Juvenile Shadow Dragon
Monster Manual (2025) p. 275
- Size
- Medium
- Type
- dragon
- Alignment
- chaotic evil
- AC
- 15
- Initiative
- 4
- Hit Points
- 45 (6d8+18)
- Speed
- walk 30 ft., climb 30 ft., fly 60 ft.
- Saving Throws
- Dex +4
- Skills
- Stealth +6, Perception +4
- Resistances
- See Living Shadow
- Immunities
- necrotic
- Senses
- blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft.
- Passive Perception
- 14
- Languages
- Common, Draconic
- Challenge
- 4
- Lineage
- Shadow Dragon
- Environment
- planar (shadowfell), underdark
Traits
Proficiency Bonus
+2
Treasure
Any: The monster's treasure hoard can include monetary treasure and any kinds of magic items.
Living Shadow
While in Dim Light or Darkness, the dragon has Resistance to damage that isn't Force, Psychic, or Radiant.
Sunlight Sensitivity
While in sunlight, the dragon has Disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls.
Actions
Multiattack
The dragon makes two Rend attacks.
Rend
Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 10 ft. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) Slashing damage plus 3 (1d6) Necrotic damage.
Shadow Breath (Recharge 5-6)
Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 13, each creature in a 30-foot Cone. Failure: 17 (5d6) Necrotic damage. Success: Half damage. Failure or Success: A Humanoid reduced to 0 Hit Points by this damage dies, and a Shadow rises from its corpse. The shadow is under the dragon's control and shares the dragon's Initiative count but acts immediately after the dragon.
recharge
D5
Shadow Stealth (Bonus Action)
While in Dim Light or Darkness, the dragon takes the Hide action.
Other data
description
Shadow dragons haunt forgotten, lightless places. While they might have once been other types of dragons, the influence of planar forces, negative energy, or sinister magic has stripped them of their former color or luster. In place of any former breath weapon, shadow dragons exhale caliginous gouts that saps life from everything it touches. Those slain by a shadow dragon's breath rise as shades obedient to the shadow dragon's will. Shadow dragons typically dwell in the Underdark, particularly in areas with connections to the Shadowfell or other tenebrous realms. In some cases, they might lurk in dark, corrupted reaches of the regions they preferred before transforming into shadow dragons. Overgrown swamps, sepulchral desert ruins, and ash-choked volcanoes make natural lairs for shadow dragons. Like many other dragons, shadow dragons collect hoards. Their tastes tend to be morbid—collecting coins from ruined empires and their victims' skulls.