GhastCR 2 · Medium Undead · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Medium undead, Challenge 2. AC 13, 36 hit points.

Build an encounter Forge a homebrew monster

Armour Class

Hit Points

Speed

30 ft.

Challenge

2 · 450 XP

Alignment

Chaotic Evil

The card

Stat Block

Medium Undead · Chaotic Evil

Ghast

8d8 · 30 ft.

Darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10

Languages: Common

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
16 (+3)	17 (+3)	10 (+0)	11 (+0)	10 (+0)	8 (-1)

Traits

Damage ResistancesNecrotic

Damage ImmunitiesPoison

Condition ImmunitiesPoisoned, Charmed, Exhaustion

StenchAny creature that starts its turn within 5 ft. of the ghast must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the start of its next turn. On a successful saving throw, the creature is immune to the ghast's Stench for 24 hours.

Turn DefianceThe ghast and any ghouls within 30 ft. of it have advantage on saving throws against effects that turn undead.

Actions

BiteMelee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) piercing damage.

ClawsMelee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage. If the target is a creature other than an undead, it must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

How to actually run it

Tactics

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

Pitch the fight

Encounter Difficulty

Encounter Builder

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.

Ghasts4Party size4Party level3

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

Difficulty

Deadly

3,600 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

Build this Deadly encounter

Pre-filled · you press Generate

Counsel

Ghast, Answered

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

Ghast is Challenge 2, worth 450 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 Ghast's stats?

AC 13, 36 hit points (8d8), speed 30 ft.. Ability scores: STR 16, DEX 17, CON 10, INT 11, WIS 10, CHA 8.

What is Ghast resistant to?

Ghast is immune to poison damage, and resistant to necrotic. Pick a damage type it does not shrug off.

Put It On The Table

Set your party, read the difficulty, and build the encounter around it. Your first is free.

Build an encounter

Homebrew a monster Make its token NPC Generator