Legendary Actions 5e Tracker

How to use the Legendary Actions Tracker

1. Choose a creature in SRD creature, for example Adult Red Dragon. The counts of its stat block appear at once.
2. Tick Creature is in its lair if the fight happens there. Stat blocks that list an “in Lair” number then use it, such as 4 uses instead of 3.
3. After another creature’s turn ends, press the cost button on one of the creature’s legendary actions. The counter drops by that cost.
4. When a saving throw fails, press Use Legendary Resistance if the GM decides the creature succeeds instead. The per-day counter drops by one.
5. When the creature uses a Recharge ability such as Fire Breath, press Used it. It shows as Spent.
6. When the creature’s own turn starts, press Start this creature’s turn. All legendary action uses come back and each Spent ability rolls a d6. The result is written in the box under the counters.
7. Press Roll d6 now on one ability if you want to roll it yourself outside the turn button.
8. Press Next round to move the round counter, and Long rest (new day) to refill Legendary Resistance and make every ability ready.
9. For your own monster choose My own creature, type the name, the legendary action uses and Legendary Resistance, and add each Recharge ability with its range.
10. Write your lair actions in the notes box. They are saved in this browser with the counters.

What are legendary actions in 5e?

A legendary action is an action a monster can take immediately after another creature’s turn. Only one can be taken at a time and only after a turn ends, and the monster cannot take one while it has the Incapacitated condition or is otherwise unable to take actions. The stat block gives a number of Legendary Action uses, for example “3 (4 in Lair)”. The monster expends one use whenever it takes a legendary action and regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns.

In the SRD 5.2.1 every legendary action costs one use, so the cost buttons are all “Cost 1”. Older books had actions that cost 2 or 3, which is why you can also type your own creature and spend 1, 2 or 3 uses at a time.

What is legendary resistance in 5e?

Legendary Resistance is a trait: if the creature fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. It is limited per day, written as “3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair”. Per-day uses come back only when the monster finishes a Long Rest, so they do not return at the start of its turn like legendary actions. A short rest does not refill them. It only applies to saving throws, not to attack rolls or ability checks.

What are lair actions in 5e?

Lair actions are effects that happen on their own initiative count, apart from any creature’s turn. They are not in the SRD 5.2.1, so this page does not list their text. In the 2014 rules the lair acts on initiative count 20 and loses ties, so a creature that also has 20 goes first. Add a “Lair” entry at 20 in your initiative order, and write your own lair actions in the notes box. The “in Lair” counts of the stat block, such as 4 legendary action uses, are SRD text and are applied when you tick the lair box.

How does Recharge work in 5e?

A “Recharge 5–6” ability can be used once. At the start of each of the monster’s turns, roll 1d6. If the roll is inside the range, the monster regains the use. The ability is also regained when the monster finishes a Short or Long Rest. Recharge 5–6 comes back on a 5 or 6, so it is ready again about one turn in three; Recharge 6 comes back one turn in six. The tracker shows this chance beside each ability.

Which SRD creatures have legendary actions?

The SRD 5.2.1 has 32 creatures with legendary actions, 34 with Legendary Resistance and 87 with a Recharge ability. Pick any of them in the creature list. Dragons are the largest group: the Adult Red Dragon has 3 legendary action uses (4 in Lair), Legendary Resistance 3/Day (4/Day in Lair) and Fire Breath on Recharge 5–6.

Frequently asked questions

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  Initiative Tracker

  Use it to keep the turn order, with a Lair entry on count 20, while this page counts the boss's uses.
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  DnD Conditions

  Use it to read what Incapacitated does to a creature's legendary actions.
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  DnD Encounter Builder

  Use it to build a fight around a legendary creature from the SRD.
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  DnD Encounter Calculator

  Use it to check how hard a boss fight is for your party.
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  DnD Monster Maker

  Use it to make your own creature with legendary actions.
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  DnD Damage Calculator

  Use it to see how likely a boss's attack is to hit.
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  DnD DM Screen

  Use it as a quick reference for the rules at the table.