Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 4) piercing damage plus 3 (1d6) fire damage.
Fire Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales fire in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 24 (7d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
How many red dragon wyrmlings for a fight?
A red dragon wyrmling is worth 1,100 XP. Using the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), this is how many red 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
3rd
—
—
1
4th
—
1
1
5th
1
2
4
6th
2
3
5
7th
2
4
6
8th
3
6
7
9th
4
7
9
10th
5
8
11
11th
6
10
12+
12th
8
12+
12+
13th
9
12+
12+
14th
10
12+
12+
15th
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 red dragon wyrmling compares at CR 4
Against the 14 other challenge 4 monsters in the SRD 5.1, the red dragon wyrmling has more hit points than 2 of them, which makes it one of the frailest at its CR. See every CR 4 monster.
Statistic
Red Dragon Wyrmling
CR 4 average
Armor Class
17
12.4
Hit points
75
88
Best attack bonus
+6
+6
Red Dragon Wyrmling 2024 stat block
The 2024 Monster Manual revised the red dragon wyrmling, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new stat block. What changed:
