# Adult Silver Dragon

*Huge Dragon (Metallic), Lawful Good*

- **Armor Class:** 19
- **Hit Points:** 216 (16d12 + 112)
- **Speed:** 40 ft., Fly 80 ft.
- **Initiative**: +4 (14)

|STAT|SCORE|MOD|SAVE|
| --- | --- | --- | ---- |
| STR | 27 | +8 | +8 |
| DEX | 10 | +0 | +5 |
| CON | 25 | +7 | +7 |
| INT | 16 | +3 | +3 |
| WIS | 13 | +1 | +6 |
| CHA | 22 | +6 | +6 |

- **Immunities**: Cold
- **Skills**: History +8, Perception +11, Stealth +5
- **Senses**: blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 21
- **Languages**: Common, Draconic
- **CR** 16 (XP 15,000, or 18,000 in lair)

## Traits

***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. 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. 17 (2d8 + 8) Slashing damage plus 4 (1d8) Cold damage.

***Cold Breath (Recharge 5-6).*** *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):

- **At Will:** *Detect Magic*, *Hold Monster*, *Ice Knife*, *Shapechange*
- **1e/Day Each:** *Ice Storm*, *Zone of Truth*

## 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.

