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

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 cha꧃🐷nged 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 f🐓or 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) |
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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 | Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral | CR 4 |
Gulthias Blight | Gargantuan Plant, Neutral Evil | CR 16 |
Half-Dragon | Medium Dragon, Neutral | CR 5 |
Haunting Revenant | Gargantuan Undead, Neutral | CR 10 |
Hobgoblin Captain | Medium Fey (Goblinoid), Lawful Evil | CR 3 |
Jackalwere | Small Fiend, Chaotic Evil | CR 1/2 |
Juvenile Shadow Dragon | Medium Dragon, Chaotic Evil | |
Kobold Warrior | Small Dragon, Neutral | CR 1/8 |
Kuo-Toa Monitor | Medium Aberration, Neutral Evil | CR 3 |
Lacedon Ghoul | Medium Undead, Chaotic Evil | CR 1 |
Lizardfolk Gemomancer | Medium Elemental, Neutral | Cr 2 |
Lizardfolk Sovereign | Medium Elemental, Neutral | CR 4 |
Manes Vaporspawn | Medium Fiend (Demon), Chaotic Evil | CR 1 |
Merfolk Skirmisher | Medium Elemental, Neutral | CR 1/8 |
Merfolk Wavemaster | Medium Elemental, Neutral | CR 6 |
Minotaur of Baphomet | Large Monstrosity, Neutral | CR 3 |
Modron Duodrone | Medium Construct, Lawful Nuetral | CR 1/4 |
Modron Monodrone | Medium Construct, Lawful Neutral | CR 1/8 |
Modron Pentadrone | Large Construct, Lawful Neutral | CR 2 |
Modron Quadron | Medium Construct, Lawful Neutral | CR 1 |
Modron Tridone | Medium Construct, Lawful Neutral | CR 1/2 |
Myconic Adult | Medium Plant, Lawful Neutral | CR 1/2 |
Myconic Sovereign | Large Plant, Lawful Neutral | CR 1/2 |
Myconic Spore Servant | Small or Medium Plant, Lawful Neutral | CR 1 |
Myconic Sprout | Small Plant, Lawful Neutral | CR 0 |
Noble Prodigy | Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral | CR 10 |
Ogrillon Ogre | Large Giant, Chaotic Evil | CR 1 |
Performer | Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral | CR 1/2 |
Performer Legend | Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral | CR 6 |
Performer Maestro | Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral | CR 10 |
Piercer | Medium Aberration, Unaligned | CR 1/2 |
Piranha | Tiny Beast, Unaligned | CR 0 |
Pirate | Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral | CR 1 |
Pirate Admiral | Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral | CR 12 |
Pirate Bosun | Small or Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment | CR 1/2 |
Pirate Captain | Small or Medium humanoid, Neutral | CR 6 |
Pixie Wonderbringer | Tiny Fey, Neutral Good | CR 5 |
Priest Acolyte | Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral | CR 1/4 |
Primeval Owlbear | Huge Monstrosity, Unaligned | CR 7 |
Psychic Grey Ooze | Medium Ooze, Unaligned | CR 1 |
Qauggoth Thonot | Medium Monstrosity, Chaotic Neutral | CR 3 |
Questing Knight | Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral | CR 12 |
Sahuagin Baron | Large Fiend, Lawful Evil | CR 5 |
Sahuagin Priest | Medium Fiend, Lawful Evil | CR 2 |
Sahuagin Warrior | Medium Fiend, Lawful Evil | CR 1/2 |
Salamander Fire Snake | Medium Elemental, Neutral Evil | CR 1 |
Salamander Inferno Master | Large Elemental, Neutral Evil | CR 15 |
Satyr Revelmaster | Medium Fey, Chaotic Neutral | CR 6 |
Scout Captain | Small to Medium Humanoid, Neutral | CR 3 |
Shadow Dragon | Huge Dragon, Chaotic Evil | CR 13 |
Shrieker Fungus | Medium Plant, Unaligned | CR 0 |
Slaad Tadpole | Tiny Aberration, Chaotic Neutral | CR 1/8 |
Sphinx of Lore | Large Celestial, Lawful Neutral | CR 11 |
Sphinx of Secrets | Large Celestial, Lawful Neutral | CR 8 |
Sphinx of Valor | Large Celestial, Lawful Neutral | CR 17 |
Sphinx of Wonder | Tiny Celestial, Lawful Neutral | CR 1 |
Spy Master | Small or Medium Humanoid | CR 10 |
Swarm of Lemures | Large Swarm of Medium Fiends, (Devils), Lawful Evil | CR 3 |
Swarm of Piranhas | Medium Swarm of Tiny Beasts, Unaligned | CR 1 |
Swarm of Venomous Snakes | Medium Swarm of Tiny Beasts, Unaligned | CR 2 |
Thri-kreen Marauder | Medium Monstrosity, Neutral | CR 1 |
Tough | Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral | CR 1/2 |
Tough Boss | Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral | CR 4 |
Troll Limb | Small Giant, Chaotic Evil | CR 1/2 |
Ultroloth | Medium Fiend (Yugoloth), Neutral Evil | CR 13 |
Vampire Familiar | Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral Evil | CR 3 |
Vampire Nightbringer | Small or Medium Undead, Neutral Evil | CR 8 |
Vampire Umbral Lord | Small or Medium Undead, Neutral Evil | CR 15 |
Venomous Snake | Tiny Beast, Unaligned | CR 1/8 |
Violet Fungus Necrohulk | Large Plant, Neutral Evil | CR 7 |
Warrior Commander | Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral | CR 10 |
Warrior Infantry | Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral | CR 1/8 |
Warrior Veteran | Small or Medium Humanoid, Neutral | CR 3 |
Yuan-ti Infiltrator | Medium Monstrosity, Neutral Evil | CR 1 |
It’s a big list, and I’d be lying if I said there are a few creatures that feel redundant. However, 🌌these are tiny cracks in an otherwise solid line-up of new monsters.
Published: Feb 20, 2025 10:26 am