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ancient lich L
HP	83-131
HD	27
XP	11670
Speed	10
AC	20
EV	10
Will	∞
Attack¹	20 (touch: drain experience)
Resistances	rF+, rC++, rElec, rPois+++, rN+++, rTorm, rRot+++, rDrown
Vulnerabilities	Holy, Holy wrath
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	High
Uses	Open doors
Holiness	Undead
Size	Medium
Type	lich, lich
Flags	Actual spells Speaks Evil Spellcaster See invisible

A lich who has grown mighty over countless years.

Useful Info

Ancient liches are extremely powerful undead casters with resistance to fire, near immunity to cold and electricity, and complete immunity to poison and negative energy. They can deal ridiculous amounts of damage at medium range (player death in one or two hits is not unheard of) and can summon hordes of greater demons. If you are not confident in your skills, escape is strongly advised. Ancient liches can be found in certain vaults of the Dungeon and most later branches, and are a common sight in the orb chamber of the Realm of Zot.

Spells

Spell set I
Slot¹	Bolt of Cold (3d37)
Slot²	Paralyse
Slot³	Summon Greater Demon
Slot⁴	Animate Dead
Slot⁵	Iron Shot (3d44)
Slot⁶	Teleport Self

Spell set II
Slot¹	Bolt of Draining (3d30)
Slot²	Slow
Slot³	Invisibility
Slot⁴	Throw Icicle (3d37)
Slot⁵	Lehudib's Crystal Spear (3d48)
Slot⁶	Invisibility

Spell set III
Slot¹	Bolt of Fire (3d37)
Slot²	Confuse
Slot³	Haste
Slot⁴	Bolt of Draining (3d30)
Slot⁵	Summon Greater Demon
Slot⁶	Banishment

Spell set IV
Slot¹	Iskenderun's Mystic Blast (3d30)
Slot²	Bolt of Cold (3d37)
Slot³	Invisibility
Slot⁴	Animate Dead
Slot⁵	Orb of Destruction (8d20)
Slot⁶	Invisibility

Tips & Tricks

Ancient liches are vulnerable to Dispel Undead, weapons of holy wrath, the Shining One's Cleansing Flame, and Silence, but be prepared to escape quickly if they start summoning or hit you with a Crystal Spear. Their melee attacks are draining branded a la wraiths and wights, but don't do much damage, so Silence renders them mostly harmless as long as it lasts.

Ancient liches are immune to magic, making most Hexes useless against them. Scrolls of vulnerability will have no effect on them.

Those without 200+ HP should keep their distance (at least 6 squares to avoid Iron Shot, 7 for Bolt of Draining/Bolt of Fire, and 8 for Bolt of Cold) and use their longest range attacks. Mass Abjuration is very effective to get rid of the summons, provided you have it. Haste is also useful.

If you're a melee-focused character with no choice in the matter, try to get into melee as quickly as possible. A scroll of blinking can get you into killing range without getting hammered by half a dozen lethal spells, life protection can make the actual fight less painful, and berserking will help you cut them down in half the time.

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 Ancient liches are vulnerable to [[Dispel Undead]], weapons of [[holy wrath]], [[the Shining One]]'s Cleansing Flame, and [[Silence]], but be prepared to escape quickly if they start summoning or hit you with a Crystal Spear. Their melee attacks are [[draining]] branded a la [[wraith]]s and [[wight]]s, but don't do much damage, so Silence renders them mostly harmless as long as it lasts.
-Ancient liches are a somewhat deceptive trap for those using [[Hexes]] other than Silence.  While not actually immune to magic, without a [[scroll of vulnerability]] no spell that needs to pass a [[magic resistance]] check will work.  Even with their MR halved by a scroll of vulnerability, a Hex cast at a full 200 power has less than a 20% chance of affecting them.  They are, for all intents and purposes, immune to magic.
+Ancient liches are immune to magic, making most [[Hexes]] useless against them.  [[scroll of vulnerability|Scrolls of vulnerability]] will have no effect on them.
 Those without 200+ HP should keep their distance (at least 6 squares to avoid [[Iron Shot]], 7 for [[Bolt of Draining]]/[[Bolt of Fire]], and 8 for [[Bolt of Cold]]) and use their longest range attacks. [[Mass Abjuration]] is very effective to get rid of the summons, provided you have it. [[Haste]] is also useful.