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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.
  
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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|-
 
|-
! Name !! Difficulty !! Experience !! Attack !! Resistance
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! Name !! Difficulty !! Experience
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Demogorgon]] || 57 || 3273
 
|[[Demogorgon]] || 57 || 3273
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|[[Yeenoghu]] || 31 || 1055
 
|[[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
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|[[high priest]] || 30 || 1054
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Grand Master]] || 30 || 1052
 
|[[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
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|[[Arch Priest]] || 30 || 876
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[arch-lich]] || 29 || 895
 
|[[arch-lich]] || 29 || 895
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|[[Thoth Amon]] || 22 || 546
 
|[[Thoth Amon]] || 22 || 546
 
|-
 
|-
|[[iron golem]] || 22 || 545||Weapon 4d10, Poison breath||fire, cold, sleep, electricity, poison
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|[[iron golem]] || 22 || 545
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Ixoth]] || 22 || 535
 
|[[Ixoth]] || 22 || 535
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|[[Angel]] || 19 || 469
 
|[[Angel]] || 19 || 469
 
|-
 
|-
|[[master mind flayer]] || 19 || 415||Weapon 1d8, int drain 2d1||None
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|[[master mind flayer]] || 19 || 415
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Vlad the Impaler]] || 18 || 479
 
|[[Vlad the Impaler]] || 18 || 479
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|[[jabberwock]] || 18 || 477
 
|[[jabberwock]] || 18 || 477
 
|-
 
|-
|[[glass golem]] || 18 || 409||2x Claw 2d8||Sleep, Poison, Acid
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|[[glass golem]] || 18 || 409
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[demilich]] || 18 || 364
 
|[[demilich]] || 18 || 364
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|[[guardian naga]] || 16 || 294
 
|[[guardian naga]] || 16 || 294
 
|-
 
|-
|[[stone golem]] || 15 || 345||Claw 3d8||sleep, poison, petrification
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|[[stone golem]] || 15 || 345
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[nalfeshnee]] || 15 || 331
 
|[[nalfeshnee]] || 15 || 331
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|[[sandestin]] || 15 || 308
 
|[[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
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|[[aligned priest]] || 15 || 294
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[shopkeeper]] || 15 || 286
 
|[[shopkeeper]] || 15 || 286
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|[[ice devil]] || 14 || 335
 
|[[ice devil]] || 14 || 335
 
|-
 
|-
|[[hell hound]] || 14 || 291||Bite 3d6, fire breath 3d6||fire
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|[[hell hound]] || 14 || 291
 
|-
 
|-
|[[guard]] || 14 || 284||Projectile or melee weapon 4d10||None
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|[[guard]] || 14 || 284
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[captain]] || 14 || 277
 
|[[captain]] || 14 || 277
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|[[titanothere]] || 13 || 267
 
|[[titanothere]] || 13 || 267
 
|-
 
|-
|[[mind flayer]] || 13 || 263||Weapon 1d8, int drain 2d1||None
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|[[mind flayer]] || 13 || 263
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[water troll]] || 13 || 246
 
|[[water troll]] || 13 || 246
 
|-
 
|-
|[[nurse]] || 13 || 244||Heals victim if unarmed, else Claw 2d6||poison
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|[[nurse]] || 13 || 244
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[golden naga]] || 13 || 240
 
|[[golden naga]] || 13 || 240
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|[[vampire]] || 12 || 327
 
|[[vampire]] || 12 || 327
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Aleax]] || 12 || 297 || (melee or projectile) Weapon 1d6, Weapon 1d6, Kick 1d4 || cold, sleep, electricity, poison
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|[[Aleax]] || 12 || 297  
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[hezrou]] || 12 || 255
 
|[[hezrou]] || 12 || 255
 
|-
 
|-
|[[clay golem]] || 12 || 249||Claw 3d10||Sleep, poison
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|[[clay golem]] || 12 || 249
 
|-
 
|-
|[[watch captain]] || 12 || 221||2x Projectile or melee weapon 3d4||None
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|[[watch captain]] || 12 || 221
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[valkyrie]] || 12 || 221
 
|[[valkyrie]] || 12 || 221
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|[[tourist]] || 12 || 221
 
|[[tourist]] || 12 || 221
 
|-
 
|-
|[[samurai]] || 12 || 221||Projectile or melee weapon 1d8||None
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|[[samurai]] || 12 || 221
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[rogue]] || 12 || 221
 
|[[rogue]] || 12 || 221
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|[[barbarian]] || 12 || 221
 
|[[barbarian]] || 12 || 221
 
|-
 
|-
|[[archeologist]] || 12 || 221||Projectile or melee weapon 1d6||None
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|[[archeologist]] || 12 || 221
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[ghost]] || 12 || 220
 
|[[ghost]] || 12 || 220
 
|-
 
|-
|[[wizard]] || 12 || 216||Projectile or melee weapon 1d6||None
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|[[wizard]] || 12 || 216
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[ranger]] || 12 || 216
 
|[[ranger]] || 12 || 216
 
|-
 
|-
|[[priestess]] || 12 || 216||Projectile or melee weapon 1d6||None
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|[[priestess]] || 12 || 216
 
|-
 
|-
|[[priest]] || 12 || 216||Projectile or melee weapon 1d6||None
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|[[priest]] || 12 || 216
 
|-
 
|-
|[[healer]] || 12 || 216||Projectile or melee weapon 2d4||poison
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|[[healer]] || 12 || 216
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[elf (monster)|elf]] || 12 || 216
 
|[[elf (monster)|elf]] || 12 || 216
 
|-
 
|-
|[[cavewoman]] || 12 || 216||Projectile or melee weapon 2d4||None
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|[[cavewoman]] || 12 || 216
 
|-
 
|-
|[[caveman]] || 12 || 216||Projectile or melee weapon 2d4||None
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|[[caveman]] || 12 || 216
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[lurker above]] || 12 || 214
 
|[[lurker above]] || 12 || 214
 
|-
 
|-
|[[queen bee]] || 12 || 209||Sting 1d8 poisonous||poison
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|[[queen bee]] || 12 || 209
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[ice troll]] || 12 || 206
 
|[[ice troll]] || 12 || 206
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|[[fire giant]] || 11 || 254
 
|[[fire giant]] || 11 || 254
 
|-
 
|-
|[[monk]] || 11 || 211||Kick 1d8||None
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|[[monk]] || 11 || 211
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Elvenking]] || 11 || 196
 
|[[Elvenking]] || 11 || 196
 
|-
 
|-
|[[winged gargoyle]] || 11 || 195||Claw 3d6, claw 3d6, bite 3d4||stoning
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|[[winged gargoyle]] || 11 || 195
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[ogre king]] || 11 || 194
 
|[[ogre king]] || 11 || 194
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|[[zruty]] || 11 || 186
 
|[[zruty]] || 11 || 186
 
|-
 
|-
|[[giant mimic]] || 11 || 186||Claw sticky 3d6, claw sticky 3d6||acid
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|[[giant mimic]] || 11 || 186
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[water demon]] || 11 || 180
 
|[[water demon]] || 11 || 180
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|[[electric eel]] || 10 || 1115
 
|[[electric eel]] || 10 || 1115
 
|-
 
|-
|[[flesh golem]] || 10 || 186||2x Claw 2d8||Fire, Cold, Electricity, Sleep, Poison
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|[[flesh golem]] || 10 || 186
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[barbed devil]] || 10 || 178
 
|[[barbed devil]] || 10 || 178
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|[[sergeant]] || 10 || 118
 
|[[sergeant]] || 10 || 118
 
|-
 
|-
|[[giant mummy]] || 10 || 116||Claw 3d4, Claw 3d4||cold, sleep, poison
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|[[giant mummy]] || 10 || 116
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[cobra]] || 10 || 91
 
|[[cobra]] || 10 || 91
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|[[stalker]] || 9 || 113
 
|[[stalker]] || 9 || 113
 
|-
 
|-
|[[large mimic]] || 9 || 113||Claw sticky 3d4||acid
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|[[large mimic]] || 9 || 113
 
|-
 
|-
|[[giant zombie]] || 9 || 113||Physical 2d8, physical 2d8||cold, sleep, poison
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|[[giant zombie]] || 9 || 113
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[baby purple worm]] || 9 || 113
 
|[[baby purple worm]] || 9 || 113
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|[[shark]] || 9 || 105
 
|[[shark]] || 9 || 105
 
|-
 
|-
|[[glass piercer]] || 9 || 105||Bite 4d6||acid
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|[[glass piercer]] || 9 || 105
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[xan]] || 9 || 104
 
|[[xan]] || 9 || 104
 
|-
 
|-
|[[winter wolf]] || 9 || 102||Bite 2d6, Breathes cold 2d6||cold
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|[[winter wolf]] || 9 || 102
 
|-
 
|-
|[[hell hound pup]] || 9 || 102||Bite 2d6, fire breath 2d6||fire
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|[[hell hound pup]] || 9 || 102
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[energy vortex]] || 9 || 102
 
|[[energy vortex]] || 9 || 102
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|[[warhorse]] || 9 || 97
 
|[[warhorse]] || 9 || 97
 
|-
 
|-
|[[troll]] || 9 || 97 || Physical 4d2, 4d2, 2d6 revives || None
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|[[troll]] || 9 || 97  
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[ogre lord]] || 9 || 97
 
|[[ogre lord]] || 9 || 97
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|[[mountain centaur]] || 9 || 89
 
|[[mountain centaur]] || 9 || 89
 
|-
 
|-
|[[green slime]] || 8 || 164||Turns you into green slime||cold, electricity, poison, acid, petrification
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|[[green slime]] || 8 || 164
 
|-
 
|-
|[[cockatrice]] || 8 || 149||Bite 1d3, Petrification||poison, petrification
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|[[cockatrice]] || 8 || 149
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[stone giant]] || 8 || 126
 
|[[stone giant]] || 8 || 126
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|[[djinni]] || 8 || 97
 
|[[djinni]] || 8 || 97
 
|-
 
|-
|[[wood golem]] || 8 || 92||claw 3d4||sleep, poison
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|[[wood golem]] || 8 || 92
 
|-
 
|-
|[[warg]] || 8 || 92||Bite 2d6||None
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|[[warg]] || 8 || 92
 
|-
 
|-
|[[small mimic]] || 8 || 92||Claw 3d4||acid
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|[[small mimic]] || 8 || 92
 
|-
 
|-
|[[ettin mummy]] || 8 || 92||Claw 2d6, Claw 2d6||cold, sleep, poison
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|[[ettin mummy]] || 8 || 92
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[shocking sphere]] || 8 || 91
 
|[[shocking sphere]] || 8 || 91
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|[[flaming sphere]] || 8 || 91
 
|[[flaming sphere]] || 8 || 91
 
|-
 
|-
|[[ochre jelly]] || 8 || 88||Engulfs and covers with acidic slime 3d6||acid, stoning
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|[[ochre jelly]] || 8 || 88
 
|-
 
|-
|[[dwarf king]] || 8 || 83||Physical 2d6, physical 2d6||None
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|[[dwarf king]] || 8 || 83
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[red naga]] || 8 || 82
 
|[[red naga]] || 8 || 82
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|[[python]] || 8 || 82
 
|[[python]] || 8 || 82
 
|-
 
|-
|[[pyrolisk]] || 8 || 82||Gaze 2d6||fire, poison
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|[[pyrolisk]] || 8 || 82
 
|-
 
|-
|[[gargoyle]] || 8 || 79||Claw 2d6, claw 2d6, bite 2d4||Stoning
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|[[gargoyle]] || 8 || 79
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[watchman]] || 8 || 78
 
|[[watchman]] || 8 || 78
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|[[leocrotta]] || 8 || 76
 
|[[leocrotta]] || 8 || 76
 
|-
 
|-
|[[gelatinous cube]] || 8 || 76||Touch 2d4 paralyzes, passive 1d4 paralyzes||Fire, cold, shock, sleep, poison, acid, petrification
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|[[gelatinous cube]] || 8 || 76
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[carnivorous ape]] || 8 || 76
 
|[[carnivorous ape]] || 8 || 76
 
|-
 
|-
|[[tiger]] || 8 || 73||Claw 2d4, claw 2d4, bite 1d10||None
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|[[tiger]] || 8 || 73
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[rust monster]] || 8 || 71
 
|[[rust monster]] || 8 || 71
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|[[guide]] || 8 || 71
 
|[[guide]] || 8 || 71
 
|-
 
|-
|[[apprentice]] || 8 || 71||Projectile or melee weapon 1d6, clerical spell with nominal damage of (level/3+1)d6||None
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|[[apprentice]] || 8 || 71
 
|-
 
|-
|[[acolyte]] || 8 || 71||Projectile or melee weapon 1d6, clerical spell with nominal damage of (level/3+1)d6||None
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|[[acolyte]] || 8 || 71
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[scorpion]] || 8 || 67
 
|[[scorpion]] || 8 || 67
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[abbot]] || 8 || 66
 
|[[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
 
|[[forest centaur]] || 8 || 64
 
|-
 
|-
|[[gremlin]] || 8 || 62||Claw 1d6, claw 1d6, bite 1d4, claw intrinsic-stealing||poison
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|[[gremlin]] || 8 || 62
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[giant eel]] || 7 || 1065
 
|[[giant eel]] || 7 || 1065
 
|-
 
|-
|[[chickatrice]] || 7 || 136||Bite 1d2, Petrification||poison, petrification
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|[[chickatrice]] || 7 || 136
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[owlbear]] || 7 || 94
 
|[[owlbear]] || 7 || 94
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|[[barrow wight]] || 7 || 90
 
|[[barrow wight]] || 7 || 90
 
|-
 
|-
|[[tengu]] || 7 || 76||Bite 1d7||poison
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|[[tengu]] || 7 || 76
 
|-
 
|-
|[[large dog]] || 7 || 76||Bite 2d4||None
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|[[large dog]] || 7 || 76
 
|-
 
|-
|[[large cat]] || 7 || 76||Bite 2d4||None
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|[[large cat]] || 7 || 76
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[ice vortex]] || 7 || 75
 
|[[ice vortex]] || 7 || 75
 
|-
 
|-
|[[leather golem]] || 7 || 73||Claw 1d6||sleep, poison
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|[[leather golem]] || 7 || 73
 
|-
 
|-
|[[human mummy]] || 7 || 73||Claw 2d4, Claw 2d4||cold, sleep, poison
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|[[human mummy]] || 7 || 73
 
|-
 
|-
|[[ettin zombie]] || 7 || 73||Physical 1d10, physical 1d10||cold, sleep, poison
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|[[ettin zombie]] || 7 || 73
 
|-
 
|-
|[[elf mummy]] || 7 || 73||Claw 2d4||cold, sleep, poison
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|[[elf mummy]] || 7 || 73
 
|-
 
|-
|[[crocodile]] || 7 || 73||Bite 4d2, Claw 1d12||None
+
|[[crocodile]] || 7 || 73
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[chameleon]] || 7 || 73
 
|[[chameleon]] || 7 || 73
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|[[mumak]] || 7 || 67
 
|[[mumak]] || 7 || 67
 
|-
 
|-
|[[warrior]] || 7 || 66||Projectile or melee weapon 1d8||None
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|[[warrior]] || 7 || 66
 
|-
 
|-
|[[vampire bat]] || 7 || 66||Bite 1d6, Strength-draining poison||sleep, poison
+
|[[vampire bat]] || 7 || 66
 
|-
 
|-
|[[thug]] || 7 || 66||Projectile or melee weapon 1d6||None
+
|[[thug]] || 7 || 66
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[roshi]] || 7 || 66
 
|[[roshi]] || 7 || 66
 
|-
 
|-
|[[page]] || 7 || 66||Projectile or melee weapon 1d6||None
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|[[page]] || 7 || 66
 
|-
 
|-
|[[orc-captain]] || 7 || 66||Physical 2d4, physical 2d4||None
+
|[[orc-captain]] || 7 || 66
 
|-
 
|-
|[[ninja]] || 7 || 66||Projectile or melee weapon 1d8||None
+
|[[ninja]] || 7 || 66
 
|-
 
|-
|[[winter wolf cub]] || 7 || 64||Bite 1d8, Breathes cold 1d6||cold
+
|[[winter wolf cub]] || 7 || 64
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[giant spider]] || 7 || 64
 
|[[giant spider]] || 7 || 64
 
|-
 
|-
|[[student]] || 7 || 61||Projectile or melee weapon 1d6||None
+
|[[student]] || 7 || 61
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[ogre]] || 7 || 61
 
|[[ogre]] || 7 || 61
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|[[Green-elf]] || 7 || 61
 
|[[Green-elf]] || 7 || 61
 
|-
 
|-
|[[chieftain]] || 7 || 61||Projectile or melee weapon 1d6||poison
+
|[[chieftain]] || 7 || 61
 
|-
 
|-
|[[attendant]] || 7 || 61||Projectile or melee weapon 1d6||poison
+
|[[attendant]] || 7 || 61
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[yeti]] || 7 || 59
 
|[[yeti]] || 7 || 59
 
|-
 
|-
|[[panther]] || 7 || 59||Claw 1d6, claw 1d6, bite 1d10||None
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|[[panther]] || 7 || 59
 
|-
 
|-
|[[lynx]] || 7 || 59||Claw 1d4, claw 1d4, bite 1d10||None
+
|[[lynx]] || 7 || 59
 
|-
 
|-
|[[werewolf]] || 7 || 56||Bite 2d6 lycanthropy, Summon friends||Poison
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|[[werewolf]] || 7 || 56
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[water moccasin]] || 7 || 48
 
|[[water moccasin]] || 7 || 48
 
|-
 
|-
|[[quasit]] || 7 || 37||Claw poisonous (dexterity) 1d2, claw poisonous (dexterity) 1d2, bite 1d4||poison
+
|[[quasit]] || 7 || 37
 
|-
 
|-
|[[iron piercer]] || 6 || 62||3d6|\None
+
|[[iron piercer]] || 6 || 62
 
|-
 
|-
|[[werewolf]] || 6 || 61||Weapon 2d4||Poison
+
|[[werewolf]] || 6 || 61
 
|-
 
|-
|[[spotted jelly]] || 6 || 61||Passive acid d6||Acid, Stoning
+
|[[spotted jelly]] || 6 || 61
 
|-
 
|-
|[[gnome king]] || 6 || 61|| Weapon 2d6 || None
+
|[[gnome king]] || 6 || 61
 
|-
 
|-
|[[quivering blob]] || 6 || 59||Touch 1d8||sleep, poison
+
|[[quivering blob]] || 6 || 59
 
|-
 
|-
|[[wolf]] || 6 || 56||Bite 2d4||None
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|[[wolf]] || 6 || 56
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[piranha]] || 6 || 56
 
|[[piranha]] || 6 || 56
 
|-
 
|-
|[[orc mummy]] || 6 || 56||Claw 1d6||cold, sleep, poison
+
|[[orc mummy]] || 6 || 56
 
|-
 
|-
|[[lizard]] || 6 || 56||Bite 1d6 ||Petrification
+
|[[lizard]] || 6 || 56
 
|-
 
|-
|[[gold golem]] || 6 || 56||Claw 2d3, Claw 2d3||sleep, poison, acid
+
|[[gold golem]] || 6 || 56
 
|-
 
|-
|[[giant beetle]] || 6 || 56||Bite 3d6||Poison
+
|[[giant beetle]] || 6 || 56
 
|-
 
|-
|[[dwarf mummy]] || 6 || 56||Claw 1d6||cold, sleep, poison
+
|[[dwarf mummy]] || 6 || 56
 
|-
 
|-
|[[brown pudding]] || 6 || 56||decay||cold, electricity, poison, acid, petrification
+
|[[brown pudding]] || 6 || 56
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[dust vortex]] || 6 || 55
 
|[[dust vortex]] || 6 || 55
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|[[black unicorn]] || 6 || 52
 
|[[black unicorn]] || 6 || 52
 
|-
 
|-
|[[dwarf lord]] || 6 || 51||Physical 2d4, physical 2d4||None
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|[[dwarf lord]] || 6 || 51
 
|-
 
|-
|[[plains centaur]] || 6 || 49 || Weapon 1d6, Kick 1d6 ||None
+
|[[plains centaur]] || 6 || 49  
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[snake]] || 6 || 48
 
|[[snake]] || 6 || 48
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|[[raven]] || 6 || 46
 
|[[raven]] || 6 || 46
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Kop Kaptain]] || 6 || 46|| Weapon 2d6 || None
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|[[Kop Kaptain]] || 6 || 46
 
|-
 
|-
|[[rope golem]] || 6 || 44||claw 1d4 , choking 6d1||sleep, poison
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|[[rope golem]] || 6 || 44
 
|-
 
|-
|[[jaguar]] || 6 || 44||Claw 1d4, Bite 1d8||None
+
|[[jaguar]] || 6 || 44
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[ape]] || 6 || 41
 
|[[ape]] || 6 || 41
 
|-
 
|-
|[[soldier ant]] || 6 || 37||Bite 2d4 poison||poison
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|[[soldier ant]] || 6 || 37
 
|-
 
|-
|[[fire ant]] || 6 || 34||2d4 bite; burns with fire for 2d4||Fire
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|[[fire ant]] || 6 || 34
 
|-
 
|-
|[[blue jelly]] || 5 || 45||Passive cold d6||cold, poison
+
|[[blue jelly]] || 5 || 45
 
|-
 
|-
|[[housecat]] || 5 || 44||Bite 1d6||None
+
|[[housecat]] || 5 || 44
 
|-
 
|-
|[[dog]] || 5 || 44||Bite 1d6||None
+
|[[dog]] || 5 || 44
 
|-
 
|-
|[[dingo]] || 5 || 44||Bite 1d6||None
+
|[[dingo]] || 5 || 44
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[yellow light]] || 5 || 43
 
|[[yellow light]] || 5 || 43
 
|-
 
|-
|[[human zombie]] || 5 || 41||Physical 1d8||cold, sleep, poison
+
|[[human zombie]] || 5 || 41
 
|-
 
|-
|[[gnome mummy]] || 5 || 41||Claw 1d6||cold, sleep, poison
+
|[[gnome mummy]] || 5 || 41
 
|-
 
|-
|[[orc shaman]] || 5 || 38||Spell-casting||None
+
|[[orc shaman]] || 5 || 38
 
|-
 
|-
|[[gnomish wizard]] || 5 || 38||Spell-casting||None
+
|[[gnomish wizard]] || 5 || 38
 
|-
 
|-
|[[violet fungus]] || 5 || 34 || 1d4 sticky || poison
+
|[[violet fungus]] || 5 || 34  
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[jellyfish]] || 5 || 34
 
|[[jellyfish]] || 5 || 34
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Uruk-hai]] || 5 || 33||Physical 1d8, weapons||None
+
|[[Uruk-hai]] || 5 || 33
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Mordor orc]] || 5 || 33||Physical 1d6||None
+
|[[Mordor orc]] || 5 || 33
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Kop Lieutenant]] || 5 || 33|| Weapon 1d8 || None
+
|[[Kop Lieutenant]] || 5 || 33
 
|-
 
|-
|[[bugbear]] || 5 || 33||Physical 2d4||None
+
|[[bugbear]] || 5 || 33
 
|-
 
|-
|[[wood nymph]] || 5 || 28||Claw steal item, Claw seduce||None
+
|[[wood nymph]] || 5 || 28
 
|-
 
|-
|[[water nymph]] || 5 || 28||Claw steal item, Claw seduce||None
+
|[[water nymph]] || 5 || 28
 
|-
 
|-
|[[mountain nymph]] || 5 || 28||Claw steal item, Claw seduce||None
+
|[[mountain nymph]] || 5 || 28
 
|-
 
|-
|[[lemure]] || 5 || 28||Claw 1d3||sleep, poison
+
|[[lemure]] || 5 || 28
 
|-
 
|-
|[[ghoul]] || 5 || 28 || Claw 1d2, Claw 1d3 || Cold, Sleep, Poison
+
|[[ghoul]] || 5 || 28  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[killer bee]] || 5 || 21||Sting 1d3 poison||poison
+
|[[killer bee]] || 5 || 21
 
|-
 
|-
|[[leprechaun]] || 4 || 59||Claw 1d2 steal gold||None
+
|[[leprechaun]] || 4 || 59
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[fog cloud]] || 4 || 37
 
|[[fog cloud]] || 4 || 37
Line 643: Line 639:
 
|[[woodchuck]] || 4 || 34
 
|[[woodchuck]] || 4 || 34
 
|-
 
|-
|[[rock mole]] || 4 || 34 || Bite 1d6 || None
+
|[[rock mole]] || 4 || 34  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[imp]] || 4 || 34||Claw 1d4||None
+
|[[imp]] || 4 || 34
 
|-
 
|-
|[[gnome lord]] || 4 || 33|| Weapon 1d8 || None
+
|[[gnome lord]] || 4 || 33
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[pony]] || 4 || 31
 
|[[pony]] || 4 || 31
 
|-
 
|-
|[[straw golem]] || 4 || 28||Claw 1d2||sleep, poison
+
|[[straw golem]] || 4 || 28
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[rock piercer]] || 4 || 28
 
|[[rock piercer]] || 4 || 28
 
|-
 
|-
|[[red naga hatchling]] || 4 || 28||Bite 1d4||poison, fire
+
|[[red naga hatchling]] || 4 || 28
 
|-
 
|-
|[[paper golem]] || 4 || 28||Claw 1d3||sleep, poison
+
|[[paper golem]] || 4 || 28
 
|-
 
|-
|[[kobold mummy]] || 4 || 28||Claw 1d4||cold, sleep, poison
+
|[[kobold mummy]] || 4 || 28
 
|-
 
|-
|[[guardian naga hatchling]] || 4 || 28||Bite 1d4||poison
+
|[[guardian naga hatchling]] || 4 || 28
 
|-
 
|-
|[[gray ooze]] || 4 || 28||rusts 2d8||fire, cold, poison, acid, petrification
+
|[[gray ooze]] || 4 || 28
 
|-
 
|-
|[[golden naga hatchling]] || 4 || 28||Bite 1d4||poison
+
|[[golden naga hatchling]] || 4 || 28
 
|-
 
|-
|[[elf zombie]] || 4 || 28||Physical 1d7||cold, sleep, poison
+
|[[elf zombie]] || 4 || 28
 
|-
 
|-
|[[black naga hatchling]] || 4 || 28||Bite 1d4||poison, acid, petrification
+
|[[black naga hatchling]] || 4 || 28
 
|-
 
|-
|[[baby crocodile]] || 4 || 28||Bite 1d4||None
+
|[[baby crocodile]] || 4 || 28
 
|-
 
|-
|[[kobold shaman]] || 4 || 27||Magic spell-casting||poison
+
|[[kobold shaman]] || 4 || 27
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Kop Sergeant]] || 4 || 22|| Weapon 1d6 || None
+
|[[Kop Sergeant]] || 4 || 22
 
|-
 
|-
|[[hill orc]] || 4 || 22||Physical 1d6||None
+
|[[hill orc]] || 4 || 22
 
|-
 
|-
|[[dwarf (monster)|dwarf]] || 4 || 22||Weapon 1d8||None
+
|[[dwarf (monster)]] || 4 || 22
 
|-
 
|-
|[[giant ant]] || 4 || 20 || Bite 1d4 || None
+
|[[giant ant]] || 4 || 20  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[centipede]] || 4 || 19||Bite 1d3 poisonous||poison
+
|[[centipede]] || 4 || 19
 
|-
 
|-
|[[wererat]] || 4 || 17||Bite 1d4 lycanthropy, Summon friends||poison
+
|[[wererat]] || 4 || 17
 
|-
 
|-
|[[werejackal]] || 4 || 17||Bite 1d4 lycanthropy, Summon friends||poison
+
|[[werejackal]] || 4 || 17
 
|-
 
|-
|[[rothe]] || 4 || 17|| Claw 1d3, Bite 1d3, Bite 1d8||None
+
|[[rothe]] || 4 || 17
 
|-
 
|-
|[[rabid rat]] || 4 || 17 || Constitution draining poison || poison
+
|[[rabid rat]] || 4 || 17  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[monkey]] || 4 || 17||Steals a random item, Bite 1d3||None
+
|[[monkey]] || 4 || 17
 
|-
 
|-
|[[wererat]] || 3 || 22 ||Weapon 2d4||Poison
+
|[[wererat]] || 3 || 22  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[werejackal]] || 3 || 22||Weapon 2d4||Poison
+
|[[werejackal]] || 3 || 22
 
|-
 
|-
|[[kobold lord]] || 3 || 22||Weapon 2d4||poison
+
|[[kobold lord]] || 3 || 22
 
|-
 
|-
|[[giant bat]] || 3 || 22||Bite 1d6||None
+
|[[giant bat]] || 3 || 22
 
|-
 
|-
|[[little dog]] || 3 || 20||Bite 1d6||None
+
|[[little dog]] || 3 || 20
 
|-
 
|-
|[[kitten]] || 3 || 20||Bite: 1d6||None
+
|[[kitten]] || 3 || 20
 
|-
 
|-
|[[homunculus]] || 3 || 19||Bite sleep-inducing 1d3||sleep, poison
+
|[[homunculus]] || 3 || 19
 
|-
 
|-
|[[orc zombie]] || 3 || 17||Physical 1d6||cold, sleep, poison
+
|[[orc zombie]] || 3 || 17
 
|-
 
|-
|[[iguana]] || 3 || 17||Bite 1d4 ||None
+
|[[iguana]] || 3 || 17
 
|-
 
|-
|[[floating eye]] || 3 || 17||Paralysis (passive)||None
+
|[[floating eye]] || 3 || 17
 
|-
 
|-
|[[dwarf zombie]] || 3 || 17||Physical 1d6||cold, sleep, poison
+
|[[dwarf zombie]] || 3 || 17
 
|-
 
|-
|[[orc]] || 3 || 13||Physical 1d8||None
+
|[[orc]] || 3 || 13
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Keystone Kop]] || 3 || 13|| Weapon 1d4 || None
+
|[[Keystone Kop]] || 3 || 13
 
|-
 
|-
|[[hobgoblin]] || 3 || 13 ||Physical 1d4||None
+
|[[hobgoblin]] || 3 || 13  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[gnome (monster)|gnome]] || 3 || 13|| Weapon 1d6 || None
+
|[[gnome (monster)|gnome]] || 3 || 13
 
|-
 
|-
|[[manes]] || 3 || 8||Claw 1d3, claw 1d3, bite 1d4||sleep, poison
+
|[[manes]] || 3 || 8
 
|-
 
|-
|[[garter snake]] || 3 || 8||Bite 1d2||None
+
|[[garter snake]] || 3 || 8
 
|-
 
|-
|[[cave spider]] || 3 || 8||Bite 1d2||Poison
+
|[[cave spider]] || 3 || 8
 
|-
 
|-
|[[shrieker]] || 2 || 28||Aggravate and summon monsters||poison
+
|[[shrieker]] || 2 || 28
 
|-
 
|-
|[[large kobold]] || 2 || 13 || Weapon 1d6 || poison
+
|[[large kobold]] || 2 || 13  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[hobbit]] || 2 || 13 || Melee 1d6, can use projectiles || None
+
|[[hobbit]] || 2 || 13  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[gas spore]] || 2 || 12 || 4d6 || None
+
|[[gas spore]] || 2 || 12  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[red mold]] || 2 || 9||Passive||fire, poison
+
|[[red mold]] || 2 || 9
 
|-
 
|-
|[[green mold]] || 2 || 9||Passive||acid, petrification
+
|[[green mold]] || 2 || 9
 
|-
 
|-
|[[brown mold]] || 2 || 9||Passive||cold, poison
+
|[[brown mold]] || 2 || 9
 
|-
 
|-
|[[acid blob]] || 2 || 9||Passive||sleep, poison, acid, petrification
+
|[[acid blob]] || 2 || 9
 
|-
 
|-
|[[yellow mold]] || 2 || 8||Passive||poison
+
|[[yellow mold]] || 2 || 8
 
|-
 
|-
|[[gnome zombie]] || 2 || 8 || Physical 1d5 || cold, sleep, poison
+
|[[gnome zombie]] || 2 || 8  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[giant rat]] || 2 || 8 ||Bite 1d3 || none
+
|[[giant rat]] || 2 || 8  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[gecko]] || 2 || 8||Bite 1d3 ||None
+
|[[gecko]] || 2 || 8
 
|-
 
|-
|[[coyote]] || 2 || 8 || Bite 1d4 || None
+
|[[coyote]] || 2 || 8  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[human (monster)|human]] || 2 || 6||Projectile or melee weapon 1d6 ||None
+
|[[human (monster)|human]] || 2 || 6
 
|-
 
|-
|[[bat]] || 2 || 6||Bite 1d4||None
+
|[[bat]] || 2 || 6
 
|-
 
|-
|[[kobold]] || 1 || 6 || Weapon 1d4 || poison
+
|[[kobold]] || 1 || 6  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[goblin]] || 1 || 6 || Physical 1d4 || None
+
|[[goblin]] || 1 || 6  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[lichen]] || 1 || 4||Sticks to you||None
+
|[[lichen]] || 1 || 4
 
|-
 
|-
|[[fox]] || 1 || 4 || Bite 1d3 || None
+
|[[fox]] || 1 || 4  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[sewer rat]] || 1 || 1 || Bite 1d3 || None
+
|[[sewer rat]] || 1 || 1  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[newt]] || 1 || 1 || Bite 1d2 || None
+
|[[newt]] || 1 || 1  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[kobold zombie]] || 1 || 1 || Physical 1d4 || Cold, Sleep, Poison
+
|[[kobold zombie]] || 1 || 1  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[jackal]] || 1 || 1 || Bite 1d2 || None
+
|[[jackal]] || 1 || 1  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[grid bug]] || 1 || 1||electricity 1d1||electricity, poison
+
|[[grid bug]] || 1 || 1
 
|}
 
|}
  

Revision as of 20:01, 15 June 2008

A monster's difficulty (also known as its MONSTR) is a number from 1 to 57 which represents the game's idea of how tough a monster is. It is based on the monster's level, then adjusted for any special properties the monster has which might make it extra-difficult. The raw values can be seen in monstr.c.

A monster is eligible for random generation when the average of your experience level and your dungeon level is equal to its Difficulty; they will be considered too weak for generation when your dungeon level is 7*Difficulty or greater. (For this purpose, once you have the Amulet of Yendor your dungeon level is considered to be that of the Sanctum, and in the endgame to be the depth of the Sanctum plus half your experience level.) The level of your god's appreciation of a sacrificed corpse is also dependent on the corpse's Difficulty.

Monsters

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.

Name Difficulty Experience
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
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
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
water troll 13 246
nurse 13 244
golden naga 13 240
vampire 12 327
Aleax 12 297
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
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
ogre king 11 194
doppelganger 11 191
zruty 11 186
giant mimic 11 186
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
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
giant zombie 9 113
baby purple worm 9 113
baby long worm 9 113
shark 9 105
glass piercer 9 105
xan 9 104
winter wolf 9 102
hell hound pup 9 102
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
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
small mimic 8 92
ettin mummy 8 92
shocking sphere 8 91
freezing sphere 8 91
flaming sphere 8 91
ochre jelly 8 88
dwarf king 8 83
red naga 8 82
python 8 82
pyrolisk 8 82
gargoyle 8 79
watchman 8 78
soldier 8 78
Grey-elf 8 78
leocrotta 8 76
gelatinous cube 8 76
carnivorous ape 8 76
tiger 8 73
rust monster 8 71
guide 8 71
apprentice 8 71
acolyte 8 71
scorpion 8 67
abbot 8 66
forest centaur 8 64
gremlin 8 62
giant eel 7 1065
chickatrice 7 136
owlbear 7 94
barrow wight 7 90
tengu 7 76
large dog 7 76
large cat 7 76
ice vortex 7 75
leather golem 7 73
human mummy 7 73
ettin zombie 7 73
elf mummy 7 73
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
ninja 7 66
winter wolf cub 7 64
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
lynx 7 59
werewolf 7 56
water moccasin 7 48
quasit 7 37
iron piercer 6 62
werewolf 6 61
spotted jelly 6 61
gnome king 6 61
quivering blob 6 59
wolf 6 56
piranha 6 56
orc mummy 6 56
lizard 6 56
gold golem 6 56
giant beetle 6 56
dwarf mummy 6 56
brown pudding 6 56
dust vortex 6 55
white unicorn 6 52
gray unicorn 6 52
black unicorn 6 52
dwarf lord 6 51
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
ape 6 41
soldier ant 6 37
fire ant 6 34
blue jelly 5 45
housecat 5 44
dog 5 44
dingo 5 44
yellow light 5 43
human zombie 5 41
gnome mummy 5 41
orc shaman 5 38
gnomish wizard 5 38
violet fungus 5 34
jellyfish 5 34
Uruk-hai 5 33
Mordor orc 5 33
Kop Lieutenant 5 33
bugbear 5 33
wood nymph 5 28
water nymph 5 28
mountain nymph 5 28
lemure 5 28
ghoul 5 28
killer bee 5 21
leprechaun 4 59
fog cloud 4 37
woodchuck 4 34
rock mole 4 34
imp 4 34
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
guardian naga hatchling 4 28
gray ooze 4 28
golden naga hatchling 4 28
elf zombie 4 28
black naga hatchling 4 28
baby crocodile 4 28
kobold shaman 4 27
Kop Sergeant 4 22
hill orc 4 22
dwarf (monster) 4 22
giant ant 4 20
centipede 4 19
wererat 4 17
werejackal 4 17
rothe 4 17
rabid rat 4 17
monkey 4 17
wererat 3 22
werejackal 3 22
kobold lord 3 22
giant bat 3 22
little dog 3 20
kitten 3 20
homunculus 3 19
orc zombie 3 17
iguana 3 17
floating eye 3 17
dwarf zombie 3 17
orc 3 13
Keystone Kop 3 13
hobgoblin 3 13
gnome 3 13
manes 3 8
garter snake 3 8
cave spider 3 8
shrieker 2 28
large kobold 2 13
hobbit 2 13
gas spore 2 12
red mold 2 9
green mold 2 9
brown mold 2 9
acid blob 2 9
yellow mold 2 8
gnome zombie 2 8
giant rat 2 8
gecko 2 8
coyote 2 8
human 2 6
bat 2 6
kobold 1 6
goblin 1 6
lichen 1 4
fox 1 4
sewer rat 1 1
newt 1 1
kobold zombie 1 1
jackal 1 1
grid bug 1 1

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