Monster difficulty

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	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
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