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

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

Fire Elemental has an Armor Class of 13 and 102 hit points (12d10+36).

Q: What Challenge Rating is a Fire Elemental?

Fire 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 Fire Elemental?

Fire Elemental is a large elemental, alignment neutral.

Armor Class13

Hit Points102 (12d10+36)

Speed50 ft.

ChallengeCR 5 (1,800 XP)

STR

10

(+0)

DEX

17

(+3)

CON

16

(+3)

INT

6

(-2)

WIS

10

(+0)

CHA

7

(-2)

Resistancesbludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons

Immunitiesfire, poison

Cond. ImmuneExhaustion, Grappled, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Prone, Restrained, Unconscious

Sensesdarkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10

LanguagesIgnan

Special Abilities

Fire Form. The elemental can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing. A creature that touches the elemental or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 ft. of it takes 5 (1d10) fire damage. In addition, the elemental can enter a hostile creature's space and stop there. The first time it enters a creature's space on a turn, that creature takes 5 (1d10) fire damage and catches fire; until someone takes an action to douse the fire, the creature takes 5 (1d10) fire damage at the start of each of its turns.

Illumination. The elemental sheds bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light in an additional 30 ft..

Water Susceptibility. For every 5 ft. the elemental moves in water, or for every gallon of water splashed on it, it takes 1 cold damage.

Actions

Multiattack. The elemental makes two touch attacks.

Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) fire damage. If the target is a creature or a flammable object, it ignites. Until a creature takes an action to douse the fire, the target takes 5 (1d10) fire damage at the start of each of its turns.

Running Fire Elemental in an encounter

As a CR 5 threat worth 1,800 XP, Fire 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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