Earth Elemental — D&D 5e Monster Stats (CR 5)

Q: What are Earth Elemental's AC and HP in D&D 5e?

Earth Elemental has an Armor Class of 17 and 126 hit points (12d10+60).

Q: What Challenge Rating is a Earth Elemental?

Earth Elemental is CR 5, worth 1,800 XP — roughly a fair fight for a party of four characters of a similar level.

Q: What type of creature is Earth Elemental?

Earth Elemental is a large elemental, alignment neutral.

Armor Class17

Hit Points126 (12d10+60)

Speed30 ft., burrow 30 ft.

ChallengeCR 5 (1,800 XP)

STR

20

(+5)

DEX

8

(-1)

CON

20

(+5)

INT

5

(-3)

WIS

10

(+0)

CHA

5

(-3)

Resistancesbludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons

Immunitiespoison

Vulnerabilitiesthunder

Cond. ImmuneExhaustion, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Unconscious

Sensesdarkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft., passive Perception 10

LanguagesTerran

Special Abilities

Earth Glide. The elemental can burrow through nonmagical, unworked earth and stone. While doing so, the elemental doesn't disturb the material it moves through.

Siege Monster. The elemental deals double damage to objects and structures.

Actions

Multiattack. The elemental makes two slam attacks.

Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage.

Running Earth Elemental in an encounter

As a CR 5 threat worth 1,800 XP, Earth Elemental 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 5 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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