Mummy LordCR 15 · Medium Undead · Stat Block & Encounter Builder

Medium undead, Challenge 15. AC 17, 97 hit points.

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Hit Points

Speed

20 ft.

Challenge

15 · 13,000 XP

Alignment

Lawful Evil

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Stat Block

Medium Undead · Lawful Evil

Mummy Lord

13d8 + 39 · 20 ft. · AC from natural armor

Darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14

Languages: the languages it knew in life

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
18 (+4)	10 (+0)	17 (+3)	11 (+0)	18 (+4)	16 (+3)

Traits

Damage VulnerabilitiesFire

Damage ImmunitiesNecrotic, poison, bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons

Condition ImmunitiesCharmed, Exhaustion, Frightened, Paralyzed, Poisoned

Magic ResistanceThe mummy lord has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

RejuvenationA destroyed mummy lord gains a new body in 24 hours if its heart is intact, regaining all its hit points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of the mummy lord's heart.

SpellcastingThe mummy lord is a 10th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 17, +9 to hit with spell attacks). The mummy lord has the following cleric spells prepared: - Cantrips (at will): sacred flame, thaumaturgy - 1st level (4 slots): command, guiding bolt, shield of faith - 2nd level (3 slots): hold person, silence, spiritual weapon - 3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, dispel magic - 4th level (3 slots): divination, guardian of faith - 5th level (2 slots): contagion, insect plague - 6th level (1 slot): harm

Actions

MultiattackThe mummy can use its Dreadful Glare and makes one attack with its rotting fist.

Rotting FistMelee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage plus 21 (6d6) necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or be cursed with mummy rot. The cursed target can't regain hit points, and its hit point maximum decreases by 10 (3d6) for every 24 hours that elapse. If the curse reduces the target's hit point maximum to 0, the target dies, and its body turns to dust. The curse lasts until removed by the remove curse spell or other magic.

Dreadful GlareThe mummy lord targets one creature it can see within 60 feet of it. If the target can see the mummy lord, it must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw against this magic or become frightened until the end of the mummy's next turn. If the target fails the saving throw by 5 or more, it is also paralyzed for the same duration. A target that succeeds on the saving throw is immune to the Dreadful Glare of all mummies and mummy lords for the next 24 hours.

How to actually run it

Tactics

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1Multiattack: The mummy can use its Dreadful Glare and makes one attack with its rotting fist.

2It is a legendary creature with 5 legendary actions between turns; fight it in its lair and it is far more dangerous than the stat block alone.

3It casts spells — read its spell list before the fight and hold a Counterspell or a way to break concentration.

4Vulnerable to fire damage — bring that damage type and it folds fast.

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

Difficulty

Deadly

104,000 adj. XP · ×2

deadly at 1,600

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Mummy Lord, Answered

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

Mummy Lord is Challenge 15, worth 13,000 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 Mummy Lord's stats?

AC 17 (natural armor), 97 hit points (13d8 + 39), speed 20 ft.. Ability scores: STR 18, DEX 10, CON 17, INT 11, WIS 18, CHA 16.

What is Mummy Lord vulnerable to?

It takes double damage from fire — the fastest way to bring it down.

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