Archmage
Medium humanoid · Challenge 12
For four level 10 characters, 1 archmage is a Moderate fight under the 2024 rules.
How many archmages for a party of four?
The most archmages that fit each difficulty. A dash means even one is too many.
| Level | 2024 rules (XP budget) | 2014 rules (stays below…) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Moderate | High | Medium | Hard | Deadly | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 9 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 10 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 11 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Mixed party or different size? Use the encounter builder; it handles any combination.
Questions
What CR is a archmage in 5e?
A archmage is challenge rating 12, worth 8,400 XP. It is a medium humanoid with an armor class of 12 and 99 hit points on average.
How many archmages should I use against a level 10 party?
For four level 10 characters under the 2024 rules: up to 0 for a Low encounter, 1 for Moderate and 1 for High.
Is a archmage a good fight for level 3 characters?
Not really. Even one archmage (8,400 XP) is beyond the High budget of four level 3 characters (1,600 XP).
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Statistics from the System Reference Document 5.1. Full stat block: see the SRD or your rulebook.