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Skull Lord

Medium undead, Lawful Evil

Armor Class 18 ({@item plate armor|phb})

Hit Points 105 (14d8 + 42)

Speed 30 ft.

STR 14 (+2)
DEX 16 (+3)
CON 17 (+3)
INT 16 (+3)
WIS 15 (+2)
CHA 21 (+5)

Skills Athletics +7, History +8, Perception +12, Stealth +8

Damage Resistances cold, necrotic, [object Object]

Damage Immunities poison

Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion, frightened, poisoned, stunned, unconscious

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 22

Languages all the languages it knew in life

Challenge 15

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the skull lord fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.

Master of the Grave. While within 30 feet of the skull lord, any undead ally of the skull lord makes saving throws with advantage, and that ally regains 1d6 hit points whenever it starts its turn there.

Evasion. If the skull lord is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half the damage, the skull lord instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if it fails.

Actions

Multiattack. The skull lord makes three bone staff attacks.

Bone Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage plus 14 (4d6) necrotic damage.

Legendary Actions

Bone Staff (Costs 2 Actions). The skull lord makes a bone staff attack.

Cantrip. The skull lord casts a cantrip.

Move. The skull lord moves up to its speed without provoking opportunity attacks.

Summon Undead (Costs 3 Actions). Up to five skeletons or zombies appear in unoccupied spaces within 30 feet of the skull lord and remain until destroyed. Undead summoned in this way roll initiative and act in the next available turn. The skull lord can have up to five undead summoned by this ability at a time.

Source

Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes, p. 230