White Dragon
Dragon · Huge
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White dragons are the most bestial of their kind, hunting the frozen north and high glaciers like great predators rather than plotting like their kin. They lair in ice caves, keep the frozen bodies of their kills as trophies and dive through holes in the ice to take prey from below. Trappers say one never forgets a face, or a slight.
- Danger
- Deadly
- How it is met
- Alone, day and night
- Challenge
- 2-20
- SRD 5.2.1 stat blocks
- White Dragon Wyrmling, Young White Dragon, Adult White Dragon, Ancient White Dragon
Hear it
- Dragon Roar Young (On Patreon, Guardian tier)
- Cold Breath (On Patreon, Guardian tier)
- Ice Dragon Lair (In the album RPG Ambiences Vol. 3)
Where it is met
Tundra, Cold Desert, Ice Sheet, Frozen Temperate Forest, Frozen Temperate Conifer Forest, Frozen Taiga, Frozen Grassland, Frozen Alpine Meadow, Frozen Swamp, Frozen Marsh, Frozen Bog, Frozen Rocky Shore, Frozen Cave
Stat blocks (D&D 5e)
White Dragon Wyrmling
Medium Dragon (Chromatic), Chaotic Evil
AC 16 · Initiative +2 (12)
HP 32 (5d8 + 10)
Speed 30 ft., Burrow 15 ft., Fly 60 ft., Swim 30 ft.
| Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 (+2), save +2 | 10 (+0), save +2 | 14 (+2), save +2 | 5 (−3), save −3 | 10 (+0), save +2 | 11 (+0), save +0 |
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +2
Immunities Cold
Senses Blindsight 10 ft., Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 14
Languages Draconic
CR 2 (450 XP; PB +2)
Traits
Ice Walk. The 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.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes two Rend attacks.
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) Slashing damage plus 2 (1d4) Cold damage.
Cold Breath (Recharge 5–6). Constitution Saving Throw: DC 12, each creature in a 15-foot Cone. Failure: 22 (5d8) Cold damage. Success: Half damage.
Young White Dragon
Large Dragon (Chromatic), Chaotic Evil
AC 17 · Initiative +3 (13)
HP 123 (13d10 + 52)
Speed 40 ft., Burrow 20 ft., Fly 80 ft., Swim 40 ft.
| Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 (+4), save +4 | 10 (+0), save +3 | 18 (+4), save +4 | 6 (−2), save −2 | 11 (+0), save +3 | 12 (+1), save +1 |
Skills Perception +6, Stealth +3
Immunities Cold
Senses Blindsight 30 ft., Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 16
Languages Common, Draconic
CR 6 (2,300 XP; PB +3)
Traits
Ice Walk. The 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.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks.
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +7 , reach 10 ft. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4) Slashing damage plus 2 (1d4) Cold damage.
Cold Breath (Recharge 5–6). Constitution Saving Throw: DC 15, each creature in a 30-foot Cone. Failure: 40 (9d8) Cold damage. Success: Half damage.
Adult White Dragon
Huge Dragon (Chromatic), Chaotic Evil
AC 18 · Initiative +10 (20)
HP 200 (16d12 + 96)
Speed 40 ft., Burrow 30 ft., Fly 80 ft., Swim 40 ft.
| Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 (+6), save +6 | 10 (+0), save +5 | 22 (+6), save +6 | 8 (−1), save −1 | 12 (+1), save +6 | 12 (+1), save +1 |
Skills Perception +11, Stealth +5
Immunities Cold
Senses Blindsight 60 ft., Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 21
Languages Common, Draconic
CR 13 (XP 10,000, or 11,500 in lair; PB +5)
Traits
Ice Walk. The 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 (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks.
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +11, reach 10 ft. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6) Slashing damage plus 4 (1d8) Cold damage.
Cold Breath (Recharge 5–6). Constitution Saving Throw: DC 19, each creature in a 60-foot Cone. Failure: 54 (12d8) Cold damage. Success: Half damage.
Legendary Actions
Legendary Action Uses: 3 (4 in Lair). Immediately after another creature’s turn, the dragon can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The dragon regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns.
Freezing Burst. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 14, each creature in a 30-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point the dragon can see within 120 feet. Failure: 7 (2d6) Cold damage, and the target’s Speed is 0 until the end of the target’s next turn. Failure or Success: The dragon can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.
Frightful Presence. The dragon casts Fear, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14). 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.
Ancient White Dragon
Gargantuan Dragon (Chromatic), Chaotic Evil
AC 20 · Initiative +12 (22)
HP 333 (18d20 + 144)
Speed 40 ft., Burrow 40 ft., Fly 80 ft., Swim 40 ft.
| Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 (+8), save +8 | 10 (+0), save +6 | 26 (+8), save +8 | 10 (+0), save +0 | 13 (+1), save +7 | 18 (+4), save +4 |
Skills Perception +13, Stealth +6
Immunities Cold
Senses Blindsight 60 ft., Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 23
Languages Common, Draconic
CR 20 (XP 25,000, or 33,000 in lair; PB +6)
Traits
Ice Walk. The 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 (4/Day, or 5/Day in Lair). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks.
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +14, reach 15 ft. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8) Slashing damage plus 7 (2d6) Cold damage.
Cold Breath (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
Legendary Action Uses: 3 (4 in Lair). Immediately after another creature’s turn, the dragon can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The dragon regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns.
Freezing Burst. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 20, each creature in a 30-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point the 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 dragon can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.
Frightful Presence. The dragon casts Fear, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18). 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.
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