Archmage, Elf

Medium humanoid (Drendali elf), any alignment

Armor Class 13 (16 with mage armor)
Hit Points 99 (18d8 + 18)
Speed 30 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
10 (+0)	16 (+3)	12 (+1)	20 (+5)	15 (+2)	17 (+3)

Saving Throws Int +9, Wis +7
Skills Arcana +13, History +13, Perception +6
Damage Resistances damage from spells; nonmagical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing (from stoneskin)
Damage Immunities psychic (from mind blank)
Condition Immunities charmed
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages Drendali and any six languages
Challenge 12 (8,400 XP)

Special Traits

• Fey Magic. The elf knows the mage hand and minor illusion cantrips (Save DC 13).
• Elf Weapon Training. The elf has proficiency with the light crossbow, rapier, shortbow, and shortsword.
• Fey Ancestry. The elf has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put them to sleep.
• Magic Resistance. The archmage has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
• Meditation. Elves need no sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. While meditating, the elf remains aware of their surroundings but have disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks. After meditating, the elf benefits as if they had 8 hours of sleep and can then undertake other light activity while finishing a long rest.
• Spellcasting. The archmage is an 18th-level spellcaster. Their 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): filch†, fire bolt, light, prestidigitation, shocking grasp
• 1st level (4 slots): awareness ward†, flash†, mage armor,* magic missile
• 2nd level (3 slots): aegis†, shadow conjuration†, shadow evocation†
• 3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, haste, penumbral trap†
• 4th level (3 slots): banishment, lightning shield† stoneskin*
• 5th level (3 slots): cone of cold, lavaform†, 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 themselves before combat.

• Tattoo Mystic. Elves have proficiency with tattooist’s supplies and can activate one magic tattoo they possess one extra time per day without completing a rest, provided that tattoo can be used again after they complete a short or long rest.

Actions

• Rapier. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8+3) piercing damage.