Giant Shark

Huge beast, unaligned

Armor Class: 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points: 126 (11d12+55)
Speed: swim 50 ft.

STR: 23 (+6)
DEX: 11 (+0)
CON: 21 (+5)
INT: 1 (−5)
WIS: 10 (+0)
CHA: 5 (−3)

Skills: Perception +3
Senses: blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages: —
Challenge: 5 (1,800 XP)
Proficiency Bonus: +3

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: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 22 (3d10 + 6) piercing damage.

About the giant shark

A giant shark is 30 feet long and normally found in deep oceans. Utterly fearless, it preys on anything that crosses its path, including whales and ships.

How many for your party

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

Number of Giant Shark for each difficulty, party of four
Party level	Easy	Medium	Hard	Deadly
Level 4	—	—	1	2–20
Level 6	1	—	2	3–20
Level 7	1	—	2	3–20
Level 8	1	2	—	3–20
Level 9	—	2	—	3–20
Level 10	—	2	3	4–20

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Questions

What CR is the Giant Shark?

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

How many hit points does the Giant Shark have?

126 hit points (11d12+55), with AC 13 from natural armor.

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

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