Elephant — D&D 5e Monster Stats (CR 4)

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

Elephant has an Armor Class of 12 and 76 hit points (8d12+24).

Q: What Challenge Rating is a Elephant?

Elephant is CR 4, worth 1,100 XP — roughly a fair fight for a party of four characters of a similar level.

Q: What type of creature is Elephant?

Elephant is a huge beast, alignment unaligned.

Armor Class12

Hit Points76 (8d12+24)

Speed40 ft.

ChallengeCR 4 (1,100 XP)

STR

22

(+6)

DEX

9

(-1)

CON

17

(+3)

INT

3

(-4)

WIS

11

(+0)

CHA

6

(-2)

Sensespassive Perception 10

Special Abilities

Trampling Charge. If the elephant moves at least 20 ft. straight toward a creature and then hits it with a gore attack on the same turn, that target must succeed on a DC 12 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. If the target is prone, the elephant can make one stomp attack against it as a bonus action.

Actions

Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 19 (3d8 + 6) piercing damage.

Stomp. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one prone creature. Hit: 22 (3d10 + 6) bludgeoning damage.

Running Elephant in an encounter

As a CR 4 threat worth 1,100 XP, Elephant 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 4 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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