Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage. Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 25/50 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage. Are there any other simian primates to choose from? There's a lot of different apes.

Multiattack: The ape makes two fist attacks. Fist: Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage. Rock: Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 25/50 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage.

This is my go-to "combat spell" for my Abjurer. Mage armor, then big monkey time! What's better than a giant ape? A giant ape with mage armor and an arcane ward.

Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 25/50 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage.

Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 25/50 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage. Source: MM'14, page 317. Reprinted as Ape in MM'25. Also found in TftYP; ToA; WDH; GoS; CM. Available in the SRD.

These immense apes are vastly more dangerous than their smaller kin. They are highly territorial, attacking anything that intrudes on its territory. It does not break off its attack until the trespassers flee, though it retains a special enmity for kaiju and other colossal creatures.

Animal, Ape. Family: Primates. Medium beast, unaligned. Armor Class 12 Hit Points 19 (3d8 + 6) Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.

Ape. Medium beast, unaligned. Armor Class 12 Hit Points 19 (3d8 + 6) Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.

Ape, Dire. Large beast, unaligned. Armor Class 11 Hit Points 90 (12d10 + 24) Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft.

The ape makes two fist attacks. Fist. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 1d6+3 bludgeoning damage. Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 25/50 ft., one target. Hit: 6 1d6+3 bludgeoning damage.