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Monster · SRD 5.2.1

Ghoul

Medium undead, chaotic evil

Armor Class
12
Hit Points
22 (5d8)
Speed
30 ft.
STR
13 (+1)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
10 (+0)
INT
7 (-2)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
6 (-2)
Senses
darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 10
Languages
Common
Challenge
1 (200 XP)

Actions

Multiattack. The ghoul makes two Bite attacks.

Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) Piercing damage plus 3 (1d6) Necrotic damage.

Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) Slashing damage. If the target is a creature that isn't an Undead or elf, it is subjected to the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 10. Failure: The target has the Paralyzed condition until the end of its next turn.

Medium undead, chaotic evil

Actions

Multiattack

The ghoul makes two Bite attacks.

Bite

Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) Piercing damage plus 3 (1d6) Necrotic damage.

Claw

Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) Slashing damage. If the target is a creature that isn't an Undead or elf, it is subjected to the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 10. Failure: The target has the Paralyzed condition until the end of its next turn.

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This work includes material from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 (“SRD 5.2.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC, available at https://www.dndbeyond.com/srd. The SRD 5.2.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.

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srd-5.2.1 · Version 1.0.0 · Updated Jul 9, 2026