Ancient Bronze Dragon

D&D 5.5e · gargantuan dragon, lawful good

Challenge 22 (41000 XP)

STR
29 (+9)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
27 (+8)
INT
18 (+4)
WIS
17 (+3)
CHA
25 (+7)

Defense

Armor Class 22 (natural armor)
Hit Points 444 (24d20 + 192)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.

Proficiencies & Senses

Saving Throws Dex +7, Wis +10
Skills Insight +10, Perception +10, Stealth +7
Languages Common, Draconic
Blindsight 60 ft.
Passive Perception 20

Traits

Damage Immunities Lightning

Traits

Amphibious

The dragon can breathe air and water.

Legendary Resistance

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 Repulsion Breath or Spellcasting to cast Guiding Bolt (level 2 version).

Rend

Melee Weapon Attack: +16 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 19 (2d8 + 9) slashing damage plus 9 (2d8) lightning damage.

Repulsion Breath

Strength Saving Throw: DC 23, 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.

Lightning Breath

Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 23, each creature in a 120-foot-long, 10-foot-wide Line. Failure: 75 (15d10) lightning damage. Success: Half damage.

Spellcasting

The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 23, +14 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, Control Water, Scrying, Water Breathing.

Reference Text

A massive bronze-scaled dragon with webbed feet and a fin-like crest, soaring over coastal cliffs and crashing waves, its metallic scales gleaming in the sunlight.