Wild Shape form · 2024 and 2014 rules
Giant Toad
Giant Toad is a CR 1 Large Beast that can swim 30 ft. In the 2024 rules, a Circle of the Moon druid can take it from level 3, and any other druid from level 8. In the 2014 rules, a Circle of the Moon druid can take it from level 4, and any other druid from level 8.
2024 rules · 5.5e
In the 2024 rules, a Circle of the Moon druid can take it from level 3, and any other druid from level 8.
- Armor Class
- 16 (13 + WIS)Circle Forms beats the beast’s 11
- Hit Points
- Your own + 9 temporary3 × level when you transform
- Attacks
- Bite +4, 1d6+2The beast’s own bonuses, as printed
With Wisdom 16, at the first level a Moon druid can use it with Circle Forms.
- Armor Class
- 11The beast’s own armor
- Hit Points
- Your own + 8 temporaryYour level when you transform
- Attacks
- Bite +4, 1d6+2The beast’s own bonuses, as printed
Temporary hit points grow with your level; everything else stays the same.
Giant Toad
Large Beast · CR 1
- Swim
- Grappler
- Poison
- Knocks Prone
- Restrain
- Darkvision
Armor Class11
Hit Points39 (6d10+6) A druid never takes this pool in the 2024 rules: Wild Shape gives temporary hit points instead.
Speed30 ft, Swim 30 ft
- STR15+2
- DEX13+1
- CON13+1
You keep your own Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma, and your skill and saving throw proficiencies.
SensesDarkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 10
Traits
Amphibious. The toad can breathe air and water.
Standing Leap. The toad's Long Jump is up to 20 feet and its High Jump is up to 10 feet with or without a running start.
Actions
Bite
Melee attack: d20 +4 · Reach 5 ft.
Damage: 1d6+2 Piercing (average 5)
Plus: 5 (2d4) Poison damage
On hit: If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 12).
Swallow. The toad swallows a Medium or smaller target it is grappling. While swallowed, the target isn't Grappled but has the Blinded and Restrained conditions, and it has Total Cover against attacks and other effects outside the toad. In addition, the target takes 10 (3d6) Acid damage at the end of each of the toad's turns. The toad can have only one target swallowed at a time, and it can't use Bite while it has a swallowed target. If the toad dies, a swallowed creature is no longer Restrained and can escape from the corpse using 5 feet of movement, exiting with the Prone condition.
2014 rules · 5e
In the 2014 rules, a Circle of the Moon druid can take it from level 4, and any other druid from level 8. In the 2014 rules swimming forms open up at level 4, whatever the Circle.
- Armor Class
- 11The beast’s own armor
- Hit Points
- 39 (6d10+6)The beast’s pool. At 0 you change back, and leftover damage carries to your own
- Attacks
- Bite +4, 1d10+2The beast’s own bonuses, as printed
In the 2014 rules the beast’s Armor Class and hit points are the same for every Circle.
Giant Toad
Large Beast · CR 1
- Swim
- Grappler
- Restrain
- Poison
- Knocks Prone
- Darkvision
Armor Class11
Hit Points39 (6d10+6) In the 2014 rules this pool is yours while transformed.
Speed20 ft, Swim 40 ft
- STR15+2
- DEX13+1
- CON13+1
You keep your own Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma, and your skill and saving throw proficiencies.
SensesDarkvision 30 ft., Passive Perception 10
Traits
Amphibious. The toad can breathe air and water.
Standing Leap. The toad’s long jump is up to 20 feet and its high jump is up to 10 feet, with or without a running start.
Actions
Bite
Melee attack: d20 +4 · Reach 5 ft.
Damage: 1d10+2 Piercing (average 7)
Plus: 5 (1d10) Poison damage
On hit: The target is grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the toad can’t bite another target.
Swallow. The toad makes one bite attack against a Medium or smaller target it is grappling. If the attack hits, the target is swallowed, and the grapple ends. The swallowed target is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the toad, and it takes 10 (3d6) acid damage at the start of each of the toad’s turns. The toad can have only one target swallowed at a time. If the toad dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse using 5 feet of movement, exiting prone.
Stat blocks from SRD 5.2.1 and SRD 5.1 (CC BY 4.0), with the official 2014 errata where it applies. Circle of the Moon rules are summarized from the Player’s Handbook. Armor Class and hit points are worked out by the same rules engine as the Beastform app.