Template:Devils

The categorizations of least, lesser, and greater are not consistent in later editions. Because the greatest consistency and the most detail is present in 1 and 2 editions, we have chosen to prioritize that material in the ordering given below. The worst consistency is within the sourcebook Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells book, which conlicts itself on multiple occassions.

5 edition further broke the lore of earlier editions by including non-baatezu in the rankings and is also inconsistent with itself. Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes explicitly states that there are thirteen ranks, but Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus expands the number of ranks to 18, giving each devil its own rank when before certain devils shared ranks.

To summarize, this hierarchy was generated primarily using information compiled from the following sources, with sources with the highest priority listed first: Articles that use this template should still follow this wiki's policy of listing all classifications given for all editions with appropriate citations.

Furthermore, Fiendish Codex II includes several creatures in its Devils by CR table on p. 158 that are explicitly said to not be devils in other sources, for example, rejkars and gathras. Please do not add devils to this list simply because a creature is listed on that table.

Within their castes, devils are ordered alphabetically, as rank is even more varied than caste among the editions.