Ashen Rider

In the ancient past, the whole of Theros was terrorized by a powerful empire, ruled by the seemingly-unstoppable archons. Just as it seems like their grip would stretch unbroken across the world for all time, their empire fell, collapsing into ruin under the pressures of the humanoids they enslaved. In their place rose the poles, and though the great cities have existed for centuries, the remaining archons still look upon them viciously, seeing them as reminded of all they have lost.
Built from Light Though the archons are unearthly almost heavenly beings, they are not made from the starstuff of Nyx like the gods and their servants. The bodies of the archons are crafted from pure, dazzling light,m and their skin emanates blinding fire. It's been said that looking upon an archon without its armor can burn the eyes from the skull of a man, and no living human has ever gotten close enough to an archon to try it.

Ashen Rider

Though the archons are unearthly almost heavenly beings, they are not made from the starstuff of Nyx like the gods and their servants. The bodies of the archons are crafted from pure, dazzling light, and their skin emanates blinding fire. It's been said that looking upon an archon without its armor can burn the eyes from the skull of a man, and no living human has ever gotten close enough to an archon to try it.

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Armor Class	18 (plate armor)
Hit Points	22d10+132
Speed	30 ft.	Fly 60 ft.
Strength	23 (+6)
Dexterity	18 (+4)
Constitution	22 (+6)
Intelligence	20 (+5)
Wisdom	22 (+6)
Charisma	21 (+5)
Saving Throws	Strength d20+13	Dexterity d20+11	Wisdom d20+13
Charisma d20+11
Skills	Intimidation d20+11	Perception d20+13	Religion d20+11
Damage Immunities	Necrotic	Radiant	Bludgeoning
Piercing	Slashing from nonmagical attacks
Condition Immunities	Charmed	Exhaustion	Frightened
Senses	Turesight 120 ft.	Passive Perception 23
Languages	Celestial	Common
Challenge	24 (62,000 XP)
Special 1	Archon's Mount	The archon's mount is a physical manifestation of its spirit,	which it can summon or dismiss as a bonus action.
When the archon summons its mount,	the mount immediately appears beneath it.	The archon can not be forced off of its mount,	and while mounted the archon has an advantage
on Charisma (Intimidation) checks and	on Strength (Athletics) checks made to avoid being grappled.	If the archon's mount is ever more than 5 feet from the archon,	or if another creature attempts to mount it,
the archon's mount automatically disappears	and can be summoned again as normal
Special 2	Innate Spellcasting	The archon's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma	(spell save DC 20, d20+12 to hit with spell attacks).
It can innately cast the following spells requiring	no verbal or material components
Spells 1	At will	Command	Detect evil and good
Spells 2	3/day each	Banishment	Spirit guardians
Spells 3	1/day	Divine word
Special 3	Legendary Resistance (3/day)	If the archon fails a saving throw,	it can choose to succeed instead
Special 4	Magic Resistance	The archon has an advantage on saving throws	against spells and other magical effects
Special 5	Magic Weapons	The archon's weapon attacks are magical
Action 1	Multiattack	The archon makes two attacks with its reaping sickle,	and the archon's mount makes two claw attacks
Action 2	Reaping Sickle	Melee Weapon Attack	d20+13 to hit
Reach 5 ft., one target	Hit 4d4+6 slashing damage	plus 3d8 necrotic damage.	A creature reduced to 0 hit points by this damage automatically dies
Action 3	Claw	Melee Weapon Attack	d20+13 to hit
Reach 10 ft., one target	Hit 2d6+6 slashing damage.	If the target has already been hit by the archon's claw attack this turn,	the archon can make a bite attack
against it as a bonus action
Action 4	Bite	Melee Weapon Attack	d20+13 to hit
Reach 5 ft., one target	Hit 2d10+6 piercing damage,	and the target must succeed on	a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or automatically die
Reaction	Otherworldly Shepherd	When the archon rolls initiative,	it can use its reaction to automatically cast the banishment spell.
If the archon is reduced to 0 hit points,	it can use its reaction to automatically cast	bestow curse as a 9th-level spell
Legendary Actions	The ashen rider can take 3 legendary actions,	choosing from the options below.	Only one legendary action option can be used at a time
and only at the end of another creature's turn.	The ashen rider regains spent legendary	actions at the start of its turn
Legendary Action 1	Claw	The archon's mount makes one claw attack
Legendary Action 2	Move	The archon moves up to its speed without provoking opportunity attacks
Legendary Action 3	Reaping Sickle (Costs 2 Actions)	The archon makes one attack with its reaping sickle.	If this attack hits, it deals
an additional 3d8 necrotic damage