KANGAXX !!! - Page 2

Jon_Deep · #16 (**permalink**) 06-20-2001, 09:38 AM

Spoilers (of course), sorry for the long post ...
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Let me just say that there are many ways to beat him, but I found a rather nice and tidy way my third run through. I was in Chapter 2 and my chars were about 12-13th level and I only has a few weapons capable of defeating a demi-lich (+4 or better).

The chars I used were me (plain ole vanilla Mage), Keldorn, Yoshimo, and Aerie (yes the same Aerie everybody seems to hate). It also involves a slight cheese tactic of knowing where the lich will appear.

Weapons: Sling of Everard (me), Flame Tongue (Keldorn), Ring of the Ram (Aerie), Traps (Yoshimo)
Spells: Spell Immunity (Abjuration)

So first, I made Yoshimo set all of his traps right in front of the sarcophagus. Then I put Keldorn and Aerie on either side of the traps. After Aerie activates the lich (clicks on the sarcophagus), Kangaxx appears and does his evil rant. When that is over, he turn red and activated the traps (ouch!). A couple whacks from Keldorn later and he goes into evil rant #2 telling you how stupid you are for freeing him (this time for real) and turn into the Demi-Lich.

Then I backed Keldorn away from the lich (making sure Kangaxx fixates on Aerie) and had Aerie cast Spell Immunity (Abjuration). So Kangaxx starts casting Imprisonment on Aerie (which does nothing) meanwhile I have my mage and Keldorn pelt away at him with the sling and the Flame Tongue (which is +4 vs. undead) repectively.

So the sweet part comes when the lich is down to badly innjured ... this coincides with the Spell Immunity wearing off (convenient) so I have Aerie activate the Ring of the Ram. So Kangaxx not only dies, but rather spectacularly as he is blasted across the room by the Ring of the Ram .... nice.

Panda · #17 (**permalink**) 06-20-2001, 03:50 PM

Just to let you know, he can also be killed with the improved (Illithium-covered) Mace of Disrupton +2. I was quite surprised to find Anomen whacking the Holy Bejuses out of Kangaxx with THAT...

KensaiRyu · #18 (**permalink**) 06-20-2001, 04:29 PM

The improved Mace of disruption kills him so fast (usually in the 1st round) that I updated my AI with Kangaxx taking the mace from you and putting it in his inventory if your party has it...That way its not an easy kill...And you have to kill him to get it back...He says some dialog about you dare bring that weapon here! or something like that...

Panda · #19 (**permalink**) 06-20-2001, 11:30 PM

Hehe... KensaiRyu, after reading this and the description of what your dragon does, I have to draw the conclusion that you are a very evil person...

Garcia · #20 (**permalink**) 06-21-2001, 01:10 AM

Play it safe:

(Said with an annoying TV-SHOP voice)
Are you tired of getting imprisoned or knowing that you just might be?
Do you know the problem where your great plan goes down the drain and your party becomes imprisoned?

Well wait no more!

Garcia eyeterprises now have the solution.

It's no risk, little work and guarantee to work and you will have a 14 days full spell back guarantee if you are not satisfied.

First send in a man (thief if you want that extra little ring). Then you run! Out of his view. Then summon the great wizard's eye. Yes it is a beauty isn't it?
Send it in to his "normal form" but while you are at it why not send two (after the other one is unsummoned of course) they will suck up all his spells like you never have seen spellsucking before. Now he is like a little lamp with lvl. 1 spells. Take him to the far corner of the room and kill him (with one or two members is best, why?) when he is dead...YOU RUN!

One down one to go!

Summon a fire element..BUT wait there is even more if you summon now you'll get an extra fire element at no cost at all. Then summon a wizard's eye. Send in the wizard's eye AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE and then simply attack with the two fire elements, one on each side if possible (just in case he should "turn yellow").
"But won't the demi impression the fire elements?" glad you asked!
You see once the Demi has got a taste for the eye and it stays closest to him he will attack it + the fire elements has a reach that makes them hit a little from the distance.
"But how can they hit him he is so big and strong and even my biggest fighters can't hit him?" Glad you asked Bob!
You see whenever you order "wizards eye tactic" kit it comes with four +4 magical weapons called fists. These babes are located at the end of each fire elements arm for maximal performance.

and for even faster takedown order 'melf's minor meteors' this way you can take a little action in the battle.

Good fight and good night!

(The short version)

-Send in a man (the one with boots of speed is best) and awake "normal form" and run again.

-Summon one wizards eye and send it down to him. He will use some of his spells. Do this again to get rid of the last nasty spells

-Kill him with melee or magic but do it as far away from the door you enter.

-Then run away when he is changing form.

-Summon two fire elements and then one wizards eye.

-Take the eye right up to his face and the demi will start blasting. Followed by the fire elements that attacks him.

This way you will not even see him (the eye will but your men will stand from the distance) if you want to take part use Melf's minor meteors it is safe enough.

It's fast it is easy it's safe. You should do this the second time you try the first may fail.

BilboTheHobbit · #21 (**permalink**) 06-21-2001, 02:05 AM

Why do ye turn kangaxx into some sort of superhero, you know what I did? I soloed kangaxx, with a barbarian. First beat the crap out of him and he turns into demilich form, and me with my warblade smashed him into little pieces. Barbarian rage and a warblade, all you need, so stop wussying around with summons and super lvl 8-9 spells.

Garcia · #22 (**permalink**) 06-21-2001, 02:14 AM

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Originally posted by BilboTheHobbit:
<STRONG>Why do ye turn kangaxx into some sort of superhero, you know what I did? I soloed kangaxx, with a barbarian. First beat the crap out of him and he turns into demilich form, and me with my warblade smashed him into little pieces. Barbarian rage and a warblade, all you need, so stop wussying around with summons and super lvl 8-9 spells.</STRONG>

well you see some people like a challange and that is when you meet him at lvl. 10 or so, max. a lvl.6 spell.
since you had a warblade you have been all the way around and now come back, sure he is not a superhero when you are lvl. 56.
be a man and make him as one of your first quests and you will see a superhero.

Izgoth · #23 (**permalink**) 06-21-2001, 03:15 AM

Bah Kangaxx is piece of cace. Just try to get a berserker closest to him so hell try to imprison the berserker. Berserkers rage makes him immune to imprisonment. Then bring rest of your party in. I used Korgan to absorb all imprisonments and Keldorn with Carsomyr to deal damage. Not hard at all. He died way before the rage ran out.

Garcia · #24 (**permalink**) 06-21-2001, 03:24 AM

And if you don't have a berserker????

BilboTheHobbit · #25 (**permalink**) 06-21-2001, 03:58 AM

I am lvl 18

If you don't have a berserker, use a barbarian. And the only way for a fighter to kill him is to get +4 weapons, and you know where you get them? YES pretty late in the game.

Chade Fallstar · #26 (**permalink**) 06-21-2001, 04:05 AM

This far no-one (in this post) has noticed that the protection from undead scroll works also and there's a lot more of those in the game than just two ...

You can come out of Irenicus dungeon & go kick Kangaxx butt with a level 7 thief or something, it's not hard.