The newest edition of Dungeons and Dragons’ Monster Manuel has made more than a few sweeping changes to the long-running tabletop RPG’s massive cast of foes. There’s a lot to cover, but the highlights are easily the new creatures the 2025 Monster Manual adds to the mix.

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The 2025 MM doesn’t introduce many new creatures, but its contribution to D&D‘s menagerie of dragons, oozes, and undead atrocities is an exercise in quality over quantity. Here’s a round-up of all the new (and updated) monsters in the 2025 Dungeons and Dragons‘ Monster Manuel.

All new monsters in the 2025 Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manuel

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The 2025 edition of Dungeon and Dragons 5E’s Monster Manual introduces an impressive assembly of monsters. Most monsters in the book are re-imagined versions of creatures introduced in the original Monster Manual, but they’ve changed in more ways than they’ve stayed the same.

While reading the book, I noticed a common trend: Many new monsters are “evolved” and “devolved” versions of iconic D&D foes like Revenants and Sphinxes. By adding these stronger/weaker variants, the book makes it easier for Dungeon Masters to pit players against recurring foes that grow in power as they do, an issue that’s plagued 5E for years.

Another notable addition is the “Titans,” Kaiju-sized monsters who can turn a thriving port city into vacant beachfront property in hours. As big as they are deadly, these beasties are the perfect choice for DMs looking to run a cinematic-scale combat encounter for a high-level party. Ever want to run Power Rangers in D&D? Now you can!

Here are all the monsters introduced in the 2025 Monster Manuel. To make things easier for DMs who need a monster sooner than later, I threw in the creature’s size, type, alignment, and Challenge Rating.

MonsterCreature Size, Type, and AlignmentChallenge Rating (CR)Aarakocra AeromancerMedium Elemental, NeutralCR 8Aarakocra SkirmisherMedium Elemental, NeutralCR 1/4Aberrant CultistSmall or Medium Humanoid, Neutral EvilCR 8Animal LordLarge Celestial, NeutralCR 20Animated BroomSmall Construct, UnalignedCR 1/4Animated Flying SwordSmall Construct, UnalignedCR 1/4Animated Rug of SmotheringLarge Construct, UnalignedCR 1/4Arch HagLarge Fey, Neutral EvilCR 21ArchpriestSmall or Medium Humanoid, NeutralCR 12Azer PyromancerMedium Elemental, Lawful NeutralCR 6Azer SentinelMedium Elemental, Lawful EvilCR 2Bandit Crime LordSmall or Medium Humanoid, NeutralCR 11Bandit DeceiverSmall or Medium Humanoid, NeutralCR 7Berserker CommanderSmall or Medium Humanoid, NeutralCR 8Blob of AnnihilationGargantuan Ooze (Titan), Neutral EvilCR 23Brazen GorgonLarge Construct, UnalignedCR 9Bugbear StalkerMedium Fey (Goblinoid), Chaotic EvilCR 3Bugbear WarriorMedium Fey (Goblinoid), Chaotic EvilCR 1Bullywog Bog SageMedium Fey, NeutralCR 4Bullywog WarriorMedium Fey, NeutralCR 1/4Centaur TrooperLarge Fey, Neutral GoodCR 2Centaur WardenLarge Fey, Neutral GoodCR 7Cockatrice RegentLarge Monstrosity, UnalignedCR 8ColossusGargantuan Construct (Titan), UnlaignedCR 25Cultist FanaticSmall or Medium Humanoid, NeutralCR 2Cultist HierophantGargantuan Construct (Titan), UnalignedCR 10Cyclops OracleHuge Giant, Chaotic NeutralCR 10Cyclops SentryHuge Giant, Chaotic NeutralCR 6Death CultistSmall or Medium Humanoid, Neutral EvilCR 8Death Knight AspirantSmall or Medium Undead, Chaotic EvilCR 11Dire WorgHuge Fey, Neutral EvilCR 10DracolichHuge or Gargantuan Undead, Lawful EvilCR 17Elemental CataclysmGangartuan Elemental (Titan), Chaotic NeutralCR 22Elemental CultistSmall or Medium Humanoid, Chaotic EvilCR 8Empyrean IotaMedium Celestial or Fiend (Titan), NeutralCR 1Faerie Dragon AdultTiny Dragon, Chaotic GoodCR 2Faerie Dragon YouthTiny Dragon, Chaotic GoodCR 1Fiend CultistSmall or Medium Humanoid, Neutral EvilCR 8Gas Spore FungusLarge Plant, UnalignedCR 1/2Ghast GravecallerMedium Undead, Chaotic EvilCR 6Giant Axe BeakHuge Monstrosity, UnalignedCR 5Giant Venomous SnakeMedium Beast, UnalignedCR 1/4Githyanki DracomancerMedium Aberration (Gith), Lawful EvilCR 10Githyanki KnightMedium Aberration (Gith), Lawful EvilCR 8Githyanki WarriorMedium Aberration (Gith), Lawful EvilCR 3Githzerai MonkMedium Aberration (Gith), Lawful NeutralCR 2Githzerai PsionMedium Aberration (Gith), Lawful NeutralCR 12Githzerai ZerthMedium Aberration (Gith), Lawful NeutralCR 6GladiatorSmall or Medium Humanoid, NeutralCR 5Gnoll WarriorMedium Fiend, Chaotic EvilCr 1/2Goblin BossSmall Fey (Goblinoid), Chaotic NeutralCR 1Goblin HexerSmall Fey (Goblinoid), Chaotic NeutralCR 3Goblin WarriorSmall Fey (Goblinoid), Chaotic NeutralCR 1/4Graveyard RevenantHuge Undead, NeutralCR 7Grick AncientLarge Aberration UnalignedCR 7Guard CaptainSmall or Medium Humanoid, NeutralCR 4Gulthias BlightGargantuan Plant, Neutral EvilCR 16Half-DragonMedium Dragon, NeutralCR 5Haunting RevenantGargantuan Undead, NeutralCR 10Hobgoblin CaptainMedium Fey (Goblinoid), Lawful EvilCR 3JackalwereSmall Fiend, Chaotic EvilCR 1/2Juvenile Shadow DragonMedium Dragon, Chaotic EvilKobold WarriorSmall Dragon, NeutralCR 1/8Kuo-Toa MonitorMedium Aberration, Neutral EvilCR 3Lacedon GhoulMedium Undead, Chaotic EvilCR 1Lizardfolk GemomancerMedium Elemental, NeutralCr 2Lizardfolk SovereignMedium Elemental, NeutralCR 4Manes VaporspawnMedium Fiend (Demon), Chaotic EvilCR 1Merfolk SkirmisherMedium Elemental, NeutralCR 1/8Merfolk WavemasterMedium Elemental, NeutralCR 6Minotaur of BaphometLarge Monstrosity, NeutralCR 3Modron DuodroneMedium Construct, Lawful NuetralCR 1/4Modron MonodroneMedium Construct, Lawful NeutralCR 1/8Modron PentadroneLarge Construct, Lawful NeutralCR 2Modron QuadronMedium Construct, Lawful NeutralCR 1Modron TridoneMedium Construct, Lawful NeutralCR 1/2Myconic AdultMedium Plant, Lawful NeutralCR 1/2Myconic SovereignLarge Plant, Lawful NeutralCR 1/2Myconic Spore ServantSmall or Medium Plant, Lawful NeutralCR 1Myconic SproutSmall Plant, Lawful NeutralCR 0Noble ProdigySmall or Medium Humanoid, NeutralCR 10Ogrillon OgreLarge Giant, Chaotic EvilCR 1PerformerSmall or Medium Humanoid, NeutralCR 1/2Performer LegendSmall or Medium Humanoid, NeutralCR 6Performer MaestroSmall or Medium Humanoid, NeutralCR 10PiercerMedium Aberration, UnalignedCR 1/2PiranhaTiny Beast, UnalignedCR 0PirateSmall or Medium Humanoid, NeutralCR 1Pirate AdmiralSmall or Medium Humanoid, NeutralCR 12Pirate BosunSmall or Medium Humanoid, Any AlignmentCR 1/2Pirate CaptainSmall or Medium humanoid, NeutralCR 6Pixie WonderbringerTiny Fey, Neutral GoodCR 5Priest AcolyteSmall or Medium Humanoid, NeutralCR 1/4Primeval OwlbearHuge Monstrosity, UnalignedCR 7Psychic Grey OozeMedium Ooze, UnalignedCR 1Qauggoth ThonotMedium Monstrosity, Chaotic NeutralCR 3Questing KnightSmall or Medium Humanoid, NeutralCR 12Sahuagin BaronLarge Fiend, Lawful EvilCR 5Sahuagin PriestMedium Fiend, Lawful EvilCR 2Sahuagin WarriorMedium Fiend, Lawful EvilCR 1/2Salamander Fire SnakeMedium Elemental, Neutral EvilCR 1Salamander Inferno MasterLarge Elemental, Neutral EvilCR 15Satyr RevelmasterMedium Fey, Chaotic NeutralCR 6Scout CaptainSmall to Medium Humanoid, NeutralCR 3Shadow DragonHuge Dragon, Chaotic EvilCR 13Shrieker FungusMedium Plant, UnalignedCR 0Slaad TadpoleTiny Aberration, Chaotic NeutralCR 1/8Sphinx of LoreLarge Celestial, Lawful NeutralCR 11Sphinx of SecretsLarge Celestial, Lawful NeutralCR 8Sphinx of ValorLarge Celestial, Lawful NeutralCR 17Sphinx of WonderTiny Celestial, Lawful NeutralCR 1Spy MasterSmall or Medium HumanoidCR 10Swarm of LemuresLarge Swarm of Medium Fiends, (Devils), Lawful EvilCR 3Swarm of PiranhasMedium Swarm of Tiny Beasts, UnalignedCR 1Swarm of Venomous SnakesMedium Swarm of Tiny Beasts, UnalignedCR 2Thri-kreen MarauderMedium Monstrosity, NeutralCR 1ToughSmall or Medium Humanoid, NeutralCR 1/2Tough BossSmall or Medium Humanoid, NeutralCR 4Troll LimbSmall Giant, Chaotic EvilCR 1/2UltrolothMedium Fiend (Yugoloth), Neutral EvilCR 13Vampire FamiliarSmall or Medium Humanoid, Neutral EvilCR 3Vampire NightbringerSmall or Medium Undead, Neutral EvilCR 8Vampire Umbral LordSmall or Medium Undead, Neutral EvilCR 15Venomous SnakeTiny Beast, UnalignedCR 1/8Violet Fungus NecrohulkLarge Plant, Neutral EvilCR 7Warrior CommanderSmall or Medium Humanoid, NeutralCR 10Warrior InfantrySmall or Medium Humanoid, NeutralCR 1/8Warrior VeteranSmall or Medium Humanoid, NeutralCR 3Yuan-ti InfiltratorMedium Monstrosity, Neutral EvilCR 1

It’s a big list, and I’d be lying if I said there are a few creatures that feel redundant. However, these are tiny cracks in an otherwise solid line-up of new monsters.

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