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Boar

Medium · Beast · CR 1/4 · Unaligned

Source. 5e 2024 Rules

11 (natural armor)

13 (2d8 + 4)

1/4

Ability Scores

Core attributes and their modifiers.

STR

DEX

CON

INT

-4

WIS

-1

CHA

-3

Overview

Category Animals

Size Medium

Type Beast

Alignment Unaligned

XP 50

Initiative Bonus +0

Movement

Walk 40 ft (12.2 m)

Swim 20 ft (6.1 m)

Climb 20 ft (6.1 m)

Crawl 20 ft (6.1 m)

Senses

Passive Perception 9

Saving Throws

Strength +1 Dexterity +0 Constitution +2 Intelligence -4 Wisdom -1 Charisma -3

Traits

Bloodied Fury

While Bloodied, the boar has Advantage on attack rolls.

Actions

Gore

Cost 1

+3 to hit, reach 5 ft (1.5 m). Hit: 1d6+1 piercing damage.

Melee Attack Roll: +3, reach 5 ft. 4 (1d6 + 1) Piercing damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature and the boar moved 20+ feet straight toward it immediately before the hit, the target takes an extra 3 (1d6) Piercing damage and has the Prone condition.

About Boar

Boar is a medium beast with a Challenge Rating of 1/4. It has a unaligned alignment.

In combat, this creature maintains an Armor Class of 11 and possesses 13 hit points (derived from 2d8 + 4).

GM Tips: Using Boar

2 tips available

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

Minion Strategy: Use as scouts or minions for larger threats
Group Tactics: Group 3-4 together to pose a moderate threat

Player Guide: Facing Boar

2 strategies available

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

Easy Target: This creature is weak - focus on other threats
Group Threat: Multiple can be dangerous - use area attacks

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: 31 XP
Hard: 46 XP
Deadly: 62 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 Boar?: Boar has a Challenge Rating of 1/4, making it appropriate for parties of level 0.25.
What type of creature is Boar?: Boar is a Medium Beast, which affects how certain spells and abilities interact with it.