Blood Hawk — D&D 5e Monster Stats (CR 1/8)

Q: What are Blood Hawk's AC and HP in D&D 5e?

Blood Hawk has an Armor Class of 12 and 7 hit points (2d6).

Q: What Challenge Rating is a Blood Hawk?

Blood Hawk is CR 1/8, worth 25 XP — roughly a fair fight for a party of four characters of a similar level.

Q: What type of creature is Blood Hawk?

Blood Hawk is a small beast, alignment unaligned.

Armor Class12

Hit Points7 (2d6)

Speed10 ft., fly 60 ft.

ChallengeCR 1/8 (25 XP)

STR

6

(-2)

DEX

14

(+2)

CON

10

(+0)

INT

3

(-4)

WIS

14

(+2)

CHA

5

(-3)

SkillsPerception +4

Sensespassive Perception 14

Special Abilities

Keen Sight. The hawk has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.

Pack Tactics. The hawk has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the hawk's allies is within 5 ft. of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated.

Actions

Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.

Running Blood Hawk in an encounter

As a CR 1/8 threat worth 25 XP, Blood Hawk is a fair challenge for a party of four at a comparable level. With no legendary actions it works best in numbers or paired with support, where its CR 1/8 rating won't be burned down in a single round. Use the XP value with the encounter builder to slot it into a balanced fight.

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