So Much Art From the 2025 Monster Manual

Here's some preview art from the 2025 Monster Manual, courtesy of Wizards of the Coast's "Everything You Need to Know Video" on the new book.

A classic Faceless Stalker:

A demon of some kind:

Arch-Hags:

Some kobolds:

A Nalfeshnee, perhaps?

A revenant:

Blue dracolich:

Death Knight:

Death tyrant:

Chimera:

Githyanki (with the central warrior recreating a classic pose):

A mummy lord:

A marrow:

A balrog balor:

Mimics:

While I'm tempted to say a tressym, this actually might be a new sphinx design:

Bone fiend:

Sladd:

Rust monster:

Platinum(?) dragon:

Bronze dragon:

Hezrou, perhaps?

Fire giant, not Karlach:

Cloud giants:

Zombies:

Red dragon:

Hags (including a male hag):

Dryads (including a male dryad):

Horned devil:

Incubus and succubus:

Vampires:

Vampire:

Colossus:

Spirit naga:

Copper dragon:

White dragon:

Blue dragon:

Gold dragon:

Black dragon:

 

[Chaltab]

Don't think I saw the Empyrean posted here; what's the art?

You can see it in this video.

 

[ezo]

LOL!!!

 

[Demetrios1453]

This is probably a good time to remind everyone that "is bad" and "don't like" are not synonyms.

I was about to say something similar in the other MM thread, where the discussion has turned to what portions of the DMG, if any, should have been removed to make room for monster creation rules, and where posters are equating "I didn't like it" with "it's bad" as well..

 

[Reynard]

I was about to say something similar in the other MM thread, where the discussion has turned to what portions of the DMG, if any, should have been removed to make room for monster creation rules, and where posters are equating "I didn't like it" with "it's bad" as well..

Wait, there aren't monster creation rules in the MM?

 

[pukunui]

Wait, there aren't monster creation rules in the MM?

It doesn't seem like it.

 

[Sacrosanct]

Personally I think a lot of his work is better than Easley, Elmore, Otis, Caldway, Parkinson, et. al. However, like all artist (those old ones too), not every piece is a masterpiece. I some of his work more than others, just like I did with Elmore, Easley, Caldwell, and Parkinson (I never liked Otis' style).

I was gonna like this post until I got to the end...

 

[mamba]

Wait, there aren't monster creation rules in the MM?

no there are not, according to youtube video(s)

 

[dave2008]

I was gonna like this post until I got to the end...

I know some people love his work, but it always seemed wrong to me and took me out of the D&D feel. We are all different

 

[dave2008]

Wait, there aren't monster creation rules in the MM?

That has been discussed for the past 24 hours or so, how did you only find out now!

 

[dave2008]

Don't think I saw the Empyrean posted here; what's the art?

Yes, here it is: