Ancient Bronze Dragon

Gargantuan / dragon / Lawful Good / CR 22

Armor Class22
Hit Points444 (24d20 + 192)
Speed40 ft, fly 80 ft, swim 40 ft
Challenge22
Proficiency-
STR29+9
DEX10+0
CON27+8
INT18+4
WIS17+3
CHA25+7
Saving Throws

Dexterity +7, Wisdom +10

Skills

Insight +10, Perception +17, Stealth +7

Initiative

+14

Senses

Blindsight 60 ft, Darkvision 120 ft

Languages

Common, Draconic

Damage immunities

Lightning

Traits

Amphibious

The ancient bronze dragon can breathe air and water.

Legendary Resistance

special

4/day (5/day in lair). If the ancient bronze dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.

Actions

Multiattack

action

The ancient bronze dragon makes three Rend. It can replace one attack with a use of (A) Repulsion Breath or (B) Spellcasting to cast Guiding Bolt (level 2 version).

Rend

action

Melee Weapon Attack: +16 to hit, reach 15 ft.. Hit: 18 (2d8 + 9) slashing plus 9 (2d8) lightning damage.

Repulsion Breath

action

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 ancient bronze dragon and has the Prone condition.

Lightning Breath

action

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.

Spellcasting

action

1 use per day. The ancient bronze 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

3 legendary actions (4 in its lair). Only one legendary action can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. This creature regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.

Guiding Light

legendary

The ancient bronze dragon uses Spellcasting to cast Guiding Bolt (level 2 version).

Pounce

legendary

The ancient bronze dragon moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Rend attack.

Thunderclap

legendary

Constitution Saving Throw: DC 22, each creature in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point the ancient bronze dragon can see within 90 feet.
Failure: 13 (3d8) thunder damage, and the target has the Deafened condition until the end of its next turn.

Prepared Spells

Detect Magic, Guiding Bolt, Shapechange, Speak With Animals, Thaumaturgy, Detect Thoughts, Control Water, Scrying, Water Breathing, Guiding Bolt

Referenced spells