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  • Legendary Resistance

    If the lich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.

    usage:
    times:

    3

    type:

    per day

  • 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

    spellcasting:
    ability:

    INT

    components required:
    • V

    • S

    • M

    dc:

    20

    level:

    18

    modifier:

    12

    school:

    wizard

    slots:
    1:

    4

    2:

    3

    3:

    3

    4:

    3

    5:

    3

    6:

    1

    7:

    1

    8:

    1

    9:

    1

    spells:
    • Mage Hand

    • Prestidigitation

    • Ray of Frost

    • Detect Magic

      level:

      1

    • Magic Missile

      level:

      1

    • Shield

      level:

      1

    • Thunderwave

      level:

      1

    • Acid Arrow

      level:

      2

    • Detect Thoughts

      level:

      2

    • Invisibility

      level:

      2

    • Mirror Image

      level:

      2

    • Animate Dead

      level:

      3

    • Counterspell

      level:

      3

    • Dispel Magic

      level:

      3

    • Fireball

      level:

      3

    • Blight

      level:

      4

    • Dimension Door

      level:

      4

    • Cloudkill

      level:

      5

    • Scrying

      level:

      5

    • Disintegrate

      level:

      6

    • Globe of Invulnerability

      level:

      6

    • Finger of Death

      level:

      7

    • Plane Shift

      level:

      7

    • Dominate Monster

      level:

      8

    • Power Word Stun

      level:

      8

    • Power Word Kill

      level:

      9

  • Turn Resistance

    The lich has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

© 2020 David Jones · uses the D&D 5th Edition API Database · source