Orces Of The Od Haraoh: Hristopher Illett

FORCES OF THE GOD-PHARAOH

CHRISTOPHER WILLETT

TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword ................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Nicol Bolas............................................................................................................................................................... 4 Tezzeret ................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Ahn-Crop Invader .................................................................................................................................................... 7 Augur of Bolas......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Dreadhorde Arcanist ................................................................................................................................................ 8 Dreadhorde Butcher ................................................................................................................................................. 9 Eternal Taskmaster................................................................................................................................................... 9 Eternal Warrior ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 Eternal Skylord....................................................................................................................................................... 10 God-Eternal Bontu.................................................................................................................................................. 11 Herald of the Dreadhorde ...................................................................................................................................... 12 Invading Manticore................................................................................................................................................ 12 Lazotep Behemoth ................................................................................................................................................. 13 Lazotep Reaver ...................................................................................................................................................... 12 Naga Eternal .......................................................................................................................................................... 14 Neheb, Champion of the Dreadhorde .................................................................................................................... 14 Shriekdiver ............................................................................................................................................................. 15 Vizier of the Scorpion ............................................................................................................................................ 15

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Other Books by Christopher Willett

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FOREWORD My book Planeswalkers of Ravnica introduced Dungeon Masters and players to a new ruleset to create planeswalker characters. I wrote it in response to Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica which introduces the plane of Ravnica to Dungeons and Dragons. In my opinion that book stopped too short. It assumes that when players are playing in the setting that they are creatures from Ravnica. I wanted something more. One of my favorite campaigns was one in which my friends and I created planeswalkers who came together to fight threats to the Multiverse, just like the Gatewatch. Here’s how you can do the same: Wizards of the Coast has converted a lot of their settings into Dungeons and Dragons settings with Planeshift, a series of free PDFs by James Wyatt. If you are interested in putting together a campaign that spans multiple planes, I highly recommend you collect the Planeshift PDFs, Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica, and Planeswalkers of Ravnica. If you have all that, then you have all the setting and player options required to start a real Magic the Gathering campaign. However, the challenge to this type of campaign is bringing forth a serious multiplanar threat. No matter how bad the overlord is on this plane, the planeswalkers can just pack up their stuff and leave. That is where the elder dragon Nicol Bolas comes in. He is a powerful threat who has set a plot into motion with the goals of stealing the sparks of several Planeswalkers. His plots affect several planes like Amonkhet, Kaladesh, and Ixalan and now he has come to invade Ravnica. This book provides stats for Nicol Bolas, a serious threat to the Multiverse, and a few of his lieutenants like Tezzeret. It also provides stats for the Eternals, Bolas’s army of undead warriors culled from the natives of Amonkhet. THE DREADHORDE Bolas conquered Amonkhet centuries ago. He manipulated the people into training to peak physical fitness and then killing each other in the Trials. The honored dead were transported by barge to his Necropolis where they were made into eternal warriors. His goal was to create an undead army of ultimate zombie warriors known as Eternals. Their bodies are covered in a magical blue mineral called Lazotep. This book provides stats for several Dreadhorde monsters to attack your Ravnica game. THE PLANAR BRIDGE The Planar Bridge is a magic item that allows a connection between two planes. This doorway can only transport non-organic or dead matter. It was invented by Rashmi on Kaladesh and stolen by the planeswalker Tezzeret, by order of his master Nicol Bolas. It has since been absorbed and grafted into Tezzeret’s body. The invasion of Ravnica began when the Planar Bridge was opened in the Chamber of the Guildpact reducing it to rubble. This book includes stats for Tezzeret. THE IMMORTAL SUN This powerful magic item was created by the sphinx planeswalker, and Parun of the Azorius, Senate Supreme Judge Azor I. He enchanted the Immortal Sun to keep planeswalkers from being able to planeswalk away. Its primary purpose was to trap Bolas on Ixalan forever. Azor was forced to sacrifice his spark to power the artifact. When his agent Vraska found the Immortal Sun, she summoned Tezzeret to steal it away using the Planar Bridge. Now the Immortal Sun has been activated on Ravnica trapping over thirty planeswalkers with Bolas and his undead army.

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NICOL BOLAS

Nicol Bolas as an Antagonist

The elder dragon Nicol Bolas is one of the most powerful planeswalkers in the Multiverse. As a planeswalker, Bolas reveled in his godlike power. He created planes, filled them with life, then destroyed them on a whim. After the Mending, like all planeswalkers who survived the upheaval, Bolas’s power was weakened. He lost a significant portion of his power. He retained the strength of being an elder dragon as well as his unmatched intellect and patience. Bolas obsessively turned his energy toward reclaiming what he had lost. On the plane of Amonkhet, Bolas conquered its people, subdued their gods, and bent them all towards the worship of him. There, after centuries of planning at the hour of devastation, he brought his magic spells to a close and created an army of undying soldiers. While simultaneously ripping the Gatewatch apart. On Kaladesh, his agent, the planeswalker Tezzeret, set to work claiming a portable portal called the Planar Bridge. On Ixalan, the planeswalker Vraska stole him the Immortal Sun. Now his plots have turned to Ravnica. On Ravnica, Bolas has positioned several planeswalkers into taking control of five of the plane’s Guilds. As per his orders, Vraska has taken control of the Golgari Swarm, Dovin Baan has the Azorius Senate, Ral Zarek has taken the Izzet League, Domri Rade has taken over the Gruul Clans, and Kaya assassinated and replaced the leaders of the Orzhov Syndicate. It is obvious that something on Ravnica has taken Bolas’s attention. It is just unclear what that could be. The Gatewatch is poised to engage Bolas on Ravnica. Unfortunately, they do not realize that the elder dragon has already planned on their interference. More importantly, he is depending on it.

Even though Nicol Bolas is a major threat to the Multiverse, facing him in a head to head confrontation is a losing proposition. If players are to come face to face with him, it is likely that he has already planned for this fight. Then he will systematically break your party apart by striking at their weak spots. Instead of fighting Bolas himself, it is more likely the players will run into one of his plots operated by one of his many servants. He has several planeswalkers who are on his payroll including: Tezzeret, Vraska, Dovin Baan, Domri Rade, Ral Zarek, and now Liliana Vess. It is only when the players become a serious threat to his goals that he will deal with them himself.

“There is no greater folly than standing against me.” -Nicol Bolas

Bolas as an Ally Somehow the elder dragon has his hooks in the players. Bolas does not consider any planeswalker today to be his equal, just useful tools. Bolas manages them like a spymaster manipulates assets. Those who consider him an ally are either working for him in exchange for power, wealth, knowledge, or out of fear. It is possible for players to participate in a planeswalker campaign, without realizing that they are helping the elder dragon. Bolas is more likely to connect with them through proxies rather than involve himself.

Further Reading

Bolas has been portrayed in several novels, comics, and short stories in Magic: the Gathering’s history. He is a major villain that has appeared throughout the various sets produced by Wizards of the Coast. A good place to start is with Chronicle of Bolas: The Twins, which tells the story of how Bolas and Ugin grew up together as twin brothers. Bolas also plays an important role as antagonist in Emperor’s Fist (2003) and Time Spiral (2006) by Scott McGough. Finally, the ultimate Bolas story is Hour of Devastation, which is the end of the Amonkhet story where Bolas single handedly defeats the Gatewatch.

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NICOL BOLAS Gargantuan dragon (planeswalker) lawful evil Armor Class 25 (natural armor) Hit Points 796 (43d20 + 344) Speed 60 ft., fly 120 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 28 (+9) 10 (+0) 26 (+8) 30 (+10)30 (+10)30 (+10)

Saving Throws Str +18, Int +19, Wis +19 Damage immunities fire, bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, poisoned, stunned Skills Arcana +19, Perception +19, History +19 Senses blindsight 60 ft, darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 28 Languages Common, Draconic Challenge 29 (135,000 xp) Legendary Resistance (3/day). If Bolas fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Innate Spellcasting (1/day). Bolas can cast planeswalk (see Planeswalkers of Ravnica), requiring no components. Spellcasting. Bolas is a 19th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save 27, +19 to hit with spell attacks). Bolas has the following wizard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): guidance, minor illusion, chill touch 1st level (4 slots): dissonant whispers, cause fear, ray of sickness, burning hands 2nd level (3 slots): detect thoughts, crown of madness, mind spikeXGE 3rd level (3 slots): lightning bolt, animate dead, vampiric touch 4th level (3 slots): phantasmal killer, blight, summon greater demonXGE 5th level (3 slots): scrying, fireball, danse macabreXGE 6th level (2 slots): create undead, disintegrate 7th level (2 slots): teleport, finger of death 8th level (1 slot): feeblemind 9th level (1 slot): storm of vengeance

ACTIONS

Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +18 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d6 +9) plus 14 (4d6) psychic damage. Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +18 to hit, reach 20 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (2d8 +9) bludgeoning damage. Behold my Grandeur. Each creature of Bolas’s choice that is within 120 feet of him must succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom saving throw or take 9 (2d8) psychic damage, and become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success. If a creature’s saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to Bolas’s Behold my Grandeur for the next 24 hours. Mind Shattering Touch (Recharge 5-6). Bolas reaches out with his mind and caresses the minds of all creatures within a 90-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 22 Wisdom saving throw, taking 91 (26d6) psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Fire Breath (Recharge 4-6). Bolas exhales fired in a 90-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw, taking 46 (13d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one.

LEGENDARY ACTIONS

Bolas can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Bolas regains spent legendary actions at the start of his turn. Tail Attack. Bolas makes a tail attack. Bow to My Command. Bolas casts crown of madness (DC 27). There is No Refuge. (Costs 2 Actions). Bolas chooses a point on the ground that he can see within 100 feet of him. A cylinder of swirling black mana 60 feet tall and with a 10-foot radius rises from that point and lasts until the end of Bolas’s turn. Creatures in that area, other than Bolas, are vulnerable to psychic damage.

Multiattack. Bolas can use his Behold my Grandeur, then he can make three attacks: one with his bite and two with his claws. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +18 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 20 (2d10 +10) piercing damage

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TEZZERET

ACTIONS

Medium humanoid (human, planeswalker) chaotic evil Armor Class 16 (etherium body) Hit Points 303 (46d8 + 92) Speed 30 ft.

Etherium Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d6+1) plus 14 (4d6) lightning damage.

STR 12 (+1)

DEX 13 (+1)

CON 15 (+2)

INT 19 (+4)

WIS 15 (+2)

Multiattack. Tezzeret can attack three times with his Etherium Claw.

CHA 14 (+2)

Saving Throws Int +9 Wis +7 Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Skills Arcana +9, History +9, Perception +7 Senses passive Perception 12 Languages Common, Draconic Challenge 16 (15,000 xp) Legendary Resistance (3/day). If Tezzeret fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.

Innate Spellcasting (1/day). Tezzeret can cast planeswalk (see Planeswalkers of Ravnica), requiring no components. Planar Bridge. Tezzeret can create a massive dimensional doorway between two planes using the Planar Bridge sealed in his body. He can only transport non-organic objects or undead creatures through the doorway. Spellcasting. Tezzeret is a 17th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 17, +9 to hit with spell attacks). Tezzeret has the following Wizard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): guidance, shocking grasp, minor illusion, mending 1st level spells (4 slots): dissonant whispers, sleep, cause fear, ray of sickness 2nd level spells (3 slots): detect thoughts, misty step, mind spikeXGE 3rd level spells (3 slots): blink, gaseous form, vampiric touch 4th level spells (3 slots): phantasmal killer, blight, summon greater demonXGE 5th level spells (2 slots): scrying, danse macabreXGE 6th level spells (1 slot): create homunculusXGE 7th level spells (1 slot): Mordenkainen’s sword 8th level spells (1 slot): illusory dragonXGE 9th level spells (1 slot): psychic scream

LEGENDARY ACTIONS Tezzeret can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Tezzeret regains spent legendary actions at the start of his turn. Cast Spell. Tezzeret casts a spell of 3rd level or lower. Etherium Claw (Costs 2 Actions). Tezzeret makes an attack with his Etherium Claw. Mental Alacrity (Costs 3 Actions). Tezzeret regains a spell slot of 3rd level or lower. Tezzeret is a planeswalker who specializes in machines and artifice. He is also a dedicated servant to Bolas. Once they were rivals until the planeswalker’s body was severely damaged. Bolas repaired him and brought the artificer into line as his loyal servant. Tezzeret is a schemer, constantly on the lookout for an opportunity to betray his master. He considers his current station in life to be a temporary one. It is only a matter of time. For now, Bolas treats him like a gopher. Having grown up poor in the slums of Esper, Tezzeret pushed himself to master the art of artifice. He has replaced parts of his own flesh with the magical metal etherium. On Kaladesh, Tezzeret absorbed the Planar Bridge, grafting it to his body. He could steal the Planar Bridge and escape, but where can he go that the Elder Dragon won’t find him?

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THE DREADHORDE AHN-CROP INVADER Large undead, neutral evil

Armor Class 14 (lazotep armor) Hit Points 55 (10d8 + 10) Speed 30 ft. STR DEX CON INT 18 (+4) 11 (+2) 16 (+3) 3 (-4)

WIS 6 (-2)

CHA 5 (-3)

Saving Throws Con +5 Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities poisoned Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8 Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Charge. If the Ahn-Crop invader moves at least 10 ft. straight toward a target and then hits it with a gore attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 9 (2d8) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be pushed up to 10 ft. away and knocked prone. Turn Resistance. The Ahn-Crop invader has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

ACTIONS

Multiattack. The Eternal makes two khopesh attacks. Khopesh. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d8+2) slashing damage, or 14 (2d10+2) slashing damage if used with two hands. Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) piercing damage. The Ahn-Crop were made up of brave and bold minotaurs. Neheb the Worthy was among them before he died in the trials. These Minotaur zombies are larger than the standard Eternal and wield huge khopeshes.

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AUGUR OF BOLAS

DREADHORDE ARCANIST

Armor Class 12 Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6) Speed 30 ft.

Armor Class 14 (lazotep armor) Hit Points 61 (11d8 + 11) Speed 30 ft.

Medium humanoid (merfolk), lawful evil

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 10 (+0) 14 (+2) 12 (+1) 15 (+2) 11 (+0) 12 (+1)

Skills Perception +2 Senses passive Perception 12 Languages Common, Draconic Challenge 1 (200 XP) Spellcasting. The augur of Bolas is a 3rd-level spellcaster. its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 13, +5 to hit with spell attacks). The augur of Bolas has the following Wizard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): guidance, chill touch, minor illusion, mending 1st level spells (4 slots): detect magic, command, ray of sickness 2nd level spells (2 slots): augury, blindness/deafness, crown of madness

ACTIONS

Spear. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6) piercing damage. The augur of Bolas is one of his many disciples and apprentices from across the Multiverse. He learned his magic at the dragon’s feet. Now this merfolk will come to its master’s summoning no matter where Bolas wants them. The augur of bolas wears a breastplate that resembles the shape and design of Nicol Bolas. The augur’s spear is tipped with horns shaped just like the elder dragon’s.

Medium undead, neutral evil

STR DEX CON INT WIS 11 (+0) 12 (+1) 13 (+1) 15 (+2) 6 (-2)

CHA 5 (-3)

Saving Throws Con +2 Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities poisoned Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8 Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Spellcasting. The dreadhorde arcanist is a 3rd-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 13, +5 to hit with spell attacks). The dreadhorde arcanist has the following Wizard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): control flames, firebolt, minor illusion, shocking grasp 1st level spells (4 slots): burning hands, earth tremor, dragon’s breathXGE 2nd level spells (2 slots): Aganazzar’s scorcherXGE, crown of madness, spiritual weapon Turn Resistance. The dreadhorde arcanist has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

ACTIONS

Spear. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6) piercing damage. Once they were a talented spellcaster from Amonkhet who had trained their talent for years. After they died in the Trials, they became a slave to the will of Bolas. These undead mages are the heavy artillery of the Dreadhorde. They unleash spouts of flame across the battlefield scorching all who dare to stand against Bolas.

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DREADHORDE BUTCHER

ETERNAL TASKMASTER

Armor Class 16 (lazotep armor) Hit Points 78 (12d8 + 24) Speed 30 ft.

Armor Class 14 (lazotep armor) Hit Points 55 (10d8 + 10) Speed 30 ft.

Medium undead, neutral evil

STR DEX CON INT 18 (+4) 12 (+1) 14 (+2) 3 (-4)

Medium undead, neutral evil

WIS 6 (-2)

CHA 5 (-3)

STR DEX CON INT 15 (+2) 12 (+1) 13 (+1) 3 (-4)

WIS 6 (-2)

CHA 5 (-3)

Saving Throws Con +5 Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities poisoned Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8 Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)

Saving Throws Con +3 Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities poisoned Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8 Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 3 (700 XP)

Heated Body. A creature that touches the butcher or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 7 (2d6) fire damage

Turn Resistance. The taskmaster has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

Turn Resistance. The butcher has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

Multiattack. The taskmaster makes two khopesh attacks or two spear attacks.

ACTIONS

ACTIONS

Multiattack. The butcher makes two attacks, one of which can be a Flail Sweep30.

Khopesh. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8+2) slashing damage, or 7 (1d10+2) slashing damage if used with two hands

Flaming Flail. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8+4) bludgeoning damage, plus 7 (2d6) fire damage.

Spear. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.

Flail Sweep. The butcher swings its flail and every creature within 10 feet must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed saving throw, a creature takes 8 bludgeoning damage, plus 7 (2d6) fire damage and is knocked prone. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t knocked prone.

REACTIONS

These shock troops are meant to cause havoc and terror among the civilian population. They swing massive steel balls filled with hot coals on a thick chain. Even the most steadfast defenders will break against this horrifying zombie swinging around a fireball.

The Eternal taskmaster seems to fill the role of a sergeant in Bolas’s forces. They shift Eternal warriors around and send them into the fight. The taskmaster ensures that the ranks of Eternal soldiers are orderly and unwavering in their endless onslaught.

Redirect Attack: When a creature the taskmaster can see targets it with an attack, the taskmaster chooses another Eternal within 5 feet of it. The two eternals swap places, and the chosen Eternal becomes the target instead.

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ETERNAL WARRIOR

ETERNAL SKYLORD

Armor Class 14 (lazotep armor) Hit Points 55 (10d8 + 10) Speed 30 ft.

Armor Class 14 (lazotep armor) Hit Points 55 (10d8 + 10) Speed 30 ft., Fly 60 ft.

Medium undead, neutral evil

STR DEX CON INT 15 (+2) 12 (+1) 13 (+1) 3 (-4)

Medium undead, neutral evil

WIS 6 (-2)

CHA 5 (-3)

STR DEX CON INT 11 (+1) 15 (+2) 13 (+1) 3 (-4)

WIS 6 (-2)

CHA 5 (-3)

Saving Throws Con +3 Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities poisoned Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8 Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 3 (700 XP)

Saving Throws Con +3 Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities poisoned Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8 Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 3 (700 XP)

Turn Resistance. The Eternal warrior has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

Innate Spellcasting (3/day). The skylord can cast fly requiring no components.

ACTIONS

Multiattack. The Eternal makes two khopesh attacks or two spear attacks. Khopesh. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8+2) slashing damage, or 7 (1d10+2) slashing damage if used with two hands Spear. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. The Eternal warriors make up most of Bolas’s forces on Ravnica. They are undead made from the greatest warriors Amonkhet ever had. Then, they are entombed in a suit of armor made of lazotep. They will never tire and never feel remorse. They are the perfect soldiers for Bolas’s plots. As Bolas invades Ravnica, the planeswalker and necromancer Liliana Vess is acting as her general. She can control large battalions of Eternal warriors as they march through the Planar Bridge.

Turn Resistance. The skylord has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

ACTIONS

Multiattack. The skylord makes two shortbow attacks or two spear attacks. Shortbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6+2) piercing damage. Spear. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. On Amonkhet, Kefnet was the Ibis-headed god of Intellect. Many of his loyal followers learned how to use magic to take to the skies. Now that power has been turned to the will of Bolas. Many of his creations can fly on their own, but Skylord has the power to spread that power to other creatures. Their sole purpose now is to grant the gift of flight to the Eternals so that they can be more effective fighters.

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GOD-ETERNAL BONTU

creature’s turn. Bontu regains spent legendary actions at the start of her turn.

Armor Class 22 (lazotep armor) Hit Points 348 (24d12 + 192) Speed 50 ft.

Attack. Bontu attacks once with her Spear of Ambition. Shadows of the God-Pharaoh. Bontu casts maddening darkness.

Huge undead, neutral evil

STR DEX CON INT 29 (+9) 14 (+2) 26 (+8) 3 (-4)

WIS 6 (-2)

CHA 5 (-3)

Saving Throws Dex +10, Con +16, Wis +6, Cha +5 Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning Damage Immunities poison, necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Condition Immunities poisoned Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8 Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 23 (50,000 XP) Innate Spellcasting. Bontu’s spellcasting ability is Wisdom based (spell save DC 18) At will: detect magic, major image 3/day each: vampiric touch, hunger of Hadar, fear 1/day each: feeblemind, maddening darknessXGE Legendary Resistance (3/day). If Bontu fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Bontu has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

On Amonkhet, Bontu was the crocodile headed goddess of ambition and embalming. In the Trials, she oversaw the Trial of Ambition, in which one of the initiates must prove themselves willing to sacrifice themselves to further the chances of the others. She taught that no one is born strong, the become it. However, when Nicol Bolas arrived, it was revealed that Bontu had helped the elder dragon conquer and enslave Amonkhet. She betrayed everyone on her home plane to fulfill her own ambition. She believed herself to be the worthiest of Amonkhet’s gods. After he ordered her to kill Hazoret, Bolas betrayed and killed Bontu. Now, on Ravnica, she is a zombified goddess. Her corpse was taken to Bolas’s necropolis and sheathed in lazotep. She and her undead siblings are the ultimate weapons. When the invasion began, the collected planeswalkers seemed to be winning. Once the undead gods arrived, all hope was lost.

Magic Weapons. Bontu’s weapon attacks are magical. Turn Resistance. Bontu has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

ACTIONS

Multiattack. The herald makes three attacks but only one of them can be a Bite attack. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 20 (2d10+9) piercing damage plus 14 (4d6) necrotic damage. Spear of Ambition. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 15 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 20 (3d6 + 9) piercing damage plus 14 (4d6) acid damage.

LEGENDARY ACTIONS Bontu can take 2 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action can be used at a time and only at the end of another 11

HERALD OF THE DREADHORDE

INVADING MANTICORE

Armor Class 14 (lazotep armor) Hit Points 77 (14d8 + 14) Speed 30 ft.

Armor Class 16 (lazotep armor) Hit Points 102 (12d10 + 36) Speed 30 ft.

Medium undead, neutral evil

STR DEX CON INT 15 (+2) 12 (+1) 13 (+1) 3 (-4)

WIS 6 (-2)

CHA 5 (-3)

Saving Throws Con +4 Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities poisoned Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8 Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Master of the Grave. While within 30 feet of the herald, any undead ally of the herald makes saving throws with advantage, and that ally regains 1d6 hit points whenever it starts its turn there. Turn Resistance. The herald has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

ACTIONS

Large undead, neutral evil

STR DEX CON INT 19 (-4) 14 (+2) 16 (+3) 3 (-4)

WIS 6 (-2)

CHA 5 (-3)

Saving Throws Con +4 Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities poisoned Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8 Languages -Challenge 6 (1,800 XP) Turn Resistance. The manticore has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

ACTIONS

Multiattack. The manticore makes two attacks, one with its bite and one with its claws Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d8+4) piercing damage.

Multiattack. The herald makes three khopesh attacks or three spear attacks.

Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) slashing damage.

Khopesh. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8+2) slashing damage, or 7 (1d10+2) slashing damage if used with two hands

Stinger. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) piercing damage. The target must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw, taking 24 (7d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Spear. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. Those who were great leaders in life have become the field officers of the Dreadhorde. Their lazotep shell has been enscribed with enchantments that strengthen the other undead around them. They once inspired their brethren to new heights, now they push them to new lows.

The humans of Amonkhet were not the only creatures to find themselves drafted into Bolas’s undead army. He also sought out the most dangerous predators and creatures the plane had to offer. Some would fight in the Trials against the mortals, others were just monsters found out in the desert by Bolas’s scouts. They died, rose as undead, and were sealed within a shell of blue lazotep.

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LAZOTEP BEHEMOTH

LAZOTEP REAVER

Armor Class 14 (lazotep armor) Hit Points 95 (10d12 + 30) Speed 40 ft.

Armor Class 12 (lazotep armor) Hit Points 43 (5d10 + 15) Speed 40 ft.

Huge undead, neutral evil

STR DEX CON INT 22 (+6) 9 (-1) 17 (+3) 3 (-4)

Large undead, neutral evil

WIS 6 (-2)

CHA 5 (-3)

STR DEX CON INT 17 (+3) 10 (+0) 16 (+3) 3 (-4)

WIS 6 (-2)

CHA 5 (-3)

Saving Throws Con +5 Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities poisoned Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8 Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)

Saving Throws Con +5 Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities poisoned Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8 Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 2 (450 XP)

Trampling Charge. If the behemoth moves at least 20 ft. straight toward a creature and then hits it with a bite attack on the same turn, that target must succeed on a DC 12 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. If the target is prone, the behemoth can make one stomp attack against it as a bonus action.

Charge. If the reaver moves at least 20 ft. straight toward a creature and then hits it with a tusk attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 7 (2d6) slashing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 12 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.

Turn Resistance. The behemoth has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

ACTIONS

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 19 (3d8+6) piercing damage. Stomp. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one prone creature. Hit: 22 (3d10 + 6) bludgeoning damage. An invasion can be a terrifying and confusing experience. Imagine the confusion of Ravnica’s defenders when a giant blue hippopotamus attacked them. A Rakdos cultist would laugh at such a sight. A Simic bioengineer would see if they could capture it and studyit. The creature would kill both. These gentle behemoths once swam peacefully along the banks of the Luxa river. Now they serve the will of Bolas.

Turn Resistance. The reaver has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

ACTIONS

Tusk. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6+3) slashing damage. The Eternals fight in unison, regardless of what shape or size they come in. They do not act on instinct, they only act upon the will of their master Nicol Bolas or their general Liliana Vess. The reaver was once a giant boar, or some other beast native to Amonkhet. Amonkhet was once a healthy plane, however, the desert became an inhospitable and dangerous place once it was conquered and ruined by Nicol Bolas. He polluted the world and twisted everything that lived there to his own nefarious desires.

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NAGA ETERNAL

NEHEB, DREADHORDE CHAMPION

Armor Class 15 (lazotep armor) Hit Points 72 (11d10 + 11) Speed 40 ft.

Armor Class 14 (lazotep armor) Hit Points 77 (9d10 + 27) Speed 30 ft.

Large undead, neutral evil

STR DEX CON INT 19 (+4) 16 (+3) 13 (+1) 3 (-4)

Large undead, neutral evil

WIS 6 (-2)

CHA 5 (-3)

STR DEX CON INT 18 (+4) 11 (+2) 16 (+3) 3 (-4)

WIS 6 (-2)

CHA 5 (-3)

Saving Throws Con +3 Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities poisoned Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8 Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)

Saving Throws Con +6 Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities poisoned Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8 Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 6 (1,100 XP)

Turn Resistance. The naga has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

Charge. If the Neheb moves at least 10 ft. straight toward a target and then hits it with a gore attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 9 (2d8) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be pushed up to 10 ft. away and knocked prone.

ACTIONS

Multiattack. The naga makes three melee attacks, but can use its bite and constrict attacks only once each. Khopesh. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6+4) slashing damage. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft. one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) piercing damage plus 10 (3d6) poison damage. Constrict. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6+4) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 14). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the naga can’t constrict another target. Nagas were some of the toughest competitors in the Trials on Amonkhet. Most of them were followers of the snake headed god Rhonas. This naga zombie still possesses the dangerous venom it had in life. It will now serve for all eternity at the command of Nicol Bolas.

Heated Body. A creature that touched Neheb or hits him with a melee attack while within 5 feet of him takes 7 (2d6) fire damage. Turn Resistance. The Neheb has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

ACTIONS

Multiattack. Neheb makes two Spear attacks. Spear. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d8+2) piercing damage, plus 7 (2d6) fire damage. Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) piercing damage, plus 7 (2d6) fire damage. Neheb the Worthy was a ram headed minotaur of the Ahn-Crop skilled in magic and combat. He was well known for carrying a large spear and casting a spell that made it burst into flames. He passed the Trials years ago, and now he is the champion of the Eternals. On Amonkhet, when the God-Pharaoh finally arrived, Djeru and Samut fought Neheb and killed him. Yet, nothing stays dead for long. Bolas’s necromancers have brought him back and now he marches to destroy all who stand against Bolas. 14

SHRIEKDIVER

VIZIER OF THE SCORPION

Armor Class 14 (lazotep armor) Hit Points 55 (10d8 + 10) Speed 30 ft., Fly 60 ft.

Armor Class 14 (lazotep armor) Hit Points 94 (17d8 + 17) Speed 30 ft.

Medium undead, neutral evil

STR DEX CON INT 11 (+1) 15 (+2) 13 (+1) 3 (-4)

Medium undead, neutral evil

WIS 6 (-2)

CHA 5 (-3)

STR DEX CON INT 15 (+2) 12 (+1) 13 (+1) 3 (-4)

WIS 6 (-2)

CHA 5 (-3)

Saving Throws Con +3 Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities poisoned Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8 Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 3 (700 XP)

Saving Throws Con +4 Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities poisoned Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8 Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)

Flyby: The shriekdiver doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.

Cursed Blessing. While within 30 feet of the vizier, any undead ally of the vizier that makes a melee attack deals an additional 7 (2d6) poison damage.

Haste: The shriekdiver has a +5 bonus to initiative rolls. Turn Resistance. The shriekdiver has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

ACTIONS

Multiattack. The shriekdiver makes two khopesh attacks or two shortbow attacks. Khopesh. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8+2) slashing damage, or 7 (1d10+2) slashing damage if used with two hands Shortbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6+2) piercing damage. On Amonkhet, there were two different types of Aven. Some had the heads of eagles, others the heads of an Ibis. Now, their reanimated corpses fly over the spires of Ravnica. Their favorite strategy is to shoot arrows from a high perch.

Turn Resistance. The vizier has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

ACTIONS

Multiattack. The vizier makes three khopesh attacks or three spear attacks. Khopesh. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8+2) slashing damage, or 7 (1d10+2) slashing damage if used with two hands Spear. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. This eternal zombie is a priest of the Scorpion God. The Scorpion God was one of the three forgotten gods on Amonkhet. It was killed by the jackal headed god Hazoret who led a group of survivors away from the devastation. Now this undead creature seems to be tapping into the Scorpion God’s power to bless other eternals with deadly venomous attacks. He carries a golden spear shaped like a scorpion.

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