A creature can hold its breath for a number of minutes equal to 1 plus its Constitution modifier (minimum of 30 seconds) before suffocation begins. When a creature runs out of breath or is choking, it gains 1 Exhaustion level at the end of each of its turns. When a creature can breathe again, it removes all levels of Exhaustion it gained from suffocating.
Suffocation
HazardXPHBp. 3762024
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"A creature can hold its breath for a number of minutes equal to 1 plus its Constitution modifier (minimum of 30 seconds) before suffocation begins. When a creature runs out of breath or is choking, it gains 1 {@condition Exhaustion|XPHB} level at the end of each of its turns. When a creature can breathe again, it removes all levels of {@condition Exhaustion|XPHB} it gained from suffocating."
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