Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage plus 2 (1d4) acid damage.
Acid Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales acid in a 15-foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (5d8) acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
How many black dragon wyrmlings for a fight?
A black dragon wyrmling is worth 450 XP. Using the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), this is how many black dragon wyrmlings fit each difficulty for a party of four characters of the same level. A dash means even one would be over the budget.
Party level
Low
Moderate
High
2nd
—
1
1
3rd
1
2
3
4th
2
3
4
5th
4
6
9
6th
5
8
12
7th
6
11
12+
8th
8
12+
12+
9th
11
12+
12+
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 black dragon wyrmling compares at CR 2
Against the 42 other challenge 2 monsters in the SRD 5.1, the black dragon wyrmling has more hit points than 6 of them, which makes it one of the frailest at its CR. See every CR 2 monster.
Statistic
Black Dragon Wyrmling
CR 2 average
Armor Class
17
12.8
Hit points
33
47
Best attack bonus
+4
+5
Best save DC
11
12
Black Dragon Wyrmling 2024 stat block
The 2024 Monster Manual revised the black dragon wyrmling, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new stat block. What changed:
