Mage
Medium humanoid · Challenge 6
For four level 5 characters, 1 mage is a Moderate fight under the 2024 rules.
How many mages for a party of four?
The most mages 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Mixed party or different size? Use the encounter builder; it handles any combination.
Questions
What CR is a mage in 5e?
A mage is challenge rating 6, worth 2,300 XP. It is a medium humanoid with an armor class of 12 and 40 hit points on average.
How many mages should I use against a level 5 party?
For four level 5 characters under the 2024 rules: up to 0 for a Low encounter, 1 for Moderate and 1 for High.
Is a mage a good fight for level 3 characters?
Not really. Even one mage (2,300 XP) is beyond the High budget of four level 3 characters (1,600 XP).
Monsters of similar challenge
Chimera
CR 6 · Large monstrosity · 2,300 XP
Medusa
CR 6 · Medium monstrosity · 2,300 XP
Wyvern
CR 6 · Large dragon · 2,300 XP
Young white dragon
CR 6 · Large dragon · 2,300 XP
Gladiator
CR 5 · Medium humanoid · 1,800 XP
Troll
CR 5 · Large giant · 1,800 XP
Statistics from the System Reference Document 5.1. Full stat block: see the SRD or your rulebook.