If the lich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Lich
Medium Undead Lawful Neutral (Law/Chaos Axis) Chaotic Evil
- Saving Throws
- Con +10, Int +12, Wis +9
- Skills
- Arcana +19, History +12, Insight +9, Perception +9
- Damage Resistances
- cold, lightning, necrotic
- Damage Immunities
- poison, bludgeoning, piercing, 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)
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.
Turn Resistance
The lich has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.
Spellcasting
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
mage hand
prestidigitation
ray of frost
Level 1 (4 slots)
detect magic
magic missile
shield
thunderwave
Level 2 (3 slots)
detect thoughts
invisibility
Melf's acid arrow
mirror image
Level 3 (3 slots)
animate dead
counterspell
dispel magic
fireball
Level 4 (3 slots)
blight
dimension door
Level 5 (3 slots)
cloudkill
scrying
Level 6 (1 slots)
disintegrate
globe of invulnerability
Level 7 (1 slots)
finger of death
plane shift
Level 8 (1 slots)
dominate monster
power word stun
Level 9 (1 slots)
power word kill
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
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.