Young Gold Dragon
Large dragon · CR 10 · 5,900 XP
18 AC · 178 HP
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Stat block
- Type
- Large dragon, lawful good
- Armor Class
- 18
- Hit Points
- 178 (17d10 + 85)
- Speed
- 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
- Challenge
- 10 (5,900 XP), proficiency +4
- Immunities
- fire
- Senses
- darkvision 120 ft., blindsight 30 ft., passive perception 19
- Languages
- Common, Draconic
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 20 |
Young Gold 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 (+10) | 95% 16.7 dmg | 85% 15 dmg | 80% 14.2 dmg | 75% 13.3 dmg | 65% 11.6 dmg | 55% 9.9 dmg |
| Full turn (3 attacks) | 50.1 dmg | 45 dmg | 42.5 dmg | 39.9 dmg | 34.8 dmg | 29.7 dmg |
Young Gold Dragon hit points
The stat block uses the average, 178. Rolled, 17d10 + 85 lands anywhere from 102 to 255.
| Hit points | Chance |
|---|---|
| 140 or more | >99% |
| 179 or more | 50% |
| 217 or more | <1% |
| 240 or more | <1% |
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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 Weakening Breath.
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +10, reach 10 ft. Hit: 17 () Slashing damage.
Fire Breath. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 17, each creature in a 30-foot Cone. Failure: 55 () Fire damage. Success: Half damage.
Weakening Breath. Strength Saving Throw: DC 17, each creature that isn’t currently affected by this breath in a 30-foot Cone. Failure: The target has Disadvantage on Strength-based D20 Tests and subtracts 3 () from its damage rolls. It repeats the save at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. After 1 minute, it succeeds automatically.
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Young Red DragonThis 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.