Adult Bronze Dragon

2024 SRD

Huge Dragon (Metallic), Lawful Good

Armor Class: 18

Hit Points: 212 (17d12 + 102)

Speed: 40 ft., Fly 80 ft., Swim 40 ft.

STR
25
DEX
10
CON
23
INT
16
WIS
15
CHA
20

Saving Throws: DEX, WIS

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

Traits

  • 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. Hit: 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-footwide 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 (level 2 version), Shapechange (Beast or Humanoid form only, no Temporary Hit Points gained from the spell, and no Concentration or Temporary Hit Points required to maintain the spell), 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 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.