Giant Crocodile

Huge beast, unaligned

Armor Class: 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points: 85 (9d12 + 27)
Speed: 30 ft., swim 50 ft.

STR: 21 (+5)
DEX: 9 (−1)
CON: 17 (+3)
INT: 2 (−4)
WIS: 10 (+0)
CHA: 7 (−2)

Skills: Stealth +5
Senses: passive Perception 10
Languages: —
Challenge: 5 (1,800 XP)

Hold Breath. The crocodile can hold its breath for 30 minutes.

Actions

Multiattack. The crocodile makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its tail.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d10 + 5) piercing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 16). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the crocodile can't bite another target.

Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target not grappled by the crocodile. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 16 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.

Running this fight? Add the giant crocodile to the initiative tracker: type its name and the AC, hit points and initiative bonus fill in, and the book button shows this stat block mid-fight.