Monsters (by alignment)

This is a list of monsters in NetHack sorted by alignment, then by monster difficulty.

Name	Alignment	Difficulty
Asmodeus	20	53
Baalzebub	20	45
Master Kaen	20	31
King Arthur	20	23
Lord Sato	20	23
Lord Carnarvon	20	22
Shaman Karnov	20	22
Master Assassin	18	20
Dispater	15	40
Geryon	15	36
Archon	15	26
Croesus	15	22
ki-rin	15	21
Angel	12	19
Lord Surtur	12	19
Kop Kaptain	12	6
horned devil	11	9
Kop Lieutenant	11	5
Dark One	10	20
guard	10	14
erinys	10	10
Kop Sergeant	10	4
titan	9	20
Keystone Kop	9	3
barbed devil	8	10
yellow dragon	7	20
guardian naga	7	16
Aleax	7	12
couatl	7	11
tengu	7	7
white unicorn	7	6
green dragon	6	20
dwarf king	6	8
hobbit	6	2
orange dragon	5	20
golden naga	5	13
dwarf lord	5	6
gray dragon	4	20
silver dragon	4	20
black naga	4	10
dwarf	4	4
guide	3	8
page	3	8
attendant	3	7
ninja	3	7
roshi	3	7
student	3	7
fire giant	2	11
sasquatch	2	9
giant	2	8
stone giant	2	8
neanderthal	1	7
Death	0	34
Famine	0	34
Pestilence	0	34
Arch Priest	0	30
Grand Master	0	30
high priest	0	30
mail daemon	0	26
Neferet the Green	0	23
Norn	0	23
Hippocrates	0	22
iron golem	0	22
Orion	0	22
Pelias	0	22
Twoflower	0	22
mastodon	0	20
glass golem	0	18
jabberwock	0	18
minotaur	0	17
purple worm	0	17
aligned priest	0	15
baluchitherium	0	15
shopkeeper	0	15
stone golem	0	15
hell hound	0	14
prisoner	0	14
shade	0	14
skeleton	0	14
titanothere	0	14
trapper	0	14
baby black dragon	0	13
baby blue dragon	0	13
baby gray dragon	0	13
baby green dragon	0	13
baby orange dragon	0	13
baby red dragon	0	13
baby silver dragon	0	13
baby white dragon	0	13
baby yellow dragon	0	13
ettin	0	13
nurse	0	13
Oracle	0	13
archeologist	3	12
barbarian	0	12
caveman	1	12
cavewoman	1	12
healer	0	12
knight	3	12
monk	0	12
priest	0	12
priestess	0	12
ranger	0	12
rogue	0	12
samurai	3	12
tourist	0	12
valkyrie	0	12
wizard	0	12
black pudding	0	12
clay golem	0	12
lurker above	0	12
queen bee	0	12
umber hulk	0	12
doppelganger	0	11
giant mimic	0	11
xorn	0	11
zruty	0	11
air elemental	0	10
cobra	0	10
earth elemental	0	10
electric eel	0	10
fire elemental	0	10
fire vortex	0	10
flesh golem	0	10
water elemental	0	10
baby long worm	0	9
baby purple worm	0	9
energy vortex	0	9
glass piercer	0	9
large mimic	0	9
long worm	0	9
pit viper	0	9
quantum mechanic	0	9
shark	0	9
stalker	0	9
steam vortex	0	9
warhorse	0	9
winter wolf	0	9
wumpus	0	9
xan	0	9
abbot	0	8
acolyte	0	8
apprentice	0	8
carnivorous ape	0	8
cockatrice	0	8
djinni	0	8
gelatinous cube	0	8
green slime	0	8
leocrotta	0	8
ochre jelly	0	8
pyrolisk	0	8
python	0	8
rust monster	0	8
scorpion	0	8
small mimic	0	8
tiger	0	8
wood golem	0	8
black light	0	7
chameleon	0	7
chickatrice	0	7
chieftain	0	7
crocodile	0	7
giant eel	0	7
giant spider	0	7
horse	0	7
ice vortex	0	7
large cat	0	7
large dog	0	7
leather golem	0	7
lynx	0	7
owlbear	0	7
panther	0	7
vampire bat	0	7
water moccasin	0	7
yeti	0	7
ape	0	6
brown pudding	0	6
dust vortex	0	6
fire ant	0	6
giant beetle	0	6
gnome king	0	6
gold golem	0	6
gray unicorn	0	6
iron piercer	0	6
jaguar	0	6
lizard	0	6
piranha	0	6
plains centaur	0	6
quivering blob	0	6
raven	0	6
rope golem	0	6
snake	0	6
soldier ant	0	6
spotted jelly	0	6
wolf	0	6
blue jelly	0	5
dingo	0	5
dog	0	5
gnomish wizard	0	5
housecat	0	5
jellyfish	0	5
killer bee	0	5
mountain nymph	0	5
violet fungus	0	5
water nymph	0	5
wood nymph	0	5
yellow light	0	5
baby crocodile	0	4
black naga hatchling	0	4
centipede	0	4
fog cloud	0	4
giant ant	0	4
gnome lord	0	4
golden naga hatchling	0	4
gray ooze	0	4
guardian naga hatchling	0	4
leprechaun	0	4
monkey	0	4
paper golem	0	4
pony	0	4
rabid rat	0	4
red naga hatchling	0	4
rock mole	0	4
rock piercer	0	4
rothe	0	4
straw golem	0	4
woodchuck	0	4
acid blob	0	2
cave spider	0	3
floating eye	0	3
flaming sphere	0	8
freezing sphere	0	8
shocking sphere	0	8
garter snake	0	3
gas spore	0	3
giant bat	0	3
gnome	0	3
iguana	0	3
kitten	0	3
little dog	0	3
bat	0	2
brown mold	0	2
coyote	0	2
gecko	0	2
giant rat	0	2
green mold	0	2
human	0	2
red mold	0	2
shrieker	0	2
yellow mold	0	2
fox	0	1
grid bug	0	1
jackal	0	1
lichen	0	1
newt	0	1
sewer rat	0	1
forest centaur	-1	8
warrior	-1	7
hill giant	-2	10
soldier	-2	8
watchman	-2	8
mumak	-2	7
ghoul	-2	5
kobold mummy	-2	4
gnome zombie	-2	2
kobold	-2	1
kobold zombie	-2	1
kraken	-3	22
storm giant	-3	19
disenchanter	-3	14
frost giant	-3	13
water troll	-3	13
elf	-3	12
ice troll	-3	12
rock troll	-3	12
sergeant	-3	10
mountain centaur	-3	9
troll	-3	9
barrow wight	-3	7
ogre	-3	7
thug	-3	7
gnome mummy	-3	5
human zombie	-3	5
elf zombie	-3	4
dwarf zombie	-3	3
orc	-3	3
orc zombie	-3	3
large kobold	-3	2
goblin	-3	1
red dragon	-4	20
lieutenant	-4	12
watch captain	-4	12
giant zombie	-4	9
red naga	-4	8
ettin zombie	-4	7
dwarf mummy	-4	6
orc mummy	-4	6
Uruk-hai	-4	5
hill orc	-4	4
kobold shaman	-4	4
hobgoblin	-4	3
kobold lord	-4	3
white dragon	-5	20
sandestin	-5	15
ghost	-5	12
captain	-5	9
hell hound pup	-5	9
ogre lord	-5	9
warg	-5	8
elf mummy	-5	7
human mummy	-5	7
orc-captain	-5	7
winter wolf cub	-5	7
Woodland-elf	-5	6
Mordor orc	-5	5
orc shaman	-5	5
black dragon	-6	20
bugbear	-6	5
ettin mummy	-6	8
wraith	-6	8
Green-elf	-6	7
blue dragon	-7	20
Olog-hai	-7	16
ogre king	-7	11
water demon	-7	11
giant mummy	-7	10
Grey-elf	-7	8
hunter	-7	7
quasit	-7	7
werewolf	-7	7
black unicorn	-7	6
werewolf (human)	-7	6
lemure	-7	5
imp	-7	4
werejackal	-7	4
wererat	-7	4
homunculus	-7	3
manes	-7	3
werejackal (human)	-7	3
wererat (human)	-7	3
master mind flayer	-8	18
mind flayer	-8	14
vampire	-8	12
lich	-9	14
vampire lord	-9	14
salamander	-9	12
bone devil	-9	11
elf-lord	-9	11
vrock	-9	11
gargoyle	-9	8
gremlin	-9	8
incubus	-9	8
succubus	-9	8
Vlad the Impaler	-10	18
hezrou	-10	12
Elvenking	-10	11
nalfeshnee	-11	15
demilich	-12	18
ice devil	-12	14
marilith	-12	11
winged gargoyle	-12	11
Ashikaga Takauji	-13	19
pit fiend	-13	16
Chromatic Dragon	-14	23
Minion of Huhetotl	-14	23
Ixoth	-14	22
Thoth Amon	-14	22
balrog	-14	20
Yeenoghu	-15	31
arch-lich	-15	29
Juiblex	-15	26
Medusa	-15	25
Cyclops	-15	23
master lich	-15	21
Scorpius	-15	17
Nazgul	-17	17
Demogorgon	-20	57
Orcus	-20	36
Master of Thieves	-20	24
Nalzok	-127	23
Wizard of Yendor	-128	34

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