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Monstrosity Monsters

Browse D&D 5e monsters of the Monstrosity creature type from the Monster Almanac bestiary. This index is built directly from active monsters in the database, so new type pages update automatically as creature links are added.

Found 158 monsters
Active types 14
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Aberration77Beast102Celestial18Construct67Dragon110Elemental37Fey44Fiend116Giant22Humanoid139Monstrosity158Ooze23Plant30Undead85

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Abominable YetiArctic, MountainCR 9Open monster →Acid AntDungeon, UndergroundCR 1/4Open monster →Adult KruthikUnderground, DungeonCR 2Open monster →Adult Rime WormArctic, WildernessCR 17Open monster →Aeorian AbsorberArctic, DungeonCR 10Open monster →Aeorian NullifierArctic, DungeonCR 12Open monster →Aeorian ReverserArctic, DungeonCR 8Open monster →AhuizotlSwamp, JungleCR 4Open monster →AkhlutArctic, OceanCR 8Open monster →Aldani (Lobsterfolk)Swamp, RiverCR 1Open monster →AlkonostForest, MountainCR 7Open monster →AmbleCoastal, WildernessCR 3Open monster →Ambush DrakeWilderness, RoadCR 1Open monster →AmmutDesert, RuinsCR 9Open monster →AmphiptereForest, MountainCR 5Open monster →AndrosphinxDesertCR 17Open monster →AnkhegGrassland, ForestCR 2Open monster →AraneaForest, DungeonCR 4Open monster →Arasta of the Endless WebFeywild, ForestCR 21Open monster →Astral DreadnoughtExtraplanarCR 21Open monster →Auril (First Form)Arctic, ExtraplanarCR 9Open monster →AurumvoraxUnderground, RuinsCR 2Open monster →Aurumvorax Den LeaderUnderground, RuinsCR 4Open monster →BanderhobbUnderground, UrbanCR 5Open monster →BasiliskDesert, MountainCR 3Open monster →BehirMountain, UnderdarkCR 11Open monster →BuletteGrassland, HillCR 5Open monster →Carrion CrawlerUnderdark, DungeonCR 2Open monster →Carrion StalkerDungeon, GraveyardCR 3Open monster →CatoblepasSwampCR 5Open monster →Cave FisherUnderdark, MountainCR 3Open monster →CentaurForest, GrasslandCR 2Open monster →ChimeraMountain, HillCR 6Open monster →ChitineDungeon, UnderdarkCR 1/2Open monster →CholdrithUnderdark, DungeonCR 3Open monster →CockatriceGrassland, ForestCR 1/2Open monster →Crag CatMountain, WildernessCR 1Open monster →Dark StalkerForest, DungeonCR 5Open monster →DarkmantleUnderdark, CaveCR 1/2Open monster →Death DogSwamp, ForestCR 1Open monster →Deep CrowCave, DungeonCR 9Open monster →Deep ScionUnderwater, CoastalCR 3Open monster →Deep TrollUnderdark, UndergroundCR 9Open monster →Dire AnglerfishOcean, UndergroundCR 6Open monster →Displacer BeastForest, UnderdarkCR 3Open monster →DogmoleUnderground, DungeonCR 2Open monster →DoombatDungeon, UndergroundCR 1Open monster →DoppelgangerUrbanCR 3Open monster →DoppelratUrban, DungeonCR 2Open monster →Dread DoppelgangerUrban, DungeonCR 8Open monster →DriderUnderdarkCR 6Open monster →Dune MimicDesert, RuinsCR 6Open monster →Duskdale WurmUnderground, WildernessCR 13Open monster →EblisSwamp, RuinsCR 1Open monster →Egg Hunter HatchlingUnderground, MountainCR 2Open monster →Eldritch Horror HatchlingDungeon, RuinsCR 2Open monster →EttercapForest, SwampCR 2Open monster →Faceless StalkerUrban, DungeonCR 4Open monster →Female SteederUnderdark, DungeonCR 1Open monster →FeroxWilderness, ForestCR 4Open monster →Fire Dancer SwarmUrban, RuinsCR 3Open monster →Frilled DeathspitterForest, WildernessCR 3Open monster →FroghemothRuins, DesertCR 10Open monster →Gargantuan AntDesert, UndergroundCR 11Open monster →Giant Ant LionDesert, WildernessCR 4Open monster →Giant Assassin BugForest, RuinsCR 3Open monster →Giant Bloodsucking LeechSwamp, CoastalCR 2Open monster →Giant DragonflySwamp, ForestCR 2Open monster →Giant JellyfishOcean, CoastalCR 3Open monster →Giant MosquitoSwamp, ForestCR 1Open monster →Giant PorcupineForest, WildernessCR 2Open monster →Giant SlugUnderground, DungeonCR 4Open monster →GirallonForest, JungleCR 4Open monster →Gray RenderForest, SwampCR 12Open monster →GrickUnderdarkCR 2Open monster →Grick AlphaUnderdarkCR 7Open monster →GriffonMountain, GrasslandCR 2Open monster →Guardian NagaDesert, TempleCR 10Open monster →GynosphinxDesertCR 11Open monster →HarpyCoastal, MountainCR 1Open monster →HippogriffMountain, GrasslandCR 1Open monster →Hoard ScarabDungeon, RuinsCR 1/8Open monster →Hook HorrorUnderdarkCR 3Open monster →HowlerExtraplanar, DesertCR 8Open monster →HydraSwampCR 8Open monster →Ice ToadArctic, UndergroundCR 3Open monster →JackalwereDesertCR 1/2Open monster →Juvenile KrakenUnderwater, CoastalCR 14Open monster →KrakenUnderwaterCR 23Open monster →Kraken PriestCoastal, UnderwaterCR 5Open monster →Kruthik AdultUnderdark, UndergroundCR 2Open monster →Kruthik Hive LordUnderdark, UndergroundCR 5Open monster →Kruthik YoungUnderdark, UndergroundCR 1/8Open monster →LamiaDesertCR 4Open monster →LeucrottaGrassland, ForestCR 3Open monster →Lonely SorrowswornExtraplanar, DungeonCR 9Open monster →Lost SorrowswornExtraplanar, DungeonCR 7Open monster →Male SteederUnderdark, DungeonCR 1/4Open monster →ManticoreMountain, GrasslandCR 3Open monster →MedusaDesert, RuinsCR 6Open monster →MerrowCoastal, UnderwaterCR 2Open monster →MimicDungeonCR 2Open monster →MinotaurDungeon, GrasslandCR 3Open monster →MooncalfWilderness, RuinsCR 5Open monster →NagpaExtraplanar, RuinsCR 17Open monster →Nalusa FalayaWilderness, RuinsCR 8Open monster →NgobouJungle, WildernessCR 8Open monster →NianUrban, WildernessCR 7Open monster →Nightmare ShepherdWilderness, RuinsCR 11Open monster →OgrepedeUnderground, DungeonCR 6Open monster →OphidiotaurDesert, RuinsCR 8Open monster →OuroborosDesert, RuinsCR 14Open monster →OwlbearForestCR 3Open monster →Pal-Rai-YukArctic, WildernessCR 7Open monster →PerytonMountain, ForestCR 2Open monster →Phase SpiderForest, UnderdarkCR 3Open monster →PiercerUnderdarkCR 1/2Open monster →Plague SpewerUrban, DungeonCR 6Open monster →Prismatic RoperUnderground, DungeonCR 8Open monster →Purple WormDesert, UnderdarkCR 15Open monster →Pygmy TrollUnderground, DungeonCR 3Open monster →RagemawWilderness, DungeonCR 6Open monster →Red WidowDungeon, RuinsCR 8Open monster →RemorhazArctic, UnderdarkCR 11Open monster →Remorhaz SpawnArctic, UndergroundCR 5Open monster →River TrollSwamp, CoastalCR 6Open monster →RocMountain, CoastalCR 11Open monster →Rock RoachUnderground, MountainCR 1Open monster →RoperUnderdarkCR 5Open monster →Rot ReaverSwamp, RuinsCR 5Open monster →RotscaleSwamp, WildernessCR 5Open monster →Rust MonsterUnderdark, DungeonCR 1/2Open monster →Sabertooth BeetleJungle, ForestCR 3Open monster →Sea SerpentOcean, CoastalCR 14Open monster →Sea SpawnUnderwater, CoastalCR 1Open monster →Shadow MastiffUrban, RuinsCR 2Open monster →Shadow Mastiff AlphaDungeon, UrbanCR 2Open monster →Shadow Mastiff PacklordWilderness, RuinsCR 5Open monster →Spirit NagaJungle, DesertCR 8Open monster →TarrasqueWilderness, UrbanCR 30Open monster →The AngryRuins, ShadowfellCR 13Open monster →The Angry SorrowswornShadowfell, DungeonCR 13Open monster →The HungryDungeon, ShadowfellCR 11Open monster →The Hungry SorrowswornShadowfell, DungeonCR 11Open monster →The Lonely SorrowswornShadowfell, DungeonCR 9Open monster →The Lost SorrowswornShadowfell, DungeonCR 7Open monster →The WretchedRuins, UrbanCR 1/4Open monster →The Wretched SorrowswornShadowfell, DungeonCR 1/4Open monster →TlincalliDesert, RuinsCR 5Open monster →Umber HulkUnderdarkCR 5Open monster →Unspeakable HorrorWilderness, DungeonCR 8Open monster →Winter WolfArctic, MountainCR 3Open monster →WorgForest, HillCR 1/2Open monster →YetiArctic, MountainCR 3Open monster →Young RemorhazArctic, UnderdarkCR 5Open monster →Yuan-ti AbominationJungle, DesertCR 7Open monster →Yuan-ti MalisonJungle, DesertCR 3Open monster →Yuan-ti Pit MasterDungeon, RuinsCR 5Open monster →

What this page helps you do

Browsing monsters by type is useful when you want creatures that share a common fantasy identity, story role, or design logic. Instead of starting from a huge general list, this page narrows the bestiary to one family of monsters.

The Monstrosity category currently shows 158 monsters in Monster Almanac, while the active taxonomy currently contains 14 creature type pages.

Why browse by type?

  • Find monsters with a shared thematic identity.
  • Compare creatures that often fill similar narrative roles.
  • Discover encounter options without scanning the full bestiary.
  • Build a scene around a consistent monster category.

Using Monstrosity monsters in play

Once you pick a monster from this type, match it with the right environment, encounter pressure, and supporting scene details. That helps the creature feel like part of the world instead of a random stat block dropped from the ceiling.

This is especially useful when the monster choice should guide tone, danger level, and visual flavor across the rest of the session.

Quick scene-building ideas

  • Choose one creature as the centerpiece threat.
  • Use CR differences to scale danger up or down.
  • Pair the monster with fitting terrain and atmosphere.
  • Add an NPC, rumor, or witness to frame the encounter.