Storm GiantCR 13 · Huge Giant · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Huge giant, Challenge 13. AC 16, 230 hit points.

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Armour Class

Hit Points

230

Speed

50 ft.

Challenge

13 · 10,000 XP

Alignment

Chaotic Good

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Stat Block

Huge Giant · Chaotic Good

Storm Giant

230

20d12 + 100 · 50 ft., swim 50 ft. · AC from scale mail

passive Perception 19

Languages: Common, Giant

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
29 (+9)	14 (+2)	20 (+5)	16 (+3)	18 (+4)	18 (+4)

Traits

Damage ResistancesCold

Damage ImmunitiesLightning, thunder

AmphibiousThe giant can breathe air and water.

Innate SpellcastingThe giant's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 17). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: detect magic, feather fall, levitate, light 3/day each: control weather, water breathing

Actions

MultiattackThe giant makes two greatsword attacks.

GreatswordMelee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 30 (6d6 + 9) slashing damage.

RockRanged Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, range 60/240 ft., one target. Hit: 35 (4d12 + 9) bludgeoning damage.

Lightning StrikeThe giant hurls a magical lightning bolt at a point it can see within 500 feet of it. Each creature within 10 feet of that point must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw, taking 54 (12d8) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

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 giant makes two greatsword attacks.

2It casts spells — read its spell list before the fight and hold a Counterspell or a way to break concentration.

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Storm Giants4Party size4Party level3

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

Difficulty

Deadly

80,000 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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Storm Giant, Answered

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

Storm Giant is Challenge 13, worth 10,000 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 Storm Giant's stats?

AC 16 (scale mail), 230 hit points (20d12 + 100), speed 50 ft., swim 50 ft.. Ability scores: STR 29, DEX 14, CON 20, INT 16, WIS 18, CHA 18.

What is Storm Giant resistant to?

Storm Giant is immune to lightning and thunder damage, and resistant to cold. Pick a damage type it does not shrug off.

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