# Monsters (by size)
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 &lt; Small &lt; Medium &lt; Large &lt; Huge &lt; Gigantic.
Damage vs. small applies to "tiny", "small", and "medium". Damage vs. large applies to "large", "huge", and "gigantic".[1][2]

Contents

1 Tiny monsters
2 Small monsters
3 Medium monsters
4 Large monsters
5 Huge monsters
6 Gigantic monsters
7 References

Tiny monsters
Tiny monsters are estimated to be smaller than 50cm (approx. &lt; 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
Small monsters are estimated to be between 50cm and 1m (approx. 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
Medium monsters are estimated to be between 1 and 2 meters (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)
&nbsp; , ghost (weight: 1450)
&nbsp; , shade (weight: 1450)
&amp; , water demon (weight: 1450)
&amp; , horned devil (weight: 1450)
&amp; , succubus (weight: 1450)
&amp; , incubus (weight: 1450)
&amp; , erinys (weight: 1450)
&amp; , barbed devil (weight: 1450)
&amp; , Dispater (weight: 1500)
&amp; , Death (weight: 1450)
&amp; , Pestilence (weight: 1450)
&amp; , Famine (weight: 1450)
&amp; , mail daemon (weight: 600)
&amp; , djinni (weight: 1500)
&amp; , 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
Large monsters are estimated to be between 2 and 4 meters (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)
&amp; , marilith (weight: 1450)
&amp; , vrock (weight: 1450)
&amp; , hezrou (weight: 1450)
&amp; , bone devil (weight: 1450)
&amp; , ice devil (weight: 1450)
&amp; , nalfeshnee (weight: 1450)
&amp; , pit fiend (weight: 1450)
&amp; , balrog (weight: 1450)
&amp; , Juiblex (weight: 1500)
&amp; , Yeenoghu (weight: 900)
&amp; , Baalzebub (weight: 1500)
; , shark (weight: 500)
: , crocodile (weight: 400)
&amp; , Minion of Huhetotl (weight: 1450)
@ , Thoth Amon (weight: 1450)
&amp; , Nalzok (weight: 1450)
Huge monsters
Huge monsters are estimated to be between 4 and 8 meters (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)
&amp; , Orcus (weight: 1500)
&amp; , Geryon (weight: 1500)
&amp; , Asmodeus (weight: 1500)
&amp; , Demogorgon (weight: 1500)
; , giant eel (weight: 200)
; , electric eel (weight: 200)
; , kraken (weight: 1800)
H , Cyclops (weight: 1900)
H , Lord Surtur (weight: 2250)
Gigantic monsters
Gigantic monsters are estimated to be larger than 8 meters (approx. 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

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