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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MechaPilot" data-source="post: 6594661" data-attributes="member: 82779">Yes.  It definitely is a good use of that spell.I think that any round the dragon can make an opportunity attack is a round in which it has a better use of its reaction than casting a spell (because damaging an enemy is just as good if not better than mitigating the damage you'll take, except for when you are so low on HPs that you are already effectively defeated).Regarding the dragon not having anything that it can do on a bonus action, this is a function of how you are modifying the dragon.  If you are adding spells to the dragon, then you are modifying the creature just as you would be if you gave it feats or other special abilities.  So I do maintain my position that a dragon is generally better off doing anything else with its bonus action than casting a spell.Of course, and I forget which poster said as much, a caster class is generally a waste of class levels on a monster.  The dragon would be far better served by taking three levels of fighter and snatching up the champion subclass, or by taking levels of barbarian so it can rage.Isn't the DC of a Concentration save against damage equal to the greater of 10 or half the damage taken?  If we're talking about a high CR dragon (which I thought we were), then PCs facing that dragon should be able to put out quite a bit of damage.I disagree.  I think that a dragon is likely to think quite highly of itself.  It may well forego combat magics for spells intended for use outside of combat.  I think a dragon will scoff at expeditious retreat because it can fly.  I think a dragon will snort a small puff of flame at the notion that burning hands has any value to it.  I think a dragon may even bristle at the notion of having to flee, or that its hide isn't strong enough to protect it from the humanoids that crawl across the world like ants.Additionally, even if the dragon does pick the absolute best spells possible for the lowest levels of spells, the effects are largely negligible.</blockquote>

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