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Monster

Abjurer Archmage

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Official reference · AU · 2014

Creature type
Humanoid
Size
Medium
Armor class
16
Hit points
198 (36d8 + 36)
Speed
Walk 30 ft.
Challenge rating
15
Alignment
Neutral
Strength
10
Dexterity
16
Constitution
12
Intelligence
20
Wisdom
15
Charisma
16
Passive Perception
17
Initiative
+8
Skills
arcana: +15; history: +10; perception: +7
Languages
Common plus five other languages
Immunities
psychic
Condition Immunities
charmed

Traits

Magic Resistance

The archmage has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Actions

Multiattack

The archmage makes three Arcane Burst attacks.

Arcane Burst

Melee Ranged Attack: +10, reach 5 ft. or range 150 ft. Hit: 27 (4d10 + 5) Force damage.

Banishing Blast (Recharge 6)

Charisma Saving Throw: DC 18, each creature in a 60-foot Cone. Failure: 45 (10d8) Force damage, and the target has the Incapacitated condition and is transported to a harmless demiplane until the start of the archmage's next turn, at which point it reappears in the space it left or in the nearest unoccupied space if that space is occupied. Success: Half damage only.

Bonus actions

Fortify (Recharge 4–6)

The archmage magically bolsters itself. The archmage gains 40 Temporary Hit Points.

Spellcasting

The archmage casts one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18):

At will: Arcane Lock, Detect Magic, Mage Armor (included in AC), Mage Hand, Prestidigitation

2/day each: Fireball (level 7 version), Nondetection, Otiluke's Resilient Sphere

1/day each: Mind Blank (cast before combat), Teleport

Magic Disruption (2/Day)

The archmage casts Dispel Magic or Globe of Invulnerability, using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.

2/day: Dispel Magic, Globe of Invulnerability

Counterspell (3/Day)

The archmage casts Counterspell in response to the spell's trigger, using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.

3/day: Counterspell

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