Giant BadgerCR 1/4 · Medium Beast · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Medium beast, Challenge 1/4. AC 10, 13 hit points.

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Armour Class

Hit Points

Speed

30 ft.

Challenge

1/4 · 50 XP

Alignment

Unaligned

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Stat Block

Medium Beast · Unaligned

Giant Badger

1/4

2d8 + 4 · 30 ft., burrow 10 ft.

Darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 11

Languages: —

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
13 (+1)	10 (+0)	15 (+2)	2 (-4)	12 (+1)	5 (-3)

Traits

Keen SmellThe badger has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.

Actions

MultiattackThe badger makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws.

BiteMelee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage.

ClawsMelee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (2d4 + 1) slashing damage.

How to actually run it

Tactics

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

1Multiattack: The badger makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws.

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Encounter Difficulty

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

Giant Badgers4Party size4Party level3

They will win without spending much. Good for pacing between real fights.

Difficulty

Easy

400 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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Giant Badger, Answered

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

Giant Badger is Challenge 1/4, worth 50 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 Giant Badger's stats?

AC 10, 13 hit points (2d8 + 4), speed 30 ft., burrow 10 ft.. Ability scores: STR 13, DEX 10, CON 15, INT 2, WIS 12, CHA 5.

Where does Giant Badger fit in an encounter?

As a beast of Challenge 1/4, 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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