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Giant Wasp

Medium · Beast · CR 1/2 · Chaotic Evil

Source. Monstrous Menagerie

18 (4d8)

1/2

Ability Scores

Core attributes and their modifiers.

STR

DEX

CON

INT

-5

WIS

CHA

-3

Overview

Category Monsters

Size Medium

Type Beast

Alignment Chaotic Evil

XP 100

Initiative Bonus +2

Movement

Walk 10 ft (3 m)

Fly 50 ft (15.2 m)

Swim 5 ft (1.5 m)

Climb 5 ft (1.5 m)

Crawl 5 ft (1.5 m)

Senses

Passive Perception 10

Actions

Sting

+4 to hit, reach 5 ft (1.5 m). Hit: 1d6+2 poison damage.

Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6+2) piercing damage and the target makes a DC 11 Constitution saving throw taking 7 (2d6) poison damage on a failure or half damage on a success. If the poison damage reduces the target to 0 hit points the target is made stable but poisoned for 1 hour even if it regains hit points and it is paralyzed while poisoned in this way.

About Giant Wasp

Giant Wasp is a medium beast with a Challenge Rating of 1/2. It has a chaotic evil alignment.

In combat, this creature maintains an Armor Class of 12 and possesses 18 hit points (derived from 4d8).

GM Tips: Using Giant Wasp

1 tips available

When using Giant Wasp in your D&D 5e campaign, consider these tactical approaches:

Flight Control Strategy: Target flying creatures with spells like 'Hold Person', 'Web', or 'Grease' to ground them. Without flight restriction, they can escape melee range easily. Consider area denial spells below their flight altitude to force them into disadvantageous positions.

Player Guide: Facing Giant Wasp

1 strategies available

When your party encounters this creature, keep these strategies in mind:

Counter Flight Advantage: This creature can fly! Use ranged attacks, reach weapons, or spells like 'Thunderwave' to push it away. Consider 'Gust of Wind' or 'Earthbind' to ground it. Melee characters need fly speed or flight magic to engage.

Encounter Building Calculator

Standard Party Encounter (4-5 characters):

This creature is a medium encounter for a party of 4 characters of level 1.

Solo Encounter:

A single character of level 2 (up to level 20) can face this creature in a medium to hard encounter.

Experience Point Thresholds:

Medium: 75 XP
Hard: 112 XP
Deadly: 150 XP

Based on D&D 5e Dungeon Master's Guide encounter building guidelines. CR roughly equals party level for medium encounters.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the challenge rating of Giant Wasp?: Giant Wasp has a Challenge Rating of 1/2, making it appropriate for parties of level 0.5.
What type of creature is Giant Wasp?: Giant Wasp is a Medium Beast, which affects how certain spells and abilities interact with it.