Every new monster in the 2025 Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual

The newest edition of Dungeons and Dragons' Monster Manuel has made more than a few sweeping changes to the long-running tabletop RPG's massive cast of foes. There's a lot to cover, but the highlights are easily the new creatures the 2025 Monster Manual adds to the mix. The 2025 MM doesn't introduce many new creatures, but its contribution to D&D's menagerie of dragons, oozes, and undead atrocities is an exercise in quality over quantity. Here's a round-up of all the new (and updated) monsters in the 2025 Dungeons and Dragons' Monster Manuel. All new monsters in the 2025 Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manuel Image via Wizards of the Coast The 2025 edition of Dungeon and Dragons 5E’s Monster Manual introduces an impressive assembly of monsters. Most monsters in the book are re-imagined versions of creatures introduced in the original Monster Manual, but they’ve changed in more ways than they’ve stayed the same. While reading the book, I noticed a common trend: Many new monsters are “evolved” and “devolved” versions of iconic D&D foes like Revenants and Sphinxes. By adding these stronger/weaker variants, the book makes it easier for Dungeon Masters to pit players against recurring foes that grow in power as they do, an issue that’s plagued 5E for years. Another notable addition is the “Titans,” Kaiju-sized monsters who can turn a thriving port city into vacant beachfront property in hours. As big as they are deadly, these beasties are the perfect choice for DMs looking to run a cinematic-scale combat encounter for a high-level party. Ever want to run Power Rangers in D&D? Now you can! Here are all the monsters introduced in the 2025 Monster Manuel. To make things easier for DMs who need a monster sooner than later, I threw in the creature’s size, type, alignment, and Challenge Rating. Monster Creature Size, Type, and Alignment Challenge Rating (CR) Aarakocra Aeromancer Medium Elemental, Neutral CR 8 Aarakocra Skirmisher Medium Elemental, Neutral CR 1/4 Aberrant Cultist Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral Evil CR 8 Animal Lord Large Celestial, Neutral CR 20 Animated Broom Small Construct, Unaligned CR 1/4 Animated Flying Sword Small Construct, Unaligned CR 1/4 Animated Rug of Smothering Large Construct, Unaligned CR 1/4 Arch Hag Large Fey, Neutral Evil CR 21 Archpriest Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral CR 12 Azer Pyromancer Medium Elemental, Lawful Neutral CR 6 Azer Sentinel Medium Elemental, Lawful Evil CR 2 Bandit Crime Lord Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral CR 11 Bandit Deceiver Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral CR 7 Berserker Commander Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral CR 8 Blob of Annihilation Gargantuan Ooze (Titan), Neutral Evil CR 23 Brazen Gorgon Large Construct, Unaligned CR 9 Bugbear Stalker Medium Fey (Goblinoid), Chaotic Evil CR 3 Bugbear Warrior Medium Fey (Goblinoid), Chaotic Evil CR 1 Bullywog Bog Sage Medium Fey, Neutral CR 4 Bullywog Warrior Medium Fey, Neutral CR 1/4 Centaur Trooper Large Fey, Neutral Good CR 2 Centaur Warden Large Fey, Neutral Good CR 7 Cockatrice Regent Large Monstrosity, Unaligned CR 8 Colossus Gargantuan Construct (Titan), Unlaigned CR 25 Cultist Fanatic Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral CR 2 Cultist Hierophant Gargantuan Construct (Titan), Unaligned CR 10 Cyclops Oracle Huge Giant, Chaotic Neutral CR 10 Cyclops Sentry Huge Giant, Chaotic Neutral CR 6 Death Cultist Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral Evil CR 8 Death Knight Aspirant Small or Medium Undead, Chaotic Evil CR 11 Dire Worg Huge Fey, Neutral Evil CR 10 Dracolich Huge or Gargantuan Undead, Lawful Evil CR 17 Elemental Cataclysm Gangartuan Elemental (Titan), Chaotic Neutral CR 22 Elemental Cultist Small or Medium Humanoid, Chaotic Evil CR 8 Empyrean Iota Medium Celestial or Fiend (Titan), Neutral CR 1 Faerie Dragon Adult Tiny Dragon, Chaotic Good CR 2 Faerie Dragon Youth Tiny Dragon, Chaotic Good CR 1 Fiend Cultist Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral Evil CR 8 Gas Spore Fungus Large Plant, Unaligned CR 1/2 Ghast Gravecaller Medium Undead, Chaotic Evil CR 6 Giant Axe Beak Huge Monstrosity, Unaligned CR 5 Giant Venomous Snake Medium Beast, Unaligned CR 1/4 Githyanki Dracomancer Medium Aberration (Gith), Lawful Evil CR 10 Githyanki Knight Medium Aberration (Gith), Lawful Evil CR 8 Githyanki Warrior Medium Aberration (Gith), Lawful Evil CR 3 Githzerai Monk Medium Aberration (Gith), Lawful Neutral CR 2 Githzerai Psion Medium Aberration (Gith), Lawful Neutral CR 12 Githzerai Zerth Medium Aberration (Gith), Lawful Neutral CR 6 Gladiator Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral CR 5 Gnoll Warrior Medium Fiend, Chaotic Evil Cr 1/2 Goblin Boss Small Fey (Goblinoid), Chaotic Neutral CR 1 Goblin Hexer Small Fey (Goblinoid), Chaotic Neutral CR 3 Goblin Warrior Small Fey (Goblinoid), Chaotic Neutral CR 1/4 Graveyard Revenant Huge Undead, Neutral CR 7 Grick Ancient Large Aberration Unaligned CR 7 Guard Captain

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