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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.
 
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.
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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?".
  
 
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|[[Angel]] || 19 || 469
 
|[[Angel]] || 19 || 469
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[master mind flayer]] || 19 || 415
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|[[master mind flayer]] || 19 || 415||||Weapon 1d8, int drain 2d1||None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Vlad the Impaler]] || 18 || 479
 
|[[Vlad the Impaler]] || 18 || 479
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|[[ice devil]] || 14 || 335
 
|[[ice devil]] || 14 || 335
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[hell hound]] || 14 || 291
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|[[hell hound]] || 14 || 291||Bite 3d6, fire breath 3d6||fire
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[guard]] || 14 || 284
 
|[[guard]] || 14 || 284
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|[[titanothere]] || 13 || 267
 
|[[titanothere]] || 13 || 267
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[mind flayer]] || 13 || 263
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|[[mind flayer]] || 13 || 263||Weapon 1d8, int drain 2d1||None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[water troll]] || 13 || 246
 
|[[water troll]] || 13 || 246
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|[[vampire]] || 12 || 327
 
|[[vampire]] || 12 || 327
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[Aleax]] || 12 || 297
+
|[[Aleax]] || 12 || 297 || (melee or projectile) Weapon 1d6, Weapon 1d6, Kick 1d4 || cold, sleep, electricity, poison
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[hezrou]] || 12 || 255
 
|[[hezrou]] || 12 || 255
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|[[lurker above]] || 12 || 214
 
|[[lurker above]] || 12 || 214
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[queen bee]] || 12 || 209
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|[[queen bee]] || 12 || 209||Sting 1d8 poisonous||poison
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[ice troll]] || 12 || 206
 
|[[ice troll]] || 12 || 206
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|[[Elvenking]] || 11 || 196
 
|[[Elvenking]] || 11 || 196
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[winged gargoyle]] || 11 || 195
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|[[winged gargoyle]] || 11 || 195||Claw 3d6, claw 3d6, bite 3d4||stoning
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[ogre king]] || 11 || 194
 
|[[ogre king]] || 11 || 194
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|[[zruty]] || 11 || 186
 
|[[zruty]] || 11 || 186
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[giant mimic]] || 11 || 186
+
|[[giant mimic]] || 11 || 186||Claw sticky 3d6, claw sticky 3d6||acid
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[water demon]] || 11 || 180
 
|[[water demon]] || 11 || 180
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|[[sergeant]] || 10 || 118
 
|[[sergeant]] || 10 || 118
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[giant mummy]] || 10 || 116
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|[[giant mummy]] || 10 || 116||Claw 3d4, Claw 3d4||cold, sleep, poison
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[cobra]] || 10 || 91
 
|[[cobra]] || 10 || 91
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|[[stalker]] || 9 || 113
 
|[[stalker]] || 9 || 113
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[large mimic]] || 9 || 113
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|[[large mimic]] || 9 || 113||Claw sticky 3d4||acid
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[giant zombie]] || 9 || 113
+
|[[giant zombie]] || 9 || 113||Physical 2d8, physical 2d8||cold, sleep, poison
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[baby purple worm]] || 9 || 113
 
|[[baby purple worm]] || 9 || 113
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|[[shark]] || 9 || 105
 
|[[shark]] || 9 || 105
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[glass piercer]] || 9 || 105
+
|[[glass piercer]] || 9 || 105||Bite 4d6||acid
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[xan]] || 9 || 104
 
|[[xan]] || 9 || 104
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[winter wolf]] || 9 || 102
+
|[[winter wolf]] || 9 || 102||Bite 2d6, Breathes cold 2d6||cold
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[hell hound pup]] || 9 || 102
+
|[[hell hound pup]] || 9 || 102||Bite 2d6, fire breath 2d6||fire
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[energy vortex]] || 9 || 102
 
|[[energy vortex]] || 9 || 102
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|[[green slime]] || 8 || 164
 
|[[green slime]] || 8 || 164
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[cockatrice]] || 8 || 149
+
|[[cockatrice]] || 8 || 149||Bite 1d3, Petrification||poison, petrification
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[stone giant]] || 8 || 126
 
|[[stone giant]] || 8 || 126
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|[[wood golem]] || 8 || 92
 
|[[wood golem]] || 8 || 92
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[warg]] || 8 || 92
+
|[[warg]] || 8 || 92||Bite 2d6||None
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[small mimic]] || 8 || 92
+
|[[small mimic]] || 8 || 92||Claw 3d4||acid
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[ettin mummy]] || 8 || 92
+
|[[ettin mummy]] || 8 || 92||Claw 2d6, Claw 2d6||cold, sleep, poison
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[shocking sphere]] || 8 || 91
 
|[[shocking sphere]] || 8 || 91
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|[[flaming sphere]] || 8 || 91
 
|[[flaming sphere]] || 8 || 91
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[ochre jelly]] || 8 || 88
+
|[[ochre jelly]] || 8 || 88||Engulfs and covers with acidic slime 3d6||acid, stoning
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[dwarf king]] || 8 || 83
+
|[[dwarf king]] || 8 || 83||Physical 2d6, physical 2d6||None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[red naga]] || 8 || 82
 
|[[red naga]] || 8 || 82
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|[[python]] || 8 || 82
 
|[[python]] || 8 || 82
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[pyrolisk]] || 8 || 82
+
|[[pyrolisk]] || 8 || 82||Gaze 2d6||fire, poison
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[gargoyle]] || 8 || 79
+
|[[gargoyle]] || 8 || 79||Claw 2d6, claw 2d6, bite 2d4||Stoning
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[watchman]] || 8 || 78
 
|[[watchman]] || 8 || 78
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|[[leocrotta]] || 8 || 76
 
|[[leocrotta]] || 8 || 76
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[gelatinous cube]] || 8 || 76
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|[[gelatinous cube]] || 8 || 76||Touch 2d4 paralyzes, passive 1d4 paralyzes||Fire, cold, shock, sleep, poison, acid, petrification
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[carnivorous ape]] || 8 || 76
 
|[[carnivorous ape]] || 8 || 76
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[tiger]] || 8 || 73
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|[[tiger]] || 8 || 73||Claw 2d4, claw 2d4, bite 1d10||None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[rust monster]] || 8 || 71
 
|[[rust monster]] || 8 || 71
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|[[forest centaur]] || 8 || 64
 
|[[forest centaur]] || 8 || 64
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[gremlin]] || 8 || 62
+
|[[gremlin]] || 8 || 62||Claw 1d6, claw 1d6, bite 1d4, claw intrinsic-stealing||poison
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[giant eel]] || 7 || 1065
 
|[[giant eel]] || 7 || 1065
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[chickatrice]] || 7 || 136
+
|[[chickatrice]] || 7 || 136||Bite 1d2, Petrification||poison, petrification
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[owlbear]] || 7 || 94
 
|[[owlbear]] || 7 || 94
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|[[barrow wight]] || 7 || 90
 
|[[barrow wight]] || 7 || 90
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[tengu]] || 7 || 76
+
|[[tengu]] || 7 || 76||Bite 1d7||poison
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[large dog]] || 7 || 76
+
|[[large dog]] || 7 || 76||Bite 2d4||None
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[large cat]] || 7 || 76
+
|[[large cat]] || 7 || 76||Bite 2d4||None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[ice vortex]] || 7 || 75
 
|[[ice vortex]] || 7 || 75
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|[[leather golem]] || 7 || 73
 
|[[leather golem]] || 7 || 73
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[human mummy]] || 7 || 73
+
|[[human mummy]] || 7 || 73||Claw 2d4, Claw 2d4||cold, sleep, poison
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[ettin zombie]] || 7 || 73
+
|[[ettin zombie]] || 7 || 73||Physical 1d10, physical 1d10||cold, sleep, poison
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[elf mummy]] || 7 || 73
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|[[elf mummy]] || 7 || 73||Claw 2d4||cold, sleep, poison
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[crocodile]] || 7 || 73
 
|[[crocodile]] || 7 || 73
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|[[page]] || 7 || 66
 
|[[page]] || 7 || 66
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[orc-captain]] || 7 || 66
+
|[[orc-captain]] || 7 || 66||Physical 2d4, physical 2d4||None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[ninja]] || 7 || 66
 
|[[ninja]] || 7 || 66
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[winter wolf cub]] || 7 || 64
+
|[[winter wolf cub]] || 7 || 64||Bite 1d8, Breathes cold 1d6||cold
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[giant spider]] || 7 || 64
 
|[[giant spider]] || 7 || 64
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|[[yeti]] || 7 || 59
 
|[[yeti]] || 7 || 59
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[panther]] || 7 || 59
+
|[[panther]] || 7 || 59||Claw 1d6, claw 1d6, bite 1d10||None
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[lynx]] || 7 || 59
+
|[[lynx]] || 7 || 59||Claw 1d4, claw 1d4, bite 1d10||None
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[werewolf]] || 7 || 56
+
|[[werewolf]] || 7 || 56||Bite 2d6 lycanthropy, Summon friends||Poison
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[water moccasin]] || 7 || 48
 
|[[water moccasin]] || 7 || 48
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[quasit]] || 7 || 37
+
|[[quasit]] || 7 || 37||Claw poisonous (dexterity) 1d2, claw poisonous (dexterity) 1d2, bite 1d4||poison
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[iron piercer]] || 6 || 62
+
|[[iron piercer]] || 6 || 62||3d6|\None
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[werewolf]] || 6 || 61
+
|[[werewolf]] || 6 || 61||Weapon 2d4||Poison
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[spotted jelly]] || 6 || 61
+
|[[spotted jelly]] || 6 || 61||Passive acid d6||Acid, Stoning
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[gnome king]] || 6 || 61
 
|[[gnome king]] || 6 || 61
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[quivering blob]] || 6 || 59
+
|[[quivering blob]] || 6 || 59||Touch 1d8||sleep, poison
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[wolf]] || 6 || 56
+
|[[wolf]] || 6 || 56||Bite 2d4||None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[piranha]] || 6 || 56
 
|[[piranha]] || 6 || 56
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[orc mummy]] || 6 || 56
+
|[[orc mummy]] || 6 || 56||Claw 1d6||cold, sleep, poison
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[lizard]] || 6 || 56
 
|[[lizard]] || 6 || 56
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|[[gold golem]] || 6 || 56
 
|[[gold golem]] || 6 || 56
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[giant beetle]] || 6 || 56
+
|[[giant beetle]] || 6 || 56||Bite 3d6||Poison
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[dwarf mummy]] || 6 || 56
+
|[[dwarf mummy]] || 6 || 56||Claw 1d6||cold, sleep, poison
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[brown pudding]] || 6 || 56
 
|[[brown pudding]] || 6 || 56
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|[[black unicorn]] || 6 || 52
 
|[[black unicorn]] || 6 || 52
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[dwarf lord]] || 6 || 51
+
|[[dwarf lord]] || 6 || 51||Physical 2d4, physical 2d4||None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[plains centaur]] || 6 || 49
 
|[[plains centaur]] || 6 || 49
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|[[rope golem]] || 6 || 44
 
|[[rope golem]] || 6 || 44
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[jaguar]] || 6 || 44
+
|[[jaguar]] || 6 || 44||Claw 1d4, Bite 1d8||None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[ape]] || 6 || 41
 
|[[ape]] || 6 || 41
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[soldier ant]] || 6 || 37
+
|[[soldier ant]] || 6 || 37||Bite 2d4 poison||poison
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[fire ant]] || 6 || 34
+
|[[fire ant]] || 6 || 34||2d4 bite; burns with fire for 2d4||Fire
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[blue jelly]] || 5 || 45
+
|[[blue jelly]] || 5 || 45||Passive cold d6||cold, poison
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[housecat]] || 5 || 44
+
|[[housecat]] || 5 || 44||Bite 1d6||None
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[dog]] || 5 || 44
+
|[[dog]] || 5 || 44||Bite 1d6||None
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[dingo]] || 5 || 44
+
|[[dingo]] || 5 || 44||Bite 1d6||None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[yellow light]] || 5 || 43
 
|[[yellow light]] || 5 || 43
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[human zombie]] || 5 || 41
+
|[[human zombie]] || 5 || 41||Physical 1d8||cold, sleep, poison
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[gnome mummy]] || 5 || 41
+
|[[gnome mummy]] || 5 || 41||Claw 1d6||cold, sleep, poison
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[orc shaman]] || 5 || 38
+
|[[orc shaman]] || 5 || 38||Spell-casting||None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[gnomish wizard]] || 5 || 38
 
|[[gnomish wizard]] || 5 || 38
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|[[jellyfish]] || 5 || 34
 
|[[jellyfish]] || 5 || 34
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[Uruk-hai]] || 5 || 33
+
|[[Uruk-hai]] || 5 || 33||Physical 1d8, weapons||None
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[Mordor orc]] || 5 || 33
+
|[[Mordor orc]] || 5 || 33||Physical 1d6||None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Kop Lieutenant]] || 5 || 33
 
|[[Kop Lieutenant]] || 5 || 33
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[bugbear]] || 5 || 33
+
|[[bugbear]] || 5 || 33||Physical 2d4||None
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[wood nymph]] || 5 || 28
+
|[[wood nymph]] || 5 || 28||Claw steal item, Claw seduce||None
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[water nymph]] || 5 || 28
+
|[[water nymph]] || 5 || 28||Claw steal item, Claw seduce||None
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[mountain nymph]] || 5 || 28
+
|[[mountain nymph]] || 5 || 28||Claw steal item, Claw seduce||None
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[lemure]] || 5 || 28
+
|[[lemure]] || 5 || 28||Claw 1d3||sleep, poison
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[ghoul]] || 5 || 28
 
|[[ghoul]] || 5 || 28
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[killer bee]] || 5 || 21
+
|[[killer bee]] || 5 || 21||Sting 1d3 poison||poison
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[leprechaun]] || 4 || 59
+
|[[leprechaun]] || 4 || 59||Claw 1d2 steal gold||None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[fog cloud]] || 4 || 37
 
|[[fog cloud]] || 4 || 37
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|[[rock mole]] || 4 || 34
 
|[[rock mole]] || 4 || 34
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[imp]] || 4 || 34
+
|[[imp]] || 4 || 34||Claw 1d4||None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[gnome lord]] || 4 || 33
 
|[[gnome lord]] || 4 || 33
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|[[paper golem]] || 4 || 28
 
|[[paper golem]] || 4 || 28
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[kobold mummy]] || 4 || 28
+
|[[kobold mummy]] || 4 || 28||Claw 1d4||cold, sleep, poison
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[guardian naga hatchling]] || 4 || 28
 
|[[guardian naga hatchling]] || 4 || 28
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|[[golden naga hatchling]] || 4 || 28
 
|[[golden naga hatchling]] || 4 || 28
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[elf zombie]] || 4 || 28
+
|[[elf zombie]] || 4 || 28||Physical 1d7||cold, sleep, poison
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[black naga hatchling]] || 4 || 28
 
|[[black naga hatchling]] || 4 || 28
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|[[baby crocodile]] || 4 || 28
 
|[[baby crocodile]] || 4 || 28
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[kobold shaman]] || 4 || 27
+
|[[kobold shaman]] || 4 || 27||Magic spell-casting||poison
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Kop Sergeant]] || 4 || 22
 
|[[Kop Sergeant]] || 4 || 22
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[hill orc]] || 4 || 22
+
|[[hill orc]] || 4 || 22||Physical 1d6||None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[dwarf]] || 4 || 22
 
|[[dwarf]] || 4 || 22
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|[[centipede]] || 4 || 19
 
|[[centipede]] || 4 || 19
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[wererat]] || 4 || 17
+
|[[wererat]] || 4 || 17||Bite 1d4 lycanthropy, Summon friends||poison
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[werejackal]] || 4 || 17
+
|[[werejackal]] || 4 || 17||Bite 1d4 lycanthropy, Summon friends||poison
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[rothe]] || 4 || 17
 
|[[rothe]] || 4 || 17
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|[[monkey]] || 4 || 17
 
|[[monkey]] || 4 || 17
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[wererat]] || 3 || 22
+
|[[wererat]] || 3 || 22 ||Weapon 2d4||Poison
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[werejackal]] || 3 || 22
+
|[[werejackal]] || 3 || 22||Weapon 2d4||Poison
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[kobold lord]] || 3 || 22
+
|[[kobold lord]] || 3 || 22||Weapon 2d4||poison
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[giant bat]] || 3 || 22
 
|[[giant bat]] || 3 || 22
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[little dog]] || 3 || 20
+
|[[little dog]] || 3 || 20||Bite 1d6||None
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[kitten]] || 3 || 20
+
|[[kitten]] || 3 || 20||Bite: 1d6||None
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[homunculus]] || 3 || 19
+
|[[homunculus]] || 3 || 19||Bite sleep-inducing 1d3||sleep, poison
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[orc zombie]] || 3 || 17
+
|[[orc zombie]] || 3 || 17||Physical 1d6||cold, sleep, poison
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[iguana]] || 3 || 17
 
|[[iguana]] || 3 || 17
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[floating eye]] || 3 || 17
+
|[[floating eye]] || 3 || 17||Paralysis (passive)||None
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[dwarf zombie]] || 3 || 17
+
|[[dwarf zombie]] || 3 || 17||Physical 1d6||cold, sleep, poison
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[orc]] || 3 || 13
+
|[[orc]] || 3 || 13||Physical 1d8||None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Keystone Kop]] || 3 || 13
 
|[[Keystone Kop]] || 3 || 13
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[hobgoblin]] || 3 || 13
+
|[[hobgoblin]] || 3 || 13 ||Physical 1d4||None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[gnome]] || 3 || 13
 
|[[gnome]] || 3 || 13
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[manes]] || 3 || 8
+
|[[manes]] || 3 || 8||Claw 1d3, claw 1d3, bite 1d4||sleep, poison
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[garter snake]] || 3 || 8
 
|[[garter snake]] || 3 || 8
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|[[shrieker]] || 2 || 28
 
|[[shrieker]] || 2 || 28
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[large kobold]] || 2 || 13
+
|[[large kobold]] || 2 || 13 || Weapon 1d6 || poison
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[hobbit]] || 2 || 13
+
|[[hobbit]] || 2 || 13 || Melee 1d6, can use projectiles || None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[gas spore]] || 2 || 12 || 4d6 || None
 
|[[gas spore]] || 2 || 12 || 4d6 || None
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|[[yellow mold]] || 2 || 8
 
|[[yellow mold]] || 2 || 8
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[gnome zombie]] || 2 || 8
+
|[[gnome zombie]] || 2 || 8 || Physical 1d5 || cold, sleep, poison
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[giant rat]] || 2 || 8 ||Bite 1d3 || none
 
|[[giant rat]] || 2 || 8 ||Bite 1d3 || none
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|[[gecko]] || 2 || 8
 
|[[gecko]] || 2 || 8
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[coyote]] || 2 || 8
+
|[[coyote]] || 2 || 8 || Bite 1d4 || None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[human]] || 2 || 6
 
|[[human]] || 2 || 6
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|[[bat]] || 2 || 6
 
|[[bat]] || 2 || 6
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[kobold]] || 1 || 6
+
|[[kobold]] || 1 || 6 || Weapon 1d4 || poison
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[goblin]] || 1 || 6
+
|[[goblin]] || 1 || 6 || Physical 1d4 || None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[lichen]] || 1 || 4
 
|[[lichen]] || 1 || 4
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[fox]] || 1 || 4
+
|[[fox]] || 1 || 4 || Bite 1d3 || None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[sewer rat]] || 1 || 1 || Bite 1d3 || None
 
|[[sewer rat]] || 1 || 1 || Bite 1d3 || None

Revision as of 18:24, 19 July 2007

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
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
Grand Master 30 1052
Arch Priest 30 876
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
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
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
nalfeshnee 15 331
baluchitherium 15 331
sandestin 15 308
aligned priest 15 294
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
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
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
watch captain 12 221
valkyrie 12 221
tourist 12 221
samurai 12 221
rogue 12 221
lieutenant 12 221
knight 12 221
black pudding 12 221
barbarian 12 221
archeologist 12 221
ghost 12 220
wizard 12 216
ranger 12 216
priestess 12 216
priest 12 216
healer 12 216
elf 12 216
cavewoman 12 216
caveman 12 216
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
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
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
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
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
acolyte 8 71
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
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
chameleon 7 73
black light 7 73
mumak 7 67
warrior 7 66
vampire bat 7 66
thug 7 66
roshi 7 66
page 7 66
orc-captain 7 66 Physical 2d4, physical 2d4 None
ninja 7 66
winter wolf cub 7 64 Bite 1d8, Breathes cold 1d6 cold
giant spider 7 64
student 7 61
ogre 7 61
neanderthal 7 61
hunter 7 61
horse 7 61
Green-elf 7 61
chieftain 7 61
attendant 7 61
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
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
gold golem 6 56
giant beetle 6 56 Bite 3d6 Poison
dwarf mummy 6 56 Claw 1d6 cold, sleep, poison
brown pudding 6 56
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
rope golem 6 44
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
violet fungus 5 34
jellyfish 5 34
Uruk-hai 5 33 Physical 1d8, weapons None
Mordor orc 5 33 Physical 1d6 None
Kop Lieutenant 5 33
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
pony 4 31
straw golem 4 28
rock piercer 4 28
red naga hatchling 4 28
paper golem 4 28
kobold mummy 4 28 Claw 1d4 cold, sleep, poison
guardian naga hatchling 4 28
gray ooze 4 28
golden naga hatchling 4 28
elf zombie 4 28 Physical 1d7 cold, sleep, poison
black naga hatchling 4 28
baby crocodile 4 28
kobold shaman 4 27 Magic spell-casting poison
Kop Sergeant 4 22
hill orc 4 22 Physical 1d6 None
dwarf 4 22
giant ant 4 20 Bite 1d4 None
centipede 4 19
wererat 4 17 Bite 1d4 lycanthropy, Summon friends poison
werejackal 4 17 Bite 1d4 lycanthropy, Summon friends poison
rothe 4 17
rabid rat 4 17 Constitution draining poison poison
monkey 4 17
wererat 3 22 Weapon 2d4 Poison
werejackal 3 22 Weapon 2d4 Poison
kobold lord 3 22 Weapon 2d4 poison
giant bat 3 22
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
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
hobgoblin 3 13 Physical 1d4 None
gnome 3 13
manes 3 8 Claw 1d3, claw 1d3, bite 1d4 sleep, poison
garter snake 3 8
cave spider 3 8
shrieker 2 28
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
green mold 2 9
brown mold 2 9
acid blob 2 9
yellow mold 2 8
gnome zombie 2 8 Physical 1d5 cold, sleep, poison
giant rat 2 8 Bite 1d3 none
gecko 2 8
coyote 2 8 Bite 1d4 None
human 2 6
bat 2 6
kobold 1 6 Weapon 1d4 poison
goblin 1 6 Physical 1d4 None
lichen 1 4
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
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