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Monsters by Type Type CR Type CR Type CR Type CR Aberration Spider, Red-Banded Line TOME OF BEASTS MONSTERS BY TYPE Type CR Type CR Type CR Type CR Aberration Spider, Red-Banded Line .... 1/4 Tophet ................................... 8 Liosalfar ................................. 8 Arboreal Grappler ...................3 Spider, Sand ............................7 Ushabti .................................. 9 Rime Worm, Adult ................. 6 Asanbosam ..............................5 Suturefly ............................ 1/4 Witchlight .......................... 1/4 Rime Worm, Grub ...................1 Bagiennik ................................3 Swarm of Prismatic Beetles ......3 Xanka................................. 1/4 Sathaq Worm ....................... 10 Chelicerae ...............................7 Titanoboa .............................12 Dragon Slow Storm ............................ 15 Dorreq ................................... 4 War Ostrich ........................ 1/2 Dragon Eel ...........................12 Spark ......................................7 Eater of Dust .......................... 9 Wharfling ............................ 1/8 Dragon, Cave, Adult ..............16 Swarm of Fire Dancers ............7 Fate Eater ............................... 6 Wharfling, Swarm .................. 4 Dragon, Cave, Wyrmling ........ 2 Thuellai ................................ 10 Mamura ..................................5 Ychen Bannog ....................... 11 Dragon, Cave, Young .............. 8 Fey Mimic, Map ....................... 1/4 Celestial Dragon, Flame Adult .............16 Abominable Beauty ............... 11 Mngwa ................................... 4 Andrenjinyi ........................... 15 Dragon, Flame Ancient ........ 24 Ala ......................................... 8 Mordant Snare ...................... 15 Angel, Chained ....................... 8 Dragon, Flame, Wyrmling .......3 Aridni ......................................5 Oculo Swarm .......................... 4 Angel, Fidele ...........................5 Dragon, Flame, Young ............ 9 Azza Gremlin ..................... 1/4 Ostinato ................................. 4 Buraq .................................... 11 Dragon, Mithral, Adult ..........14 Baba Yaga’s Horsemen ........... 11 Qwyllion ................................ 8 Hundun ............................... 10 Dragon, Mithral, Ancient ......18 Bear King ..............................12 Rift Swine ...............................5 Ratatosk ................................. 4 Dragon, Mithral, Young ......... 6 Beli ........................................ 2 Shoggoth ...............................19 Sandman .................................5 Dragon, Sea Adult .................16 Bereginyas .............................. 4 Spider of Leng .........................7 Skein Witch ...........................12 Dragon, Sea Ancient ............. 22 Boloti ......................................1 Tusked Skyfish ....................... 4 Temple Dog ............................5 Dragon, Sea Wyrmling ........... 2 Bucca ................................. 1/2 Urochar ................................17 Titan, Ancient .......................12 Dragon, Sea, Young ................ 9 Burrowling ......................... 1/2 Voidling ................................ 11 Uraeus ................................... 2 Dragon, Void Ancient ........... 24 Chernomoi..............................1 Xhkarsh ................................. 8 Valkyrie ................................. 11 Dragon, Void Wyrmling ......... 2 Cikavak ............................... 1/8 Beast Construct Dragon, Void, Adult ...............14 Clurichaun ......................... 1/4 Amphipteres ...........................3 Algorith ................................ 10 Dragon, Void, Young .............. 9 Dau ........................................ 4 Ant, Giant .............................. 2 Clockwork Abomination .........5 Dragon, Wind Adult ..............17 Devil, Spawn of Arbeyach ........5 Ant, Giant Queen ................... 4 Clockwork Beetle ............... 1/2 Dragon, Wind Ancient .......... 22 Domovoi ................................ 4 Blemmyes ............................... 8 Clockwork Beetle Swarm .........3 Dragon, Wind Wyrmling .........1 Dryad, Duskthorn ...................3 Bone Crab ......................... 1/2 Clockwork Hound .................. 2 Dragon, Wind Young .............. 6 Dullahan ............................... 11 Carrion Beetle ........................ 4 Clockwork Huntsman .............3 Drake, Alehouse ................. 1/2 Eel Hound ............................. 2 Death Butterfly Swarm ........... 4 Clockwork Myrmidon ............ 6 Drake, Ash ............................. 4 Eleinomae ...............................5 Death Butterfly Swarm, Clockwork Watchman ........ 1/2 Drake, Coral ...........................7 Far Darrig ...............................3 Greater ................................. 6 Clockwork Weaving Spider ......1 Drake, Crimson .......................1 Fear Smith (Fiarsidhe) .......... 10 Dinosaur, Mbielu ....................3 Emerald Eye ............................1 Drake, Deep ........................... 9 Fey Lady, Snow Queen ...........16 Dinosaur, Ngobou ...................5 Empty Cloak ...................... 1/2 Drake, Elder Shadow ...............7 Fraugashar ......................... 1/2 Dinosaur, Spinosaurus .......... 13 Fellforged ................................5 Drake, Paper .......................... 2 Gerridae ..................................1 Dinosaur, Spinosaurus Feyward Tree .......................... 8 Drake, Rust ........................... 8 Gremlin, Rum .................... 1/2 Young ....................................5 Gearforged Templar ............... 6 Drake, Star ........................... 15 Hag, Blood ............................ 11 Dogmole .................................1 Gnarljack ............................... 6 Jaculus ....................................3 Hag, Mirror ........................... 6 Drakon ....................................5 Golem, Eye ........................... 11 Lantern Dragonette ............ 1/2 Hag, Red .................................7 Firebird .................................. 4 Golem, Hoard .......................12 Lindwurm ...............................5 Hulking Whelp ........................5 Garroter Crab .................... 1/4 Golem, Salt .......................... 10 Naina .................................... 11 Ice Maiden ............................. 6 Gbahali .................................. 6 Golem, Smaragdine ...............14 Sandwyrm ............................. 6 Kikimora .................................5 Glass Gator .............................1 Golem, Steam ....................... 13 Zmey.....................................14 Lord of the Hunt ...................18 Kongamato .............................5 Idolic Diety ............................ 8 Zmey Headling .......................5 Lorelei ....................................5 Manabane Scarab Swarm ........ 4 Imy-ut Ushabti ........................3 Elemental Malphas ................................. 6 Savager ................................... 8 Library Automaton ............. 1/2 Anubian ................................. 2 Mirager ...................................3 Scorpion, Night ......................3 Living Wick ........................ 1/4 Arbeyach’s Herald, Ia’Affrat ... 15 Miremal ............................. 1/2 Scorpion, Stygian Fat-Tailed ....3 Monolith Champion .............. 8 Boreas ...................................17 Moonlit King ........................17 Serpopard .............................. 4 Monolith Footman ..................3 Chronalmental ....................... 8 Nichny ................................... 6 Snake, Swamp Adder .......... 1/4 Possessed Pillar .......................7 Elemental Locus ...................17 Pombero .................................3 Snake, Zanskaran Viper ...........1 Shabti ..................................... 8 Firegeist ................................. 2 Queen of Night and Magic .....21 Spider, J’ba Fofi .......................3 Spider Thief ............................ 2 Genie, Al-Aeshma................... 9 Queen of Witches ..................17 MONSTERS BY TYPE Type CR Type CR Type CR Type CR Redcap ................................... 6 Titan, Degenerate ................... 8 Bukavac .................................. 9 Treant, Weeping ..................... 6 River King .............................16 Troll, Lake ...............................7 Cobbleswarm ......................... 2 Vesiculosa.............................. 11 Scheznyki ............................... 6 Zimwi .................................... 4 Dogmole, Juggernaut .............5 Vine Lord ...............................7 Selang (Dark Satyr) ................. 4 Humanoids Doppelrat ............................... 2 Vine Troll Skeleton ................. 9 Shadow Beast ..........................7 Bandit Lord ............................ 4 Dune Mimic ........................... 8 Undead Shellycoat ............................... 2 Bearfolk ..................................3 Eala ........................................ 2 Aboleth, Nihileth ...................12 Spire Walker ............................3 Behtu ..................................... 2 Goat-Man ...............................3 Aboleth, Nihilethic Zombie .....1 Swarm of Sluagh ......................3 Black Knight Commander .......5 Hag, Sand ...............................5 Accursed Defiler ..................... 4 Vila ..........................................5
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