monster

Ghost Dragon

CR 17

Huge Undead, Any Alignment

Reveal Stat Block

Armor Class

Hit Points

324 (24d12 + 168)

Speed

40 ft., fly 80 ft. (hover)

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Traits

Incorporeal Movement.The ghost dragon can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain||3. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.

Legendary Resistance (3/Day).If the ghost dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.

Unusual Nature.The ghost dragon doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep.

Actions

Multiattack.The ghost dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.

Bite.mw 11 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. ({@damage 6d8 + 5) cold damage, and the target's speed is halved until the start of the dragon's next turn.

Claw.mw 11 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. ({@damage 2d8 + 5) necrotic damage.

Terrifying Breath.The ghost dragon exhales shadowy mist in a 90-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a 21 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 40 (9d8) cold damage and is frightened of the ghost dragon for 1 minute. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn't frightened. While frightened of the ghost dragon, a creature is paralyzed. The frightened creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to this ghost dragon's Terrifying Breath for the next 24 hours.

Ghost Dragon

A dragon's attachment to a hoard can be strong enough to bind the dragon's spirit to existence after death. Such a ghost dragon haunts the hoard, often forming an attachment to a single priceless object that becomes the focus of the ghost dragon's Undead existence.

A ghost dragon is a translucent and incorporeal version of the original dragon. Though its breath weapon resembles ghostly flames, lightning, or acid, it carries an otherworldly curse. The breath's shadowy mist can induce waking nightmares.