How to kill Balor

Cat Clarke · Post by **Cat Clarke** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:54 pm

The Best way, I have found to kill Balor, is to transform into the Slayer. My 45HP mage suffered minimal damage and kicked the crap out of balor. Since my party was already highly respected and the 2 point reputation drop was not harmful.

TonyMontana1638 · Post by **TonyMontana1638** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 6:49 pm

I actually have to agree with you, though on my second time through the game my character consecutively stunned him with the Celestial Fury katana and I was able to kill him. Still, the Slayer was by far most effective.

FireLighter · Post by **FireLighter** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 7:10 pm

What + does your weapon have to be to hit him?

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 7:28 pm

I usually have a mage heavy party, and I find the following works well:

Summon some Mordekainen's Swords and/or Skeleton Warriors. While your pets are keeping him busy, pelt him with Lower Resistance spells, followed by magic missiles. Contingencies/triggers are handy here.

He goes down nice and quickly like this, usually with little or no damage to my party.

TonyMontana1638 · Post by **TonyMontana1638** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 8:13 pm

@ Firelighter: My best guess is at least +3 or, more likely, +4, as the celestial fury's abilities worked against him but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't actually do any damage to him. Minsc had Lilarcor and I don't htink it worked either.

Coot · Post by **Coot** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:15 pm

In addition to DW: cast Haste and Resist Fear.

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:33 pm

Casting Protection from Evil on the party may also help, if it's the Balor in the Underdark, one of it's favourite tricks is to cast one of the Stun spells. It may prove useful to have the majority of the party wait out of range until the spell is cast.
+3 weapons should work against any demon.

Fryn · Post by **Fryn** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:35 pm

I never had to use the slayer,
celestial fury + Carsomyr
resist fear and protection from death spells and the balor is a kitten

Thrifalas · Post by **Thrifalas** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:49 pm

I've always figured that it's more or less meant that you should use the Slayer form to defeat him. You've just recieved it, and here you meet a worthy foe who will prove hard for you if it's your first playthrough.

Kinda handy to turn into something far more powerful and just whop his arse?

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:34 pm

[QUOTE=Thrifalas]I've always figured that it's more or less meant that you should use the Slayer form to defeat him. You've just recieved it, and here you meet a worthy foe who will prove hard for you if it's your first playthrough.

Kinda handy to turn into something far more powerful and just whop his arse?

[/QUOTE]

I don't necessarily disagree. I've done both though.. and I have to say, it is way more satisfying to employ a bit of strategy. To me at least, transforming into The Slayer seems sort of cowardly and cheap

I suppose, however, that much the same could be said for employing summons... personal playing style I guess

Aule · Post by **Aule** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 1:32 am

I never had that much problems with the balor

But then again i usually have HLA's by then.
And usually i just kill the gnome and insult the dragon as much as i can.
But he isn't tough is he? Just make sure you are resistant to fear.

Fenix · Post by **Fenix** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:05 am

[QUOTE=Cat Clarke]The Best way, I have found to kill Balor, is to transform into the Slayer. My 45HP mage suffered minimal damage and kicked the crap out of balor. Since my party was already highly respected and the 2 point reputation drop was not harmful.[/QUOTE]

You had passed Spellhold and yet you had 45 hp?

Regardless, with the Balor who butchers all the little svirfneblin in the Underdark, on my first run through, he stunned most of fighters, and then I used Horn of Blasting, and I think it snapped them out of stun (?).

masteralef · Post by **masteralef** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:25 am

[QUOTE=Fenix]You had passed Spellhold and yet you had 45 hp?

Regardless, with the Balor who butchers all the little svirfneblin in the Underdark, on my first run through, he stunned most of fighters, and then I used Horn of Blasting, and I think it snapped them out of stun (?).[/QUOTE]

It's also possible to cheese your way through this one if you have an anti-fear spell available.

Simply take any of your fighters who has a large weapon (halberd or two handed sword, or Tansheron's bow) and park them in the far northwest of that section. The Balor is too big to reach you, so you can hit them but not vice versa.

Berethor · Post by **Berethor** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 8:22 pm

Slayer is too cheap for me, I like strategy.

A few bolstering spells here and there make it pretty easy(resist fear, prot. from evil etc.). just have a good weapon like Celestial fury to stun him and a Carsomyr on a keldorn to wack the dragonish demon.

I think the only times i used slayer was...against ravager, irenicus in the tree, the lich from the soul ball in underdark, and a battle with pirates right out of spellhold down by the docks, where my assassin had the boots of speed and zoomed ahead of everyone else, getting himself into a battle with around 12 pirates.

i never REALLY need it, just use it to cheese some enemies.

Mr.Waesel · Post by **Mr.Waesel** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:41 am

I always simply kill it in hand to hand

By the way, a friend of mine didn't have any +3 weapons in the underdark, so he used stoneskin and fireshield to take it down :laugh:

Death_Los · Post by **Death_Los** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 1:02 am

i just take my high lvl monk & beet the crapp outa him

Rhûn · Post by **Rhûn** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 5:19 am

I had a really tough time trying to beat it on my solo f/m/t. Then I tried disintegrate and it was dead before it had even appeared properly