

Luckily, there is a creature in Fizban’s Treasury Of Dragons that has the same concept as Tiamat but is less likely to erase the party from existence.

The Aspect of Tiamat appears in Fizban’s Treasury Of Dragons as a foe, but it's unlikely that players will ever face her, as she's a CR 30 monster with over 1000 hit points (thanks to her Mythic trait), with a breath weapon attack that deals 11d12 damage. Tiamat is one of the most fearsome dragons in D&D, dating all the way back to her presence in the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon, where even the villainous Venger feared her. Best New D&D Monster In Fizban's Treasury - Dracohydra Fizban’s Treasury Of Dragons includes many new dragons and dragon-style monsters for DMs to unleash against their players. There are also draconic monsters that have been created as part of experiments, in order to create artificial dragons, or simply reuse their corpses as weapons. There are many dragon variants that aren't as high-profile as their chromatic/metallic cousins, but they are just as fearsome. The chromatic and metallic dragons from the Monster Manual are all terrifying to face in battle, but there is more to dragonkind than the true dragons. Related: Dungeons & Dragons 5.5 News & Updates: Everything We Know So Far

It also helps that dragons are flying tanks, which can squash most parties like a bug. A truly intelligent dragon would use its resources to learn the weaknesses of its enemy, to fill its lair with traps and servants that will weaken or destroy any intruders, and use its bulk to overcome the enemy when they are at their lowest point. A creature that is centuries (or even millennia) old isn't going to be that stupid. A dragon that runs headfirst into the party isn't going to last long. The book also adds a ton of new monsters to the game, many of which are powerful dragons, or are abominations that were created in their image, in the hope of inspiring the same fear as the great wyrms that reside in the D&D campaign worlds.ĭragons are some of the strongest foes in D&D, but only if the DM runs them correctly. The new sourcebook for Dungeons & Dragonsis called Fizban's Treasury of Dragonsand it goes into the lore of dragonkind.
