Ancient White Dragon

Gargantuan / dragon / Chaotic Evil / CR 20

Armor Class20
Hit Points333 (18d20 + 144)
Speed40 ft, burrow 40 ft, fly 80 ft, swim 40 ft
Challenge20
Proficiency-
STR26+8
DEX10+0
CON26+8
INT10+0
WIS13+1
CHA18+4
Saving Throws

Dexterity +6, Wisdom +7

Skills

Perception +13, Stealth +6

Initiative

+12

Senses

Blindsight 60 ft, Darkvision 120 ft

Languages

Common, Draconic

Damage immunities

Cold

Traits

Ice Walk

The ancient white dragon can move across and climb icy surfaces without needing to make an ability check. Additionally, Difficult Terrain composed of ice or snow doesn't cost it extra movement.

Legendary Resistance

special

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

Actions

Multiattack

action

The ancient white dragon makes three Rend attacks.

Rend

action

Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 15 ft.. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8) slashing plus 7 (2d6) cold damage.

Cold Breath

action

Recharge 5–6. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 22, each creature in a 90-foot Cone.
Failure: 63 (14d8) cold damage.
Success: Half damage.

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.

Freezing Burst

legendary

Constitution Saving Throw: DC 22, each creature in a 30-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point the ancient white dragon can see within 120 feet.
Failure: 14 (4d6) cold damage, and the target's Speed is 0 until the end of the target's next turn.
Failure or Success: The ancient white dragon can't take this action again until the start of its next turn.

Frightful Presence

legendary

The ancient white dragon casts Fear, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18). The ancient white dragon can't take this action again until the start of its next turn.

Pounce

legendary

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

Prepared Spells

Fear

Referenced spells