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Challenge 5: 5

Wraith

Medium undead, neutral evil

Armor Class
13
Hit Points
67 (9d8+27)
Speed
0 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover)
STR
6 (−2)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
15 (+2)
Damage Resistances
acid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with silvered weapons
Damage Immunities
necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities
charmed, exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained
Senses
darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages
the languages it knew in life
Challenge
5 (1,800 XP)
Proficiency Bonus
+3

Incorporeal Movement. The wraith can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.

Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the wraith has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.

Actions

Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 21 (4d8 + 3) necrotic damage. The target must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.

Create Specter. The wraith targets a humanoid within 10 feet of it that has been dead for no longer than 1 minute and died violently. The target's spirit rises as a specter in the space of its corpse or in the nearest unoccupied space. The specter is under the wraith's control. The wraith can have no more than seven specters under its control at one time.

How many for your party

Copies of the wraith (1,800 XP each) against a party of four characters of the same level. Build mixed fights in the encounter builder.

Number of Wraith for each difficulty, party of four
Party levelEasyMediumHardDeadly
Level 4——12–20
Level 61—23–20
Level 71—23–20
Level 812—3–20
Level 9—2—3–20
Level 10—234–20

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Questions

What CR is the Wraith?

The Wraith is challenge 5, worth 1,800 XP, with a proficiency bonus of +3.

How many hit points does the Wraith have?

67 hit points (9d8+27), with AC 13.

How many should I use against four 4th-level characters?

Against four level 4 characters, 1 is hard by the encounter XP budget.