Ancient Red Dragon

Gargantuan dragon · CR 24 · 62,000 XP

22 AC · 507 HP

Roll the Ancient Red Dragon

Rend

Fire Breath DC 24 DEX

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Stat block

Type: Gargantuan dragon, chaotic evil
Armor Class: 22
Hit Points: 507 (26d20 + 234)
Speed: 40 ft., climb 40 ft., fly 80 ft.
Challenge: 24 (62,000 XP), proficiency +7
Immunities: fire
Senses: darkvision 120 ft., blindsight 60 ft., passive perception 26
Languages: Common, Draconic

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
30	10	29	18	15	27

Ancient Red Dragon odds against your Armor Class

Chance to hit, then average damage per attack once misses and critical hits are counted.

Attack	AC 12	AC 14	AC 15	AC 16	AC 18	AC 20
Rend (+17)	95% 29 dmg	95% 29 dmg	95% 29 dmg	95% 29 dmg	95% 29 dmg	90% 27.5 dmg
Full turn (3 attacks)	87 dmg	87 dmg	87 dmg	87 dmg	87 dmg	82.6 dmg

Ancient Red Dragon hit points

The stat block uses the average, 507. Rolled, 26d20 + 234 lands anywhere from 260 to 754.

260chance of each total for 26d20 + 234754

Hit points	Chance
384 or more	>99%
507 or more	51%
631 or more	<1%
705 or more	<1%

Traits

Legendary Resistance. If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.

Actions

Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting to cast Scorching Ray (level 3 version).

Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +17, reach 15 ft. Hit: 19 () Slashing damage plus 10 () Fire damage.

Fire Breath. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 24, each creature in a 90-foot Cone. Failure: 91 () Fire damage. Success: Half damage.

Spellcasting. The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 23, +15 to hit with spell attacks):

Legendary actions

Commanding Presence. The dragon uses Spellcasting to cast Command (level 2 version). The dragon can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.

Fiery Rays. The dragon uses Spellcasting to cast Scorching Ray (level 3 version). The dragon can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.

Pounce. The dragon moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Rend attack.

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This page includes material from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 (“SRD 5.2.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC, available at dndbeyond.com/srd. The SRD 5.2.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The averages, odds and tables are ours.