This list classifies all canonical Nethack monsters according to their physical size. It also shows the weight of each creature. The game classifies the monsters in six distinct sizes: Tiny --> Small --> Medium --> Large --> Huge --> Gigantic.[1][2]
Tiny Monsters[]
They are generally smaller than 50cm (or < 2').[3]
- a
, giant ant (weight: 10)
- a
, killer bee (weight: 1)
- a
, soldier ant (weight: 20)
- a
, fire ant (weight: 30)
- a , queen bee (weight: 1)
- b , acid blob (weight: 30)
- c , chickatrice (weight: 10)
- i , homunculus (weight: 60)
- i , imp (weight: 20)
- l , leprechaun (weight: 60)
- r , sewer rat (weight: 20)
- r , giant rat (weight: 30)
- r , rabid rat (weight: 30)
- r , wererat (weight: 40)
- s , cave spider (weight: 50)
- s , centipede (weight: 50)
- x , grid bug (weight: 15)
- x , xan (weight: 300)
- B , bat (weight: 20)
- S , garter snake (weight: 50)
- : , newt (weight: 10)
- : , gecko (weight: 10)
- : , iguana (weight: 30)
- : , lizard (weight: 10)
- : , chameleon (weight: 100)
Small Monsters[]
Their size can be estimated to be between 50cm and 1m (around 2'-4').[4]
- b , quivering blob (weight: 200)
- c , cockatrice (weight: 30)
- c , pyrolisk (weight: 30)
- d , jackal (weight: 300)
- d , fox (weight: 300)
- d , coyote (weight: 300)
- d , werejackal/animal shape (weight: 300)
- d , little dog (weight: 150)
- d , wolf (weight: 500)
- d , winter wolf cub (weight: 250)
- d , hell hound pup (weight: 200)
- e , gas spore (weight: 10)
- e , floating eye (weight: 10)
- e , freezing sphere (weight: 10)
- e , flaming sphere (weight: 10)
- e , shocking sphere (weight: 10)
- f , kitten (weight: 150)
- f , housecat (weight: 200)
- f , large cat (weight: 250)
- g , gremlin (weight: 100)
- h , hobbit (weight: 500)
- i , manes (weight: 100)
- i , quasit (weight: 200)
- i , tengu (weight: 300)
- k , kobold (weight: 400)
- k , large kobold (weight: 450)
- k , kobold lord (weight: 500)
- k , kobold shaman (weight: 450)
- o , goblin (weight: 400)
- p , rock piercer (weight: 200)
- r , rock mole (weight: 30)
- r , woodchuck (weight: 30)
- s , scorpion (weight: 50)
- y , yellow light (weight: 0)
- y , black light (weight: 0)
- B , giant bat (weight: 30)
- B , raven (weight: 40)
- B , vampire bat (weight: 30)
- F , lichen (weight: 20)
- F , brown mold (weight: 50)
- F , yellow mold (weight: 50)
- F , green mold (weight: 50)
- F , red mold (weight: 50)
- F , shrieker (weight: 100)
- F , violet fungus (weight: 100)
- G , gnome (weight: 650)
- G , gnome lord (weight: 700)
- G , gnomish wizard (weight: 700)
- G , gnome king (weight: 750)
- M , kobold mummy (weight: 400)
- M , gnome mummy (weight: 650)
- S , snake (weight: 100)
- S , water moccasin (weight: 150)
- Y , monkey (weight: 100)
- Z , kobold zombie (weight: 400)
- Z , gnome zombie (weight: 650)
- Z , ghoul (weight: 400)
- ; , jellyfish (weight: 80)
- ; , piranha (weight: 60)
Medium Monsters[]
Their size can be estimated to be between 1m and 2m (around 4'-7').[5]
- d , large dog (weight: 800)
- d , dog (weight: 400)
- d , dingo (weight: 400)
- d , werewolf/animal shape (weight: 500)
- d , warg (weight: 850)
- d , hell hound (weight: 600)
- g , gargoyle (weight: 1000)
- g , winged gargoyle (weight: 1200)
- h , dwarf (monster) (weight: 900)
- h , dwarf lord (weight: 900)
- h , dwarf king (weight: 900)
- h , mind flayer (weight: 1450)
- h , master mind flayer (weight: 1450)
- i , lemure (weight: 150)
- j , blue jelly (weight: 50)
- j , spotted jelly (weight: 50)
- j , ochre jelly (weight: 50)
- m , small mimic (weight: 300)
- n , wood nymph (weight: 600)
- n , water nymph (weight: 600)
- n , mountain nymph (weight: 600)
- o , hobgoblin (weight: 1000)
- o , orc (weight: 850)
- o , hill orc (weight: 1000)
- o , Mordor orc (weight: 1200)
- o , Uruk-hai (weight: 1300)
- o , orc shaman (weight: 1000)
- o , orc-captain (weight: 1350)
- p , iron piercer (weight: 400)
- p , glass piercer (weight: 400)
- u , pony (weight: 1300)
- A , Aleax (weight: 1450)
- A , Angel (weight: 1450)
- K , Keystone Kop (weight: 1450)
- K , Kop Sergeant (weight: 1450)
- K , Kop Lieutenant (weight: 1450)
- K , Kop Kaptain (weight: 1450)
- L , lich (weight: 1200)
- L , demilich (weight: 1200)
- L , master lich (weight: 1200)
- L , arch-lich (weight: 1200)
- M , orc mummy (weight: 850)
- M , dwarf mummy (weight: 900)
- M , elf mummy (weight: 800)
- M , human mummy (weight: 1450)
- P , gray ooze (weight: 500)
- P , brown pudding (weight: 500)
- Q , quantum mechanic (weight: 1450)
- R , rust monster (weight: 1000)
- S , pit viper (weight: 100)
- S , cobra (weight: 250)
- V , vampire (weight: 1450)
- V , vampire lord (weight: 1450)
- V , Vlad the Impaler (weight: 1450)
- W , barrow wight (weight: 1200)
- W , wraith (weight: 0)
- W , Nazgul (weight: 1450)
- X , xorn (weight: 1200)
- Z , orc zombie (weight: 850)
- Z , dwarf zombie (weight: 900)
- Z , elf zombie (weight: 850)
- Z , human zombie (weight: 1450)
- Z , skeleton (weight: 300)
- @ , human (weight: 1450)
- @ /human form, wererat (weight: 1450)
- @ /human form, werejackal (weight: 1450)
- @ /human form, werewolf (weight: 1450)
- @ , elf (weight: 800)
- @ , Woodland-elf (weight: 800)
- @ , Green-elf (weight: 800)
- @ , Grey-elf (weight: 800)
- @ , elf-lord (weight: 800)
- @ , Elvenking (weight: 800)
- @ , doppelganger (weight: 1450)
- @ , nurse (weight: 1450)
- @ , shopkeeper (weight: 1450)
- @ , guard (weight: 1450)
- @ , prisoner (weight: 1450)
- @ , Oracle (weight: 1450)
- @ , aligned priest (weight: 1450)
- @ , high priest (weight: 1450)
- @ , soldier (weight: 1450)
- @ , sergeant (weight: 1450)
- @ , lieutenant (weight: 1450)
- @ , captain (weight: 1450)
- @ , watchman (weight: 1450)
- @ , watch captain (weight: 1450)
- @ , Wizard of Yendor (weight: 1450)
- @ , Croesus (weight: 1450)
- , ghost (weight: 0)
- , shade (weight: 0)
- & , water demon (weight: 1450)
- & , horned devil (weight: 1450)
- & , succubus (weight: 1450)
- & , incubus (weight: 1450)
- & , erinys (weight: 1450)
- & , barbed devil (weight: 1450)
- & , Dispater (weight: 1500)
- & , Death (weight: 1450)
- & , Pestilence (weight: 1450)
- & , Famine (weight: 1450)
- & , mail daemon (weight: 600)
- & , djinni (weight: 1500)
- & , sandestin (weight: 1500)
- : , baby crocodile (weight: 200)
- : , salamander (weight: 1500)
- @ , archeologist (weight: 1450)
- @ , barbarian (weight: 1450)
- @ , caveman (weight: 1450)
- @ , cavewoman (weight: 1450)
- @ , healer (weight: 1450)
- @ , knight (weight: 1450)
- @ , monk (weight: 1450)
- @ , priest (weight: 1450)
- @ , priestess (weight: 1450)
- @ , ranger (weight: 1450)
- @ , rogue (weight: 1450)
- @ , samurai (weight: 1450)
- @ , tourist (weight: 1450)
- @ , valkyrie (weight: 1450)
- @ , wizard (weight: 1450)
- @ , Lord Carnarvon (weight: 1450)
- @ , Pelias (weight: 1450)
- @ , Shaman Karnov (weight: 1450)
- @ , Hippocrates (weight: 1450)
- @ , King Arthur (weight: 1450)
- @ , Grand Master (weight: 1450)
- @ , Arch Priest (weight: 1450)
- @ , Orion (weight: 1450)
- @ , Master of Thieves (weight: 1450)
- @ , Lord Sato (weight: 1450)
- @ , Twoflower (weight: 1450)
- @ , Norn (weight: 1450)
- @ , Neferet the Green (weight: 1450)
- @ , Master Kaen (weight: 1450)
- s , Scorpius (weight: 750)
- @ , Master Assassin (weight: 1450)
- @ , Ashikaga Takauji (weight: 1450)
- @ , Dark One (weight: 1450)
- @ , student (weight: 1450)
- @ , chieftain (weight: 1450)
- @ , neanderthal (weight: 1450)
- @ , attendant (weight: 1450)
- @ , page (weight: 1450)
- @ , abbot (weight: 1450)
- @ , acolyte (weight: 1450)
- @ , hunter (weight: 1450)
- @ , thug (weight: 1450)
- @ , ninja (weight: 1450)
- @ , roshi (weight: 1450)
- @ , guide (weight: 1450)
- @ , warrior (weight: 1450)
- @ , apprentice (weight: 1450)
Large Monsters[]
Their size is estimated to be between 2m-4m (7'-12').[6]
- a , giant beetle (weight: 10)
- b , gelatinous cube (weight: 600)
- d , winter wolf (weight: 700)
- f , jaguar (weight: 600)
- f , lynx (weight: 600)
- f , panther (weight: 600)
- f , tiger (weight: 600)
- h , bugbear (weight: 1250)
- m , large mimic (weight: 600)
- m , giant mimic (weight: 800)
- q , rothe (weight: 400)
- q , mumak (weight: 2500)
- q , leocrotta (weight: 1200)
- q , wumpus (weight: 2500)
- q , titanothere (weight: 2650)
- q , baluchitherium (weight: 3800)
- q , mastodon (weight: 3800)
- s , giant spider (weight: 100)
- u , white unicorn (weight: 1300)
- u , gray unicorn (weight: 1300)
- u , black unicorn (weight: 1300)
- u , horse (weight: 1500)
- u , warhorse (weight: 1800)
- w , baby long worm (weight: 600)
- w , baby purple worm (weight: 600)
- z , zruty (weight: 1200)
- A , couatl (weight: 900)
- A , ki-rin (weight: 1450)
- A , Archon (weight: 1450)
- C , plains centaur (weight: 2500)
- C , forest centaur (weight: 2550)
- C , mountain centaur (weight: 2550)
- E , stalker (weight: 900)
- H , minotaur (weight: 1500)
- J , jabberwock (weight: 1300)
- N , red naga hatchling (weight: 500)
- N , black naga hatchling (weight: 500)
- N , golden naga hatchling (weight: 500)
- N , guardian naga hatchling (weight: 500)
- O , ogre (weight: 1600)
- O , ogre lord (weight: 1700)
- O , ogre king (weight: 1700)
- P , black pudding (weight: 900)
- P , green slime (weight: 400)
- R , disenchanter (weight: 750)
- S , python (weight: 250)
- T , troll (weight: 800)
- T , ice troll (weight: 1000)
- T , rock troll (weight: 1200)
- T , water troll (weight: 1200)
- T , Olog-hai (weight: 1500)
- U , umber hulk (weight: 1200)
- Y , ape (weight: 1100)
- Y , owlbear (weight: 1700)
- Y , yeti (weight: 1600)
- Y , carnivorous ape (weight: 1250)
- Y , sasquatch (weight: 1550)
- ' , straw golem (weight: 400)
- ' , paper golem (weight: 400)
- ' , rope golem (weight: 450)
- ' , gold golem (weight: 450)
- ' , leather golem (weight: 800)
- ' , wood golem (weight: 900)
- ' , flesh golem (weight: 1400)
- ' , clay golem (weight: 1550)
- ' , stone golem (weight: 1900)
- ' , glass golem (weight: 1800)
- ' , iron golem (weight: 2000)
- @ , Medusa (weight: 1450)
- & , marilith (weight: 1450)
- & , vrock (weight: 1450)
- & , hezrou (weight: 1450)
- & , bone devil (weight: 1450)
- & , ice devil (weight: 1450)
- & , nalfeshnee (weight: 1450)
- & , pit fiend (weight: 1450)
- & , balrog (weight: 1450)
- & , Juiblex (weight: 1500)
- & , Yeenoghu (weight: 900)
- & , Baalzebub (weight: 1500)
- ; , shark (weight: 500)
- : , crocodile (weight: 400)
- & , Minion of Huhetotl (weight: 1450)
- @ , Thoth Amon (weight: 1450)
- & , Nalzok (weight: 1450)
- H , Lord Surtur (weight: 2250)
Huge Monsters[]
Their size is estimated to be between 4m-8m (aprox. 12'-25').[7]
- t , lurker above (weight: 800)
- t , trapper (weight: 800)
- v , fog cloud (weight: 0)
- v , dust vortex (weight: 0)
- v , ice vortex (weight: 0)
- v , energy vortex (weight: 0)
- v , steam vortex (weight: 0)
- v , fire vortex (weight: 0)
- D , baby gray dragon (weight: 1500)
- D , baby silver dragon (weight: 1500)
- D , baby red dragon (weight: 1500)
- D , baby white dragon (weight: 1500)
- D , baby orange dragon (weight: 1500
- D , baby black dragon (weight: 1500)
- D , baby blue dragon (weight: 1500)
- D , baby green dragon (weight: 1500)
- D , baby yellow dragon (weight: 1500)
- E , air elemental (weight: 0)
- E , fire elemental (weight: 0)
- E , earth elemental (weight: 2500)
- E , water elemental (weight: 2500)
- H , giant (weight: 2250)
- H , stone giant (weight: 2250)
- H , hill giant (weight: 2250)
- H , fire giant (weight: 2250)
- H , frost giant (weight: 2250)
- H , storm giant (weight: 2250)
- H , ettin (weight: 1700)
- H , titan (weight: 2300)
- M , ettin mummy (weight: 1700)
- M , giant mummy (weight: 2050)
- N , red naga (weight: 2600)
- N , black naga (weight: 2600)
- N , golden naga (weight: 2600)
- N , guardian naga (weight: 2600)
- Z , ettin zombie (weight: 1700)
- Z , giant zombie (weight: 2050)
- & , Orcus (weight: 1500)
- & , Geryon (weight: 1500)
- & , Asmodeus (weight: 1500)
- & , Demogorgon (weight: 1500)
- ; , giant eel (weight: 200)
- ; , electric eel (weight: 200)
- ; , kraken (weight: 1800)
- H , Cyclops (weight: 1900)
Gigantic Monsters[]
Larger than 8m / ~25'.
- w , long worm (weight: 1500)
- w , purple worm (weight: 2700)
- D , gray dragon (weight: 4500)
- D , silver dragon (weight: 4500)
- D , red dragon (weight: 4500)
- D , white dragon (weight: 4500)
- D , orange dragon (weight: 4500)
- D , black dragon (weight: 4500)
- D , blue dragon (weight: 4500)
- D , green dragon (weight: 4500)
- D , yellow dragon (weight: 4500)
- D , Chromatic Dragon (weight: 4500)
- D , Ixoth (weight: 4500)
References[]
- ↑ http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/mon2-343.html
- ↑ http://www.juiblex.co.uk/nethack/VernonSpoilers/MonsterManual/contents.html
- ↑ http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/mon2-343.html
- ↑ http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/mon2-343.html
- ↑ http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/mon2-343.html
- ↑ http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/mon2-343.html
- ↑ http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/mon2-343.html