5e Cards
Challenge 5: 5

Air Elemental

Large elemental, neutral

Armor Class
15
Hit Points
90 (12d10+24)
Speed
0 ft., fly 90 ft. (hover)
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
20 (+5)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
6 (−2)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
6 (−2)
Damage Resistances
lightning, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities
poison
Condition Immunities
exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious
Senses
darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages
Auran
Challenge
5 (1,800 XP)
Proficiency Bonus
+3

Air Form. The elemental can enter a hostile creature's space and stop there. It can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.

Actions

Multiattack. The elemental makes two slam attacks.

Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage.

Whirlwind (Recharge 4-6). Each creature in the elemental's space must make a DC 13 Strength saving throw. On a failure, a target takes 15 (3d8 + 2) bludgeoning damage and is flung up 20 feet away from the elemental in a random direction and knocked prone. If a thrown target strikes an object, such as a wall or floor, the target takes 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage for every 10 feet it was thrown. If the target is thrown at another creature, that creature must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or take the same damage and be knocked prone.

If the saving throw is successful, the target takes half the bludgeoning damage and isn't flung away or knocked prone.

How many for your party

Copies of the air elemental (1,800 XP each) against a party of four characters of the same level. Build mixed fights in the encounter builder.

Number of Air Elemental for each difficulty, party of four
Party levelEasyMediumHardDeadly
Level 4——12–20
Level 61—23–20
Level 71—23–20
Level 812—3–20
Level 9—2—3–20
Level 10—234–20

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Questions

What CR is the Air Elemental?

The Air Elemental is challenge 5, worth 1,800 XP, with a proficiency bonus of +3.

How many hit points does the Air Elemental have?

90 hit points (12d10+24), with AC 15.

How many should I use against four 4th-level characters?

Against four level 4 characters, 1 is hard by the encounter XP budget.