# Drake, Water >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Water Drake</div> <div class="CR">CR 8 (4,800 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Draconomicon pg. 157</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> N Large Dragon (aquatic, water) **Init** +1 **Senses** darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; **Perception** +23 #### defense **AC** 20, 10 touch, 19 flat-footed (+1 Dex, +10 natural, -1 size) **hp** 95 (10d12+30) **Fort** +10, **Refl** +10, **Will** +9 **Feint** 22, **Demoralize** 22 **Immune** paralysis, sleep #### offense **Speed** 30 ft., fly 80 ft. (poor), swim 30 ft. **Melee** bite +14 (1d8+5), 2 claws +14 (1d6+5), tail slap +12 (1d8+2) **Space** 10 ft., **Reach** 5 ft. **Special Attacks** drench, water mastery #### statistics **Str** 21, **Dex** 12, **Con** 17, **Int** 8, **Wis** 14, **Cha** 11 **BAB** +10, **CMB** +16, **CMD** 27, **TA** +14, **RTA** +10 **Feats** [[Alertness]], [[Flyby Attack]], [[Lightning Reflexes]], [[Multiattack]], [[Power Attack]] **Skills** Escape Artist +11, Fly +8, Perception +23, Stealth +12 (+16 while underwater), Swim +26 **Racial Bonuses** Perception +4 **Languages** Aquan, Draconic **SQ** amphibious #### ecology **Terrain** Temperate aquatic **Organization** Solitary, pair, or cete (3–6) **Treasure** Standard **Advancement** 11–19 HD (Large); 20–29 HD (Huge); 30 HD (Gargantuan) Water drakes lay claim to areas of coastline or island chains, preying on sailors and any other creatures foolish enough to enter their territory. A water drake’s silver-blue scales appear more like those of a fish than a reptile, smooth and shimmering. Its sleek body cuts through the water with decent speed; however, it can’t keep up with most other aquatic creatures, so it tends to remain at shallow depths so it can take to the air as needed. Dragon turtles and water drakes often share similar territory, though a lone drake is no match for such an opponent. Only groups of water drakes are brave enough to face a foe of such power. Water drakes hate bronze dragons, but fear them even more. ### Combat Water drakes prefer to fight their battles beneath the waves, to take advantage of their combat prowess there. They take wing only to snatch victims (such as off the deck of a ship), using Flyby Attack to grab a target and return to the water in a single swoop.