Giant Rat (Diseased)CR 1/8 · Small Beast · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Small beast, Challenge 1/8. AC 12, 7 hit points.

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Armour Class

Hit Points

Speed

30 ft.

Challenge

1/8 · 25 XP

Alignment

Unaligned

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Stat Block

Small Beast · Unaligned

Giant Rat (Diseased)

1/8

2d6 · 30 ft.

Darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10

Languages: —

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
7 (-2)	15 (+2)	11 (+0)	2 (-4)	10 (+0)	4 (-3)

Traits

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

Pack TacticsThe rat has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the rat's allies is within 5 ft. of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated.

Actions

BiteMelee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or contract a disease. Until the disease is cured, the target can't regain hit points except by magical means, and the target's hit point maximum decreases by 3 (1d6) every 24 hours. If the target's hit point maximum drops to 0 as a result of this disease, the target dies.

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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Giant Rat (Diseased)s4Party size4Party level3

Barely a speed bump — use it to burn resources, not time.

Difficulty

Trivial

200 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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Giant Rat (Diseased), Answered

What is Giant Rat (Diseased)'s challenge rating in D&D 5e?

Giant Rat (Diseased) is Challenge 1/8, worth 25 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 Rat (Diseased)'s stats?

AC 12, 7 hit points (2d6), speed 30 ft.. Ability scores: STR 7, DEX 15, CON 11, INT 2, WIS 10, CHA 4.

Where does Giant Rat (Diseased) fit in an encounter?

As a beast of Challenge 1/8, 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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