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TIL: Mace of Disruption can insta-kill Kangaxx

wildernesswoodelfwildernesswoodelf Member Posts: 28
in Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
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This is from his 2nd stage, full health. I was utterly failing at disabling his buffs or getting any damage in when he suddenly up and died (again). Went through the logs and saw this

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  • Balrog99Balrog99 Member Posts: 7,371
    Azuredge can take him out as well. As can Daystar's sunfire ability (if it's timed correctly).
  • StummvonBordwehrStummvonBordwehr Member, Mobile Tester Posts: 1,385
    I dont know about Azuredge?
    Isn’t a +3 weapon and there doesn’t meet the requirements? I know that the item upgrade mod can upgrade the axe, but not in an unmodded game.
    ps. on the other liches it works great.
  • jmerryjmerry Member Posts: 3,882
    Yeah, Azuredge can't hit a demilich. And lich Kangaxx is immortal for scripting reasons; you have to beat him down to low HP to trigger the change, and instant death effects won't help.
    Azuredge is great for sniping liches, especially if you can get a surprise throw in before they put up their defenses. The attack is rolled and immunities are checked when you throw the axe, so that can take them down even if they cast the inevitable PFMW while the axe is in the air. Stealth won't help you get that surprise throw, though; even generic liches can see through invisibility.

    Sunray also won't help against a demilich, though the "or be destroyed" effect (which is actually 14d6+1000 magic damage) can take down Kangaxx's lich form. Or could, if he didn't save vs spell on a -1. Demiliches are immune to all spells of levels 1-9; unless a mod weakens that immunity, none of Sunray's effects will ever connect because they hit as level 7.
  • wildernesswoodelfwildernesswoodelf Member Posts: 28
    Here, he was at full health ("Uninjured")
    I didn't manage to drop his Protection from Magical Weapons (I guess that's what it was because none of my +3 weapons were hurting him)
    Suddenly, he just died for some inexplicable reason. Thought maybe it was a bug. Looked back at the logs and sure enough, Anomen scored a hit with the MoD.
  • Balrog99Balrog99 Member Posts: 7,371
    edited March 23
    I could have sworn I'd taken him out with a Sunray or Azuredge before. I don't generally check the battle log though, so I must have been mistaken. If you hit him with Azuredge, even though it does no damage, does it maybe still force the save? Just curious since I know I've beaten him without the MoD before.
  • JQuailmanJQuailman Member Posts: 46
    I’ve never had the MoD against kangaxx but this makes sense.
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