Hunter Shark

Large beast, unaligned

Armor Class: 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points: 45 (6d10+12)
Speed: swim 40 ft.

STR: 18 (+4)
DEX: 13 (+1)
CON: 15 (+2)
INT: 1 (−5)
WIS: 10 (+0)
CHA: 4 (−3)

Skills: Perception +2
Senses: darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages: —
Challenge: 2 (450 XP)
Proficiency Bonus: +2

Blood Frenzy. The shark has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn't have all its hit points.

Water Breathing. The shark can breathe only underwater.

Actions

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) piercing damage.

About the hunter shark

Smaller than a giant shark but larger and fiercer than a reef shark, a hunter shark haunts deep waters. It usually hunts alone, but multiple hunter sharks might feed in the same area. A fully grown hunter shark is 15 to 20 feet long.

How many for your party

Copies of the hunter shark (450 XP each) against a party of four characters of the same level. Build mixed fights in the encounter builder.

Number of Hunter Shark for each difficulty, party of four
Party level	Easy	Medium	Hard	Deadly
Level 2	—	1	—	2–20
Level 3	1	—	2	3–20
Level 4	—	2	—	3–20
Level 5	2	3	4	5–20
Level 6	2	3	4–6	7–20
Level 7	3	4	5–6	7–20

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Questions

What CR is the Hunter Shark?

The Hunter Shark is challenge 2, worth 450 XP, with a proficiency bonus of +2.

How many hit points does the Hunter Shark have?

45 hit points (6d10+12), with AC 12 from natural armor.

How many should I use against four 2nd-level characters?

Against four level 2 characters, 1 is medium by the encounter XP budget.