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Dire WolfCR 1 · Large Beast · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Large beast, Challenge 1. AC 14, 37 hit points.

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Armour Class
14
Hit Points
37
Speed
50 ft.
Challenge
1 · 200 XP
Alignment
Unaligned

The card

Stat Block

Large Beast · Unaligned

Dire Wolf

AC
14
HP
37
CR
1

5d10 + 10 · 50 ft. · AC from natural armor

passive Perception 13

Languages: —

STRDEXCONINTWISCHA
17 (+3)15 (+2)15 (+2)3 (-4)12 (+1)7 (-2)

Traits

Keen Hearing and SmellThe wolf has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.
Pack TacticsThe wolf has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the wolf's allies is within 5 ft. of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated.

Actions

BiteMelee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.

How to actually run it

Tactics

The stat block tells you what it can do. This tells you what to do with it.

1Pack Tactics — it rolls with advantage whenever an ally is within 5 feet of the target, so it always fights in numbers.

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Encounter Difficulty

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How bad is this fight?

Real DMG maths — XP thresholds by level, and the group multiplier that makes crowds so much worse than the raw total suggests.

Could kill someone — and at high enough numbers, the whole party.

Difficulty

Deadly

1,600 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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Dire Wolf, Answered

What is Dire Wolf's challenge rating in D&D 5e?

Dire Wolf is Challenge 1, worth 200 XP. Encounter maths multiplies XP by the number of monsters, so a group is deadlier than the raw total — use the calculator on this page.

What are Dire Wolf's stats?

AC 14 (natural armor), 37 hit points (5d10 + 10), speed 50 ft.. Ability scores: STR 17, DEX 15, CON 15, INT 3, WIS 12, CHA 7.

Where does Dire Wolf fit in an encounter?

As a beast of Challenge 1, it suits a party whose level is in the same range. Adjust party size and level in the builder above to see the difficulty shift live.

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