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No, you said you couldn't reveal them, which is not the same thing as being unable to hit them. Planetars see through invisibility and should therefore be able to strike them down.

Additionally, there are AoE spells that ignore magical resistance. Sunfire, for example.

Sunfire, Dragon's Breath ...

Go over to the BioWare forums - there are 7 threads detailing the exploits of Ascension soloers. My portfolio consists of a Monk on Core, an F/D on Normal, a Wizard Slayer on Easy (dear gods, that was hard), a Berserker on Insane and a custom kit (Morituri) on Insane.

Edit: In addition to Saros ...

TotSC Patches

Just install the correct patch for your region (I believe that there's a European version, but if not, get the 'International' version).

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I've never needed access to the Mother in order to get that gem - the barrel, complete with gem, is in the Inn itself, just a few steps away from Hou.

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