Young Brass DragonCR 6 · Large Dragon · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Large dragon, Challenge 6. AC 17, 110 hit points.

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Armour Class

Hit Points

110

Speed

40 ft.

Challenge

6 · 2,300 XP

Alignment

Chaotic Good

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Stat Block

Large Dragon · Chaotic Good

Young Brass Dragon

110

13d10 + 39 · 40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 80 ft. · AC from natural armor

Blindsight 30 ft., Darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 16

Languages: Common, Draconic

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
19 (+4)	10 (+0)	17 (+3)	12 (+1)	11 (+0)	15 (+2)

Traits

Damage ImmunitiesFire

Actions

MultiattackThe dragon makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws.

BiteMelee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4) piercing damage.

ClawMelee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.

Breath WeaponsThe dragon uses one of the following breath weapons. Fire Breath. The dragon exhales fire in a 40-foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 42 (12d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Sleep Breath. The dragon exhales sleep gas in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or fall unconscious for 5 minutes. This effect ends for a creature if the creature takes damage or someone uses an action to wake it.

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Tactics

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1Multiattack: The dragon makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws.

2With a 80 ft. flying speed it can stay out of melee reach; a party with no ranged answer will chase it all fight.

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Young Brass Dragons4Party size4Party level3

Could kill someone — and at high enough numbers, the whole party.

Difficulty

Deadly

18,400 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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What is Young Brass Dragon's challenge rating in D&D 5e?

Young Brass Dragon is Challenge 6, worth 2,300 XP. Encounter maths multiplies XP by the number of monsters, so a group is deadlier than the raw total — use the calculator on this page.

What are Young Brass Dragon's stats?

AC 17 (natural armor), 110 hit points (13d10 + 39), speed 40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 80 ft.. Ability scores: STR 19, DEX 10, CON 17, INT 12, WIS 11, CHA 15.

What is Young Brass Dragon resistant to?

Young Brass Dragon is immune to fire damage. Pick a damage type it does not shrug off.

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