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CR
Type
Size
Alignment
Movement

Ghost Dragon

Huge Undead, Any alignment

Armor Class 10
Hit Points 324 (24d12 + 168)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft. (hover)
STR
20
+5
DEX
10
+0
CON
25
+7
INT
16
+3
WIS
15
+2
CHA
19
+4
Saving Throws CON +13, WIS +8, CHA +10
Skills Perception +14, Stealth +12
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, slashing
Damage Immunities acid, cold, necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities Charmed, Exhaustion, Frightened, Grappled, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Prone, Restrained
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 24
Languages Common, Draconic, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 17 (18,000 XP)

Traits

Incorporeal Movement. The ghost dragon can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. 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. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit:32 (6d8 + 5) cold damage, and the target's speed is halved until the start of the dragon's next turn.

Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit:14 (2d8 + 5) necrotic damage.

Terrifying Breath (Recharge). The ghost dragon exhales shadowy mist in a 90-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 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.

Lore

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.