- Armor Class
- 18 (natural armor)
- Hit Points
- 152 (16d10+64)
- Speed
- 40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 80 ft.
- Challenge
- 9 (5,000 XP)
- Proficiency bonus
- +4
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|
| 21 (+5) | 10 (+0) | 19 (+4) | 14 (+2) | 13 (+1) | 17 (+3) |
- Saving throws
- Dex +4, Con +8, Wis +5, Cha +7
- Skills
- Perception +9, Stealth +4
- Damage immunities
- lightning
- Senses
- blindsight 30 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 19
- Languages
- Common, Draconic
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) piercing damage plus 5 (1d10) lightning damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) slashing damage.
Lightning Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales lightning in a 60-foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw, taking 55 (10d10) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
A young blue dragon is worth 5,000 XP. Using the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), this is how many young blue dragons fit each difficulty for a party of four characters of the same level. A dash means even one would be over the budget.
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.
Against the 7 other challenge 9 monsters in the SRD 5.1, the young blue dragon has more hit points than 3 of them, which makes it a little frailer than most at its CR. See every CR 9 monster.
Young Blue Dragon 2024 stat block
The 2024 Monster Manual revised the young blue dragon, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new stat block. What changed:
- New in its stat block: Rend.
- Gone from it: Bite and Claw.
- Armor Class
- 18
- Hit Points
- 152 (16d10 + 64)
- Speed
- 40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 80 ft.
- Challenge
- 9 (5,000 XP)
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|
| 21 (+5) | 10 (+0) | 19 (+4) | 14 (+2) | 13 (+1) | 17 (+3) |
- Damage immunities
- lightning
- Senses
- darkvision 120 ft., blindsight 30 ft., passive Perception 19
- Languages
- Common, Draconic
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks.
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +9, reach 10 ft. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) Slashing damage plus 5 (1d10) Lightning damage.
Lightning Breath (Recharge 5–6). Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 16, each creature in a 60-foot-long, 5-footwide Line. Failure: 55 (10d10) Lightning damage. Success: Half damage.
