These monsters in the 2025 Monster Manual are no joke.
With new mechanics refining how transformations work, players have even more exciting choices at their disposal.
Here are the best Wild Shape options from the 2025 Monster Manual.
The giant frog offers a few things, like swimming speed and long jumps without a running start.
The 2024 Players Handbook removed the swimming restriction from Wild Shape.
Of course, horses cant get everywhere, and druids cant turn into flying animals until level eight.
For these D&D blights, their bark is just as bad as their bite.
Circle of the moon druids can turn into CR one creatures at level three.
The Pounce ability, however, was removed.
In its place, the lion can simply do two attacks per turn.
You don’t need to head to the feywild to encounter Dungeons & Dragons' fey creatures.
In combat, the Ankylosaurus uses its tail, so remember to roleplay that aspect of the creature.
Art by Katerina Ladon
With two attacks per turn, youll have the entire battlefield on the ground in no time.
Frog via Wizards of the Coast
Art by Jonathan Kuo
Via Wizards of the Coast
Hermit background image by Pedro Cardoso and Lion via Wizards of the Coast.
Art by Alejandro Pacheco
Art by Alejandro Pacheco
Art by Michele Giorgi
Hermit background image by Pedro Cardoso and Elephant via Wizards of the Coast.
