Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage plus 3 (1d6) poison damage.
Poison Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales poisonous gas in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw, taking 21 (6d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
How many green dragon wyrmlings for a fight?
A green dragon wyrmling is worth 450 XP. Using the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), this is how many green 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 green dragon wyrmling compares at CR 2
Against the 42 other challenge 2 monsters in the SRD 5.1, the green dragon wyrmling has more hit points than 14 of them, which makes it a little frailer than most at its CR. See every CR 2 monster.
Statistic
Green Dragon Wyrmling
CR 2 average
Armor Class
17
12.8
Hit points
38
47
Best attack bonus
+4
+5
Best save DC
11
12
Green Dragon Wyrmling 2024 stat block
The 2024 Monster Manual revised the green dragon wyrmling, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new stat block. What changed:
