Vine Drake
Medium Dragon · Neutral · CR 7
- Dragon
- Medium
- Tier 2
- Neutral
CR 7 medium dragon, neutral — that's Vine Drake. Native to forest and swamp. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 2.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 7
- Type
- Dragon
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- Neutral
- Speed
- 40, climb 50
- Habitats
- Forest, Swamp
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 2
Ecology
Vine 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 forest regions. It is medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Vine Drake is intelligent, vain, long-memoried; it remembers slights for centuries and rewards loyalty in kind. Its Neutral 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. Spellcasting expands its repertoire well beyond what its physical stat block alone suggests.
Origin
Vine 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.
Related Monsters
Frequently Asked Questions about Vine Drake
- What is the challenge rating of Vine Drake?
- On the bestiary CR scale, Vine Drake sits at 7. It suits mid-tier groups.
- What type of creature is Vine Drake?
- Vine Drake is classified as a dragon in D&D 5e, medium size, neutral alignment.
- Where does Vine Drake live?
- The published habitats for Vine Drake: Forest, Swamp.