Monsters (by speed)
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This is a list of monsters in NetHack sorted by speed, then by monster difficulty and experience value.
In general, you will be able to run away from any monster that travels at your speed or slower. For comparison purposes, here are some common speed benchmarks to help you decide whether to run or use a more strategic escape method in any given circumstance. For example, if you are unencumbered and wearing speed boots (very fast), you can outrun a leocrotta; if you are burdened and not fast or very fast, you will not be able to outrun a water demon.
| Encumbrance | Normal speed | Fast | Very fast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unencumbered | 12 | 16 | 20 |
| Burdened | 9 | 12 | 15 |
| Stressed | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Strained | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Overtaxed | 1.5 | 2 | 2.5 |
For comparison, monster speeds are listed below. A monster with intrinsic speed (gained by e.g. a wand of speed monster) or extrinsic speed (speed boots) has four thirds their normal movement rate.[1] A slowed monster (e.g. by means of a wand of slow monster) has two thirds their normal movement rate.[2]
| Name | Speed | Difficulty | Experience |
|---|---|---|---|
| air elemental | 36 | 10 | 127 |
| Vlad the Impaler | 26 | 32 | 1087 |
| mail daemon | 24 | 26 | 1 |
| queen bee | 24 | 12 | 209 |
| warhorse | 24 | 9 | 97 |
| white unicorn | 24 | 6 | 52 |
| gray unicorn | 24 | 6 | 52 |
| black unicorn | 24 | 6 | 52 |
| fire vortex | 22 | 10 | 143 |
| steam vortex | 22 | 9 | 113 |
| giant bat | 22 | 3 | 22 |
| bat | 22 | 2 | 6 |
| energy vortex | 20 | 9 | 102 |
| mountain centaur | 20 | 9 | 89 |
| ice vortex | 20 | 7 | 75 |
| vampire bat | 20 | 7 | 66 |
| horse | 20 | 7 | 61 |
| dust vortex | 20 | 6 | 55 |
| raven | 20 | 6 | 46 |
| Yeenoghu | 18 | 31 | 1055 |
| ki-rin | 18 | 21 | 534 |
| titan | 18 | 20 | 539 |
| shopkeeper | 18 | 15 | 286 |
| cobra | 18 | 10 | 91 |
| xan | 18 | 9 | 104 |
| leocrotta | 18 | 8 | 76 |
| rust monster | 18 | 8 | 71 |
| forest centaur | 18 | 8 | 64 |
| plains centaur | 18 | 6 | 49 |
| soldier ant | 18 | 6 | 37 |
| fire ant | 18 | 6 | 34 |
| killer bee | 18 | 5 | 21 |
| giant ant | 18 | 4 | 20 |
| little dog | 18 | 3 | 20 |
| kitten | 18 | 3 | 20 |
| Archon | 16 | 26 | 710 |
| guardian naga | 16 | 16 | 294 |
| housecat | 16 | 5 | 44 |
| dog | 16 | 5 | 44 |
| dingo | 16 | 5 | 44 |
| pony | 16 | 4 | 31 |
| Demogorgon | 15 | 57 | 3273 |
| Dispater | 15 | 40 | 1911 |
| high priest | 15 | 30 | 1054 |
| Croesus | 15 | 22 | 745 |
| minotaur | 15 | 17 | 504 |
| bone devil | 15 | 13 | 275 |
| winged gargoyle | 15 | 11 | 195 |
| sasquatch | 15 | 9 | 95 |
| pit viper | 15 | 9 | 94 |
| scorpion | 15 | 8 | 67 |
| large dog | 15 | 7 | 76 |
| large cat | 15 | 7 | 76 |
| black light | 15 | 7 | 73 |
| giant spider | 15 | 7 | 64 |
| yeti | 15 | 7 | 59 |
| panther | 15 | 7 | 59 |
| lynx | 15 | 7 | 59 |
| water moccasin | 15 | 7 | 48 |
| quasit | 15 | 7 | 37 |
| snake | 15 | 6 | 48 |
| jaguar | 15 | 6 | 44 |
| yellow light | 15 | 5 | 43 |
| leprechaun | 15 | 4 | 59 |
| fox | 15 | 1 | 4 |
| vampire lord | 14 | 14 | 398 |
| hell hound | 14 | 14 | 291 |
| water troll | 14 | 13 | 246 |
| golden naga | 14 | 13 | 240 |
| ogre king | 14 | 11 | 194 |
| black naga | 14 | 10 | 133 |
| giant mummy | 14 | 10 | 116 |
| shocking sphere | 13 | 8 | 91 |
| freezing sphere | 13 | 8 | 91 |
| flaming sphere | 13 | 8 | 91 |
| tengu | 13 | 7 | 76 |
| Asmodeus | 12 | 53 | 3203 |
| Pestilence | 12 | 34 | 1413 |
| Famine | 12 | 34 | 1413 |
| Death | 12 | 34 | 1413 |
| Wizard of Yendor | 12 | 34 | 1387 |
| Master Kaen | 12 | 31 | 1067 |
| Grand Master | 12 | 30 | 1052 |
| Arch Priest | 12 | 30 | 876 |
| Medusa | 12 | 25 | 635 |
| Master of Thieves | 12 | 24 | 587 |
| Cyclops | 12 | 23 | 661 |
| Neferet the Green | 12 | 23 | 592 |
| Norn | 12 | 23 | 587 |
| Lord Sato | 12 | 23 | 587 |
| King Arthur | 12 | 23 | 587 |
| Chromatic Dragon | 12 | 23 | 585 |
| Nalzok | 12 | 23 | 573 |
| Minion of Huhetotl | 12 | 23 | 573 |
| mastodon | 12 | 22 | 611 |
| Shaman Karnov | 12 | 22 | 582 |
| Pelias | 12 | 22 | 582 |
| Orion | 12 | 22 | 582 |
| Lord Carnarvon | 12 | 22 | 582 |
| Hippocrates | 12 | 22 | 582 |
| Twoflower | 12 | 22 | 581 |
| Thoth Amon | 12 | 22 | 546 |
| Ixoth | 12 | 22 | 535 |
| Master Assassin | 12 | 20 | 502 |
| Dark One | 12 | 20 | 497 |
| storm giant | 12 | 19 | 536 |
| Lord Surtur | 12 | 19 | 487 |
| Ashikaga Takauji | 12 | 19 | 487 |
| master mind flayer | 12 | 19 | 415 |
| jabberwock | 12 | 18 | 477 |
| Scorpius | 12 | 17 | 474 |
| Nazgul | 12 | 17 | 375 |
| Olog-hai | 12 | 16 | 309 |
| baluchitherium | 12 | 15 | 331 |
| sandestin | 12 | 15 | 308 |
| aligned priest | 12 | 15 | 294 |
| guard | 12 | 14 | 284 |
| disenchanter | 12 | 14 | 273 |
| prisoner | 12 | 14 | 272 |
| frost giant | 12 | 13 | 296 |
| ettin | 12 | 13 | 291 |
| titanothere | 12 | 13 | 267 |
| mind flayer | 12 | 13 | 263 |
| vampire | 12 | 12 | 327 |
| valkyrie | 12 | 12 | 221 |
| tourist | 12 | 12 | 221 |
| samurai | 12 | 12 | 221 |
| rogue | 12 | 12 | 221 |
| knight | 12 | 12 | 221 |
| barbarian | 12 | 12 | 221 |
| archeologist | 12 | 12 | 221 |
| wizard | 12 | 12 | 216 |
| ranger | 12 | 12 | 216 |
| priestess | 12 | 12 | 216 |
| priest | 12 | 12 | 216 |
| healer | 12 | 12 | 216 |
| elf | 12 | 12 | 216 |
| cavewoman | 12 | 12 | 216 |
| caveman | 12 | 12 | 216 |
| rock troll | 12 | 12 | 197 |
| salamander | 12 | 12 | 149 |
| fire giant | 12 | 11 | 254 |
| monk | 12 | 11 | 211 |
| Elvenking | 12 | 11 | 196 |
| doppelganger | 12 | 11 | 191 |
| water demon | 12 | 11 | 180 |
| vrock | 12 | 11 | 175 |
| marilith | 12 | 11 | 157 |
| elf-lord | 12 | 11 | 123 |
| barbed devil | 12 | 10 | 178 |
| erinys | 12 | 10 | 159 |
| fire elemental | 12 | 10 | 135 |
| stalker | 12 | 9 | 113 |
| shark | 12 | 9 | 105 |
| winter wolf | 12 | 9 | 102 |
| hell hound pup | 12 | 9 | 102 |
| troll | 12 | 9 | 97 |
| ogre lord | 12 | 9 | 97 |
| quantum mechanic | 12 | 9 | 92 |
| succubus | 12 | 8 | 121 |
| incubus | 12 | 8 | 121 |
| wraith | 12 | 8 | 120 |
| djinni | 12 | 8 | 97 |
| warg | 12 | 8 | 92 |
| ettin mummy | 12 | 8 | 92 |
| red naga | 12 | 8 | 82 |
| Grey-elf | 12 | 8 | 78 |
| carnivorous ape | 12 | 8 | 76 |
| tiger | 12 | 8 | 73 |
| guide | 12 | 8 | 71 |
| apprentice | 12 | 8 | 71 |
| acolyte | 12 | 8 | 71 |
| abbot | 12 | 8 | 66 |
| gremlin | 12 | 8 | 62 |
| owlbear | 12 | 7 | 94 |
| barrow wight | 12 | 7 | 90 |
| human mummy | 12 | 7 | 73 |
| elf mummy | 12 | 7 | 73 |
| warrior | 12 | 7 | 66 |
| thug | 12 | 7 | 66 |
| roshi | 12 | 7 | 66 |
| page | 12 | 7 | 66 |
| ninja | 12 | 7 | 66 |
| winter wolf cub | 12 | 7 | 64 |
| student | 12 | 7 | 61 |
| neanderthal | 12 | 7 | 61 |
| hunter | 12 | 7 | 61 |
| Green-elf | 12 | 7 | 61 |
| chieftain | 12 | 7 | 61 |
| attendant | 12 | 7 | 61 |
| werewolf | 12 | 7 | 56 |
| werewolf | 12 | 6 | 61 |
| wolf | 12 | 6 | 56 |
| piranha | 12 | 6 | 56 |
| Woodland-elf | 12 | 6 | 46 |
| Kop Kaptain | 12 | 6 | 46 |
| ape | 12 | 6 | 41 |
| wood nymph | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| water nymph | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| mountain nymph | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| imp | 12 | 4 | 34 |
| straw golem | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| paper golem | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| wererat | 12 | 4 | 17 |
| werejackal | 12 | 4 | 17 |
| rabid rat | 12 | 4 | 17 |
| monkey | 12 | 4 | 17 |
| wererat | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| werejackal | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| homunculus | 12 | 3 | 19 |
| cave spider | 12 | 3 | 8 |
| coyote | 12 | 2 | 8 |
| human | 12 | 2 | 6 |
| sewer rat | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| jackal | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| grid bug | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Angel | 10 | 19 | 469 |
| shade | 10 | 14 | 357 |
| captain | 10 | 14 | 277 |
| watch captain | 10 | 12 | 221 |
| lieutenant | 10 | 12 | 221 |
| ice troll | 10 | 12 | 206 |
| couatl | 10 | 11 | 180 |
| electric eel | 10 | 10 | 1115 |
| hill giant | 10 | 10 | 174 |
| sergeant | 10 | 10 | 118 |
| gargoyle | 10 | 8 | 79 |
| watchman | 10 | 8 | 78 |
| soldier | 10 | 8 | 78 |
| ogre | 10 | 7 | 61 |
| gnome king | 10 | 6 | 61 |
| orc mummy | 10 | 6 | 56 |
| dwarf mummy | 10 | 6 | 56 |
| gnome mummy | 10 | 5 | 41 |
| gnomish wizard | 10 | 5 | 38 |
| Kop Lieutenant | 10 | 5 | 33 |
| red naga hatchling | 10 | 4 | 28 |
| guardian naga hatchling | 10 | 4 | 28 |
| golden naga hatchling | 10 | 4 | 28 |
| black naga hatchling | 10 | 4 | 28 |
| giant rat | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Baalzebub | 9 | 45 | 2315 |
| Orcus | 9 | 36 | 1425 |
| arch-lich | 9 | 29 | 895 |
| master lich | 9 | 21 | 478 |
| yellow dragon | 9 | 20 | 525 |
| white dragon | 9 | 20 | 525 |
| silver dragon | 9 | 20 | 525 |
| red dragon | 9 | 20 | 525 |
| orange dragon | 9 | 20 | 525 |
| green dragon | 9 | 20 | 525 |
| gray dragon | 9 | 20 | 525 |
| blue dragon | 9 | 20 | 525 |
| black dragon | 9 | 20 | 525 |
| demilich | 9 | 18 | 364 |
| purple worm | 9 | 17 | 474 |
| nalfeshnee | 9 | 15 | 331 |
| baby yellow dragon | 9 | 13 | 273 |
| baby white dragon | 9 | 13 | 273 |
| baby silver dragon | 9 | 13 | 273 |
| baby red dragon | 9 | 13 | 273 |
| baby orange dragon | 9 | 13 | 273 |
| baby green dragon | 9 | 13 | 273 |
| baby gray dragon | 9 | 13 | 273 |
| baby blue dragon | 9 | 13 | 273 |
| baby black dragon | 9 | 13 | 273 |
| xorn | 9 | 11 | 127 |
| horned devil | 9 | 9 | 129 |
| giant eel | 9 | 7 | 1065 |
| crocodile | 9 | 7 | 73 |
| mumak | 9 | 7 | 67 |
| gold golem | 9 | 6 | 56 |
| rope golem | 9 | 6 | 44 |
| orc shaman | 9 | 5 | 38 |
| bugbear | 9 | 5 | 33 |
| hill orc | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| rothe | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| orc | 9 | 3 | 13 |
| hobgoblin | 9 | 3 | 13 |
| hobbit | 9 | 2 | 13 |
| skeleton | 8 | 14 | 359 |
| Aleax | 8 | 12 | 297 |
| zruty | 8 | 11 | 186 |
| flesh golem | 8 | 10 | 186 |
| giant zombie | 8 | 9 | 113 |
| ettin zombie | 8 | 7 | 73 |
| gnome lord | 8 | 4 | 33 |
| kobold mummy | 8 | 4 | 28 |
| Kop Sergeant | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| garter snake | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| clay golem | 7 | 12 | 249 |
| Uruk-hai | 7 | 5 | 33 |
| iron golem | 6 | 22 | 545 |
| glass golem | 6 | 18 | 409 |
| pit fiend | 6 | 16 | 408 |
| stone golem | 6 | 15 | 345 |
| ice devil | 6 | 14 | 335 |
| lich | 6 | 14 | 268 |
| nurse | 6 | 13 | 244 |
| hezrou | 6 | 12 | 255 |
| black pudding | 6 | 12 | 221 |
| umber hulk | 6 | 12 | 195 |
| water elemental | 6 | 10 | 127 |
| earth elemental | 6 | 10 | 127 |
| green slime | 6 | 8 | 164 |
| cockatrice | 6 | 8 | 149 |
| stone giant | 6 | 8 | 126 |
| giant | 6 | 8 | 126 |
| dwarf king | 6 | 8 | 83 |
| pyrolisk | 6 | 8 | 82 |
| gelatinous cube | 6 | 8 | 76 |
| leather golem | 6 | 7 | 73 |
| lizard | 6 | 6 | 56 |
| giant beetle | 6 | 6 | 56 |
| dwarf lord | 6 | 6 | 51 |
| human zombie | 6 | 5 | 41 |
| ghoul | 6 | 5 | 28 |
| elf zombie | 6 | 4 | 28 |
| baby crocodile | 6 | 4 | 28 |
| kobold shaman | 6 | 4 | 27 |
| dwarf | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| kobold lord | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| orc zombie | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| iguana | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| dwarf zombie | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| Keystone Kop | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| gnome | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| large kobold | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| gnome zombie | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| gecko | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| kobold | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| goblin | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| newt | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| kobold zombie | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| balrog | 5 | 20 | 563 |
| chameleon | 5 | 7 | 73 |
| orc-captain | 5 | 7 | 66 |
| Mordor orc | 5 | 5 | 33 |
| chickatrice | 4 | 7 | 136 |
| centipede | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| Geryon | 3 | 36 | 1611 |
| Juiblex | 3 | 26 | 877 |
| kraken | 3 | 22 | 1574 |
| trapper | 3 | 14 | 270 |
| ghost | 3 | 12 | 220 |
| lurker above | 3 | 12 | 214 |
| giant mimic | 3 | 11 | 186 |
| long worm | 3 | 9 | 169 |
| wumpus | 3 | 9 | 119 |
| large mimic | 3 | 9 | 113 |
| baby purple worm | 3 | 9 | 113 |
| baby long worm | 3 | 9 | 113 |
| wood golem | 3 | 8 | 92 |
| small mimic | 3 | 8 | 92 |
| ochre jelly | 3 | 8 | 88 |
| python | 3 | 8 | 82 |
| brown pudding | 3 | 6 | 56 |
| jellyfish | 3 | 5 | 34 |
| lemure | 3 | 5 | 28 |
| woodchuck | 3 | 4 | 34 |
| rock mole | 3 | 4 | 34 |
| manes | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| gas spore | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| acid blob | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| glass piercer | 1 | 9 | 105 |
| iron piercer | 1 | 6 | 62 |
| quivering blob | 1 | 6 | 59 |
| violet fungus | 1 | 5 | 34 |
| fog cloud | 1 | 4 | 37 |
| rock piercer | 1 | 4 | 28 |
| gray ooze | 1 | 4 | 28 |
| floating eye | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| shrieker | 1 | 2 | 28 |
| lichen | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Oracle | 0 | 13 | 285 |
| spotted jelly | 0 | 6 | 61 |
| blue jelly | 0 | 5 | 45 |
| red mold | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| green mold | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| brown mold | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| yellow mold | 0 | 2 | 8 |
References
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