Lich
D&D 5e · 2014·Medium Undead·Any Evil Alignment
- Armor class
- 17natural armor
- Hit points
- 13518d8+54
- Challenge
- 2133,000 XP
- Proficiency
- +7
Speed 30 ft.
| Measure | Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 11 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 16 |
| Mod | +0 | +3 | +3 | +5 | +2 | +3 |
| Save | +0 | +3 | +10 | +12 | +9 | +3 |
- Skills
- Arcana +18, History +12, Insight +9, Perception +9
- Resistances
- cold, lightning, necrotic
- Damage immunities
- poison; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
- Condition immunities
- charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned
- Senses
- truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 19
- Languages
- Common plus up to five other languages
Traits
Legendary Resistance (3/Day)
If the lich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
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
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
The lich can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. The lich regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
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 non-undead 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.