Young Black Dragon
Large Dragon (Chromatic), Chaotic Evil
Initiative +5 (15)
AC 18HP 127 (15d10 + 45)
Speed 40 ft., Fly 80 ft., Swim 40 ft.
MOD
SAVE
MOD
SAVE
MOD
SAVE
Str
19
+4
+4
Dex
14
+2
+5
Con
17
+3
+3
Int
12
+1
+1
Wis
11
+0
+3
Cha
15
+2
+2
Skills Perception +6, Stealth +5
Immunities Acid
Senses Blindsight 30 ft., Darkvision 120 ft., Passive Perception 16
Languages Common, Draconic
CR 7 (XP 2 900; PB +3)
Traits
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks.
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 10 ft. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4) Slashing damage plus 3 (1d6) Acid damage.
Acid Breath (Recharge 5–6). Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 14, each creature in a 30-foot-long, 5-foot-wide Line. Failure: 49 (14d6) Acid damage. Success: Half damage.
Black dragons delight in suffering and ruin. While other chromatic dragons scheme for power and wealth, these dragons seek to tear down all they see and rule over what remains. Black dragons are terrifying creatures with curved horns and withered visages suggestive of fiendish skulls. They typically inhabit stagnant swamps, crumbling ruins, or places of magical or environmental corruption. Their acid breath scars their domains, eroding the features from ancient statues and leaving nature with festering wounds. Black dragons hoard tarnished symbols of hope and relics of fallen empires. The more sought-after the treasure, the more black dragons prize it—particularly if they were responsible for it being lost.
Habitat: Swamp
Treasure: Relics
Monster Manual 2024 (BR)
