Dragon Breath
Dragonborn Racial Power
As you open your mouth with a roar, the deadly power of your draconic kin blasts forth to engulf your foes.
Close blast 3
Special: When you create your character, choose Strength, Constitution, or Dexterity as the ability score you use when making attack rolls with this power. You also choose the power’s damage type: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or poison. These two choices remain throughout your character’s life and do not change the power’s other effects.
Target: All creatures in area
Hit: 1d6 + Constitution modifier damage
Dragon Breath is an encounter power available to Dragonborn and Draconian characters who chose the Dragon Breath racial feature at first level.[PH:34]
Feats[]
The following feats affect or modify this power in some way. All feats require the Dragon Breath power. Additional prerequisites are listed.
| Feat | Prerequisite | Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Adaptable Breath | Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power | Dragon breath can do a different type of damage. Can be taken multiple times. |
| Admixture Breath | Level 11, Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power, Adaptable Breath | Dragon breath can do two types of damage simultaneously. |
| Ancient Soul | Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power, Dragon Magic sorcerer | Dragon breath is an arcane power, and being hit by elemental damage can recharge dragon breath. |
| Bolstering Breath | Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power | Dragon breath only hurts enemies, and gives allies +1 to attack rolls for a turn. |
| Bracing Breath | Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power, Constitution 13, Fighter | Using Dragon breath grants +1 to Invigorating attacks for a turn. |
| Burning Breath | 11th level, Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power that deals fire damage | One target hit by dragon breath takes ongoing fire damage. |
| Concussive Breath | 21st level, Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power that deals lightning damage, Thundering Breath | Dragon breath dazes targets until the end of your next turn, plus Thundering Breath bonuses. |
| Conflagration Breath | 21st level, Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power that deals fire damage, Burning Breath | Expend dragon breath to create a zone of fire. |
| Corrosive Breath | 11th level, Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power that deals acid damage | Dragon breath inflicts -2 AC for a turn. |
| Covenant of Io | Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power, Invoker, Divine Covenant class feature | Dragon breath is a divine attack power, you can change invoker at-wills from burst attacks to close blast 3. |
| Critical Breath | 11th level, Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power | Critical hit with dragon breath causes ongoing damage. |
| Daunting Breath | Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power , trained in Intimidate | Dragon breath also marks targets for a turn. |
| Debilitating Breath | 21st level, Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power that deals poison damage, Toxic Breath | Dragon breath inflicts weakness for a turn. |
| Dissolving Breath | 21st level, Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power that deals acid damage, Corrosive Breath | Dragon breath inflicts -3 to all defenses for a turn. |
| Dragonborn Channeling | Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power, Martial class | When you hit with a Martial power, you can also hit the target with dragon breath. |
| Dragonbreath Warrior | 11th level, Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power, Martial class | Using Dragon breath adds elemental damage to next weapon attack. |
| Dragon Warrior | 21st level, Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power, Constitution 17, Martial class | Being Bloodied recharges dragon breath. |
| Draconic Enmity | Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power, Avenger, Oath of Enmity | When dragon breath is used to only hit Enmity target, roll attack twice and choose result. |
| Draconic Hunter | Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power, Ranger, Hunter's Quarry | Hitting Quarry with dragon breath grants you +2 to attack rolls against them for a turn. |
| Draconic Restoration | 21st level, Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power | Using 2nd wind recharges dragon breath. |
| Draconic Triumph | 21st level, Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power | Killing non-minion enemies recharges dragon breath. |
| Enlarged Dragon Breath | Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power | Dragon breath can hit Blast 5. |
| Empowered Dragon Breath | Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power | Dragon breath damage increases to d10s. |
| Focused Breath | Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power | Can drop dragon breath size to close blast 1 for +2/tier damage. |
| Freezing Breath | 21st level, Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power that deals cold damage, Frost Breath | Dragon breath immobilizes for a turn. |
| Frost Breath | 11th level, Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power that deals cold damage | Dragon breath slows for a turn. |
| Hurl Breath | Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power | Can choose to make dragon breath area burst 2 instead of close blast 3. |
| Opportunity Breath | 11th level, Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power | Dragon breath can be used as an opportunity attack. |
| Powerful Breath | Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power | Pick an ability score of your choice for dragon breath attack and damage rolls. |
| Radiant Breath | Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power, Divine class | Dragon breath also does Radiant damage. |
| Spirit Breath | 11th level, Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power, Primal class | Using a Primal daily with the same element will recharge dragon breath. |
| Surprising Breath | Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power | Foes struck by dragon breath grant you combat advantage for a turn. |
| Thundering Breath | Level 11, Dragonborn, dragon breath racial power that deals lightning damage | Dragon breath does both lightning and thunder damage. You can push each target hit CON modifier squares. |
Notes[]
- Dragonborn gain this power at 1st level
- Feats which affect this power are:
- Unlike most attack powers, this can be used as a minor action, allowing the character to make an attack using a standard action on the same turn.
- This power works very well for killing minions because of its large area and +2 bonus to hit, especially since most non-arcane characters do not have many (or any) powers that damage in a large area.
See Also[]
- Dragonfear, a power that can be chosen in lieu of Dragon Breath for first-level Dragonborn characters
- Concussive Vengeance, a power that can be chosen in lieu of Dragon Breath for first-level Bozak Draconian characters
- Caustic Heritage, a racial feature that can be chosen in lieu of Dragon Breath for first-level Kapak Draconian characters, and grants the Toxic Saliva and Acidic Revenge powers