SRD5:Swarm
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Swarm Overview
The swarm can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a {size} {creature name}[1]. The swarm can’t regain hit points or gain temporary hit points.
List of Swarms[edit]
(35 official and unofficial Swarms)
| Name | Type | Subtype | Size | HP | CR (XP) | Alignment | Habitat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bat Swarm | Swarm | Beast | Huge | 90 | 4 (1,100) | Unaligned | Koningkrush | |
| Swarm of Bats | Swarm | Bat, Beast | Medium | 22 | 1/4 (50) | Unaligned | Hill, Mountain, Underdark, Underground, Urban | SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Bone Swarm | Swarm | Undead | Large | 198 | 10 (5,900) | Chaotic Evil | Coastal, Hill, Mountain, Underground | Tome of Beasts |
| Swarm of Campestris | Swarm | Plant, Fungus, Campestri | Medium | 27 | 1 (200) | Unaligned | Feywild, Forest, Underground | The Wild Beyond the Witchlight |
| Gibberling Swarm | Swarm | Fiend, Demon, Gibberling | Large | 38 | 3 (700) | Chaotic Evil | Forest, Underdark, Underground | Quests from the Infinite Staircase |
| Swarm of Gremishkas | Swarm | Gremishka | Medium | 24 | 2 (450) | Shadowfell, Urban | Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft | |
| Swarm of Beetles | Swarm | Beast, Insect, Beetle | Medium | 22 | 1/2 (100) | Unaligned | Desert, Forest, Grassland, Hill, Swamp, Underdark, Underground, Urban | SRD5, MM5 |
| Swarm of Centipedes | Swarm | Beast, Insect, Centipede | Medium | 22 | 1/2 (100) | Unaligned | Desert, Forest, Grassland, Hill, Swamp, Underdark, Underground, Urban | SRD5, MM5 |
| Swarm of Scarabs | Swarm | Insect, Beast | Medium | 27 | 3 (700) | Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft | ||
| Swarm of Hoard Scarabs | Swarm | Monstrosity | Medium | 14 | 2 (450) | Unaligned | Fizban's Treasury of Dragons | |
| Swarm of Spiders | Swarm | Beast, Insect, Spider | Medium | 22 | 1/2 (100) | Unaligned | Desert, Forest, Grassland, Hill, Swamp, Underdark, Underground, Urban | SRD5, MM5 |
| Swarm of Wasps | Swarm | Beast, Insect, Wasp | Medium | 22 | 1/2 (100) | Unaligned | Desert, Forest, Grassland, Hill, Swamp, Underdark, Underground, Urban | SRD5, MM5 |
| Swarm of Insects | Swarm | Insect, Beast | Medium | 22 | 1/2 (100) | Unaligned | Desert, Forest, Grassland, Hill, Swamp, Underdark, Underground, Urban | SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Swarm of Maggots | Swarm | Beast | Medium | 22 | 2 (450) | Shadowfell | Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft | |
| Neogi Hatchling Swarm | Swarm | Aberration, Neogi | Medium | 52 | 3 (700) | Lawful Evil | Wildspace, Feywild, Hill, Shadowfell, Underdark, Underground | Boo's Astral Menagerie |
| Pixil Swarm | Swarm | Humanoid, Fey | Medium | 28 | 1/2 (100) | Unaligned | Rlyehable | |
| Gargantuan Swarm of Psycadas | Swarm | Monstrosity, Insect, Psycada | Huge | 52 | 13 (10,000) | Unaligned | Rlyehable | |
| Medium Swarm of Psycadas | Swarm | Monstrosity, Insect, Psycada | Medium | 22 | 1 (200) | Unaligned | Rlyehable | |
| Large Swarm of Psycadas | Swarm | Monstrosity, Insect, Psycada | Large | 33 | 5 (1,800) | Unaligned | Rlyehable | |
| Huge Swarm of Psycadas | Swarm | Monstrosity, Insect, Psycada | Huge | 42 | 9 (5,000) | Unaligned | Rlyehable | |
| Small Swarm of Psycadas | Swarm | Monstrosity, Insect, Psycada | Small | 17 | 1/2 (100) | Unaligned | Rlyehable | |
| Swarm of Quippers | Swarm | Beast, Quipper | Medium | 28 | 1 (200) | Unaligned | Underwater | SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Swarm of Cranium Rats | Swarm | Aberration, Rat | Medium | 76 | 5 (1,800) | Unaligned | Underdark, Urban | MotM, MToF, Varied |
| Swarm of Rats | Swarm | Rat, Beast | Medium | 24 | 1/4 (50) | Unaligned | Swamp, Underground, Urban | SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Swarm of Ravens | Swarm | Raven, Beast | Medium | 24 | 1/4 (50) | Unaligned | Forest, Hill, Swamp, Urban | SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Swarm of Rot Grubs | Swarm | Beast | Medium | 22 | 1/2 (100) | Unaligned | Swamp, Underdark, Underground | Volo's Guide to Monsters |
| Sahuagin Hatchling Swarm | Swarm | Sahuagin, Beast | Large | 52 | 3 (700) | Chaotic Evil | Ghosts of Saltmarsh | |
| Skeletal Swarm | Swarm | Undead, Skeleton | Large | 60 | 2 (450) | Lawful Evil | Coastal, Shadowfell, Underdark, Underground, Urban | Ghosts of Saltmarsh |
| Swarm of Bones | Swarm | Undead | Large | 39 | 2 (450) | Chaotic Evil | Rlyehable | |
| Skitter Swarm | Swarm | Monstrosity | Large | 105 | 5 (1,800) | Unaligned | Rlyehable | |
| Swarm of Poisonous Snakes | Swarm | Snake, Beast | Medium | 36 | 2 (450) | Unaligned | Forest, Swamp | SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Swarm Overview | Overview | Swarm | SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1 | |||||
| Swarm of Tritails | Swarm | Bird, Beast | Large | 36 | 3 (700) | Unaligned | Rlyehable | |
| Swarm of Zombie Limbs | Swarm | Zombie, Undead | Medium | 22 | 1 (200) | Ravenloft | Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft |
Sources and Notes[edit]
- Wizards RPG Team (6 May 2015). SRD-OGL v5.1. (5e 2014) Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: OGL.
- ↑ This section is from various swarms of creatures in the SRD, such as Swarm of Bats, or Swarm of Insects, etc. The wording in brackets replaces the individual size and name of the creature, in the individual listings of the SRD such as "Tiny Bat" or "Tiny Insect".
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