- Armor Class
- 18 (natural armor)
- Hit Points
- 142 (15d10+60)
- Speed
- 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
- Challenge
- 8 (3,900 XP)
- Proficiency bonus
- +3
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|
| 21 (+5) | 10 (+0) | 19 (+4) | 14 (+2) | 13 (+1) | 17 (+3) |
- Saving throws
- Dex +3, Con +7, Wis +4, Cha +6
- Skills
- Insight +4, Perception +7, Stealth +3
- Damage immunities
- lightning
- Senses
- blindsight 30 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 17
- Languages
- Common, Draconic
Traits
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) slashing damage.
Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one of the following breath weapons.
Lightning Breath. The dragon exhales lightning in a 60-foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 55 (10d10) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Repulsion Breath. The dragon exhales repulsion energy in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is pushed 40 feet away from the dragon.
A young bronze dragon is worth 3,900 XP. Using the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), this is how many young bronze 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 9 other challenge 8 monsters in the SRD 5.1, the young bronze dragon has more hit points than 8 of them, which makes it one of the toughest at its CR. See every CR 8 monster.
Young Bronze Dragon 2024 stat block
The 2024 Monster Manual revised the young bronze dragon, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new stat block. What changed:
- Armor Class: 18 → 17.
- New in its stat block: Rend, Lightning Breath and Repulsion Breath.
- Gone from it: Bite, Claw and Breath Weapons.
- Armor Class
- 17
- Hit Points
- 142 (15d10 + 60)
- Speed
- 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
- Challenge
- 8 (3,900 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 17
- Languages
- Common, Draconic
Traits
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Repulsion Breath.
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +8, reach 10 ft. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) Slashing damage.
Lightning Breath (Recharge 5–6). Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 15, each creature in a 60-foot-long, 5-footwide Line. Failure: 49 (9d10) Lightning damage. Success: Half damage.
Repulsion Breath. Strength Saving Throw: DC 15, each creature in a 30-foot Cone. Failure: The target is pushed up to 40 feet straight away from the dragon and has the Prone condition.
