Giant Centipede — D&D 5e Monster Stats (CR 1/4)

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

Giant Centipede has an Armor Class of 13 and 4 hit points (1d6+1).

Q: What Challenge Rating is a Giant Centipede?

Giant Centipede is CR 1/4, worth 50 XP — roughly a fair fight for a party of four characters of a similar level.

Q: What type of creature is Giant Centipede?

Giant Centipede is a small beast, alignment unaligned.

Armor Class13

Hit Points4 (1d6+1)

Speed30 ft., climb 30 ft.

ChallengeCR 1/4 (50 XP)

STR

5

(-3)

DEX

14

(+2)

CON

12

(+1)

INT

1

(-5)

WIS

7

(-2)

CHA

3

(-4)

Sensesblindsight 30 ft., passive Perception 8

Actions

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or take 10 (3d6) poison damage. If the poison damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit points, and is paralyzed while poisoned in this way.

Running Giant Centipede in an encounter

As a CR 1/4 threat worth 50 XP, Giant Centipede 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 1/4 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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