Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Monster Manual: What to Expect

Dungeons & Dragons fans have pre-ordered their copies of the 2024 Monster Manual to prepare for battles. Scheduled for release on February 18, 2025, Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Monster Manual can be ordered online on their official website. It is the most anticipated guide to the Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) universe.

People playing the 5th edition of D&D can discover new dragons, giants, undead, and monsters with ease using the D&D 2024 Monster Manual. The Player’s Handbook and Dungeon Master’s Guide are part of the trilogy that can be vital to gain cool skills for exploring the lore of D&D and to embark on its adventures.

You’ll be able to encounter monsters like arch-hag for the first time by referring to the guide. Familiar creatures from the D&D universe including vampires and primeval owlbears have been updated with new variations to challenge the toughest fighters in the game. In addition to creatures and variants, stat blocks have been redesigned to balance gameplay for beginners being introduced to the epic RPG.

Here’s what you can expect to find in the D&D 2024 Monster Manual.

Ancient Gold Dragon

The Ancient Gold Dragon is a large creature with yellow scales covering its entire body. As per the D&D 2024 Monster Manual, the Ancient Gold Dragon has 546 HP. It can withstand a number of attacks from players due to the durability of its scales. The Ancient Gold Dragon is amphibious and can breathe air and water to survive. It has legendary resistance levels, granting the creature plenty of resources to spend 4 or even 5 days in its lair.

Perception and persuasion are the strongest skills of the Ancient Gold Dragon. These dragons are immune to fire damage. It has several attacks that can be difficult to dodge for new D&D players. The Ancient Gold Dragon can unleash a set of 3 Rend attacks to deal slash damage on its opponents. It can also cast spells like Guiding Bolt. Card games like D&D and blackjack can take a ton of effort to master. Each win in these card games can strengthen your position as a D&D expert.

Vampire Familiar

Vampire Familiar is a neutral evil entity. People might be easily intimidated by the ghoulish appearance of a Vampire Familiar. Its stats for Strength is 17 and Dexterity is 16. The creature of the night can move and climb a distance of 30 feet in any direction to attack its enemies. Stealth kills are quite common for the Vampire Familiar since it can travel silently in the darkness to stalk its prey.

These nocturnal beings are resistant to charm. Vampire Familiar can hold up to 10 daggers to strike its opponents. It has low HP that allows players to strike first for a fast kill. Familiars are not as mighty as their masters. These humanoids are in constant touch with their vampire masters through telepathy. Vampire masters can sense objects and opponents around their Familiars. D&D players must stay vigilant while facing Vampire Familiars in dungeons due to the lingering presence of vampire masters.

Daggers are the primary weapon of Vampire Familiars. These weapons can be used as melee and range attacks that can hit opponents up to 60 feet apart. Any damage dealt to players by the Vampire Familiar using the Umbral Dagger attack can poison and paralyze characters for a limited amount of time.

Haunting Revenant

Haunting Revenant is a Gargantuan undead unit. It is a colossal house that is haunted by its previous residents. Haunting Revenant has an HP of over 200. The building made of brick and wood is immune to poison, charm, exhaustion, fright, grapple, paralyze, and petrify. The Truesight ability heightens their senses around the Haunting Revenant for up to 60 feet, decreasing the chances of taking damage from hidden opponents.

Traits like Undead Restoration let the Haunting Revenant revive itself after being knocked out. You can cast Dispel Evil or Good to prevent the revival of Haunting Revenant after it is defeated in battle. The Haunting Revenant can attack its opponents with Object Slam to deal massive damage per move.

Attacks like Invitation can swallow creatures in a D&D match. Creatures that are swallowed by the Haunting Revenant are guarded from attacks and other kinds of effects that arise from outside the house. You can also use spells such as, Plane Shift, to transport swallowed creatures away from the Haunting Revenant while striking it.

Empyrean Iota

Empyrean Iota is a celestial that can hover above the ground. It is bright pink in color with jewels embellished on its crown. It can resist piercing and slashing attacks effortlessly during battles. It is one of the only beings in the D&D universe that is well-versed with all the languages.

The swift nature of Empyrean Iota allows it to phase through other creatures and objects around it. The decreased restriction in movement can also lead to the Empyrean Iota taking a bit of Force damage with every move. Magical effects and spells deal reduced damage to the Empyrean Iota as it has high magic resistance. It can mitigate creatures using Otherwordly Strike by dealing Necrotic and Radiant damage to vanquish its enemies in D&D fights.

You can also check out the featured video on the D&D 2024 Monster Manual on their official YouTube channel to know more. The digital and physical bundle of D&D 2024 Monster Manual can be bought for less than $100 on the website. Purchasing the guide can make it much easier to find and beat your favorite monsters in 2025.