5d6 = 13
Rolling 5 dice, 420 of the 7,776 outcomes add up to 13 — a 5.4% chance.
Probability
5.4%
Ways for each sum
- Ways to roll it
- 420 / 7,776
- Probability
- 5.4%
- One roll in
- 18.51
- This or higher
- 90.2%
- This or lower
- 15.2%
- Average sum
- 17.5
Nearby sums
Rolls with similar odds
A different number of dice can land on much the same chance.
How to read this
- Two dice do not land evenly. There are six ways to make 7 and only one way to make 2.
- The more dice, the tighter the middle. With six dice almost everything lands near 21, while 6 or 36 turns up about once in 47,000 rolls.
- The average sum is 3.5 per die, because one die averages 3.5.
- Rare is not never — but nor is it due. Roll two dice thirty-six times and there is still roughly a 36% chance you never see a 2.
Frequently asked questions
Q. What are the odds of rolling 13 on 5 dice?
5.4% — 420 of 7,776 possible rolls, or roughly one roll in 18.51.
Q. How often do I roll 13 or more?
90.2% of the time. Rolling 13 or less happens 15.2% of the time.
Q. What is the most likely sum with this many dice?
Something near the average of 17.5. 8 sums come up more often than 13.
Q. Will it definitely turn up if I keep rolling?
No. Each roll is independent of the last. One in 18.51 is a long-run average, not a schedule.