D&D 5E (2024) How Many HP Should 5E 2024 Minions Have

[Reynard]

For level 11 PCs, I’d give your CR3-4 minions around 6–10 HP. That way, a normal attack will usually take one down, but a low damage roll won’t insta-kill them. It keeps the combat feeling fast and heroic without completely trivializing the encounter.

I ended up giving them 12 HP and the "save to stay up when dropped to 0 hp" ability.