Draft:List of Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition monsters

Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition (see editions of Dungeons & Dragons) was released in 2014. The first product containing monsters was the Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set. The Monster Manual for this edition was scheduled for release in September 2014. Expand list

A92160000 – Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set (2014)
The Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set is the first official product from the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. It includes the introductory adventure module Lost Mine of Phandelver, which contains rules and descriptions for monsters in Appendix B.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6559-5

A92170000 – Player's Handbook (2014)
The Player's Handbook is one of the core rulebooks for the Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, published in 2014. An assortment of monsters, associated with class traits and spells, are described in Appendix D.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1

A96060000 – Hoard of the Dragon Queen (2014)
Hoard of the Dragon Queen is the first adventure module for the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. It contains statistics for some of the monsters described in the module in Appendix B; the rest are in an online supplement.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6564-9

A92180000 – Monster Manual (2014)
The Monster Manual is one of the core rulebooks for the Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, published in 2014. The book features an introduction on pages 4–11, the monster descriptions on pages 12–316, an appendix of Miscellaneous Creatures on pages 317–341, and a second appendix of Nonplayer Characters on pages 342–350.

A list of the monsters by Challenge Rating was not included in the book, and was instead posted on Wizards of the Coast's web site. The list was also provided in the 5th edition Dungeon Master's Guide.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6561-8

A96070000 – The Rise of Tiamat (2014)
The Rise of Tiamat is the second adventure module for the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line, following Hoard of the Dragon Queen. It contains statistics for some of the monsters described in the module in Appendix A; the rest are in an online supplement.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6565-6

B24360000 – Princes of the Apocalypse (2015)
Princes of the Apocalypse is the third adventure module for the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. It contains statistics for some of the monsters described in the module in Chapter 7; the rest are in an online supplement.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6578-6

B24390000 – Out of the Abyss (2015)
Out of the Abyss is the fourth adventure module for the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. It contains statistics for the new monsters described in the module in Appendix C, and statistics for Demon Lords in Appendix D.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6581-6

B65170000 – Curse of Strahd (2016)
Curse of Strahd is the fifth adventure module for the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. It contains statistics for the new monsters described in the module in Appendix D.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6598-4

B86690000 – Storm King's Thunder (2016)
Storm King's Thunder is the sixth adventure module for the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. It contains statistics for the new monsters described in the module in Appendix C.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6600-4

B86820000 – Volo's Guide to Monsters (2016)
Volo's Guide to Monsters introduces nearly 100 monsters to the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. The book features a preface on page 4, a chapter on monster lore on pages 5–102, a chapter on character races on pages 103–120, new monster descriptions on pages 121–206, an appendix of Assorted Beasts on pages 207–208, a second appendix of Nonplayer Characters on pages 209–220, and a third appendix of Monster Lists on pages 221–224.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6601-1

C22070000 – Tales from the Yawning Portal (2017)
Tales from the Yawning Portal is the seventh adventure module for the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. It contains statistics for the new monsters described in the module in Appendix B.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6609-7

C22080000 – Tomb of Annihilation (2017)
Tomb of Annihilation is the eighth adventure module for the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. It contains statistics for the new monsters described in the module in Appendix D.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6610-3

C45940000 – Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes (2018)
Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes introduces over 100 monsters to the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. The book features a preface on page 4, a chapter on the Blood War on pages 5–34, a chapter on Elves on pages 35–63, a chapter on Dwarves and Duergar on pages 65–83, a chapter on Gith on pages 85–97, a chapter on Halflings and Gnomes on pages 99–114, new monster descriptions on pages 115–252, and an appendix of Monster Lists on pages 253–256. One contribution to the book, the Oblex, was created by Make-A-Wish Foundation recipient Nolan Whale.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6624-0