Monster difficulty
Revision as of 16:40, 27 July 2007 by 66.162.9.208 (talk)
This is a list of monsters sorted by difficulty, then by experience value.
This table was generated with the use of a modified version of makedefs to calculate experience values as well, and are believed by the author to be accurate. If there are discrepancies between these and those listed in the articles, please correct the article.
The fields in this table are intended to help answer the questions, "Should I fight or run away?" and "If I fight, what type of attack will not be effective?".
Name | Difficulty | Experience | Attack | Resistence |
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Demogorgon | 57 | 3273 | ||
Asmodeus | 53 | 3203 | ||
Baalzebub | 45 | 2315 | ||
Dispater | 40 | 1911 | ||
Geryon | 36 | 1611 | ||
Orcus | 36 | 1425 | ||
Pestilence | 34 | 1413 | ||
Famine | 34 | 1413 | ||
Death | 34 | 1413 | ||
Wizard of Yendor | 34 | 1387 | ||
Master Kaen | 31 | 1067 | ||
Yeenoghu | 31 | 1055 | ||
high priest | 30 | 1054 | Projectile or melee weapon 4d10, Kick 2d8, (2x)clerical spell with nominal damage of (level/3+1)d8 | fire, sleep, electricity, poison |
Grand Master | 30 | 1052 | ||
Arch Priest | 30 | 876 | Projectile or melee weapon 4d10, Kick 2d8, (2x)clerical spell with nominal damage of (level/3+1)d8 | fire, sleep, electricity, poison |
arch-lich | 29 | 895 | ||
Juiblex | 26 | 877 | ||
Archon | 26 | 710 | ||
mail daemon | 26 | 1 | ||
Medusa | 25 | 635 | ||
Master of Thieves | 24 | 587 | ||
Cyclops | 23 | 661 | ||
Neferet the Green | 23 | 592 | ||
Norn | 23 | 587 | ||
Lord Sato | 23 | 587 | ||
King Arthur | 23 | 587 | ||
Chromatic Dragon | 23 | 585 | ||
Nalzok | 23 | 573 | ||
Minion of Huhetotl | 23 | 573 | ||
kraken | 22 | 1574 | ||
Croesus | 22 | 745 | ||
mastodon | 22 | 611 | ||
Shaman Karnov | 22 | 582 | ||
Pelias | 22 | 582 | ||
Orion | 22 | 582 | ||
Lord Carnarvon | 22 | 582 | ||
Hippocrates | 22 | 582 | ||
Twoflower | 22 | 581 | ||
Thoth Amon | 22 | 546 | ||
iron golem | 22 | 545 | Weapon 4d10, Poison breath | fire, cold, sleep, electricity, poison |
Ixoth | 22 | 535 | ||
ki-rin | 21 | 534 | ||
master lich | 21 | 478 | ||
balrog | 20 | 563 | ||
titan | 20 | 539 | ||
yellow dragon | 20 | 525 | ||
white dragon | 20 | 525 | ||
silver dragon | 20 | 525 | ||
red dragon | 20 | 525 | ||
orange dragon | 20 | 525 | ||
green dragon | 20 | 525 | ||
gray dragon | 20 | 525 | ||
blue dragon | 20 | 525 | ||
black dragon | 20 | 525 | ||
Master Assassin | 20 | 502 | ||
Dark One | 20 | 497 | ||
storm giant | 19 | 536 | ||
Lord Surtur | 19 | 487 | ||
Ashikaga Takauji | 19 | 487 | ||
Angel | 19 | 469 | ||
master mind flayer | 19 | 415 | Weapon 1d8, int drain 2d1 | None |
Vlad the Impaler | 18 | 479 | ||
jabberwock | 18 | 477 | ||
glass golem | 18 | 409 | 2x Claw 2d8 | Sleep, Poison, Acid |
demilich | 18 | 364 | ||
minotaur | 17 | 504 | ||
Scorpius | 17 | 474 | ||
purple worm | 17 | 474 | ||
Nazgul | 17 | 375 | ||
pit fiend | 16 | 408 | ||
Olog-hai | 16 | 309 | ||
guardian naga | 16 | 294 | ||
stone golem | 15 | 345 | Claw 3d8 | sleep, poison, petrification |
nalfeshnee | 15 | 331 | ||
baluchitherium | 15 | 331 | ||
sandestin | 15 | 308 | ||
aligned priest | 15 | 294 | Projectile or melee weapon 1d6, Kick 1d4, clerical spell with nominal damage of (level/3+1)d6 | electricity |
shopkeeper | 15 | 286 | ||
vampire lord | 14 | 398 | ||
skeleton | 14 | 359 | ||
shade | 14 | 357 | ||
ice devil | 14 | 335 | ||
hell hound | 14 | 291 | Bite 3d6, fire breath 3d6 | fire |
guard | 14 | 284 | Projectile or melee weapon 4d10 | None |
captain | 14 | 277 | ||
disenchanter | 14 | 273 | ||
prisoner | 14 | 272 | ||
trapper | 14 | 270 | ||
lich | 14 | 268 | ||
frost giant | 13 | 296 | ||
ettin | 13 | 291 | ||
Oracle | 13 | 285 | ||
bone devil | 13 | 275 | ||
baby yellow dragon | 13 | 273 | ||
baby white dragon | 13 | 273 | ||
baby silver dragon | 13 | 273 | ||
baby red dragon | 13 | 273 | ||
baby orange dragon | 13 | 273 | ||
baby green dragon | 13 | 273 | ||
baby gray dragon | 13 | 273 | ||
baby blue dragon | 13 | 273 | ||
baby black dragon | 13 | 273 | ||
titanothere | 13 | 267 | ||
mind flayer | 13 | 263 | Weapon 1d8, int drain 2d1 | None |
water troll | 13 | 246 | ||
nurse | 13 | 244 | Heals victim if unarmed, else Claw 2d6 | poison |
golden naga | 13 | 240 | ||
vampire | 12 | 327 | ||
Aleax | 12 | 297 | (melee or projectile) Weapon 1d6, Weapon 1d6, Kick 1d4 | cold, sleep, electricity, poison |
hezrou | 12 | 255 | ||
clay golem | 12 | 249 | Claw 3d10 | Sleep, poison |
watch captain | 12 | 221 | 2x Projectile or melee weapon 3d4 | None |
valkyrie | 12 | 221 | ||
tourist | 12 | 221 | ||
samurai | 12 | 221 | Projectile or melee weapon 1d8 | None |
rogue | 12 | 221 | ||
lieutenant | 12 | 221 | ||
knight | 12 | 221 | ||
black pudding | 12 | 221 | ||
barbarian | 12 | 221 | ||
archeologist | 12 | 221 | Projectile or melee weapon 1d6 | None |
ghost | 12 | 220 | ||
wizard | 12 | 216 | Projectile or melee weapon 1d6 | None |
ranger | 12 | 216 | ||
priestess | 12 | 216 | Projectile or melee weapon 1d6 | None |
priest | 12 | 216 | Projectile or melee weapon 1d6 | None |
healer | 12 | 216 | Projectile or melee weapon 2d4 | poison |
elf | 12 | 216 | ||
cavewoman | 12 | 216 | Projectile or melee weapon 2d4 | None |
caveman | 12 | 216 | Projectile or melee weapon 2d4 | None |
lurker above | 12 | 214 | ||
queen bee | 12 | 209 | Sting 1d8 poisonous | poison |
ice troll | 12 | 206 | ||
rock troll | 12 | 197 | ||
umber hulk | 12 | 195 | ||
salamander | 12 | 149 | ||
fire giant | 11 | 254 | ||
monk | 11 | 211 | Kick 1d8 | None |
Elvenking | 11 | 196 | ||
winged gargoyle | 11 | 195 | Claw 3d6, claw 3d6, bite 3d4 | stoning |
ogre king | 11 | 194 | ||
doppelganger | 11 | 191 | ||
zruty | 11 | 186 | ||
giant mimic | 11 | 186 | Claw sticky 3d6, claw sticky 3d6 | acid |
water demon | 11 | 180 | ||
couatl | 11 | 180 | ||
vrock | 11 | 175 | ||
marilith | 11 | 157 | ||
xorn | 11 | 127 | ||
elf-lord | 11 | 123 | ||
electric eel | 10 | 1115 | ||
flesh golem | 10 | 186 | 2x Claw 2d8 | Fire, Cold, Electricity, Sleep, Poison |
barbed devil | 10 | 178 | ||
hill giant | 10 | 174 | ||
erinys | 10 | 159 | ||
fire vortex | 10 | 143 | ||
fire elemental | 10 | 135 | ||
black naga | 10 | 133 | ||
water elemental | 10 | 127 | ||
earth elemental | 10 | 127 | ||
air elemental | 10 | 127 | ||
sergeant | 10 | 118 | ||
giant mummy | 10 | 116 | Claw 3d4, Claw 3d4 | cold, sleep, poison |
cobra | 10 | 91 | ||
long worm | 9 | 169 | ||
horned devil | 9 | 129 | ||
wumpus | 9 | 119 | ||
steam vortex | 9 | 113 | ||
stalker | 9 | 113 | ||
large mimic | 9 | 113 | Claw sticky 3d4 | acid |
giant zombie | 9 | 113 | Physical 2d8, physical 2d8 | cold, sleep, poison |
baby purple worm | 9 | 113 | ||
baby long worm | 9 | 113 | ||
shark | 9 | 105 | ||
glass piercer | 9 | 105 | Bite 4d6 | acid |
xan | 9 | 104 | ||
winter wolf | 9 | 102 | Bite 2d6, Breathes cold 2d6 | cold |
hell hound pup | 9 | 102 | Bite 2d6, fire breath 2d6 | fire |
energy vortex | 9 | 102 | ||
warhorse | 9 | 97 | ||
troll | 9 | 97 | ||
ogre lord | 9 | 97 | ||
sasquatch | 9 | 95 | ||
pit viper | 9 | 94 | ||
quantum mechanic | 9 | 92 | ||
mountain centaur | 9 | 89 | ||
green slime | 8 | 164 | Turns you into green slime | cold, electricity, poison, acid, petrification |
cockatrice | 8 | 149 | Bite 1d3, Petrification | poison, petrification |
stone giant | 8 | 126 | ||
giant | 8 | 126 | ||
succubus | 8 | 121 | ||
incubus | 8 | 121 | ||
wraith | 8 | 120 | ||
djinni | 8 | 97 | ||
wood golem | 8 | 92 | claw 3d4 | sleep, poison |
warg | 8 | 92 | Bite 2d6 | None |
small mimic | 8 | 92 | Claw 3d4 | acid |
ettin mummy | 8 | 92 | Claw 2d6, Claw 2d6 | cold, sleep, poison |
shocking sphere | 8 | 91 | ||
freezing sphere | 8 | 91 | ||
flaming sphere | 8 | 91 | ||
ochre jelly | 8 | 88 | Engulfs and covers with acidic slime 3d6 | acid, stoning |
dwarf king | 8 | 83 | Physical 2d6, physical 2d6 | None |
red naga | 8 | 82 | ||
python | 8 | 82 | ||
pyrolisk | 8 | 82 | Gaze 2d6 | fire, poison |
gargoyle | 8 | 79 | Claw 2d6, claw 2d6, bite 2d4 | Stoning |
watchman | 8 | 78 | ||
soldier | 8 | 78 | ||
Grey-elf | 8 | 78 | ||
leocrotta | 8 | 76 | ||
gelatinous cube | 8 | 76 | Touch 2d4 paralyzes, passive 1d4 paralyzes | Fire, cold, shock, sleep, poison, acid, petrification |
carnivorous ape | 8 | 76 | ||
tiger | 8 | 73 | Claw 2d4, claw 2d4, bite 1d10 | None |
rust monster | 8 | 71 | ||
guide | 8 | 71 | ||
apprentice | 8 | 71 | Projectile or melee weapon 1d6, clerical spell with nominal damage of (level/3+1)d6 | None |
acolyte | 8 | 71 | Projectile or melee weapon 1d6, clerical spell with nominal damage of (level/3+1)d6 | None |
scorpion | 8 | 67 | ||
abbot | 8 | 66 | Claw 8d2, Kick (3d2)/2 plus stuns for (3d2)/2 turns, Random clerical spell with nominal damage of (level/3+1)d6 | None |
forest centaur | 8 | 64 | ||
gremlin | 8 | 62 | Claw 1d6, claw 1d6, bite 1d4, claw intrinsic-stealing | poison |
giant eel | 7 | 1065 | ||
chickatrice | 7 | 136 | Bite 1d2, Petrification | poison, petrification |
owlbear | 7 | 94 | ||
barrow wight | 7 | 90 | ||
tengu | 7 | 76 | Bite 1d7 | poison |
large dog | 7 | 76 | Bite 2d4 | None |
large cat | 7 | 76 | Bite 2d4 | None |
ice vortex | 7 | 75 | ||
leather golem | 7 | 73 | Claw 1d6 | sleep, poison |
human mummy | 7 | 73 | Claw 2d4, Claw 2d4 | cold, sleep, poison |
ettin zombie | 7 | 73 | Physical 1d10, physical 1d10 | cold, sleep, poison |
elf mummy | 7 | 73 | Claw 2d4 | cold, sleep, poison |
crocodile | 7 | 73 | Bite 4d2, Claw 1d12 | None |
chameleon | 7 | 73 | ||
black light | 7 | 73 | ||
mumak | 7 | 67 | ||
warrior | 7 | 66 | Projectile or melee weapon 1d8 | None |
vampire bat | 7 | 66 | Bite 1d6, Strength-draining poison | sleep, poison |
thug | 7 | 66 | Projectile or melee weapon 1d6 | None |
roshi | 7 | 66 | ||
page | 7 | 66 | Projectile or melee weapon 1d6 | None |
orc-captain | 7 | 66 | Physical 2d4, physical 2d4 | None |
ninja | 7 | 66 | Projectile or melee weapon 1d8 | None |
winter wolf cub | 7 | 64 | Bite 1d8, Breathes cold 1d6 | cold |
giant spider | 7 | 64 | ||
student | 7 | 61 | Projectile or melee weapon 1d6 | None |
ogre | 7 | 61 | ||
neanderthal | 7 | 61 | ||
hunter | 7 | 61 | ||
horse | 7 | 61 | ||
Green-elf | 7 | 61 | ||
chieftain | 7 | 61 | Projectile or melee weapon 1d6 | poison |
attendant | 7 | 61 | Projectile or melee weapon 1d6 | poison |
yeti | 7 | 59 | ||
panther | 7 | 59 | Claw 1d6, claw 1d6, bite 1d10 | None |
lynx | 7 | 59 | Claw 1d4, claw 1d4, bite 1d10 | None |
werewolf | 7 | 56 | Bite 2d6 lycanthropy, Summon friends | Poison |
water moccasin | 7 | 48 | ||
quasit | 7 | 37 | Claw poisonous (dexterity) 1d2, claw poisonous (dexterity) 1d2, bite 1d4 | poison |
iron piercer | 6 | 62 | \None | |
werewolf | 6 | 61 | Weapon 2d4 | Poison |
spotted jelly | 6 | 61 | Passive acid d6 | Acid, Stoning |
gnome king | 6 | 61 | Weapon 2d6 | None |
quivering blob | 6 | 59 | Touch 1d8 | sleep, poison |
wolf | 6 | 56 | Bite 2d4 | None |
piranha | 6 | 56 | ||
orc mummy | 6 | 56 | Claw 1d6 | cold, sleep, poison |
lizard | 6 | 56 | Bite 1d6 | Petrification |
gold golem | 6 | 56 | Claw 2d3, Claw 2d3 | sleep, poison, acid |
giant beetle | 6 | 56 | Bite 3d6 | Poison |
dwarf mummy | 6 | 56 | Claw 1d6 | cold, sleep, poison |
brown pudding | 6 | 56 | decay | cold, electricity, poison, acid, petrification |
dust vortex | 6 | 55 | ||
white unicorn | 6 | 52 | ||
gray unicorn | 6 | 52 | ||
black unicorn | 6 | 52 | ||
dwarf lord | 6 | 51 | Physical 2d4, physical 2d4 | None |
plains centaur | 6 | 49 | ||
snake | 6 | 48 | ||
Woodland-elf | 6 | 46 | ||
raven | 6 | 46 | ||
Kop Kaptain | 6 | 46 | Weapon 2d6 | None |
rope golem | 6 | 44 | claw 1d4 , choking 6d1 | sleep, poison |
jaguar | 6 | 44 | Claw 1d4, Bite 1d8 | None |
ape | 6 | 41 | ||
soldier ant | 6 | 37 | Bite 2d4 poison | poison |
fire ant | 6 | 34 | 2d4 bite; burns with fire for 2d4 | Fire |
blue jelly | 5 | 45 | Passive cold d6 | cold, poison |
housecat | 5 | 44 | Bite 1d6 | None |
dog | 5 | 44 | Bite 1d6 | None |
dingo | 5 | 44 | Bite 1d6 | None |
yellow light | 5 | 43 | ||
human zombie | 5 | 41 | Physical 1d8 | cold, sleep, poison |
gnome mummy | 5 | 41 | Claw 1d6 | cold, sleep, poison |
orc shaman | 5 | 38 | Spell-casting | None |
gnomish wizard | 5 | 38 | Spell-casting | None |
violet fungus | 5 | 34 | 1d4 sticky | poison |
jellyfish | 5 | 34 | ||
Uruk-hai | 5 | 33 | Physical 1d8, weapons | None |
Mordor orc | 5 | 33 | Physical 1d6 | None |
Kop Lieutenant | 5 | 33 | Weapon 1d8 | None |
bugbear | 5 | 33 | Physical 2d4 | None |
wood nymph | 5 | 28 | Claw steal item, Claw seduce | None |
water nymph | 5 | 28 | Claw steal item, Claw seduce | None |
mountain nymph | 5 | 28 | Claw steal item, Claw seduce | None |
lemure | 5 | 28 | Claw 1d3 | sleep, poison |
ghoul | 5 | 28 | ||
killer bee | 5 | 21 | Sting 1d3 poison | poison |
leprechaun | 4 | 59 | Claw 1d2 steal gold | None |
fog cloud | 4 | 37 | ||
woodchuck | 4 | 34 | ||
rock mole | 4 | 34 | ||
imp | 4 | 34 | Claw 1d4 | None |
gnome lord | 4 | 33 | Weapon 1d8 | None |
pony | 4 | 31 | ||
straw golem | 4 | 28 | Claw 1d2 | sleep, poison |
rock piercer | 4 | 28 | ||
red naga hatchling | 4 | 28 | Bite 1d4 | poison, fire |
paper golem | 4 | 28 | Claw 1d3 | sleep, poison |
kobold mummy | 4 | 28 | Claw 1d4 | cold, sleep, poison |
guardian naga hatchling | 4 | 28 | Bite 1d4 | poison |
gray ooze | 4 | 28 | rusts 2d8 | fire, cold, poison, acid, petrification |
golden naga hatchling | 4 | 28 | Bite 1d4 | poison |
elf zombie | 4 | 28 | Physical 1d7 | cold, sleep, poison |
black naga hatchling | 4 | 28 | Bite 1d4 | poison, acid, petrification |
baby crocodile | 4 | 28 | Bite 1d4 | None |
kobold shaman | 4 | 27 | Magic spell-casting | poison |
Kop Sergeant | 4 | 22 | Weapon 1d6 | None |
hill orc | 4 | 22 | Physical 1d6 | None |
dwarf | 4 | 22 | Weapon 1d8 | None |
giant ant | 4 | 20 | Bite 1d4 | None |
centipede | 4 | 19 | Bite 1d3 poisonous | poison |
wererat | 4 | 17 | Bite 1d4 lycanthropy, Summon friends | poison |
werejackal | 4 | 17 | Bite 1d4 lycanthropy, Summon friends | poison |
rothe | 4 | 17 | Claw 1d3, Bite 1d3, Bite 1d8 | None |
rabid rat | 4 | 17 | Constitution draining poison | poison |
monkey | 4 | 17 | Steals a random item, Bite 1d3 | None |
wererat | 3 | 22 | Weapon 2d4 | Poison |
werejackal | 3 | 22 | Weapon 2d4 | Poison |
kobold lord | 3 | 22 | Weapon 2d4 | poison |
giant bat | 3 | 22 | Bite 1d6 | None |
little dog | 3 | 20 | Bite 1d6 | None |
kitten | 3 | 20 | Bite: 1d6 | None |
homunculus | 3 | 19 | Bite sleep-inducing 1d3 | sleep, poison |
orc zombie | 3 | 17 | Physical 1d6 | cold, sleep, poison |
iguana | 3 | 17 | Bite 1d4 | None |
floating eye | 3 | 17 | Paralysis (passive) | None |
dwarf zombie | 3 | 17 | Physical 1d6 | cold, sleep, poison |
orc | 3 | 13 | Physical 1d8 | None |
Keystone Kop | 3 | 13 | Weapon 1d4 | None |
hobgoblin | 3 | 13 | Physical 1d4 | None |
gnome | 3 | 13 | Weapon 1d6 | None |
manes | 3 | 8 | Claw 1d3, claw 1d3, bite 1d4 | sleep, poison |
garter snake | 3 | 8 | Bite 1d2 | None |
cave spider | 3 | 8 | Bite 1d2 | Poison |
shrieker | 2 | 28 | Aggravate and summon monsters | poison |
large kobold | 2 | 13 | Weapon 1d6 | poison |
hobbit | 2 | 13 | Melee 1d6, can use projectiles | None |
gas spore | 2 | 12 | 4d6 | None |
red mold | 2 | 9 | Passive | fire, poison |
green mold | 2 | 9 | Passive | acid, petrification |
brown mold | 2 | 9 | Passive | cold, poison |
acid blob | 2 | 9 | Passive | sleep, poison, acid, petrification |
yellow mold | 2 | 8 | Passive | poison |
gnome zombie | 2 | 8 | Physical 1d5 | cold, sleep, poison |
giant rat | 2 | 8 | Bite 1d3 | none |
gecko | 2 | 8 | Bite 1d3 | None |
coyote | 2 | 8 | Bite 1d4 | None |
human | 2 | 6 | Projectile or melee weapon 1d6 | None |
bat | 2 | 6 | Bite 1d4 | None |
kobold | 1 | 6 | Weapon 1d4 | poison |
goblin | 1 | 6 | Physical 1d4 | None |
lichen | 1 | 4 | Sticks to you | None |
fox | 1 | 4 | Bite 1d3 | None |
sewer rat | 1 | 1 | Bite 1d3 | None |
newt | 1 | 1 | Bite 1d2 | None |
kobold zombie | 1 | 1 | Physical 1d4 | Cold, Sleep, Poison |
jackal | 1 | 1 | Bite 1d2 | None |
grid bug | 1 | 1 | electricity 1d1 | electricity, poison |