Are mindflayers incredibly underpowered at high level?

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didnt say the summons survive. but the wand now has 50 charges, so summon on !

 

llithids are the most evil and vile of beast I would never want to meet.

They come in, zaps everyone with a glare and then proceeds to murdering them in their helpless state. But definitely, when Sarevok carries the Psion's Blade, it spells doom for them...

And thus, It was always their flaw, low HP and quite a weak attacking strength to deter a fighter with the correct immunities.

 

Cheesy tip for mind flayer city - get someone invisible (or stealth - i used minsc!) they can go up into the brine potion room and get them all because the potions are "used" to get them not "picked up" you don't lose stealth

Return, dose up, (i also had keldorn prot from evil everyone and minsc with the charm protection sword) walk in and hello flayers!

I found it was actually easier to send 2 fighters buffed and leave the rest behind...

 

I assumed you´d understand that he´d have to hide in shadows... He is afterall a Ranger.

 

Invisibility can be cast on party members.

 

He´s alittle short on partymembers though Ras

 

I send in Skeleton Warriors, as they HAVE no INT to drain, so they can stand up to the Illithid quite nicely. I have my Mages use Flame Arrows, Acid Arrows, Melf's Minute Meteors, and similar spells against the Umber hulks, who have no magic resistance. The rest of the party hides behind the skeletons and other meatshields and uses missile weapons to take out the Illithid. When a summoned creature goes down, I summon another one! Simple, really -- make sure everyone has either Chaotic commands or a potion chugged to keep any Psi blasts from causing problems, and you are in like Flynn!

 

A level 5 cleric spell called Chaotic Commands (nicknamed by me as "anti mud lleps" Go Baezle! ) solves all problems with Mindflayers.

This spell makes you immune to Psionic Attacks, and since mindflayers are piss weak in melee, you just slash them up. Even Edwin or Aerie could do that!

 

...unless they are intelligence-drained to death that is.

If you got Deathblow, it's a piece of cake, otherwise they can be really though. Just played through the Illithidcave in the Underdark today. had some trouble when 4 Ultharid, 4 Mind Flayers and 4 Umber Hulks charged. Their psionic spells often made more then half of my crew immobile. Then they came and int-drained everyone and then quickload...

Made it through though, much thanks to Flail of Ages and Celestial Fury (slow/stun). Offensive spin is just killing