CR 7 – Undead – The Executive Wraith
Tier 2 play
**Monster Name:** The Executive Wraith
**Size, Type, Alignment:** Medium, Undead, Lawful Evil
**Core Stats:** Armor Class (AC) 15, Hit Points (HP) 85, Speed 30 ft.
**Ability Scores:**
Strength 10 (+0),
Dexterity 16 (+3),
Constitution 14 (+2),
Intelligence 18 (+4),
Wisdom 12 (+1),
Charisma 20 (+5)
**Proficiencies:** Saving Throws: Wisdom +4, Charisma +8; Skills: Deception +8, Insight +4, Persuasion +8
Damage Resistances: Necrotic, Psychic; Damage Immunities: Poison; Condition Immunities: Charmed, Frightened
**Senses:** Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 12
**Languages:** Common, Infernal
**Challenge Rating (CR):** 7
**Special Abilities:**
1. **Commanding Presence:** Creatures within 30 feet of the Executive Wraith must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed for 1 minute. They can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of their turns.
2. **Corporate Espionage (Recharge 5-6):** As an action, the Wraith can target one creature it can see within 60 feet. The target must succeed on a DC 16 Intelligence saving throw or take 3d10 psychic damage and be incapacitated until the end of their next turn.
**Actions:**
**Multiattack:** The Executive Wraith makes two attacks: one with its Spectral Grasp and one with its Charismatic Command.
– **Spectral Grasp:** +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2d8 necrotic damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or have their maximum hit points reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken until they finish a long rest.
– **Charismatic Command:** +8 to hit, range 30 ft., one creature. Hit: 3d8 psychic damage, and the target is stunned until the end of its next turn.
**Description:** The Executive Wraith is a malevolent specter of an ambitious leader who stopped at nothing to achieve power, now seeking to manipulate mortals from beyond the grave. Cloaked in a dark, flowing suit that flickers with ethereal energy, it uses its charisma to bend lesser wills to its own. In combat, it employs tactics that utilize both psychological manipulation and devastating psychic attacks, often seeking to charm those who resist its influence. The Wraith thrives on chaos and control, making it a formidable foe for any party that seeks to challenge its reign of terror.