Monster

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Monster markers represent the monsters roaming the streets of Arkham. Each monster has two sides: a movement side and a combat side. Leave the monster’s movement side face up while it wanders around the board. When an investigator battles a monster, flip the monster marker to its combat side. Players may look at either side of any monster marker at any time.

Monster Movement

Most monsters move during the Mythos phase, after any gates have been opened and clue tokens have been placed. The player who drew the mythos card looks at the bottom-right corner of the card to determine monster movement. The black and white boxes on the card contain dimensional symbols; each monster that has a matching dimensional symbol moves along the black or white track for its current area. Exceptions: Monsters that are in the same area as an investigator do not move and remain in place. No encounter takes place with the monster during this phase, but the investigator(s) will be forced to fight or evade during the next Movement Phase. Also, some monsters have special movement rules depending on their color (see below).

Monster Colors

See main article at Monster movement

There are several different types of monsters in Arkham Horror, indicated by the colored borders on their markers. The color of the marker dictates its movement during the Mythos phase.

  • Normal (Black Border): Normal monsters move as described above.
  • Stationary (Yellow Border): Stationary monsters do not move. Outside of abnormal encounter or item effects, they remain at the location where they entered play.
  • Fast (Red Border): Fast monsters move twice, following the appropriate arrows for both steps of their movement. Fast monsters stop moving immediately, however, if they encounter an investigator.
  • Unique (Green Border): Monsters with unique movement (such as the Hound of Tindalos) have special movement abilities listed on the combat side of their marker. Turn such monsters over and follow their instructions for movement.
  • Flying (Blue Border): Flying monsters generally move directly towards the nearest investigator in a street area, or move to the Sky holding area if they can't reach any investigators this turn. Flying monsters already in the Sky when they move may swoop down on an investigator in a street or at Devil Reef.
  • Stalker (Purple Border): Stalker monsters move like normal (black border) monsters unless an investigator is in an adjacent street area or unstable location, in which case they move to that area.
  • Aquatic (Orange Border): Aquatic monsters move like normal (black border) monsters unless they are in an aquatic location (the River Docks or Unvisited Isle in Arkham, or one of several places in Kingsport and Innsmouth) and there is an investigator in a different aquatic location. In that case, the monster instead moves to that investigator's space.

Monster Combat

See main article at Combat.

List of monsters

Monster Movement Toughness Dimension Type Expansion Count
Barnabas Marsh Aquatic 2 PlusPlus dimensional symbol 6Innsmouth Horror 1
Being of Ib None - SlashSlash dimensional symbol Spawn 6Innsmouth Horror 1
Being of Ib (2) None - SlashSlash dimensional symbol Spawn 6Innsmouth Horror 1
Being of Ib (3) None - SlashSlash dimensional symbol Spawn 6Innsmouth Horror 1
Being of Ib (4) None - SlashSlash dimensional symbol Spawn 6Innsmouth Horror 1
Byakhee Flying 1 CircleCircle dimensional symbol 3
Child of Abhoth Stalker 3 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol Spawn 2Dunwich Horror 1
Child of Abhoth (2) Stalker 3 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol Spawn 2Dunwich Horror 1
Child of Abhoth (3) Stalker 3 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol Spawn 2Dunwich Horror 1
Child of the Goat Normal 1 HexagonHexagon dimensional symbol 5The Black Goat of the Woods 3
Chthonian Unique 3 TriangleTriangle dimensional symbol 2
Colour Out of Space Unique 2 SquareSquare dimensional symbol 2Dunwich Horror 2
Crawling One Normal 1 CircleCircle dimensional symbol 4Kingsport Horror 3
Cultist Normal 1 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol 6
Cultist Normal 1 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol 2Dunwich Horror 1
Cultist Normal 1 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol 4Kingsport Horror 1
Cultist Normal 1 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol 6Innsmouth Horror 1
Dark Druid Unique 2 HexagonHexagon dimensional symbol 5The Black Goat of the Woods 1
Dark Young Stationary 3 HexagonHexagon dimensional symbol 3
Dark Young Stationary 3 HexagonHexagon dimensional symbol 2Dunwich Horror 1
Dark Young Stationary 3 HexagonHexagon dimensional symbol 5The Black Goat of the Woods 3
Deep One Aquatic 2 PlusPlus dimensional symbol 6Innsmouth Horror 6
Deep One Hybrid Aquatic 1 PlusPlus dimensional symbol 6Innsmouth Horror 4
Dhole Normal 3 CircleCircle dimensional symbol 1
Dimensional Shambler Fast 1 SquareSquare dimensional symbol 2
Elder Thing Normal 2 DiamondDiamond dimensional symbol 2
Elder Thing Normal 2 DiamondDiamond dimensional symbol 6Innsmouth Horror 1
Fire Vampire Flying 1 StarStar dimensional symbol 2
Flying Polyp Flying 3 HexagonHexagon dimensional symbol 1
Formless Spawn Normal 2 HexagonHexagon dimensional symbol 2
Formless Spawn Normal 2 HexagonHexagon dimensional symbol 2Dunwich Horror 1
Formless Spawn Normal 2 HexagonHexagon dimensional symbol 4Kingsport Horror 1
Ghast Normal 2 CircleCircle dimensional symbol 4Kingsport Horror 1
Ghost Stationary 1 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol 3
Ghoul Normal 1 HexagonHexagon dimensional symbol 3
Gnoph-Keh Normal 2 SquareSquare dimensional symbol 4Kingsport Horror 1
Goat Spawn Fast 2 HexagonHexagon dimensional symbol 2Dunwich Horror 2
Goat Spawn Fast 2 HexagonHexagon dimensional symbol 5The Black Goat of the Woods 2
God of the Bloody Tongue Normal 4 TriangleTriangle dimensional symbol Mask 1
Gug Normal 3 SlashSlash dimensional symbol 2
Haunter of the Dark Flying 2 SquareSquare dimensional symbol Mask 1
High Priest Normal 2 PlusPlus dimensional symbol 1
Hound of Tindalos Unique 2 SquareSquare dimensional symbol 2
Hunting Horror Unique 2 DiamondDiamond dimensional symbol 2Dunwich Horror 1
Leng Spider Normal 2 SlashSlash dimensional symbol 4Kingsport Horror 4
Lloigor Unique 2 SquareSquare dimensional symbol 6Innsmouth Horror 3
Maniac Normal 1 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol 3
Mi-Go Flying 1 CircleCircle dimensional symbol 3
Mi-Go Flying 1 CircleCircle dimensional symbol 6Innsmouth Horror 1
Moon-beast Aquatic 3 SlashSlash dimensional symbol 4Kingsport Horror 2
Mummy Stalker 3 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol 2Dunwich Horror 1
Nightgaunt Flying 2 SlashSlash dimensional symbol 2
Nightgaunt Flying 2 SlashSlash dimensional symbol 4Kingsport Horror 2
Priest of Dagon Aquatic 2 PlusPlus dimensional symbol 6Innsmouth Horror 1
Proto-Shoggoth Fast 3 DiamondDiamond dimensional symbol 6Innsmouth Horror 4
Rat-thing Stalker 1 CircleCircle dimensional symbol 2Dunwich Horror 2
Riot Normal 3 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol Spawn 3The King in Yellow 1
Riot (2) Normal 3 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol Spawn 3The King in Yellow 1
Riot (3) Normal 3 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol Spawn 3The King in Yellow 1
Serpent People Normal 1 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol 4Kingsport Horror 3
Servant of Glaaki Normal 2 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol Spawn 2Dunwich Horror 1
Servant of Glaaki (2) Normal 2 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol Spawn 2Dunwich Horror 1
Servant of Glaaki (3) Normal 2 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol Spawn 2Dunwich Horror 1
Servant of Glaaki (4) Normal 2 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol Spawn 2Dunwich Horror 1
Servant of Glaaki (5) Normal 2 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol Spawn 2Dunwich Horror 1
Servitor of Outer Gods Flying 3 SquareSquare dimensional symbol 6Innsmouth Horror 1
Shadowy Figure Unique 3 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol Mask 4Kingsport Horror 1
Shan Flying 2 TriangleTriangle dimensional symbol 4Kingsport Horror 2
Shoggoth Fast 3 DiamondDiamond dimensional symbol 2
Shoggoth Fast 3 DiamondDiamond dimensional symbol 6Innsmouth Horror 2
Shugeron Aquatic 3 PlusPlus dimensional symbol Mask 6Innsmouth Horror 1
Skeleton Aquatic 2 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol 4Kingsport Horror 2
Spectral Hunter Stationary 3 SquareSquare dimensional symbol 2Dunwich Horror 1
Star Spawn Normal 3 PlusPlus dimensional symbol 2
Star Vampire Stalker 3 StarStar dimensional symbol 2Dunwich Horror 1
Tcho-tcho Normal 2 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol 2Dunwich Horror 2
Tcho-tcho Priest Fast 2 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol 4Kingsport Horror 1
Tendril of Nyogtha Normal 2 DiamondDiamond dimensional symbol Spawn 6Innsmouth Horror 1
The Beast Stalker 4 StarStar dimensional symbol Mask 2Dunwich Horror 1
The Black Man Normal 1 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol Mask 1
The Bloated Woman Normal 2 HexagonHexagon dimensional symbol Mask 1
The Dark Pharoah Normal 2 SlashSlash dimensional symbol Mask 1
The Dunwich Horror Unique 5 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol Spawn 2Dunwich Horror 1
The Skinless One Fast 2 CircleCircle dimensional symbol Mask 4Kingsport Horror 1
Vampire Normal 1 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol 1
Wailing Writher Stationary 3 DiamondDiamond dimensional symbol Mask 6Innsmouth Horror 1
Warlock Stationary 2 CircleCircle dimensional symbol 2
Werewolf Unique 2 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol 4Kingsport Horror 1
Witch Normal 1 CircleCircle dimensional symbol 2
Wizard Whateley Normal 2 CircleCircle dimensional symbol 2Dunwich Horror 1
Wraith Flying 3 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol 2Dunwich Horror 2
Yithian Normal 3 TriangleTriangle dimensional symbol 4Kingsport Horror 2
Zombie Normal 1 CrescentCrescent dimensional symbol 3