HELP, I need tips on killing wolfweres

punk_blaze182 · #1 (**permalink**) 01-12-2004, 02:49 PM

As I said, I really need tips on killing greater wolfweres and if you have some info on them like their HP and stuff can you please tell me? I'm in firkaags dungeon and I wanna kill em but I dont know how, I hurt them alot but they are still uninjured. I even summoned 5 majical swords to help me and when they were unsummoned I summoned wyverns but I still cant beat them HELP PLEASE!!!

nephtu · #2 (**permalink**) 01-12-2004, 03:06 PM

Greater wolfweres have two main complications:
1) High regeneration
2) High magic resistance

So the trick is to kill them FAST with non-spell type damage. Pull them over traps or something and then sic heavy damage (backstabs are good here) - if you try to grind them down over time, their regeneration will really wear you out.

As much as possible try to split the various wolfweres out singly also - attack at the limits of vision from invisibility with a bow or something & use door tricks, etc. if you need. Spells are going to be problematic, unless you can lower their resistance fast.

Good luck!

punk_blaze182 · #3 (**permalink**) 01-12-2004, 06:48 PM

So they regenerate, I thought so, thats why I attack em alot and they never die and they still are uninjured, THANKS ALOT!!! I'm gonna try another different strategy, maybe a few traps, hold them and get em one at a time. Cool thanks!!!

UserUnfriendly · #4 (**permalink**) 01-12-2004, 08:47 PM

skeleton warriors, haste and mass invisibility chews them up and spits them out...

urm...if you're naughty, and some of your fighters are high enough level so they will get high level abilities soon, pick deathblow...

bruciarsi · #5 (**permalink**) 01-12-2004, 08:56 PM

i picked them off one by one where i could. Backstab worked a treat along with haste and surrounding them a hacking them to pieces.

Phantom Lord · #6 (**permalink**) 01-12-2004, 10:09 PM

With a little timing ... luring them into the room in the north (iirc) one by one, closing the door and killing them works fine. Killing them fast in order to avoid regeneration is the crucial point here. They're one of the toughest fights in the game imho.

Ekental · #7 (**permalink**) 01-12-2004, 11:01 PM

Generally if you can use traps etc... it helps to concentrate on them one @ a time... and though they have high magic res greater malison followed by emotion or some status affecting spell works more often than not... Even casting the spell without malison takes a couple down/confused/etc. So dont disregard magic entirely

UserUnfriendly · #8 (**permalink**) 01-13-2004, 12:35 AM

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Originally posted by Ekental
Generally if you can use traps etc... it helps to concentrate on them one @ a time... and though they have high magic res greater malison followed by emotion or some status affecting spell works more often than not... Even casting the spell without malison takes a couple down/confused/etc. So dont disregard magic entirely

almost forgot, sunfire...ignores magic resistance...

Phantom Lord · #9 (**permalink**) 01-13-2004, 09:36 AM

I don't think they're magic resistant (not sure about that though), but they can take a lot of damage. I remember using skull traps and delayed blast FB to the hilt in that tunnel.

A few spike traps would be the ultimate answer here, but w/o ToB installed and with probably a big party there's no way to have any at this point.

Store you party in above mentioined room, soften the weres up with some area effect damage spells, run back, close the door behind the first that comes into the room and kill it. Then repeat the process.

nephtu · #10 (**permalink**) 01-13-2004, 09:43 AM

They're 50% resistant to acid, fire, cold, electricity, magic, magic fire and magic cold (gotta love SK).

But punk_blaze did the critical thing - splitting them out and hacking them to death fast. You can get them a variety of ways, but that's the core of most successful strategies.

Good gaming!

Phantom Lord · #11 (**permalink**) 01-13-2004, 11:15 AM

Alright, then bash them and bash them hard ...

punk_blaze182 · #12 (**permalink**) 01-13-2004, 01:14 PM

thanks alot to all of you, I'm sure that'll help. But not now, I just got the game, I got to that part with multiplayer (by myself). I did 6 characters. But I heard you can romance some NPcs and talk with them and theres more sidequests, so I restarted the game, I'm in the slums now so I should be at fikraags soon. Plus the last time I played I had some other guys people and they were at level 21 so it was pretty easy and I wanna play the honest 1rst player way. The solo game is far more interesting.

Again, Thanks to you all!!!

Phantom Lord · #13 (**permalink**) 01-13-2004, 01:20 PM

Don't visit Firkraag too early in the game and make sure you have Daystar with you. The weres ain't the only critters hanging around in the area.

punk_blaze182 · #14 (**permalink**) 01-13-2004, 01:29 PM

ok, whos daystar??!?

nephtu · #15 (**permalink**) 01-13-2004, 01:57 PM

Daystar is a what, not a who. It's not necessary, but it certainly is handy. Highlight details below for spoiler

Daystar is a sword which is very useful against certain monsters. You can obtain it form a rather nasty fight back in Athakatla. You probably won't have it if you do the Fierkraag stuff early.