Ability Scores

Proficiencies

• Saving Throw: CON: +10
• Saving Throw: INT: +12
• Saving Throw: WIS: +9
• Skill: Arcana: +18
• Skill: History: +12
• Skill: Insight: +9
• Skill: Perception: +9

Senses

• truesight: 120 ft.
• passive_perception: 19

Damage Vulnerabilities

None

Damage Resistances

• cold
• lightning
• necrotic

Damage Immunities

• poison
• bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons

Condition Immunities

• Charmed
• Exhaustion
• Frightened
• Paralyzed
• Poisoned

Special Abilities

• Legendary Resistance: If the lich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
  • Usage Type: per day
  • Count: 3
  • Rest Types: None
• Rejuvenation: If it has a phylactery, a destroyed lich gains a new body in 1d10 days, regaining all its hit points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of the phylactery.
• Spellcasting: The lich is an 18th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 20, +12 to hit with spell attacks). The lich has the following wizard spells prepared: - Cantrips (at will): mage hand, prestidigitation, ray of frost - 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, magic missile, shield, thunderwave - 2nd level (3 slots): acid arrow, detect thoughts, invisibility, mirror image - 3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, counterspell, dispel magic, fireball - 4th level (3 slots): blight, dimension door - 5th level (3 slots): cloudkill, scrying - 6th level (1 slot): disintegrate, globe of invulnerability - 7th level (1 slot): finger of death, plane shift - 8th level (1 slot): dominate monster, power word stun - 9th level (1 slot): power word kill
• Level: 18
• Ability: INT
• DC: 20
• Modifier: 12
• School: wizard
• Components Required:
  • V
  • S
  • M
• Slots
  • 1: 4
  • 2: 3
  • 3: 3
  • 4: 3
  • 5: 3
  • 6: 1
  • 7: 1
  • 8: 1
  • 9: 1
• Spells
  • Level 0, Mage Hand
  • Level 0, Prestidigitation
  • Level 0, Ray of Frost
  • Level 1, Detect Magic
  • Level 1, Magic Missile
  • Level 1, Shield
  • Level 1, Thunderwave
  • Level 2, Acid Arrow
  • Level 2, Detect Thoughts
  • Level 2, Invisibility
  • Level 2, Mirror Image
  • Level 3, Animate Dead
  • Level 3, Counterspell
  • Level 3, Dispel Magic
  • Level 3, Fireball
  • Level 4, Blight
  • Level 4, Dimension Door
  • Level 5, Cloudkill
  • Level 5, Scrying
  • Level 6, Disintegrate
  • Level 6, Globe of Invulnerability
  • Level 7, Finger of Death
  • Level 7, Plane Shift
  • Level 8, Dominate Monster
  • Level 8, Power Word Stun
  • Level 9, Power Word Kill
• Turn Resistance: The lich has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

Actions

• Paralyzing Touch: Melee Spell Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 10 (3d6) cold damage. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Legendary Actions

• Cantrip: The lich casts a cantrip.
• Paralyzing Touch (Costs 2 Actions): The lich uses its Paralyzing Touch.
• Frightening Gaze (Costs 2 Actions): The lich fixes its gaze on one creature it can see within 10 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw against this magic or become frightened for 1 minute. The frightened target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a target's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the target is immune to the lich's gaze for the next 24 hours.
• Disrupt Life (Costs 3 Actions): Each living creature within 20 feet of the lich must make a DC 18 Constitution saving throw against this magic, taking 21 (6d6) necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Other Information

Languages: Common plus up to five other languages

Challenge Rating: 21

Proficiency Bonus: 7

XP: 33000