Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3) piercing damage plus 3 (1d6) lightning damage.
Lightning Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales lightning in a 30-foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (4d10) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
How many blue dragon wyrmlings for a fight?
A blue dragon wyrmling is worth 700 XP. Using the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), this is how many blue 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
3rd
—
1
2
4th
1
2
2
5th
2
4
6
6th
3
5
8
7th
4
7
9
8th
5
9
12
9th
7
11
12+
10th
9
12+
12+
11th
10
12+
12+
12th
12
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 blue dragon wyrmling compares at CR 3
Against the 21 other challenge 3 monsters in the SRD 5.1, the blue dragon wyrmling has more hit points than 3 of them, which makes it one of the frailest at its CR. See every CR 3 monster.
Statistic
Blue Dragon Wyrmling
CR 3 average
Armor Class
17
14
Hit points
52
60
Best attack bonus
+5
+5
Best save DC
12
12
Blue Dragon Wyrmling 2024 stat block
The 2024 Monster Manual revised the blue dragon wyrmling, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new stat block. What changed:
