MageCR 6 · Medium Humanoid · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Medium humanoid, Challenge 6. AC 12, 40 hit points.

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Armour Class

Hit Points

Speed

30 ft.

Challenge

6 · 2,300 XP

Alignment

Any Alignment

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Stat Block

Medium Humanoid · Any Alignment

Mage

9d8 · 30 ft.

passive Perception 11

Languages: any four languages

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
9 (-1)	14 (+2)	11 (+0)	17 (+3)	12 (+1)	11 (+0)

Traits

SpellcastingThe mage is a 9th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 14, +6 to hit with spell attacks). The mage has the following wizard spells prepared: - Cantrips (at will): fire bolt, light, mage hand, prestidigitation - 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, mage armor, magic missile, shield - 2nd level (3 slots): misty step, suggestion - 3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fireball, fly - 4th level (3 slots): greater invisibility, ice storm - 5th level (1 slot): cone of cold

Actions

DaggerMelee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.

How to actually run it

Tactics

The stat block tells you what it can do. This tells you what to do with it.

1It casts spells — read its spell list before the fight and hold a Counterspell or a way to break concentration.

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Encounter Difficulty

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Mages4Party size4Party level3

Could kill someone — and at high enough numbers, the whole party.

Difficulty

Deadly

18,400 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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Mage, Answered

What is Mage's challenge rating in D&D 5e?

Mage is Challenge 6, worth 2,300 XP. Encounter maths multiplies XP by the number of monsters, so a group is deadlier than the raw total — use the calculator on this page.

What are Mage's stats?

AC 12, 40 hit points (9d8), speed 30 ft.. Ability scores: STR 9, DEX 14, CON 11, INT 17, WIS 12, CHA 11.

Where does Mage fit in an encounter?

As a humanoid of Challenge 6, it suits a party whose level is in the same range. Adjust party size and level in the builder above to see the difficulty shift live.

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