Medium undead, any evil alignment
- Armor Class 17 (Natural Armor)
- Hit Points 135 (18d8+54)
- Speed 30 ft.
STR
11 (+0)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
20 (+5)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
16 (+3)
- Saving Throws Con +10, Int +12, Wis +9
- Skills Arcana +18, History +12, Insight +9, Perception +9
- Damage Resistance 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
- Challenge 21 (33,000 XP)
- 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): detect thoughts, invisibility, acid arrow, 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: (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
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. Lich regains spent legendary actions at the start of their 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.