Hoard Drake
Large Dragon · Neutral Evil · CR 8
- Dragon
- Large
- Tier 2
- Evil
As a large dragon (neutral evil), Hoard Drake carries CR 8. Common in mountain and underground environments. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 2.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 8
- Type
- Dragon
- Size
- Large
- Alignment
- Neutral Evil
- Speed
- 40
- Habitats
- Mountain, Underground
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 2
Ecology
Hoard Drake is one of the elder species, claiming a wide territory and shaping the ecology around it for centuries. It is most often found in mountain regions. It is large-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Hoard Drake is intelligent, vain, long-memoried; it remembers slights for centuries and rewards loyalty in kind. Its Neutral 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
Hoard Drake is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 2 (2020). 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Hoard Drake
- What is the challenge rating of Hoard Drake?
- Hoard Drake has a challenge rating of 8. It fits well-established adventuring parties.
- What type of creature is Hoard Drake?
- Hoard Drake is classified as a dragon in D&D 5e, large size, neutral evil alignment.
- Where does Hoard Drake live?
- The bestiary places Hoard Drake in Mountain, Underground.