Minotaur — D&D 5e Monster Stats (CR 3)

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

Minotaur has an Armor Class of 14 and 76 hit points (9d10+27).

Q: What Challenge Rating is a Minotaur?

Minotaur is CR 3, worth 700 XP — roughly a fair fight for a party of four characters of a similar level.

Q: What type of creature is Minotaur?

Minotaur is a large monstrosity, alignment chaotic evil.

Armor Class14

Hit Points76 (9d10+27)

Speed40 ft.

ChallengeCR 3 (700 XP)

STR

18

(+4)

DEX

11

(+0)

CON

16

(+3)

INT

6

(-2)

WIS

16

(+3)

CHA

9

(-1)

SkillsPerception +7

Sensesdarkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 17

LanguagesAbyssal

Special Abilities

Charge. If the minotaur moves at least 10 ft. straight toward a target and then hits it with a gore attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 9 (2d8) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be pushed up to 10 ft. away and knocked prone.

Labyrinthine Recall. The minotaur can perfectly recall any path it has traveled.

Reckless. At the start of its turn, the minotaur can gain advantage on all melee weapon attack rolls it makes during that turn, but attack rolls against it have advantage until the start of its next turn.

Actions

Greataxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (2d12 + 4) slashing damage.

Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) piercing damage.

Running Minotaur in an encounter

As a CR 3 threat worth 700 XP, Minotaur 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 3 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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