Giant Vulture — D&D 5e Monster Stats (CR 1)

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

Giant Vulture has an Armor Class of 10 and 22 hit points (3d10+6).

Q: What Challenge Rating is a Giant Vulture?

Giant Vulture is CR 1, worth 200 XP — roughly a fair fight for a party of four characters of a similar level.

Q: What type of creature is Giant Vulture?

Giant Vulture is a large beast, alignment neutral evil.

Armor Class10

Hit Points22 (3d10+6)

Speed10 ft., fly 60 ft.

ChallengeCR 1 (200 XP)

STR

15

(+2)

DEX

10

(+0)

CON

15

(+2)

INT

6

(-2)

WIS

12

(+1)

CHA

7

(-2)

SkillsPerception +3

Sensespassive Perception 13

Languagesunderstands Common but can't speak

Special Abilities

Keen Sight and Smell. The vulture has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight or smell.

Pack Tactics. The vulture has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the vulture's allies is within 5 ft. of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated.

Actions

Multiattack. The vulture makes two attacks: one with its beak and one with its talons.

Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) piercing damage.

Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) slashing damage.

Running Giant Vulture in an encounter

As a CR 1 threat worth 200 XP, Giant Vulture 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 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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