Earth ElementalCR 5 · Large Elemental · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Large elemental, Challenge 5. AC 17, 126 hit points.

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Armour Class

Hit Points

126

Speed

30 ft.

Challenge

5 · 1,800 XP

Alignment

Neutral

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Stat Block

Large Elemental · Neutral

Earth Elemental

126

12d10 + 60 · 30 ft., burrow 30 ft. · AC from natural armor

Darkvision 60 ft., Tremorsense 60 ft., passive Perception 10

Languages: Terran

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
20 (+5)	8 (-1)	20 (+5)	5 (-3)	10 (+0)	5 (-3)

Traits

Damage VulnerabilitiesThunder

Damage ResistancesBludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons

Damage ImmunitiesPoison

Condition ImmunitiesExhaustion, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Unconscious

Earth GlideThe elemental can burrow through nonmagical, unworked earth and stone. While doing so, the elemental doesn't disturb the material it moves through.

Siege MonsterThe elemental deals double damage to objects and structures.

Actions

MultiattackThe elemental makes two slam attacks.

SlamMelee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) bludgeoning 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 elemental makes two slam attacks.

2Vulnerable to thunder damage — bring that damage type and it folds fast.

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Earth Elementals4Party size4Party level3

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

Difficulty

Deadly

14,400 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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Earth Elemental, Answered

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

Earth Elemental is Challenge 5, worth 1,800 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 Earth Elemental's stats?

AC 17 (natural armor), 126 hit points (12d10 + 60), speed 30 ft., burrow 30 ft.. Ability scores: STR 20, DEX 8, CON 20, INT 5, WIS 10, CHA 5.

What is Earth Elemental vulnerable to?

It takes double damage from thunder — the fastest way to bring it down.

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