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D&D Encounter Balance Calculator

Build CR-appropriate encounters for your party using D&D 5e XP thresholds and encounter multipliers.

Inputs

Results

Suggested CR per Monster

2

XP Budget per Monster333 XP
Total XP Budget2,000 XP
Encounter Multiplier2x
Easy Threshold1,000 XP
Medium Threshold2,000 XP
Hard Threshold3,000 XP
Deadly Threshold4,400 XP
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter the party size and the level of each character.
  2. Add each monster's Challenge Rating (CR) and the number appearing.
  3. Set the encounter multiplier based on the number of monsters (2-6 monsters multiply XP by 1.5).
  4. Review the Total Adjusted XP and the Encounter Difficulty: Easy, Medium, Hard, or Deadly.
  5. Adjust monster count or CR until the difficulty matches your session's intended challenge.
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