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Adult Bronze Dragon 2024

CR 15 dragon

Huge dragon, lawful good


Armor Class
18 (natural armor)
Hit Points
212 (17d12 + 102)
Speed
40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
Initiative
+10

STR25 (+7)
DEX10 (+0)
CON23 (+6)
INT16 (+3)
WIS15 (+2)
CHA20 (+5)

Saving Throws
Strength +7, Dexterity +5, Constitution +6, Intelligence +3, Wisdom +7, Charisma +5
Skills
Insight +7, Perception +12, Stealth +5
Damage Immunities
lightning
Senses
blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 22
Languages
Common, Draconic
Challenge
15 (13,000 XP) · Proficiency Bonus +5

Amphibious.

The dragon can breathe air and water.

Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair).

If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.

Actions

Multiattack.

The dragon makes three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of (A) Repulsion Breath or (B) Spellcasting to cast Guiding Bolt (level 2 version).

Rend.

Melee Attack Roll: +12, reach 10 ft. 16 (2d8 + 7) Slashing damage plus 5 (1d10) Lightning damage.

Lightning Breath (Recharge 5–6).

Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 19, each creature in a 90-foot-long, 5-foot-wide Line. Failure: 55 (10d10) Lightning damage. Success: Half damage.

Repulsion Breath.

Strength Saving Throw: DC 19, each creature in a 30-foot Cone. Failure: The target is pushed up to 60 feet straight away from the dragon and has the Prone condition.

Spellcasting.

The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17, +10 to hit with spell attacks):

  • At Will: Detect Magic, Guiding Bolt, Shapechange, Speak with Animals, Thaumaturgy
  • 1/Day Each: Detect Thoughts, Water Breathing

Legendary Actions

Guiding Light.

The dragon uses Spellcasting to cast Guiding Bolt (level 2 version).

Pounce.

The dragon moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Rend attack.

Thunderclap.

Constitution Saving Throw: DC 17, each creature in a 20-foot-radius Sphere [Area of Effect]|XPHB|Sphere centered on a point the dragon can see within 90 feet. Failure: 10 (3d6) Thunder damage, and the target has the Deafened condition until the end of its next turn.

Other versions

Source: System Reference Document 5.2 (Wizards of the Coast) · License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 details