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Dungeons & Dragons · 2024 SRD

Adult Silver Dragon 5e (2024) Stat Block: AC, HP, CR, and Actions

Adult Silver Dragon is a Huge dragon with lawful good alignment and Challenge Rating 16 in the 2024 SRD. This stat block includes AC 19, 216 hit points, speeds, traits, and actions.



Adult Silver Dragon

Adult Silver Dragon

Huge, dragon, lawful good
Armor Class
19
Hit Points
216
(16d12 + 112)
Speed:
Walk 40 ft.,
Fly 80 ft.,
STR 27 (+8)
DEX 10 (+0)
CON 25 (+7)
INT 16 (+3)
WIS 13 (+1)
CHA 22 (+6)
Saving Throws:
DEX +5
,
WIS +6
Skills:
History +8
,
Perception +11
,
Stealth +5
Damage Vulnerabilities: —
Damage Resistances: —
Damage Immunities: cold
Condition Immunities: —
Senses:
darkvision 120 ft., blindsight 60 ft.
Passive Perception:
21
Languages: Common, Draconic
CR:
16
(15000 XP) (18000 XP in lair)
Proficiency Bonus: 5

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 (A) Paralyzing Breath or (B) Spellcasting to cast Ice Knife.

  • Rend - Melee Attack Roll: +13, reach 10 ft. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8) Slashing damage plus 4 (1d8) Cold damage.

  • Cold Breath - Constitution Saving Throw: DC 20, each creature in a 60-foot Cone. Failure: 54 (12d8) Cold damage. Success: Half damage.

  • Paralyzing Breath - Constitution Saving Throw: DC 20, each creature in a 60-foot Cone. First Failure: The target has the Incapacitated condition until the end of its next turn, when it repeats the save. Second Failure: The target has the Paralyzed condition, and 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.

  • Spellcasting - The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19, +11 to hit with spell attacks):

Legendary Actions:

  • Chill. The dragon uses Spellcasting to cast Hold Monster. The dragon can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.
  • Cold Gale. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 19, each creature in a 60-foot-long, 10-foot-wide Line. Failure: 14 (4d6) Cold damage, and the target is pushed up to 30 feet straight away from the dragon. Success: Half damage only. Failure or Success: 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.
This work includes material from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 by Wizards of the Coast LLC, licensed under CC BY 4.0.