# [Stegosaurus](Rules\Source\bestiary\beast/stegosaurus-mpmm.md)
*Source: Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse p. 96*
This heavily built dinosaur has rows of plates on its back and a flexible, spiked tail held high to strike predators. It tends to travel in herds of mixed ages.
```statblock
"name": "Stegosaurus (MPMM)"
"size": "Huge"
"type": "beast"
"subtype": "dinosaur"
"alignment": "Unaligned"
"ac": !!int "13"
"ac_class": "natural armor"
"hp": !!int "76"
"hit_dice": "8d12 + 24"
"modifier": !!int "-1"
"stats":
- !!int "20"
- !!int "9"
- !!int "17"
- !!int "2"
- !!int "11"
- !!int "5"
"speed": "40 ft."
"senses": "passive Perception 10"
"languages": ""
"cr": "4"
"actions":
- "desc": "*Melee Weapon Attack:* +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. *Hit:* 26\
\ (6d6 + 5) piercing damage."
"name": "Tail"
"source":
- "MPMM"
"image": "/Rules/Source/bestiary/beast/token/stegosaurus-mpmm.webp"
```
^statblock
## Environment
forest, grassland