Archmage

Medium Humanoid any alignment

• Armor Class: 12 (15 with mage armor)
• Hit Points: 99 (18d8+18)
• Speed: walk 30 ft.
• Challenge Rating: 12 (8,400 XP)
• Source: 5.1 SRD (2015 MM), page 395

• Saving Throws: Int +9, Wis +6
• Skills: arcana +13, history +13
• Damage Resistances: damage from spells; non magical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing (from stoneskin)
• Senses: passive Perception 12
• Languages: any six languages

Special Abilities

• Magic Resistance: The archmage has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

• Spellcasting: The archmage is an 18th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 17, +9 to hit with spell attacks). The archmage can cast disguise self and invisibility at will and has the following wizard spells prepared:

• Cantrips (at will): fire bolt, light, mage hand, prestidigitation, shocking grasp

• 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, identify, mage armor*, magic missile
• 2nd level (3 slots): detect thoughts, mirror image, misty step
• 3rd level (3 slots): counterspell,fly, lightning bolt
• 4th level (3 slots): banishment, fire shield, stoneskin*
• 5th level (3 slots): cone of cold, scrying, wall of force
• 6th level (1 slot): globe of invulnerability
• 7th level (1 slot): teleport
• 8th level (1 slot): mind blank*
• 9th level (1 slot): time stop
• The archmage casts these spells on itself before combat.

Actions

• Dagger: Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.

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