Ophanim
Ophanim — The Encounter
The Wheel Within a Wheel, Burning and Full of Eyes · a boss your table can run with almost no prep. SRD 5.1-compatible.
Who Is Ophanim
Of the wheels beside the living creatures the prophets wrote plainly: their appearance was as a wheel within a wheel, their rims so high they were dreadful, and the rims were full of eyes round about. The ophanim are not steeds nor servants but a tier of the heavenly host given form — wheels of fire that move wherever the spirit wills, never turning as they go. Where the seraphim sing and the cherubim guard the throne, the ophanim are the throne's motion, carrying judgment from the firmament to the dust without ever bending a course. To stand before one is to be seen entirely, from every angle at once, by a thing that has gazed upon glory and will not soften its light for mortal eyes. Sacrifices were offered less in worship than in plea: that the wheel might pass over and not pause. When it pauses, it is because a reckoning has come due, and the fire that wreathes it does not warm — it weighs.
Run Ophanim in Sixty Seconds
- It flies and never falls. Speed is fly 60 ft. (hover), it can't be knocked prone, and opportunity attacks against it have disadvantage — plan for a target that stays in the air and out of grapples.
- Open with Gaze of the Seraph only when two or more PCs are clustered (30-ft cone, DC 16 Con, 6d10 radiant). Otherwise lead with two Searing Spokes on the squishiest target in reach.
- The eyes punish attackers. Anyone within 30 ft. who fails the DC 16 Wis save takes disadvantage on their first attack — remind players before they roll, it speeds the table up.
- When bloodied, go evasive. Spend Ascend and Roll Aside to break melee, then trade ranged hits where its truesight 120 ft. and gaze give it the edge.
- Three ways to run it: a holy ordeal that tests resolve (pull punches, no kills), a roaming judgment that chases one marked PC, or a full legendary solo boss with all three legendary actions every round.
Ophanim
Large celestial, lawful neutral
CR 11 · 7,200 XP · GUIDELINEEyes Without Number. The ophanim's rings are studded with countless watching eyes. It can't be surprised, has advantage on saving throws against being blinded, and any creature that starts its turn within 30 feet of the ophanim and can see it must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or have disadvantage on the first attack roll it makes that turn, unnerved by the gaze that follows from every angle.
Whirling Flight. The ophanim moves as a turning wheel and never falls prone. Opportunity attacks against it are made with disadvantage while it is hovering.
Magic Resistance. The ophanim has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The ophanim makes two Searing Spoke attacks and uses Gaze of the Seraph if it is available.
Searing Spoke. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (3d8 + 5) radiant damage plus 7 (2d6) fire damage.
Gaze of the Seraph (Recharge 5-6). The ophanim's wheels blaze with revelatory light in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw, taking 33 (6d10) radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much on a success. A creature reduced to 0 hit points by this damage is utterly consumed in white fire.
Bonus Actions & Reactions
Roll Aside. When a creature ends its movement within 5 feet of the ophanim, the ophanim can use its reaction to move up to 20 feet without provoking opportunity attacks.
Legendary Actions (3/Round)
Spoke Lash. The ophanim makes one Searing Spoke attack.
Blinding Revolution (Costs 2 Actions). The ophanim spins, and one creature it can see within 30 feet must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or be blinded until the end of its next turn.
Ascend (Costs 2 Actions). The ophanim flies up to its speed without provoking opportunity attacks and may use Searing Spoke against one creature it passes within reach.
A nested cage of fiery rings turns slowly above a bed of living flame, each spoke and rim crusted with open, lidless eyes that never blink and never look away.
Ophanim, Bound
Companion · acts on your initiative
Bound · GUIDELINEWatchful Rim (signature). Allies within 10 feet of the Ophanim can't be surprised and have advantage on saving throws against being blinded.
Actions
Burning Spoke. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) radiant damage.
Reactions
Shielding Spin. When an ally within 10 feet is hit by an attack, the Ophanim rolls between them, granting that ally resistance to the triggering damage.
A single smaller ring, broken from the host, that orbits a chosen champion and watches the angles they cannot.
Guideline numbers — formula-tuned and read from the miniature's design, not yet table-proven. Tell us how it ran in the comments.
How It Fights — by Tier
Same creature, scaled threat. The traits never change; only the numbers move.
Open by hovering out of reach and raking the nearest melee fighter with a Searing Spoke; the eyes give frontliners disadvantage so let them come to you. Save Gaze of the Seraph for when two or more PCs cluster. At this scale it reads as a holy guardian-test rather than a slayer.
Lead with Gaze of the Seraph on a clustered party, then split spoke attacks between casters and clerics. Use Roll Aside to slip grapples and stay airborne. Kill-priority is anyone trying to ground it with nets or hold effects.
Run it as a solo: open on the most clustered group with Gaze of the Seraph, then alternate Searing Spokes on the highest-damage PC. Spend legendary actions on Spoke Lash every round, and Blinding Revolution the party's main striker. When bloodied, use Ascend each round to stay out of melee and force ranged exchanges where its truesight and disadvantage-gaze dominate.
Put Ophanim on the table
Download the presupported STL and run the fight tonight — the model, and the encounter that comes with it.
Get the STL on MyMiniFactory →Clay Cyanide Companion Rules v1
How a bound creature acts
- A companion acts on its owner's initiative, immediately after the owner.
- It uses the Companion block above — roughly ×0.6 HP and damage, no recharge abilities, and at most one reaction trait.
- It moves freely; it takes its Action only while its owner is conscious.
- At 0 HP a companion is broken, not dead — restored on a long rest unless your table rules otherwise.
Original Clay Cyanide material © Clay Cyanide LLC — explicitly not the non-SRD official sidekick rules.
Questions, Asked at the Table
What CR is Ophanim?
Native CR 11 (7,200 XP) — a tier-3 solo built for 11th-15th level parties. Drop to the tier-2 (CR ~6) or tier-1 (CR ~2) line in the table to fit lower levels; the traits stay identical and only the numbers move.
Can Ophanim be a companion or ally?
Yes — use the Lesser Wheel, Kindled profile (AC 16, 117 HP). It orbits a chosen champion, shares its watchfulness so allies can't be surprised, and can roll between an ally and an incoming hit to grant resistance. Treat it as a celestial guardian a high-level cleric or paladin might earn, not summon at will.
Is Ophanim a fiend or a devil?
Neither — it is a celestial, drawn straight from the prophetic vision of wheels within wheels, full of eyes and ringed in fire. Its radiant damage, truesight, and lawful-neutral bearing reflect a being of impartial heavenly judgment rather than infernal malice.
Tell Us How It Ran
This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License available at creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.
Clay Cyanide Miniatures is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, or specifically approved by Wizards of the Coast LLC. This content is compatible with the fifth edition of the world's most popular fantasy roleplaying game. Companion rules, lore, names, and original mechanics © Clay Cyanide LLC.
The Legend
In Your Campaign
Source Mythology: Ophanim draws from ancient mythological traditions, bringing legendary power to your tabletop.
Encounter Design: Use Ophanim as a divine patron, a mythic boss encounter, or the centerpiece of a mythology-themed campaign arc. The model's dynamic pose creates immediate dramatic tension at the table.
Campaign Hooks: An ancient temple awakens. A prophecy names Ophanim as either savior or destroyer. A cult seeks to summon or bind this mythological power for mortal purposes.
Technical Specifications
32mm, 75mm
STL, Pre-supported STL
Standard or ABS-like resin, 0.05mm layer height
Yes — ready to print, optimized supports included
From the Same Collection
Frequently Asked Questions
What scale is the Ophanim miniature available in?
Ophanim is available in 32mm (tabletop standard) and 75mm (display/collector scale). Both scale files are included with presupported and unsupported STL options.
Is the Ophanim STL file presupported?
Yes. Every Clay Cyanide miniature includes presupported STL files optimized for resin printing at 0.05mm layer height, plus unsupported files for custom support placement.
Can I use Ophanim in my D&D or tabletop RPG campaign?
Absolutely. Ophanim is designed for tabletop gaming at 32mm scale, fitting standard grid-based combat systems. The dynamic pose and detailed sculpt create memorable encounters and character moments.
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