How to Play Kraven the Hunter in Dungeons & Dragons (Spider-Man Villain Build for D&D 5e)

Today we have a build for Kraven the Hunter in Dungeons & Dragons. He's one of Spider-Man's deadliest foes, so how do those abilities translate to D&D 5e? Pretty well.
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[@burrito9327]

Kraven, proof that to be a super villain you don't need fancy high tech armor and gadgets or magical dimention warping powers or anything of that sort. You only need dedication, drive, a knife, a bow, 6d6 sneak attack, hunter's mark, capped dex and wisdom, martial arts, movement options, a ton of expertise and proficiencies, kensei weapons, AC out the wazoo, CALLIGRAPHY, and a hot bod.

[@epicladd6114]

Spectacular Spiderman Karven 😫

[@joshuawoodfolk8202]

And steroids, don't forget steroids!

[@dontedoestuff]

If there’s anything Kraven has taught me it’s that it’s about drive, it’s about power, we stay hunger and we devour. You need to put in the work and put in the hours to take what’s ours.

[@boxtupos7718]

Nipple lasers

[@joshuawoodfolk8202]

@@dontedoestuff again, taking steroids. The drugs are ours

[@flandarz1]

Well, one Con would be that Kraven's low Cha Save makes him pretty susceptible to spells and abilities that target that. They're not super common, but you're gonna have a hard time hunting Spider-Man if Dr. Strange tosses you in the Mirror Dimension with Plane Shift.

[@douglaselder5967]

This also makes Calypso a real problem for you- if she’s your adversary. She’s been that as much as Kraven’s ally.

[@aztecpatrick]

We're still missing Vulture, Electro, and Sandman. Come on, Tulok, I want a Sinister 6 campaign!

[@DracoMagnius]

They are all trying to hunt down an Ettercap that keeps catching criminals and doing good deeds.

[@douglaselder5967]

We also need Black Cat, Carnage, and (for April Fools Day) J Jonah Jameson.

[@FlaschenJoe11]

@@douglaselder5967 Double down on the JJJ

[@BJGvideos]

@@douglaselder5967 JJJ would be what, double dipping bard with lore and valor I'm thinking.

[@DracoMagnius]

@@BJGvideos Honestly I think JJJ would be a noble quest giver that gets the party together because he doesn't trust that the Ettercap (Spider-Man) is actually a hero and is working for Lolth to some sinister means.

[@_great_expectations_9478]

My favorite issue of What If…? Is what if Kraven had killed Spider-Man? It’s the first comic I ever bought with my own money and the extreme downer ending probably had a big influence on me. I love seeing Kraven get love on here. If I ever play a version of him in DnD, you can bet your sweet bippy I’m gonna try to convince my DM to let me have the Kra-Van to drive around in.

[@scottallen4569]

All these 5e builds are great. But I encourage you to look at Mutants and Masterminds if your group really wants to play in a super hero campaign, it's better equipped for that kind if game

[@MegaPokefan97]

Before watching: Either a Hunter Ranger, Scout Rogue, or a Barbarian with expertise in Survival. He's a human, so he's probably going to be Vuman, or TCL After: wasn't expecting a monk dip, but hey, makes sense to me. Also, Called it! After after: why does he look like Danny Trejo in some of the shows you're using?

[@itwasidio1736]

Because the writers have been secretly making Kraven look more and more like Danny Trejo over the years so when spider-man 4 comes out there's no other choice then to cast him.

[@donovanfaust3227]

Danny Trejo was actually the inspiration for Kraven.

[@nicolasvillasecaali7662]

Ah, Sergei Nikolaevich Kravinoff, also know as that weird guy that might challenge Gaston on most antlers on his decorations, is an iconic villain not only for how unique and changing his persona is, but because he is a maniacal warrior who mixes cunning, resources and power to match the friendly neighbour, and we know how busted he can be if he tries! Im a hunter myself, if it doesnt show! chasing every chance to request a Tangle the lemur build from Tulok needs perseverance and focus that only the masters of the small game hunters would achieve, but one can always look up for the stratagems and skills the big boys of the hunt have, and what a great reference is the man who hunts the creature a top of the food chain of this world.

[@tibboocelot9272]

Ah yes, I've been Craving this for a while. Also wanted to mention now that Season 6 is out I think a Saul Goodman build would be phenomenal.

[@chefdontrun7436]

Well done. Beat me to it

[@thecharmer5981]

You missed such an obvious pun

[@matheusarruda6462]

Playing with or against Kraven the Hunter in DnD would truly be...The Most Dangerous Game.

[@itwasidio1736]

high school literature reference, nice

[@matheusarruda6462]

@@itwasidio1736 I was more referencing that Kraven is based on Zaroff from the story/film, but yeah.

[@dragonmaster613]

One can also explain the Rogue to Monk to Ranger as: he started on the streets, but after a bad run, he was helped by a monk to learn Zen. then in a meditation, he was inspired to learn from nature to do what he did before, but better.

[@jackmclachlan7927]

The only evil character that is 100% dictionary definition himbo

[@kedarraman6690]

A bit more neutral ass than evil

[@benjaminholcomb9478]

He only qualifies as 1/3 of a himbo

[@jackmclachlan7927]

1/3?

[@LupineShadowOmega]

@@jackmclachlan7927 He is neither nice, nor dumb.

[@benjaminholcomb9478]

@@jackmclachlan7927 he's beefy, But he's not dumb, nor kind

[@anthonymontague756]

There should be a giant tournament of all Tulok builds to see who wins. Maybe separate them to categories, like fighters and mages?

[@godkingtroycalypso877]

I think that was considered or hinted at, Tulok just needed someone to help put it together, cause let's face it, a 400+ character royal rumble would make for a lot of rolling

[@jacksavere6988]

“Smells like Spider-Man pee so Spider-Man can’t smell him coming” good lord this might be the best line in the series

[@harley8047]

Ah yes the famous quote of the Goblin "Fuck You, Spidaman!"

[@joshl8686]

“Or we could just eat Cheetos”

[@bentash727]

​@@joshl8686now I would like to eat cheetos

[@OldGreyGryphon]

This was a really good build! I confess, the monk levels were a surprise, but they make a lot of sense. Great video.

[@AZDfox]

If you want Mobility Options (tm), have you considered Jesse Faden? She has Teleportation, Levitation, Dashation. Not to mention a similarly strong mix of ranged, melee, and tanking.

[@showcase0525]

You really need to do a class/subclass level breakdown at the end of the videos like Monk 3 - Way of the Open Hand Rouge 14 - Assassin Fighter 3 - Rune Knight

[@MauricioLuigui]

Tulok would be possible playing kraven with this others feats: •Polearm Master(Deals more damage with the spear) •Poisoner( Use of the poisoner kit and creating poisonus spears and powders) •Slasher( You make paralysings cuts) •Shadow Touch (Going invisible after stealing the amulet of the white tiger)

[@JChe-ft4zc]

"...Cheating in DnD is just cheating yourself out of fun..." I couldn't agree any more with this statement!! Some of the best stuff happens at the end of a series of failures.

[@0_Body]

When you are Kraven some OG Spider-Man villains and Tulok delivers

[@allendillow6658]

I'm surprised you didn't use lack of magic damage as a weakness. But yeah, you are right. This is a wonderfully versatile build.

[@aquamarinerose5405]

I'd say the REAL con of this build is losing out on some useful abilities you could get if you were more focused on your other classes, and small things that could've made you even better. 1 more level of rogue (13) would've gotten you Ambush Master, which would make you better at initiative than everyone else and let you open Spidey up for other villains to get advantage on attacks. Granted, you'd have to either give up Extra Attack or Kensei Parry to get that, but still. Rogue 17 gives you Sudden Strike, which basically gives you a second sneak attack each round, which is just plain better than your other bonus action attack option of Kensei Shot (Technically not better than extra attack seeing how the bonuses stack there but still) There are also other Monk subclasses you were sleeping on, like Way of Shadows to get Pass Without Trace in order to make you not just stupidly good at tracking prey down, but stupidly good at hiding from said prey all for 2 ki points. (And giving that bonus to your friends too) Granted, the extra consistent damage from getting basically 3 attacks in a round on a rogue isn't something I'm going to ignore, but it's still worth noting.

[@flareinc7413]

This is just an amazing build. This channel inspires one to use DnD in wholly different ways ^^

[@WindBreaker-hn5fz]

Now I want a Most Dangerous Game style campaign with this setup as the antagonist.

[@bentash727]

I know this is late but, I've been craving this hunter for a long time

[@christophermadison801]

The Elmer fudd was perfect

[@thisusernameisalreadytaken5132]

Oh wow, I'm in a huge spiderman mood after basically binging the ps4 game so this upload is perfect!

[@DracoMagnius]

My biggest question is what animated series had Peter and Miles fighting Kraven? from the clips you used it looks really cool.

[@thisusernameisalreadytaken5132]

Its Spiderman 2015(I believe that was the year of release) and aired on Disney XD! I highly recommend it. It has a great story and the action is awesome. It's actually where I first saw Kraven, so seeing it here is a surprise lol

[@xvader9445]

Excellent....worth the wait!!!

[@FurrySupportMain]

Kraven is low key a hottie in some of these spider man iterations 😍

[@coinz9234]

You know kekkai sensen? I think a build of Leonardo Watch or Zapp gonna be interesant and funny to play. Love your content

[@sullivan108]

Glad to see Scout being used. Its good stuff

[@dummy_vicc2976]

Loved the video!! What's the cartoon with the big rifle and the tv crew? It doesn't really look familiar to me tbh

[@MauricioLuigui]

Can you do to Jack-O-Lantern (Marvel), he his arch-enemy of agent venom...HE LOOKS AWESOME

[@calebtoles3819]

Honestly I could see Kraven going the Bloodhunter Mutagen route

[@Technodreamer]

Kraven, huh? This means a Squirrel Girl build can't be far down the line...

[@LucasDeziderio]

He's probably saving it for episode 1000

[@LupineShadowOmega]

Shepard Druid with a dip in war cleric. XD

[@LucasDeziderio]

@@LupineShadowOmega I would rather say Monk than Cleric. She's more of a physical fighter.

[@LetheSoda]

Hunt hunt hunt, he’s the huntsman…

[@shadowolfnara4749]

This is a good build and id twick it a bit depending on which Kraven. And this is good as trying to do a Lurtz build

[@tralberti]

Please make a "How to play as Jin Sakai in D&D 5E. (Ghost of Tsushima build)"

[@joshuabean7805]

Just noticed he added wrong for his Dex mod he ended at 19 instead of 20 so he starts as plus 3 and ends plus 4. I think he forgot he started at 15 base instead of 16.

[@pyron5277]

He took the Athlete feat remember? He started with 15 then with custom lineage got +3 Dex making it 18 a +4 modifier

[@joshuabean7805]

@@pyron5277 ah, forgot athlete gives an ability point for either strength or dexterity. My bad.

[@aaroncorbett6352]

I'm glad Kraven is someone else's favorite Spider-Man villain. I felt lonely in Kravenstan.

[@Phantom9252]

Serious answer to why the "Only Spider-Man can kill him" thing is a curse: Kraven's Last Hunt is one of the greatest comics ever made, in it Kraven beats Spider-Man, buries him alive, and starts wearing his costume. (this is why so many Spidey villains impersonate him now *cough*Superior*cough*) Some more stuff happens I won't spoil but in the end Kraven takes his own life, feeling that he had beaten Spider-Man in every way, so had no further heights to accomplish. It's a classic "What does the villain do after they've won?" situation, Kraven was the dog who finally caught the mail truck and didn't know what to do with it. Years later Kraven's extended family used a magic ritual to bring him back to life aaaaaand he despised them for this, as in his view this now invalidated his "victory" over Spider-Man, however he couldn't take his own life again because the family messed up the ritual (used Kaine's blood instead of Peter's) so now only "The Spider" could kill him. TL;DR: It's a curse cuz he wants to be dead to prove a point. Anyway Kraven is without question the greatest and most underrated Spider-Man villain and I can't wait for Insomniac's Spider-Man 2

[@BrockitGaming]

Skilla Gorilla > Skill Monkey haha love it!

[@samelkind9314]

Pre vid prediction: variant human, remarkable athlete feat, and... Alchemist artificer/battlemaster fighter gish? Uses the Alter Self potion to gain better unarmed combat, has specialized gear, big jumps, and tricks for fighting Spider-Man? Maybe add two levels of Ranger for favored foe and Hunters Mark?

[@samelkind9314]

Post vid: Hoo boy. I managed to be wrong on almost every count. Glad I at least called the athlete feat, even if I accidentally called it remarkable athlete?

[@lightbearer316]

Might use this build as a revenant and send it against my players as a recurring boss be fun against an oath of redemption paladin or other edgy backstory characters

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

Hunting season is here

[@benjamintash6032]

Someone make a story about Kraven the baker!

[@thomasdevine867]

Still pulling for Eglantine Price (Bednobs and Broomsticks), Winifred Sanderson (Hocus Pocus), Councilor Troi (Star Trek: tNG), Mary Poppins, and the Reverend Doctor Syn (The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh). Bugs Bunny would be great too. Sir Dragonet King Arthur's court jester (Idylls of the King /Morte d'Arthur) would be wonderful as well.

[@FlaschenJoe11]

ooooh. that first one is a very good and slightly obscure one...... (TRIGUNA MECOIDIS TRIGURUM SATIS DI")

[@kedarraman6690]

I'm pissed this doesn't actually have the 1998 spiderman series Kraven who is the best Kraven . Yeah this is a hill I'm willing to die on

[@High-LordHarza]

Kraven is also my favorite Spidey villain!

[@jordanshroyer]

Ash Williams from the Starz show or the movies please! Also you mention Squirrel Girl but could you make a build for her?

[@kennethsampson4735]

I literally just googled how build craven today it’s a sign.

[@brianformica2599]

Lifetime ban from the zoo 😂

[@av7501]

Actually, Tulok is right because he’s a expert killer with cool costumes, so there’s that reveal.

[@sageneodraconus]

Where did that footage come from? I noticed the fox 90s cartoon. Looked like spectacular Spiderman for some of it. But one that caught my eye was what looking liked Spiderman unlimited. Or whatever the one with the anthropomorphic animal people where Spiderman was off on that other world/dimension. I don't recall Kraven being in that one because it wasn't set on Earth. Only venom and carnage symbiotes (not hosts and suits) tagged along for that ride. Anyway maybe I'll have to look it up later. Like I said. Didn't think Kraven was in that one but the costume looked like it

[@dragonmaster613]

Using Rogue as the base is proof why Reflavoring is so powerful, the Mechanics fit.

[@robertorumi2033]

TULOK!!! I challenge you to create a Building character in d&d, try to create Skul! The Hero slayer, Is difficult but i think you can do it (i love your video 😍)

[@williamgilbert9842]

This is a good one could you do hajime nagumo from Airfureta shokugyou de sekai saikyou. Also known as( from common place to world strongest)

[@nathanweren8782]

We need Adventure Time builds bro!

[@ladyfenixdragon]

Could you please make a build for Josh from Blue’s Clues and You as a bard/warlock with his Arch Fey blue puppy patron? Need Dimension Door for Skidoo, of course. Intelligence can be his dump stat since he needs to ask for the answer all the time.

[@ZvelHaj]

Hunting Spider-Man without superpowers? Well certainly no one is going to say this guy is craven.

[@azultanzanite]

Since the Overwatch 2 beta just released I was wondering if you could do a Genji build. I think it would be a mix of Kensei monk, Samurai fighter, and a level or two in rogue.

[@christianjones7012]

Just do a Warforged Bladesinger. Custom background to give stealth and slight of hand. For like any cyber ninja. You get invis by 3rd level and can mix it up in melee if you want, although spells will almost always be better than getting in their face. Plus you get the most anime/ninja spell in the game by level 9, Steel Wind Strike.

[@bjwessels]

Kraven was always interesting in the Spider-Man cartoon.

[@jaxwarp8373]

Id love a Kraven the Hunter movie from his POV. Like a daturw documentary about him hunting down spider man

[@thisusernameisalreadytaken5132]

There is a kraven movie in production actually!

[@jamesbedwell8793]

I mean, this build has the standard cons of most of your martial builds: Low Cha saves so he can be easily plane shifted, limited Ki points and limited spells, and (unless I missed it) no magical damage. If you're fighting Spider-man that's fine, but if you're hunting bigger prey non-magical weapons starts to become an issue

[@dakotalange2858]

Hey how would you play Achilles (Greek legend or from the movie Troy if that’s easier to make)

[@KRIOSthe5th]

Graetest capstone in this series's history. What cold be a better to get at level 20?

[@justinthurston5288]

every thought about making some batman beyond characters like maybe blight, or terry himself

[@AquaVision_]

Has Guts from Berserk been made in dnd yet, if not please do!

[@rosarioscout7982]

Insomniac's Spider-Man 2 11:23 all I'm gonna say

[@ianjordan8964]

If you wanted to stretch I don't think this build has magical damage

[@LupineShadowOmega]

You could just take more Kensei levels.

[@crystalknighthgaming]

Kena bridge of spirits Kena would be a cool character to play in dnd

[@joelkilchoer4238]

I disagree with doing custom linage on the basis of him consuming magic potions, because that is a thing that humans do in dnd.

[@joelkilchoer4238]

If the modifier is necessary, that’s fine, but just say that

[@NightmareZerogbs]

Wow, this is one of the most busted builds you've done so far, maybe it doesn't deal super high damage but he's practically everythingproof.

[@glenmcinnes4824]

Can we get "Lone Wolf" from the franchise of the same name?

[@Izonxy]

PLEASE MAKE TWILIGHT SPARKLE!

[@anthonysoltys7018]

Episode 420 should be snoop dogg or Bob Marley or something

[@valiensr1037]

The “Kraven’s Last Hunt,” storyline was depressing. Why did you need to remind us about that one? 😫

[@user-er2ez2hm4s]

Thanks.

[@hydrastuff8029]

Honestly, Kraven is a better Deathstroke -Good at fighting with all weapons -Has a really specific Vendetta against 1 hero -Absurd costume design -Rich

[@scientist368]

Dude I like both. And I prefer marvel in all characters over dc but this. Deathstroke is the one dc character I like. He is also a master to all martial arts and can use all weapons Has a great costume design Is genetically enchant to be better. Far better modification in comparison to the super soldier captain America serum He doesn't age. He has a regeneration. He can move and react fast enough to tag flash And he can even fight superman The only reason batman is still alive is cause batman is the hero of the story.

[@lunatickgeo]

can you build River Tam from Firefly?

[@Sevvolf]

Okay but I'm wondering how you play Invader Zim lol.

[@dumpsterfire6992]

Okay now if Tulok tackled moon-knight i wonder if he'd need an individual build per personality-

[@SSD_Penumbra]

Changeling. Changelings shift personality depending on who they look like.

[@Darksnowman13]

Kraven is great cause he's just a dude with weird hobbies taken to it's absolute extreme

[@MrVincentBlackheart]

That’s most superheroes and villains

[@markadkins1842]

That Miles pun!

[@Ikacprzak042]

So how would Lex Luthor differ from Tony Stark, and how would Brainiac differ from Ultron?

[@chaosrainX]

Off topic but Spiderman unlimited costume is the best

[@RIVERSRPGChannel]

Very cool build

[@pokekid9000]

Player: okay my next characters gonna be a ranger DM: okay Player: his favored prey- ER enemy is humans DM, sweating: humanoids in general right?

[@GrislyBeasty]

Cosplay when

[@GrislyBeasty]

Can't believe I've never heard of this guy. Very cool character and build

[@Kreevox]

He is cursed with a much shorter lifespan due to the potions tho

[@PlaneswalkerTARDIS]

Nah, he was cursed with a shorter lifespan due to cloning himself a bunch of times, letting one of those clones murder all the others, and then getting killed by said clone while he was dressed up as Spider-Man. Unless those potions made him dumb enough to do that.

[@LupineShadowOmega]

@@PlaneswalkerTARDIS To be fair, he came back and came back as a guy cursed with immortality. So yes, while dumb in the beginning, it did eventually work out for him. Kind of. For awhile at least. XD

[@PlaneswalkerTARDIS]

@@LupineShadowOmega I thought that happened before the clone thing?

[@LupineShadowOmega]

@@PlaneswalkerTARDIS You are correct, The High Evolutionary stuff was after.

[@Mephiestopholes]

Brainiac

[@Justanothernerdlol]

Some Naruto characters would be awesome to see them turned into dnd character

[@Ubermensch9240]

Do you think we should tell Tulock that Kraven is canonically dead?

[@joshl8686]

He got better

[@Ubermensch9240]

@@joshl8686 And then he tricked his clone into killing him.

[@azael9642]

I need a Walter White alchemist build

[@kaasharpe9840]

lex luthor

[@dach829]

Are Chech and Chong episode 420

[@wayneslater5531]

They should be!

[@kbowman772]

Wait a sec, this build does not have magical damage

[@gusciodisqualo5412]

Please make Moon Knight

[@vennom14]

The humane way to hunt... humans Do a Brainiac build

[@0_Body]

We've got a gorilla for sale Magilla Gorilla for sale. We've got a gorilla for sale Skilla Gorilla for sale.

[@24kam48]

Don't you want a gorilla you can call your own? A Skilla Gorilla be with you when you're all alone.