Zombies and skeletons are basically just slower or harder to destroy humans, and ghouls are just as boring. The best low level undead monsters in D&D are definitely wraiths. Like a werewolf and a silver bullet, but more green and moist. The D&D troll has proven very iconic over the years, mostly because the first time you encounter one in D&D you don’t know that you have to kill it with fire or it’ll just get back up again.
For other DMs, the rust monster was a punishment for greedy players who felt entitled to any magic item they want. The idea would be that instead of throwing the fighter at the problem, you would have to find another way through an area. You’ll probably recognize the most famous Drider pictured above as Lolth: Demon Queen of Spiders who is worshiped by the Drow.įor some, the rust monster was intended to be an obstacle that you couldn’t use force to solve. The manscorpion gets a consolation prize.
There was nothing more to say, it was just awesome. When I was 13 this was the coolest thing I’d ever seen painted. The 90’s animated show Reboot would give them a nod with the binome creatures. They are crazy smart, very organized, and super goofy looking. Living on the abstract dimension of Mechanus, deep in the Outer Planes, the Modrons are people that resemble geometric shapes. They are one of the rare, more unique D&D monsters that sees a lot of use outside of D&D products. Primarily used to caution players or to punish greedy ones, Mimics are creatures that shape themselves into treasure chests and wait for adventurers to stick their hands inside. They were instantly a joke and have probably been the basis of many references in other media such as the Flying Spaghetti Monster and Hanar from Mass Effect. The most famous vampire is Count Strahd von Zarovich who was first featured in the gothic horror setting of Ravenloft.įlumphs made their first appearance in the 1981 Fiend Folio and were notable for being the only good creature featured in that monster handbook.
Vampires have been iconic in a variety of horror and media and their influence and snazzy outfits and love of dark, dank castles made them perfect villains for Dungeons & Dragons. We polled Twitter, Facebook, our past D&D groups and came up with a list we’re pretty comfortable calling the Top 20 Favorite Iconic D&D Monsters! Even more iconic than the powers, spells, races and characters are the monsters you get to fight. The best thing about D&D is the monsters. By Across the Board Games Staff 0 Top 20 Favorite Iconic Dungeons & Dragons Monsters
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