StirgeCR 1/8 · Tiny Beast · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Tiny beast, Challenge 1/8. AC 14, 2 hit points.

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Armour Class

Hit Points

Speed

10 ft.

Challenge

1/8 · 25 XP

Alignment

Unaligned

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Stat Block

Tiny Beast · Unaligned

Stirge

1/8

1d4 · 10 ft., fly 40 ft. · AC from natural armor

Darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9

Languages: —

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
4 (-3)	16 (+3)	11 (+0)	2 (-4)	8 (-1)	6 (-2)

Actions

Blood DrainMelee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage, and the stirge attaches to the target. While attached, the stirge doesn't attack. Instead, at the start of each of the stirge's turns, the target loses 5 (1d4 + 3) hit points due to blood loss. The stirge can detach itself by spending 5 feet of its movement. It does so after it drains 10 hit points of blood from the target or the target dies. A creature, including the target, can use its action to detach the stirge.

How to actually run it

Tactics

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1With a 40 ft. flying speed it can stay out of melee reach; a party with no ranged answer will chase it all fight.

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Stirges4Party 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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Stirge, Answered

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

Stirge 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 Stirge's stats?

AC 14 (natural armor), 2 hit points (1d4), speed 10 ft., fly 40 ft.. Ability scores: STR 4, DEX 16, CON 11, INT 2, WIS 8, CHA 6.

Can Stirge fly?

Yes — it has a flying speed of 40 ft.. A melee-only party will struggle to pin it down.

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