal armor animus 66
infernal quills (power) 220
insubstantial 218
iron golem 134
iron golem juggernaut 135
kazrith 55
Kazuul, exarch of Demogorgon 46
Kenku (entry) 152
Kenku (racial traits) 220
kenku assassin 154
kenku ringleader 152
kenku ruffian 152
kenku sneak 153
kenku warrior 152
kenku wing mage 153
Krenshar (entry)
krenshar 155
krenshar blood slayer 155
lightning (keyword) 218
lingerer fell incanter 106
lingerer knight 106
living construct (keyword) 218
Lizardfolk (entry) 156
Lolthbound goblin 131
Lolthbound goblin slave 131
low-light vision 218
Lycanthrope (entry) 158
magical beast (type) 218
Mammoth (entry) 161
marked 218
Marut (entry) 162
marut castigator 162
marut executioner 162
marut prosecutor 162
maw of Acamar 196
maximum altitude 218
minion 218
misfortune devil 66
mount (keyword) 218
mud lasher 100
Myconid (entry) 164
myconid guard 164
myconid rotpriest 164
myconid sovereign 164
natural (origin) 218
necrotic (keyword) 218
needle demon 56
neldrazu 56
Neogi (entry) 166
neogi great old master 166
neogi slaver 166
neogi spawn swarm 166
Nothic (entry) 168
nothic cackler 168
nothic eye of Vecna 169
nothic mindblight 168
nycademon 57
Nyfellar mammoth 161
Oni (entry) 170
oni devourer 170
oni overlord 170
oni thunderer 171
Ooze (entry) 172
ooze (keyword) 218
overland flight 218
phase spider 190
phasing 218
Phoelarch (entry) 174
phoelarch mage 174
phoelarch warrior 174
phoera 175
plant (keyword) 218
pod demon 58
podspawn 59
poison (keyword) 218
poisonscale collector 156
poisonscale magus 156
poisonscale myrmidon 157
poisonscale savage 156
poisonscale slitherer 156
polymorph (keyword) 218
primordial colossus 35
prismatic shard 35
psychic (keyword) 218
radiant (keyword) 218
razor hydra 150
reliable (keyword) 218
Remorhaz (entry) 176
remorhaz 176
reptile (keyword) 218
resist 218
Retriever (entry) 177
retriever 177
rime hound 211
rockfist smasher 100
runespiral demon 59
rupture demon 60
Rust Monster (entry) 178
rust monster 178
scion of Gibbeth 197
scytheclaw drake 88
Shadar-Kai (entry) 180
shadar-kai blacksoul 18
shadar-kai gloom lord 180
shadar-kai painbearer 181
shadow (origin) 218
shapechanger (keyword) 218
shardstorm vortex 101
shardstorm vortex funnelcloud 101
shardstorm vortex whirlwind 101
Shark (entry) 182
shocktroop devil 67
shrieking cultist of Demogorgon 50
skeletal steed 183
Skeleton (entry) 183
Slaad (entry) 184
slaad spawn 185
slaad spawner (template) 185
Slaughterstone Construct (entry) 186
slaughterstone eviscerator 186
slaughterstone hammerer 186
slaughterstone slicer 187
sleep (keyword) 218
son of the spirit wolf 211
Sphinx (entry) 188
sphinx mystery 188
Spider (entry) 189
spider (keyword) 218
spider climb 218
Spriggan (entry) 192
spriggan giantsoul 192
spriggan powrie 192
spriggan thorn 192
spriggan witherer 193
Sprite Swarm (entry) 194
Star Spawn (entry) 195
Steel Predator (entry) 198
steel predator 198
stone giant 124
stone giant runecarver 125
stone titan 125
stonefist defender 143
storm archon lightning walker 16
storm archon squallshield 15
storm archon tempest weaver 17
storm shard 34
stormstone fury 101
swamp walk 218
swarm (keyword) 218
swim speed 218
telepathy 219
teleportation (keyword) 219
tempest wisp 102
Thrarak, exarch of Demogorgon 46
threatening reach 219
thunder (keyword) 219
Tiger (entry) 199
tiger 199
tomb spider 190
tomb spider broodswarm 191
tremorsense 219
Troglodyte (entry) 200
troglodyte deepscourge 200
troglodyte temple champion 201
troglodyte thrasher 200
Troll (entry) 202
troll vinespeaker 203
truesight 219
tunneling 219
umbral sprite swarm 194
undead (keyword) 219
variable resistance 219
Vine, Predatory (entry) 204
vulnerable 219
Warforged (entry) 206
warforged anvilpriest 207
warforged resounder 206
warforged savage 206
warforged titan 208
water (keyword) 219
water archon shoal reaver 18
water archon tide strider 18
water archon waveshaper 18
weapon (keyword) 219
wereboar 158
weretiger 159
werewolf lord 160
Will-o'-Wisp (entry) 209
will-o'-wisp 209
windfiend fury 102
windstriker 103
winged drone 12
Winter Wolf (entry) 210
winter wolf 210
winter wolf snowfang 210
withering devil 68
Witherling (entry) 212
witherling 212
witherling death shrieker 212
witherling horned terror 213
witherling rabble 213
Wood Woad (entry) 214
wood woad 214
Xorn (entry) 215
diamondhide xorn 215
xorn 215
yochlol 61
young adamantine dragon 75
young copper dragon 78
young gold dragon 81
young iron dragon 84
young rust monster swarm 178
young silver dragon 86
zone (keyword) 219

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aberrant (origin) 216
abyssal hulk 199
acid (keyword) 216
adept of Orcus 95
adult blizzard dragon 66
adult earthquake dragon 69
adult volcanic dragon 72
air (keyword) 216
air elemental 80
Allabar, Opener of the Way 186
ambush spider 182
ancient blizzard dragon 67
ancient earthquake dragon 70
ancient volcanic dragon 73
angel (keyword) 216
animate (type) 216
Ape (entry) 10
ape temple guardian 11
Apocalypse Spell (entry) 12
aquatic (type) 216
Arcanian (entry) 16
aspect of Lolth 128
astral hulk 199
astral kraken 123
autumn nymph 151
awakened rot grub swarm 167
Babau (entry) 40
babau 40
Banderhobb (entry) 18
banderhobb abductor 19
banderhobb filch 19
banderhobb warder 18
battle weaver 203
beast (type) 216
Behemoth (entry) 20
Beholder (entry) 22
beholder spawn 22
blind (keyword) 216
blinded (condition) 216
blindsight 216
blizzard dragon wyrmling 65
blocking terrain 216
blue arcanian 17
bone crown behemoth 20
burrow speed 216
Cambion (entry) 24
cambion infernal scion 25
cambion wrathborn 24
Catastrophic Dragon (entry) 64
Catoblepas (entry) 26
catoblepas harbinger 27
catoblepas tragedian 27
Cave Fisher (entry) 28
cave fisher angler 28
cave fisher spawn 28
cave fisher line spiker 29
cave fisher spiker 29
chained cambion 25
charm (keyword) 216
Chitine (entry) 30
chitine grunt 31
chitine marauder 32
chitine scout 32
chitine warrior 31
chitine web crafter 33
choldrith 33
chosen of Imix 117
chosen of Yeenoghu 105
chthonic apostle 165
chthonic stoneshaper 165
cinderhoof trampler 140
climb speed 216
Cloaker (entry) 34
cloaker ambusher 34
cloaker lord 35
clumsy 216
coil of Zehir 212
cold (keyword) 216
conflagration orb 116
construct (keyword) 216
corrupted craven 56
corrupted glutton 54
corrupted idler 55
corrupted lecher 54
corrupted lunatic 56
corrupted monger 55
Corruption Devil (entry) 52
corruption devil 52
Craud (entry) 36
craud crusher 37
craud impaler 36
craud king 37
damage type 216
Dark One (entry) 38
darkvision 216
dazed (condition) 216
deafened (condition) 216
delphar nerra 147
demon (keyword) 216
Derro (entry) 48
derro fanatic 49
derro harvester 50
derro ironguard 50
derro savant 51
derro thug 49
derro warrior 49
devil (keyword) 217
disease (keyword) 217
dominated (condition) 217
draegloth abomination 77
dragon (keyword) 217
dread archer 75
dread guardian 75
dread protector 74
dread marauder 75
Dread Warrior (entry) 74
dream hag 109
Drow (entry) 76
drow archmage 78
drow exalted consort 78
drow lady of spiders 79
drow shadowblade 77
drow zealot 76
earth (keyword) 217
earth cultist 163
earth elemental 81
earth walk 217
earth weird 164
earthquake dragon wyrmling 69
Eclavdra, exarch of Lolth 128
elder blizzard dragon 67
elder brain 139
elder earthquake dragon 70
elder volcanic dragon 73
Elemental (entry) 80
elemental (origin) 217
emissary of Caiphon 185
enigma of Vecna 170
extra damage 217
eye of shadow 22
fear (keyword) 217
fey (origin) 217
feyspitter spider 183
fire (keyword) 217
fire elemental 82
Fire Giant (entry) 96
fire giant flamedancer 97
fire giant lavamaster 96
fire giant smokecaller 97
fire lord cultist 114
fire temple champion 115
fire temple elect 115
fist of the Stone Tyrant 163
flameborn 115
fly speed 217
force (keyword) 217
forest walk 217
Forsaken (entry) 84
forsaken fearwrack 84
forsaken infiltrator 85
forsaken loreseeker 86
forsaken mastermind 87
forsaken slaughterer 86
Foulspawn (entry) 88
foulspawn mockery 89
foulspawn warpcaller 89
foulspawn wretch 88
Frog (entry) 90
Frost Giant (entry) 98
frost giant berserker 98
frost giant chieftain 99
frost giant shield bearer 99
Gargoyle (entry) 92
gaze (keyword) 217
ghast 95
ghost beholder 23
Ghoul (entry) 94
ghoul flesh seeker 94
giant (keyword) 217
Girallon (entry) 102
girallon alpha 103
girallon marauder 102
Gnoll (entry) 104
gnoll skulker 104
gnoll war fang 104
godslayer inferno 14
golden slaad 178
grabbed 217
great ape 10
greater air elemental 80
greater earth elemental 81
greater fire elemental 83
greater water elemental 83
greater maw demon 42
green arcanian 16
Gremlin (entry) 106
gremlin conniver 107
gremlin deceiver 106
gremlin prankster 107
gremlin skulker 107
Hag (entry) 108
half damage 217
healing (keyword) 217
heavily obscured 217
Hell Knight (entry) 57
hell knight 57
Hellwasp Devil (entry) 58
hellwasp colony guard 58
hellwasp devil 58
helpless (condition) 217
herald of colorless fire 13
herald of Kyuss 181
hex knight 38
hex weaver 205
hidden 217
Hill Giant (entry) 100
hill giant avalancher 101
hill giant rockthrower 101
hill giant smasher 100
hindering terrain 217
homunculus (keyword) 217
hornstone gargoyle 92
hover 217
Howler (entry) 110
howler doom mastiff 111
howler dread hound 110
howler terror incarnate 111
humanoid (type) 217
hyena spirit 105
ice walk 217
illusion (keyword) 218
Imix (entry) 112
Imix 112
Imix's Cultists (entry) 114
immobilized (condition) 218
immortal (origin) 218
impersonator mimic 135
implement (keyword) 218
infernal girallon 103
insubstantial 218
Intellect Devourer (entry) 118
intellect glutton 119
intellect predator 119
invisible 218
ironskin gargoyle 92
ironskin warrior 141
Jackalwere (entry) 120
jackalwere bravo 120
jackalwere deceiver 121
jackalwere harrier 120
kalareem nerra 146
Klurichir (entry) 41
klurichir 41
Kraken (entry) 122
Kuo-toa (entry) 124
kuo-toa cutter 125
kuo-toa drowner 124
kuo-toa lasher 125
kuo-toa mad one 124
lesser air elemental 80
lesser earth elemental 81
lesser fire elemental 82
lesser water elemental 83
light of Amoth 15
lightly obscured 218
lightning (keyword) 218
living construct (keyword) 218
Lolth (entry) 126
Lolth 126
Lolth the Spider Queen 127
Lolth's reaver 183
low-light vision 218
magical beast (type) 218
marked (condition) 218
Maw Demon (entry) 42
maw demon 42
Meazel (entry) 130
meazel bravo 130
meazel hunter 131
meazel strangler 131
Meenlock (entry) 132
meenlock corruptor 133
meenlock stalker 132
meerak nerra 145
Mimic (entry) 134
mimic spawn 135
Mind Flayer (entry) 136
mind flayer inquisitor 137
mind flayer scourge 137
minion 218
Minotaur (entry) 140
mist hag 109
Molydeus (entry) 43
molydeus 43
molt of Zehir 215
mossling creeper 155
mossling grower 157
mossling guardian 155
mossling hurler 156
mossling vinecaller 157
mount (keyword) 218
move 218
murklord frog 91
Nagpa (entry) 142
nagpa carrion lord 143
nagpa corruptor 142
Nalfeshnee (entry) 44
nalfeshnee 44
nalfeshnee tyrant 45
natural (origin) 218
necrotic (keyword) 218
Nerra (entry) 144
Norker (entry) 148
norker grunt 149
norker stone shield 148
norker stone walker 149
Nymph (entry) 150
object mimic 134
Oblivion Moss (entry) 154
oblivion moss mindmaster 155
obsidian gargoyle 93
Ogre (entry) 158
ogre cave hunter 158
ogre dreadnought 159
ogre ironclad 158
ogre storm shaman 159
Ogrémoch (entry) 160
Ogrémoch 160
Ogrémoch's Cultists (entry) 162
once per round 218
ooze (keyword) 218
pact hag 108
pale bloodfiend 140
Passion Devil (entry) 59
passion devil 59
phasing 218
plant (keyword) 218
poison (keyword) 218
polymorph (keyword) 218
prone (condition) 219
prison of Mual-Tar 12
psychic (keyword) 219
putrid slaad 179
Quasit (entry) 46
quasit 46
radiant (keyword) 219
Rage Devil (entry) 60
rage devil 60
red arcanian 17
regeneration 219
reliable (keyword) 219
removed from play (keyword) 219
reptile (keyword) 219
restrained (condition) 219
Rot Grub (entry) 166
rot grub swarm 166
rot grub zombie 167
runic gargoyle 93
save 219
Scarecrow (entry) 168
scarecrow guardian 169
scarecrow haunter 169
scarecrow shambler 168
sea kraken 122
Secret of Vecna (entry) 170
secret of Vecna 171
serpent of Nihal 186
servant of the Fire Lord 114
Shadow (entry) 172
shadow (origin) 219
shadow bolter 39
shadow puppeteer 173
shadow speaker 39
shadow stalker 172
shadow strangler 172
shapechanger (keyword) 219
shard of Uralinda 14
shardhorn hunter 141
Shardmind (entry) 174
shardmind dominator 175
shardmind executioner 175
shardmind warseeker 174
sillit nerra 146
silverback ape 11
sire of corruption 53
skinwing behemoth 21
Skulk (entry) 176
skulk hunter 177
skulk mesmerist 176
skulk murderer 176
Slaad (entry) 178
sleep (keyword) 219
Slime Devil (entry) 61
slime devil 61
slowed (condition) 219
son of Kyuss 180
Spawn of Kyuss (entry) 180
spawn of Ulban 184
spell howler of Vecna 170
spell weaver 203
Spider (entry) 182
spider (keyword) 219
spider climb 220
spiderling 182
spirehorn behemoth 21
sporeback frog 90
spring nymph 151
Star Spawn (entry) 184
stone thrall 163
stunned (condition) 220
Su Monster (entry) 188
su alpha 189
su ambusher 189
su sentinel 188
summer nymph 153
Supernal (language) 220
surprised (condition) 220
swamp walk 220
swarm (keyword) 220
Swarm Devil (entry) 62
swarm devil 62
swim speed 220
Tanarukk (entry) 190
tanarukk flame speaker 191
tanarukk marauder 190
tanarukk steel warrior 191
telepathy 220
teleportation (keyword) 220
teltarym nerra 147
Thoon hulk 138
thornskin frog 90
thought weaver 204
threatening reach 221
Thri-kreen (entry) 192
thri-kreen ambusher 192
thri-kreen desert talker 193
thri-kreen scout 192
thunder (keyword) 221
totally obscured 221
tremorsense 221
Tulgar (entry) 194
tulgar flesh hunter 195
tulgar half-spirit 196
tulgar savage 195
tulgar spirit talker 197
tulgar warrior 196
tunneling 221
Ultrodemon (entry) 47
ultrodemon 47
Umber Hulk (entry) 198
umber ravager 198
unconscious (condition) 221
undead (keyword) 221
ustilagor 118
varoot nerra 145
Verbeeg (entry) 200
verbeeg ringleader 201
verbeeg rowdy 200
verbeeg trickster 201
Vizier Devil (entry) 63
vizier devil 63
volcanic dragon wyrmling 72
warped slave 51
water (keyword) 221
water elemental 83
weakened (condition) 221
weapon (keyword) 221
Weaver (entry) 202
Wilden (entry) 206
wilden ancient 207
wilden destroyer 206
wilden hunter 207
winter nymph 152
wood nymph 152
wretch of Kyuss 181
Xivort (entry) 208
xivort darter 208
xivort net caster 209
xivort shadow caller 209
xivort slasher 208
Yeti (entry) 210
yeti howler 211
yeti hunter 210
yeti rampager 211
young blizzard dragon 66
young earthquake dragon 69
young volcanic dragon 72
Yuan-ti (entry) 212
yuan-ti abomination berserker 213
yuan-ti abomination spitter 213
yuan-ti malison assassin 214
yuan-ti malison blessed 214
yuan-ti malison guard 213
yuan-ti malison stalker 215
zone (keyword) 221

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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)

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