Spellbinder

Medium humanoid (any), any alignment

Armor Class 13 (16 with mage armor)
Hit Points 170 (20d8 + 80)
Speed 30 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
14 (+2)	17 (+3)	19 (+4)	21 (+5)	16 (+3)	17 (+3)

Saving Throws Intelligence +11, Wisdom +9
Skills Arcana +17, Nature +17, Perception +9, Persuasion +9
Senses passive Perception 19
Languages Common, Ignan
Challenge 20 (25,000 XP)

Special Traits

• Empowered Evocation. The spellbinder can add its Intelligence modifier (+5) to the damage roll of any wizard evocation spell it casts.
• Overchannel (3/day). When the spellbinder casts a wizard spell of 1st through 5th level that deals damage, it can deal maximum damage with that spell.
• Sculpt Spells. When the spellbinder casts an evocation spell that affects other creatures that it can see, it can choose a number of them equal to 1 + the spell’s level. The chosen creatures automatically succeed on their saving throws against the spell, and they take no damage if they would normally take half damage on a successful save.
• Signature Spells (1/day each). The spellbinder can cast fireball and lightning bolt at 3rd level without expending a spell slot.
• Special Equipment. The spellbinder possesses an amulet of health, a potion of invulnerability, two potions of supreme healing.
• Spell Mastery. The spellbinder may cast magic missile or mirror image at their lowest possible level without expending a spell slot.
• Spellcasting. The spellbinder is a 20th level spellcaster. The spellbinder’s spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 19, +11 to hit with spell attacks). It has the following spells prepared:
• Cantrips (at will): dancing lights, fire bolt, mage hand, prestidigitation, ray of frost
• 1st level (4 slots): mage armor, charm person, magic missile, thunderwave
• 2nd level (3 slots): darkness, flaming sphere, levitate, mirror image
• 3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fireball, fly, lightning bolt
• 4th level (3 slots): banishment, fire shield, greater invisibility
• 5th level (3 slots): cone of cold, telekinesis, wall of force
• 6th level (2 slots): chain lightning, freezing sphere, move earth
• 7th level (2 slots): reverse gravity, teleport
• 8th level (1 slot): control weather, sunburst
• 9th level (1 slot): wish

Actions

• Quarterstaff. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage or 8 (1d8+ 4) bludgeoning damage if used with two hands.