New Megabosses!

[house2fly]

So there's a giant construct and a presumably normal-sized wizard. I've only had time to have a quick go with the construct, and it seems it behaves fairly normally for a short while, then it launches a million fireballs everywhere killing my entire party. This should be a fun one. Anyone uncovered any pro strats?

[AndreaColombo]

Screenshots for those of us who are on GoG?

[hansvedic]

So there's a giant construct and a presumably normal-sized wizard. I've only had time to have a quick go with the construct, and it seems it behaves fairly normally for a short while, then it launches a million fireballs everywhere killing my entire party. This should be a fun one. Anyone uncovered any pro strats?

Bullet Hell: Deadfire Edition style?

[AramJese]

I was only able to find the Spider and I would really like to know where are the other ones, I have the GOG version with the expansion pack for all the DLC to be downloaded automatically. PLEASE HELP!

[Flucas]

So there's a giant construct and a presumably normal-sized wizard. I've only had time to have a quick go with the construct, and it seems it behaves fairly normally for a short while, then it launches a million fireballs everywhere killing my entire party. This should be a fun one. Anyone uncovered any pro strats?

I guess fire ar? Druids have a pretty long +5 fire ar buff. I believe chanters have a similar one.

[DozingDragon]

I have not had a chance to try out the new bosses yet, but Revku's Scorched Cloak (Burn Damage heals the wearer when the wearer is injured) should be very useful during the fight against the construct.  

[guildwriter]

Revku's Cloak provides you with immunity to fire and also heals you for a percentage of fire damage dealt.  Get someone with Necrotic Lance to inflict Acute Rash upon yourself as that wound shouldn't matter for this fight with this cloak.

 

There are a fair amount of potions and items that either provide elemental damage shields or elemental damage resistance.

 

Wizards can self buff themselves with Bulwark Against The Elements (+5 Burn Armor And To Other Elements).

 

Withdraw and other such abilities can come in handy here.

 

If they are Fireballs, then anyone who has reflex to the gills should be okay.

[baldurs_gate_2]

Pale Elf nets additional +3 to burn armor.

[msyoung]

Please remind me who sells Revku's cloak.

[guildwriter]

Please remind me who sells Revku's cloak.

 

It's not sold, it's found with Magran's Favor in the Fire Naga temple.  

[DozingDragon]

So I just did a preliminary look at the Helfire Colossus, his fireballs are not that bad. There is a delay between the fireballs landing and detonating, so you can move your party out of the way before they explode. I need to tweak my party composition before I try a serious attempt, but the real pain is that it is immune to mind afflictions, interrupts, poisons and diseases, and it is resistant to body afflictions.

[Kaylon]

The Colossus is very tricky because he heals for 100% from fire damage and his fireballs heal him. He also has very high defenses and it's very hard to damage him.

 

The wizard isn't very hard if you destroy his obelisks first.

[DozingDragon]

Well, Dorudugan, the Helfire Colossus has bit the dust.  The Essence Interrupter and Lord Daryn's Voluge are great in this battle, because Dorudugan's lowest armor rating is for shock damage.  Its second lowest armor rating is for blunt damage.  As mentioned above, fire damage will heal the construct.  I even tried "overloading" the construct by throwing a ton of fire damage at it, but there does not be seem to be a real trick to managing this battle other than doing a lot of manual positioning to avoid the special attacks used by the construct. 

As far as its abilities, it has a cleaving attack that temporarily lowers the target's maximum health by 15%, it can send a large number of delayed fireballs (which will heal it), it uses a modified version of pull of Eora to draw in enemies closer to it and knock them prone on a crit, and it can use an ability called "Helfire Storm," which causes the ground to erupt with fire after a short delay.  

 

Edit: And now Sigilmaster Auranic, the mage megaboss, is no more.  She does have a "surprise" attack when her HP gets low, but it is pretty underwhelming.  Potions of Improved Arcane Deflection really come in handy here, as do all of the reflection spells to handle the sigils attacks, which vary between affliction heavy, damaging, and buff cleansing.  Each sigil casts one spell, and each sigil is protected by a globe of invulnerability when it is inactive, but the DoT from Gouging Wound still seems to work even when the sigils are invulnerable.  A fun fight, but I am not sure how I feel about how it ends, because as soon as you take down the sigils and the boss runs out of spells, she just autoattacks while you whittle down her HP. I was half expecting a new sigil to pop up once I destroyed them all, but perhaps that was not feasible to implement for whatever reason.

Edited December 2, 2018 by DozingDragon

[baldurs_gate_2]

Speaking of a Herald solo. Belranga is pretty easy and it seems, the wizard can be done without much of a problem. The ooze is possible with a herald, seems only the construct left. Anyone tried it solo and did it?

[Kaylon]

Speaking of a Herald solo. Belranga is pretty easy and it seems, the wizard can be done without much of a problem. The ooze is possible with a herald, seems only the construct left. Anyone tried it solo and did it?

Yes, anything/troubadour can solo him.

 

 

You need brisk recitation and Many Lives Pass By.  Since you summon skeletons faster than he can kill them you can easily keep him away from you while shooting him with the Essence Interrupter. Rekvu's cloak (drink from the pool at the Outcast's Respite to get a wound) will negate the damage of his fireballs, while the Upright Captain's Belt will make you immune to his AoE pull. After that you can use items to improve your attack (Acina's Tricorn, Ring of the Marksman, Ring of Prosperity's Fortune, Charm of Bones, Gauntlets of Accuracy, Misscreant's Leathers)

 

PS. The herald can also melee him but it takes much much longer

 

[baldurs_gate_2]

 

Speaking of a Herald solo. Belranga is pretty easy and it seems, the wizard can be done without much of a problem. The ooze is possible with a herald, seems only the construct left. Anyone tried it solo and did it?

Yes, anything/troubadour can solo him.

 

 

You need brisk recitation and Many Lives Pass By.  Since you summon skeletons faster than he can kill them you can easily keep him away from you while shooting him with the Essence Interrupter. Rekvu's cloak (drink from the pool at the Outcast's Respite to get a wound) will negate the damage of his fireballs, while the Upright Captain's Belt will make you immune to his AoE pull. After that you can use items to improve your attack (Acina's Tricorn, Ring of the Marksman, Ring of Prosperity's Fortune, Charm of Bones, Gauntlets of Accuracy, Misscreant's Leathers)

 

PS. The herald can also melee him but it takes much much longer

 

 

Thanks. I hope they will activate the achievements for em pretty soon and with more BBs.

[DozingDragon]

I discovered that during the wizard megaboss fight you can temporarily disable the sigils by affecting them with arcane dampener or arcane cleanse. Hopefully that fact ends up being useful to someone.

[raffster]

Well, Dorudugan, the Helfire Colossus has bit the dust.  The Essence Interrupter and Lord Daryn's Voluge are great in this battle, because Dorudugan's lowest armor rating is for shock damage.  Its second lowest armor rating is for blunt damage.  As mentioned above, fire damage will heal the construct.  I even tried "overloading" the construct by throwing a ton of fire damage at it, but there does not be seem to be a real trick to managing this battle other than doing a lot of manual positioning to avoid the special attacks used by the construct. 

As far as its abilities, it has a cleaving attack that temporarily lowers the target's maximum health by 15%, it can send a large number of delayed fireballs (which will heal it), it uses a modified version of pull of Eora to draw in enemies closer to it and knock them prone on a crit, and it can use an ability called "Helfire Storm," which causes the ground to erupt with fire after a short delay.  

 

Edit: And now Sigilmaster Auranic, the mage megaboss, is no more.  She does have a "surprise" attack when her HP gets low, but it is pretty underwhelming.  Potions of Improved Arcane Deflection really come in handy here, as do all of the reflection spells to handle the sigils attacks, which vary between affliction heavy, damaging, and buff cleansing.  Each sigil casts one spell, and each sigil is protected by a globe of invulnerability when it is inactive, but the DoT from Gouging Wound still seems to work even when the sigils are invulnerable.  A fun fight, but I am not sure how I feel about how it ends, because as soon as you take down the sigils and the boss runs out of spells, she just autoattacks while you whittle down her HP. I was half expecting a new sigil to pop up once I destroyed them all, but perhaps that was not feasible to implement for whatever reason.

Can you share with us your party state esp main character build to beat Dorudugan? Thanks.

[Bhall]

Dorudugan down. Kill as solo Tactitian/Bloodmage. Took over an hour to kill. https://imgur.com/a/2JtdVaT

[brasilgringo]

How you do it? Kalon used essence interruptor shock damage from range while his summoned skellies kep the mob occupied. Scorched Cloak to turn fire into heals.

[Gregorovich]

Managed to beat Auranic without using any potions. Although that was a boring way

[Bhall]

How you do it? Kalon used essence interruptor shock damage from range while his summoned skellies kep the mob occupied. Scorched Cloak to turn fire into heals.

 

1) My standard spec was full spell focus build, but for this boss i respeced to melee damage, took more warrior tallents. For damage i was using penetrating strike

2) For weapon i used a crush weapon, best i cound find was the Chromoprismatic Quarterstaff from Nemnok. Mainly for high damage, but also the bonus speed and damage reduction were handy (maxed out metamagic). I was a bit worried by the loss of deflection, but with Arcane veil i had 150 deflection, which was good enough.

3) I used Rekvus Cloak to not take firedamage (that one is a nobrainer) and after first try where i died on 5% because of interupts i used also the helm, it made it much easier.

4) This is with no rest character, i have full world buffs. On vessels i had 150 accuracy which made it very easy to hit this boss. 

5) General strategy

a) prebuff lengraths safeguard and pull with draining wall

b) place mauras tentacles to flank the boss and gain brilliant - keep recasting them when they die, sometimes better to wait if there is AOE coming, because they always die. They dont damage the boss, so they never agro, they only die from AOE

c) buff myself with everything immaginable. Top priority is unbending for healing, disciplined strikes for accuracy, all various mage buffs including arcane veil, delateriuos alacrity, lengraths, merciless gaze, also i used potion of deftness, penetration potion, perfect strikes potion and the drug giving 15% melee damage and -5% damage taken. After that i spam draining wall as much as possible. Its important to constantly have at least 2-3 walls up, more the better, you need to build up the buff duration early on, because later the boss will do more aoe etc and it will disrupt you (need to recast tentacles more).

d) then you basically alternatate penatrating strike/draining wall and cast tentacles when they die.

e) It took me over 1 hour to kill the boss, because half of the time you are casting the walls to keep your buffs going and you are not hitting him. Also the boss heals from the aoe damage he does. In general the staff hits were for 50-90 damage each.

f) If you dont let your buffs fall of, unbending scales up constantly and it will heal 200+ hp per hit, making you basically unkillable. Only danger is when the boss reduces your HP by many cleave hits. I am not sure how exactly it works, but at one point i got down to 163 max HP (originally 384), there i was a bit scared of being oneshot, but then he missed a cleave or two and my HP went back up.

Edited December 27, 2018 by Bhall

[Bhall]

Managed to beat Auranic without using any potions. Although that was a boring way

I found Auranic very easy, mainly because the nature of the encounter. The boss being stationary caused several things which might not have been intented, like gaining brilliant when being out of range of the boss. In general i stayed near the entrance, buffed myself, charged in and bursted 1 sigil down when he lowered the shield, i could kill each sigil in 2 bursts, after the sigils were down i slowly killed the boss, he wasnt doing anything too dangerous.

[AndreaColombo]

How do you bust the sigils in two hits?

[Bhall]

I have a question regarding the ooze megaboss. Is it possible to kill Hauani O Whe without splitting the oozes apart? What exactly causes them to merge again to one? Can anyone give detailed information about this mechanic?

 

Thank you