Maharaja Rakshasa

Family: Rakshasa

Medium fiend, lawful evil

Armor Class 24 (natural armor)
Hit Points 310 (23d8 + 207)
Speed 40 ft., fly 30 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
26 (+8)	27 (+8)	29 (+9)	24 (+7)	21 (+5)	28 (+9)

Saving Throws Dexterity +15, Constitution +16, Wisdom +12, Charisma +16
Skills Arcana +14, Deception +16, Insight +12, Perception +12, Persuasion +16, Stealth +15
Damage Resistances cold; bludgeoning and slashing from nonmagical weapons
Damage Immunities poison; piercing from nonmagical attacks
Condition Immunities frightened, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 22
Languages all
Challenge 22 (41,000 XP)

Special Traits

• Be Quick or Be Dead. The maharaja rakshasa has advantage on initiative rolls.
• Limited Magic Immunity. The maharaja rakshasa can’t be affected or detected by spells of 6th level or lower unless it wishes to be. It has advantage on saving throws against all other spells and magical effects.
• Polyglot. The maharaja rakshasa is fluent in all languages.
• Innate Spellcasting. The maharaja rakshasa’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 24, +16 to hit with spell attacks). The rakshasa can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
  • At will: detect thoughts, clairvoyance
  • 3/day: charm person
  • 1/day: plane shift
• Spellcasting. The maharaja rakshasa is an 18th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 24, +16 to hit with spell attacks). It can cast the following spells:
  • Cantrips (at will): dancing lights, mage hand, minor illusion, resistance, shocking grasp
  • 1st level (4 slots): color spray, detect magic, fog cloud, magic missile
  • 2nd level (3 slots): darkness, hold person, see invisibility, spider climb
  • 3rd level (3 slots): bestow curse, dispel magic, nondetection, vampiric touch
  • 4th level (3 slots): confusion, dimension door, greater invisibility, phantasmal killer
  • 5th level (3 slots): dominate person, mislead, modify memory, scrying
  • 6th level (1 slot): irresistible dance, mass suggestion, programmed illusion
  • 7th level (1 slot): prismatic spray, project image, teleport
  • 8th level (1 slot): feeblemind, mind blank
  • 9th level (1 slot): prismatic wall, weird

Actions

• Multiattack. The rakshasa makes four bite attacks and one greatsword attack.
• Greatsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d6 + 8) slashing damage.
• Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8) piercing damage.