Adult Bronze Dragon icon: a horned dragon’s head, in bronze
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Adult Bronze Dragon 5e stat block

Huge dragon, lawful good · CR 15 · 2024 stat block below

Armor Class
19 (natural armor)
Hit Points
212 (17d12+102)
Speed
40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
Challenge
15 (13,000 XP)
Proficiency bonus
+5
STRDEXCONINTWISCHA
25 (+7)10 (+0)23 (+6)16 (+3)15 (+2)19 (+4)
Saving throws
Dex +5, Con +11, Wis +7, Cha +9
Skills
Insight +7, Perception +12, Stealth +5
Damage immunities
lightning
Senses
blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 22
Languages
Common, Draconic

Traits

Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.

Actions

Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence. It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (2d10 + 7) piercing damage.

Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d6 + 7) slashing damage.

Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d8 + 7) bludgeoning damage.

Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon's choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware of it must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to the dragon's Frightful Presence for the next 24 hours.

Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one of the following breath weapons. Lightning Breath. The dragon exhales lightning in a 90-foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a DC 19 Dexterity saving throw, taking 66 (12d10) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Repulsion Breath. The dragon exhales repulsion energy in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 19 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is pushed 60 feet away from the dragon.

Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into its true form. It reverts to its true form if it dies. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new form (the dragon's choice). In a new form, the dragon retains its alignment, hit points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies, Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Its statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by those of the new form, except any class features or legendary actions of that form.

Legendary actions

Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception) check.

Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.

Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its wings. Each creature within 10 ft. of the dragon must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw or take 14 (2d6 + 7) bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its flying speed.

How many adult bronze dragons for a fight?

An adult bronze dragon is worth 13,000 XP. Using the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), this is how many adult bronze dragons fit each difficulty for a party of four characters of the same level. A dash means even one would be over the budget.

Party levelLowModerateHigh
11th——1
12th—11
13th—11
14th—11
15th112
16th113
17th123
18th124
19th135
20th146

Budgets add up every monster’s XP, so you can swap some for other creatures of the same total. Try other party sizes and mixes in the encounter calculator.

How the adult bronze dragon compares at CR 15

Against the 3 other challenge 15 monsters in the SRD 5.1, the adult bronze dragon has more hit points than 2 of them, which makes it tougher than most at its CR. See every CR 15 monster.

StatisticAdult Bronze DragonCR 15 average
Armor Class1918
Hit points212184
Best attack bonus+12+10

Adult Bronze Dragon 2024 stat block

The 2024 Monster Manual revised the adult bronze dragon, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new stat block. What changed:

Armor Class
18
Hit Points
212 (17d12 + 102)
Speed
40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
Challenge
15 (13,000 XP)
STRDEXCONINTWISCHA
25 (+7)10 (+0)23 (+6)16 (+3)15 (+2)20 (+5)
Damage immunities
lightning
Senses
darkvision 120 ft., blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 22
Languages
Common, Draconic

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.

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