Huge fiend (demon), Chaotic Evil
| Armor Class | 17 (natural armor), 20 (with the Wand of Orcus) |
|---|---|
| Hit Points | 405 (30d12 + 210) |
| Speed | 40 ft., fly 40 ft. |
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 (+8) | 14 (+2) | 25 (+7) | 20 (+5) | 20 (+5) | 25 (+7) |
| Saving Throws | Con +15, Dex +10, Wis +13 |
|---|---|
| Skills | Arcana +13, Perception +13 |
| Damage Vulnerabilities | — |
| Damage Resistances | cold; fire; lightning |
| Damage Immunities | necrotic; poison; bludgeoning, piercing, slashing that is nonmagical |
| Condition Immunities | charmed; exhaustion; frightened; poisoned |
| Senses | truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 22 |
| Languages | all, telepathy 120 ft. |
| Challenge | 26 |
If Orcus fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Orcus has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Orcus can cast animate dead (at will) and create undead (3/day). He chooses the level at which the spells are cast, and the creatures created by them remain under his control indefinitely. Additionally, he can cast create undead even when it isn't night.
Orcus wields the Wand of Orcus.
Orcus makes three Wand of Orcus, Tail, or Necrotic Bolt attacks.
Melee Attack Roll: +19 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 24 (3d8 + 11) bludgeoning damage plus 13 (2d12) necrotic damage.
Melee Attack Roll: +16 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d8 + 8) force damage plus 9 (2d8) poison damage.
Ranged Spell Attack Roll: +15 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 29 (5d8 + 7) necrotic damage.
While holding the Wand of Orcus, Orcus conjures Undead creatures whose combined average hit points don't exceed 500. These creatures magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in unoccupied spaces within 300 feet of Orcus and obey his commands until they are destroyed or until he dismisses them as an action.
Orcus makes one Tail or Necrotic Bolt attack.
Orcus chooses a point on the ground that he can see within 100 feet of him. A cylinder of swirling necrotic energy 60 feet tall and with a 10-foot radius rises from that point and lasts until the end of Orcus's next turn. Creatures in that area have vulnerability to necrotic damage.
Orcus casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 23):
At will: detect magic
1/day: time stop
3/day: dispel magic
While holding the Wand of Orcus, Orcus casts one of the following spells (spell save DC 18), some of which require charges; the wand has 7 charges to fuel these spells, and it regains 1d4 + 3 charges daily at dawn:
At will: animate dead (as an action), blight, speak with dead
Huge fiend (demon), Chaotic Evil
| Armor Class | 17 (natural armor), 20 with the Wand of Orcus |
|---|---|
| Hit Points | 405 (30d12 + 210) |
| Speed | 40 ft., fly 40 ft. |
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 (+8) | 14 (+2) | 25 (+7) | 20 (+5) | 20 (+5) | 25 (+7) |
| Saving Throws | Con +15, Dex +10, Wis +13 |
|---|---|
| Skills | Arcana +13, Perception +13 |
| Damage Vulnerabilities | — |
| Damage Resistances | cold; fire; lightning |
| Damage Immunities | necrotic; poison; bludgeoning, piercing, slashing that is nonmagical |
| Condition Immunities | charmed; exhaustion; frightened; poisoned |
| Senses | truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 22 |
| Languages | all, telepathy 120 ft. |
| Challenge | 26 |
The wand has 7 charges, and any of its properties that require a saving throw have a save DC of 18. While holding it, Orcus can use an action to cast animate dead, blight, or speak with dead. Alternatively, he can expend 1 or more of the wand's charges to cast one of the following spells from it: circle of death (1 charge), finger of death (1 charge), or power word kill (2 charges). The wand regains 1d4 + 3 charges daily at dawn.
While holding the wand, Orcus can use an action to conjure undead creatures whose combined average hit points don't exceed 500. These undead magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in unoccupied spaces within 300 feet of Orcus and obey his commands until they are destroyed or until he dismisses them as an action. Once this property of the wand is used, the property can't be used again until the next dawn.
If Orcus fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Orcus has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Orcus's weapon attacks are magical.
When Orcus casts animate dead or create undead, he chooses the level at which the spell is cast, and the creatures created by the spells remain under his control indefinitely. Additionally, he can cast create undead even when it isn't night.
Orcus makes two Wand of Orcus attacks.
Melee Attack Roll: +19 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d8 + 8) bludgeoning damage plus 13 (2d12) necrotic damage.
Melee Attack Roll: +16 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d8 + 8) piercing damage plus 9 (2d8) poison damage.
Orcus makes one tail attack.
Orcus casts chill touch (17th level).
Orcus chooses a point on the ground that he can see within 100 feet of him. A cylinder of swirling necrotic energy 60 feet tall and with a 10-foot radius rises from that point and lasts until the end of Orcus's next turn. Creatures in that area have vulnerability to necrotic damage.
Orcus's spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 23, +15 to hit with spell attacks). He can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: chill touch (17th level), detect magic
1/day: time stop
3 each/day: create undead, dispel magic