High level dragons will "bring the hurt", with loads of new abilities that make encountering the fantastical reptiles much more perilous.

but he's extremely tough by 5e standards with a Challenge Rating of 26. Exclusive: Screen Rant reveals concept art that inspired the 2024 Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebooks Black Dragon design ...

Dungeons and Dragons will soon release The Dragon Anthology, and there is one potential guidebook that would truly complete the updated 2025 ruleset.