Giant Ape

Huge Beast, Unaligned

AC: 12

Initiative: +5 (15)

HP: 168 (16d12 + 64)

Speed: 40 ft., climb 40 ft.

STR
23 (+6)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
18 (+4)
INT
5 (-3)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
7 (-2)

Skills: Athletics +9, Perception +4, Survival +4

Senses: Passive Perception 14

CR: 7 (XP 2,900; PB +3)

Habitat: Forest

Actions

Multiattack.

The ape makes two Fist attacks.

Fist.

Melee Attack Roll: +9, reach 10 ft. Hit: 22 (3d10 + 6) Bludgeoning damage.

Boulder Toss (Recharge 6).

The ape hurls a boulder at a point it can see within 90 feet. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 17, each creature in a 5-foot-radius Sphere centered on that point. Failure: 24 (7d6) Bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it has the Prone condition. Success: Half damage only.

Bonus Actions

Leap.

The ape jumps up to 30 feet by spending 10 feet of movement.

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Giant Ape

Source: Monster Manual (2025), p. 354 - Licenses and attribution