Robe of the archmagi

A robe of the archmagi was a rare and powerful robe worn only by the most powerful spellcasters.

Description
These magnificent and elegant robes were often made out of the most expensive cloth of white, gray, or black colors and decorated with silvery magical runes. Typically the robes were created in colors corresponding to the alignment of the wearer. White was usually made for good magic users, gray for neutral, black - evil. It was impossible to attune to a robe of the archmagi of the wrong alignment.

Powers
The robe of the archmagi provided its wearer with magical and physical defenses as well as improving the user's magical prowess.

Pre-Spellplague, it was common for these items to punish the wearer if attempting to wear a mismatched alignment robe by weakening them permanently.

Notable Owners

 * Maligor - the Zulkir of Alteration in Thay until the . Maligor wore a hooded robe of the archmagi of Thaydark red color.
 * Manshoon - a clone of his wore a black robe of the archmagi.
 * Laeral Silverhand - wore a white robe of the archmagi as the Open Lord of Waterdeep.
 * Sammaster - a former Chosen of Mystra and a founder of the Cult of the Dragon. In he had acquired a robe of the archmage.

Appearances

 * Baldur's Gate (game)
 * Icewind Dale (game)