Monster Manual (2024)

Monster Manual (2024) Cover

Release Date: Feb 18, 2025 Local Game Store Early Access (U.S. and Canada only): February 4, 2025

This revised and expanded Monster Manual® contains a horde of creatures for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons®. Encounter a monstrous menagerie of familiar favorites like dragons, giants, and mind flayers, plus a host of new monsters like the arch-hag, the blob of annihilation, and the vampire nightbringer.

Populate your worlds and adventures with the hundreds of monsters provided, and let their stories, illustrations, and easy-to-use stat blocks fuel your D&D® adventures for years to come.

Contents

• The biggest D&D monster manual ever, with over 500 total and over 75 brand-new monsters to choose from.
• 9 terrifying new predators for higher-level play, like the arch-hag and blob of annihilation.
• New variations on beloved creatures like the primeval owlbear and vampire familiar.
• 40+ versatile humanoid stat blocks that give Dungeon Masters greater flexibility when populating their worlds with NPCs
• All creature stat blocks have been redesigned and rebalanced for ease of use and maximum fun.
• Breathtaking new artwork for almost every monster, including stunning redesigns of the chromatic and metallic dragons.
• Intuitive organization makes finding your favorite monster easier than ever before.

Credits

Lead Designers: Jeremy Crawford, F. Wesley Schneider

Designers: Makenzie De Armas, Christopher Perkins, Ben Petrisor

Rules Developers: Jeremy Crawford (lead), Christopher Perkins

Editors: Judy Bauer (lead), Janica Carter, Michele Carter, Adrian Ng

Playtest Analysts: Ben Petrisor (lead), Makenzie De Armas, Ron Lundeen

Art Directors: Fury Galluzzi (lead), Bree Heiss, Josh Herman, Kate Irwin, Emi Tanji

Graphic Designers: Trystan Falcone (lead), Matt Cole, Trish Yochum

Cover Illustrators: Tyler Jacobson, Olena Richards

Interior Illustrators: Hazem Ameen, Joy Ang, Carlo Arellano, Daren Bader, Cristi Balanescu, Helge C. Balzer, Luca Bancone, Mark Behm, Eric Belisle, Steven Belledin, Olivier Bernard, Alex Brock, Michael Broussard, Kai Carpenter, Domenico Cava, Sidharth Chaturvedi, Yongjae Choi, Chris Cold, Daarken, Kent Davis, Nikki Dawes, Axel Defois, Julie Dillon, Simon Dominic, Jesper Ejsing, Aurore Folny, Fury Galluzzi, John Patrick Gañas, Caroline Gariba, Justin Gerard, Michele Giorgi, IIse Gort, Lars Grant-West, John Grello, Johan Grenier, Nils Hamm, Patrik Hell, Suzanne Helmigh, Rowan Holloway, Alexandre Honoré, Bjorn Hurri, Izzy, Dario Jelusic, Mathias Kollros, Yigit Koroglu, Vance Kovacs, Jonathan Kuo, Andrey Kuzinskiy, Katerina Ladon, Titus Lunter, Richard Luong, Valera Lutfullina, Warren Mahy, Slawomir Maniak, Antonio José Manzanedo, Andrew Mar, Lorenzo Mastroianni, Viko Menezes, Robson Michel, Aaron Miller, Maxime Minard, Caio Monteiro, Riccardo Moscatello, Martin Mottet, Jodie Muir, Sean Murray, Hinchel Or, David Auden Nash, Néstor Ossandón Leal, Alexander Ostrowski, Alejandro Pacheco, Vicki Pangestu, Anna Pavleeva, Borja Pindado, Pindurski, Andrea Piparo, Anna Podedworna, Polar Engine, April Prime, Arash Radkia, Chris Rahn, Jason Rainville, Joshua Raphael, Adam Rex, Aaron J. Riley, Cyprien Rousson, Bram Sels, Cynthia Sheppard, Bryan Sola, Annie Stegg, Matt Stewart, Alex Stone, Crystal Sully, Taras Susak, John Tedrick, Viktor Titov, Brian Valenzuela, Brian Valeza, Svetlin Velinov, Kev Walker, Ben Wootten, Zuzanna Wuzyk, Mark Zug

Concept Art Director: Josh Herman

Concept Artists: Carlo Arellano, Andrew Baker, Michael Broussard, John Grello, Jax Jacson, Alex Konstad, Katerina Ladon, Simon Lee, Antonio José Manzanedo, Matt Millard, Aaron Miller, Sean Murray, Stephen Oakley, Alexander Ostrowski, Anna Podedworna, Noor Rahman, Jason Rainville, Chase Stone, Crystal Sully, Justin Sweet, John Tedrick, Campbell White, Bryan Wynia

Consultants: Basheer Gouse, Pam Punzalan, Jonathan Tomhave

Additional Consultation: Jay Jani, Ray Winninger

Producers: Dan Tovar (lead), Bill Benham, Siera Bruggeman, Robert Hawkey

Print Operations Engineers: Basil Hale, Scott West

Imaging Technicians: Daniel Corona, Meagan Kenreck, Paolo Vacala, Kevin Yee

Prepress Specialist: Jefferson Dunlap

Based on the Monster Manual (2014) by Christopher Perkins (lead), Jeremy Crawford, Peter Lee, Mike Mearls, Robert J. Schwalb, Matt Sernett, Chris Sims, Rodney Thompson, Steve Townshend, James Wyatt

Building on the original game created by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson and then developed by many others over the past 50 years.

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