Ancient Bronze Dragon

Ability Scores

Details

Initiative +14 (24) Saving Throws DEX +7, WIS +10 Skills Insight +10, Perception +17, Stealth +7 Immunities Lightning Senses Blindsight 60 ft., Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 27 Languages Common, Draconic

Traits

• Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
• Legendary Resistance (4/Day, or 5/Day in Lair). 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 (A) Repulsion Breath or (B) Spellcasting to cast Guiding Bolt (level 2 version).
• Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +16, reach 15 ft. Hit: 18 (2d8 + 9) Slashing damage plus 9 (2d8) Lightning damage.
• Lightning Breath (Recharge 5–6). Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 23, each creature in a 120-foot-long, 10-foot-wide Line. Failure: 82 (15d10) Lightning damage. Success: Half damage.
• Repulsion Breath. Strength Saving Throw: DC 23, each creature in a 30-foot Cone. Failure: The target is pushed up to 60 feet straight away from the dragon and has the Prone condition.
• Spellcasting. The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 22, +14 to hit with spell attacks): At Will: Detect Magic, Guiding Bolt (level 2 version), Shapechange (Beast or Humanoid form only, no Temporary Hit Points gained from the spell, and no Concentration or Temporary Hit Points required to maintain the spell), Speak with Animals, Thaumaturgy 1/Day Each: Detect Thoughts, Control Water, Scrying, Water Breathing

Legendary Actions

• Guiding Light. The dragon uses Spellcasting to cast Guiding Bolt (level 2 version).
• Pounce. The dragon moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Rend attack.
• Thunderclap. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 22, each creature in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point the dragon can see within 120 feet. Failure: 13 (3d8) Thunder damage, and the target has the Deafened condition until the end of its next turn.