Ancient Wasteland Dragon
Gargantuan Dragon · Chaotic Evil · CR 23
- Dragon
- Gargantuan
- Tier 4
- Evil
CR 23 gargantuan dragon, chaotic evil — that's Ancient Wasteland Dragon. Native to badlands and hill. Sourced from Creature Codex.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 23
- Type
- Dragon
- Size
- Gargantuan
- Alignment
- Chaotic Evil
- Speed
- 40, burrow 30, climb 40, fly 80
- Habitats
- Badlands, Hill
- Sources
- Creature Codex
Ecology
Ancient Wasteland Dragon is one of the elder species, claiming a wide territory and shaping the ecology around it for centuries. It is most often found in badlands regions. It is gargantuan-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights. As a legendary creature, it is rare in the world and likely the only specimen of its kind in the local region.
Behaviour
Ancient Wasteland Dragon is intelligent, vain, long-memoried; it remembers slights for centuries and rewards loyalty in kind. Its Chaotic Evil alignment shapes how it engages with the world — predictable in tendency, even when unpredictable in detail. It is intelligent enough to plan, scheme, or remember.
Origin
Ancient Wasteland Dragon is introduced in Kobold Press's Creature Codex (2018). Dragons in D&D canon trace to Bahamut and Tiamat, with each lineage having its own founding myth. Within a campaign, its existence anchors a region with the kind of weight only an old, named species carries.
Related Monsters
Frequently Asked Questions about Ancient Wasteland Dragon
- What is the challenge rating of Ancient Wasteland Dragon?
- On the bestiary CR scale, Ancient Wasteland Dragon sits at 23. It fits levels 17+.
- What type of creature is Ancient Wasteland Dragon?
- By creature type, Ancient Wasteland Dragon is a dragon, gargantuan size, chaotic evil alignment.
- Where does Ancient Wasteland Dragon live?
- The bestiary places Ancient Wasteland Dragon in Badlands, Hill.