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Monster · SRD 5.2.1

Hippopotamus

Large beast, unaligned

Armor Class
14
Hit Points
82 (11d10)
Speed
swim 30 ft., 30 ft.
STR
21 (+5)
DEX
7 (-2)
CON
15 (+2)
INT
2 (-4)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
4 (-3)
Senses
passive perception 13
Challenge
4 (1,100 XP)

Traits

Hold Breath. The hippopotamus can hold its breath for 10 minutes.

Actions

Multiattack. The hippopotamus makes two Bite attacks.

Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 5 ft. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) Piercing damage.

Large beast, unaligned

Special Abilities

Hold Breath

The hippopotamus can hold its breath for 10 minutes.

Actions

Multiattack

The hippopotamus makes two Bite attacks.

Bite

Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 5 ft. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) Piercing damage.

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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