Cloud Giant — D&D 5e Monster Stats (CR 9)

Q: What are Cloud Giant's AC and HP in D&D 5e?

Cloud Giant has an Armor Class of 14 and 200 hit points (16d12+96).

Q: What Challenge Rating is a Cloud Giant?

Cloud Giant is CR 9, worth 5,000 XP — roughly a fair fight for a party of four characters of a similar level.

Q: What type of creature is Cloud Giant?

Cloud Giant is a huge giant, alignment neutral good (50%) or neutral evil (50%).

Armor Class14

Hit Points200 (16d12+96)

Speed40 ft.

ChallengeCR 9 (5,000 XP)

STR

27

(+8)

DEX

10

(+0)

CON

22

(+6)

INT

12

(+1)

WIS

16

(+3)

CHA

16

(+3)

Saving ThrowsCON +10, WIS +7, CHA +7

SkillsInsight +7, Perception +7

Sensespassive Perception 17

LanguagesCommon, Giant

Special Abilities

Keen Smell. The giant has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.

Innate Spellcasting. The giant's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma. It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:

At will: detect magic, fog cloud, light
3/day each: feather fall, fly, misty step, telekinesis
1/day each: control weather, gaseous form

Actions

Multiattack. The giant makes two morningstar attacks.

Morningstar. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d8 + 8) piercing damage.

Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, range 60/240 ft., one target. Hit: 30 (4d10 + 8) bludgeoning damage.

Running Cloud Giant in an encounter

As a CR 9 threat worth 5,000 XP, Cloud Giant 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 9 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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