Dungeons & Dragons' new Monster Manual will contain a surprising number of brand-new monsters. As part of D&D's 50th anniversary celebration, Wizards of the Coast is releasing new versions of the game's core rulebooks. Each of these rulebooks has received major overhauls, with revised rules for the game's current Fifth Edition ruleset, new artwork, and new layouts that are much more reader-friendly. So far, the Player's Handbook and the Dungeon Master's Guide have been released with the third and final rulebook, the Monster Manual, due out in February 2025.
In a recent post on D&D Beyond, Wizards of the Coast revealed that the Monster Manual would contain over 85 brand-new monsters. While Wizards had previously revealed that the rulebook would contain over 500 monsters (a significant upgrade over the 2014 Monster Manual, which contained approximately 300 monsters), this is the first confirmation of how many would be entirely brand new. The book will also contain over 300 new illustrations, showcasing the many kinds of monsters found in the game.
While details about the Monster Manual are still relatively scarce, Wizards has noted that the book will contain more high and low Challenge Rating (CR) monsters to help...
