Left Hand of Manshoon

Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage p. 119

Size
Tiny
Type
undead
Alignment
unaligned
AC
12 (15 with mage armor)
Hit Points
63 (18d4+18)
Speed
walk 30 ft., fly 30 ft. (hover), canHover true ft.
Saving Throws
Wis +6, Int +9
Skills
Arcana +13, History +13
Resistances
damage from spells; nonmagical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing (from stoneskin)
Condition Immunities
blinded, deafened
Senses
blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius)
Passive Perception
12
Languages
any six languages
Challenge
12
STR
10
+0
DEX
14
+2
CON
12
+1
INT
20
+5
WIS
15
+2
CHA
16
+3

Traits

Magic Resistance

The hand has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Spellcasting

The hand is an 18th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 17, +9 to hit with spell attacks). The hand can cast disguise self and invisibility at will and has the following wizard spells prepared:

  • At will: disguise self, invisibility
  • Cantrips (at will): fire bolt, light, mage hand, prestidigitation, shocking grasp
  • 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, identify, mage armor*, magic missile
  • 2nd level (3 slots): detect thoughts, mirror image, misty step
  • 3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fly, lightning bolt
  • 4th level (3 slots): blight, fire shield, stoneskin*
  • 5th level (3 slots): cone of cold, scrying, wall of force
  • 6th level (1 slots): globe of invulnerability
  • 7th level (1 slots): teleport
  • 8th level (1 slots): mind blank*
  • 9th level (1 slots): time stop

*The hand casts these spells on itself before combat.

Actions

Dagger

Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.

Spells

disguise self, invisibility, fire bolt, light, mage hand, prestidigitation, shocking grasp, detect magic, identify, mage armor, magic missile, detect thoughts, mirror image, misty step, counterspell, fly, lightning bolt, blight, fire shield, stoneskin, cone of cold, scrying, wall of force, globe of invulnerability, teleport, mind blank, time stop

Spell Slots

0,4,3,3,3,3,1,1,1,1

Other data

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