TarrasqueCR 30 · Gargantuan Monstrosity · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Gargantuan monstrosity, Challenge 30. AC 25, 676 hit points.

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Armour Class

Hit Points

676

Speed

40 ft.

Challenge

30 · 155,000 XP

Alignment

Unaligned

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Stat Block

Gargantuan Monstrosity · Unaligned

Tarrasque

676

33d20 + 330 · 40 ft. · AC from natural armor

Blindsight 120 ft., passive Perception 10

Languages: —

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
30 (+10)	11 (+0)	30 (+10)	3 (-4)	11 (+0)	11 (+0)

Traits

Damage ImmunitiesFire, poison, bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons

Condition ImmunitiesCharmed, Frightened, Paralyzed, Poisoned

Legendary ResistanceIf the tarrasque fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.

Magic ResistanceThe tarrasque has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Reflective CarapaceAny time the tarrasque is targeted by a magic missile spell, a line spell, or a spell that requires a ranged attack roll, roll a d6. On a 1 to 5, the tarrasque is unaffected. On a 6, the tarrasque is unaffected, and the effect is reflected back at the caster as though it originated from the tarrasque, turning the caster into the target.

Siege MonsterThe tarrasque deals double damage to objects and structures.

Actions

MultiattackThe tarrasque can use its Frightful Presence. It then makes five attacks: one with its bite, two with its claws, one with its horns, and one with its tail. It can use its Swallow instead of its bite.

BiteMelee Weapon Attack: +19 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 36 (4d12 + 10) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it is grappled (escape DC 20). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the tarrasque can't bite another target.

ClawMelee Weapon Attack: +19 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 28 (4d8 + 10) slashing damage.

HornsMelee Weapon Attack: +19 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 32 (4d10 + 10) piercing damage.

TailMelee Weapon Attack: +19 to hit, reach 20 ft., one target. Hit: 24 (4d6 + 10) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 20 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.

Frightful PresenceEach creature of the tarrasque's choice within 120 feet of it and aware of it must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, with disadvantage if the tarrasque is within line of sight, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to the tarrasque's Frightful Presence for the next 24 hours.

SwallowThe tarrasque makes one bite attack against a Large or smaller creature it is grappling. If the attack hits, the target takes the bite's damage, the target is swallowed, and the grapple ends. While swallowed, the creature is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the tarrasque, and it takes 56 (16d6) acid damage at the start of each of the tarrasque's turns. If the tarrasque takes 60 damage or more on a single turn from a creature inside it, the tarrasque must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution saving throw at the end of that turn or regurgitate all swallowed creatures, which fall prone in a space within 10 feet of the tarrasque. If the tarrasque dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse by using 30 feet of movement, exiting prone.

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Tactics

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1Multiattack: The tarrasque can use its Frightful Presence. It then makes five attacks: one with its bite, two with its claws, one with its horns, and one with its tail. It can use its Swallow instead of its bite.

2Legendary Resistance means it can auto-pass failed saves a few times a day. Expect your first control spells to be shrugged off — plan around it.

3It is a legendary creature with 3 legendary actions between turns; fight it in its lair and it is far more dangerous than the stat block alone.

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Tarrasques4Party size4Party level3

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

Difficulty

Deadly

1,240,000 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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

Tarrasque is Challenge 30, worth 155,000 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 Tarrasque's stats?

AC 25 (natural armor), 676 hit points (33d20 + 330), speed 40 ft.. Ability scores: STR 30, DEX 11, CON 30, INT 3, WIS 11, CHA 11.

What is Tarrasque resistant to?

Tarrasque is immune to fire, poison and bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons damage. Pick a damage type it does not shrug off.

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