He actually tried not to kill you in one shot by using 6th level Evocation spells. If he used 9th level spells the party would've been killed with a spell. That's how OP really Elminister is.
To put this into perspective: This Elminster is a Construct, which means that he is a Simulacrum, a clone that has only HALF as much health as the original.
The health isn’t the issue. He’s not even using 9th level spells or using any summons or anything. And his equipment is trash. Real Elminster would immediately summon any several of golems, demigods, high elementals, dragons, or etc. he would prob have at least two invisible bodyguards around him at all times. Etc, etc.
@@zephyrprime Not to mention his unique Contingency Spell. Still, since its a Simulacrum some things are excusable. And anything over 6th Level Spells doesnt really exist in the game anyways. I agree though, that some actual spell variance and Wizard Tactics (tm) would be nice.
@@vincentsalcido9605It's in reality a modified version of the contingency spell, called "Elminster's Evasion". He designed It to be much more powerful than the ordinary Contingency. Will teleport him as soon as harm is directed towards him, with two other spells in store for quick counterattack. Elminster's a nigh invincible Wizard, so to speak. Very few can pose a threat to him.
There is no need to fight him, just use illusion magic and take him to an area where the shadow curse will take away all his life, when Elminster has a little life left just finish him off and you will get 1500xp
why did he just spam sun beam? that move kinda sucks, if he had just cast cloud of daggers at 6th level or chain lightning/disintigrate you woulda been fucked prolly.
It's an AI that directs NPC's during a fight for the most part, so I assume it thought Sunbeam would be the beast option to hit the most amount of characters whilst also not hitting itself.
That's not the real Elminster, its a simulacrum, and normally he hardly ever uses spells that do physical harm in a fight, if he has to kill you, he will use spells that direct your attacks back at yourself.
That old Bozo didn't even drop any loot? At least the 1000 Xp alone is worth it to do this fight every run. Thanks for posting this 🙏🏼 Until now I just assumed that if you attacked him he would cast wish and kill your party since he is Level 20.
Is sunbeam not nearly as detrimental to your parties overall health as any other spell elminister may cast? You group up literally every turn to perfectly give him the opportunity to hit everyone.
Kskskskksksks nice content bro, don't care to what people are saying about your way to navigate. Yesterday i throwed a speed potion on the ground to fight cazador only to get my whole team lethargic 😂 honor mode btw (didn't knew the effects were different when throwing)
Damn lmaoo yeah the speed potions can make them lethargic smh I hate that. I'm actually close to doing the Cazador fight on my Tactician run. I'm trying to see if I can finish Act 3 quick so I can get the achievement already so I can start my Honour Mode run.
@@Cyberlucy Gale left my party in Act 1, so I ran into Elminster at random spots afterwards. The first spot was at Grymforge on the way to Act 2 and the second spot is where you see him in my video.
When I saw that he gathered his party members closely, I misunderstood that he was trying to kill them in more difficult conditions....even though he knows that elminster attacked their party member using straight light beam for several times...
Yep. If you go through the Crech to reach Moonrise, Elminsters comes to your camp while you're in the mountains to give Gale control of the orb inside his chest's detonation. If you pass through the Underdark, then he'll appear near the path to reach Act 2.
You’re so disorganized with your action bars man. This fight would have ended in less than 5 mins, if you weren’t searching for spells each turn. Good job killing it at least.
You tried really hard to help Elminster kill your party by putting all your characters together in a line. But he still failed and let you kill him. Probably out of pity. Or maybe because it was a simulacrum who doesn't really want to live. So he was barely trying to win, he just wanted to keep you engaged in the fight so you can end his meaningless existence. Maybe he worried that if he won't fight back at all then you may think that something is wrong and stop the fight.
Elminster has spells that go off based on contingencies such as being attacked, which might include dimension door to safety. Or several defensive spell wards like magic circle of invulnerability.
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Seeing how other people navigate their toolbar is always hilarious
Lol I was trying to edit most of that out because I really didn't have a plan for this fight at all.
@DagwoodDogwoggle As long as I had fun and got the XP, that's all that matters.
@DagwoodDogwoggle To be fair, I think most of us were like this on our first play through. Still hilarious though lol
@DagwoodDogwoggle🤨
@DagwoodDogwoggleok
decides which attack to use for 2 mins *Eldritch Blast* yepppp
shit whatever works
Every warlock in every d&d session ever xD
@@evertvandenberghe3301 My tav is a Paladin but I took the Warlock feat just for Eldritch Blast lmaooo.
He actually tried not to kill you in one shot by using 6th level Evocation spells. If he used 9th level spells the party would've been killed with a spell. That's how OP really Elminister is.
i really believe it
I don't think 9th level spells actually exist in Bg3
@@Thom35UO There are some, but I was saying that because Elminister comes from DnD.
@@Thom35UOthere are a few , power word kill , and some other special ones that we can’t have
@@aramean6502 Withers casts True Resurrection to resurrect us, which is absolutely insane to be able to do instantly and with no preparation.
To put this into perspective: This Elminster is a Construct, which means that he is a Simulacrum, a clone that has only HALF as much health as the original.
Yeah I realize that later after this.
The health isn’t the issue. He’s not even using 9th level spells or using any summons or anything. And his equipment is trash. Real Elminster would immediately summon any several of golems, demigods, high elementals, dragons, or etc. he would prob have at least two invisible bodyguards around him at all times. Etc, etc.
@@zephyrprime Not to mention his unique Contingency Spell. Still, since its a Simulacrum some things are excusable. And anything over 6th Level Spells doesnt really exist in the game anyways. I agree though, that some actual spell variance and Wizard Tactics (tm) would be nice.
What is this "unique Contingency Spell" you speak of? @@lifeofvadim
@@vincentsalcido9605It's in reality a modified version of the contingency spell, called "Elminster's Evasion". He designed It to be much more powerful than the ordinary Contingency. Will teleport him as soon as harm is directed towards him, with two other spells in store for quick counterattack. Elminster's a nigh invincible Wizard, so to speak. Very few can pose a threat to him.
The amount of back seat gaming that was coming out of my mouth watching this fight
Eh, it's just a game. As long as I got what I needed done, I'm happy.
There is no need to fight him, just use illusion magic and take him to an area where the shadow curse will take away all his life, when Elminster has a little life left just finish him off and you will get 1500xp
That is a very good option, as well.
@@TheLastCin has any good loot?
@@EstebanShinseiki1 I don't think so.
Ah so its not actually elmimster, its a simulacrum. Makes sense.
Yes.
What's a simulacrum?
@@Thom35UObasically a magical clone that has a percentage of the original's power. I think it was a seventh level illusion spell.
@@lukasbeyer2649 the cloning technique from DragonBall would be the better analogy to someone that doesn’t fully understand DnD
I just noticed he’s a “level 20 construct,” the signs were always there
Why is a construct eating all my camp supplies and complaining about his boots!?
Simulacrums like cheese too, duh
It still has all the personality of the caster and basically acts just like them.
the shadow curse is mvp for this engagement
Elminster really got bro thinking
By the skin of your teeth my man, but you did it, congrats
Thanks. The fight was hard but the XP was so worth it.
why did he just spam sun beam?
that move kinda sucks, if he had just cast cloud of daggers at 6th level or chain lightning/disintigrate you woulda been fucked prolly.
It's an AI that directs NPC's during a fight for the most part, so I assume it thought Sunbeam would be the beast option to hit the most amount of characters whilst also not hitting itself.
That's not the real Elminster, its a simulacrum, and normally he hardly ever uses spells that do physical harm in a fight, if he has to kill you, he will use spells that direct your attacks back at yourself.
criminally unorganized toolbar, even you can't seem to find anything in there
It is what it is.
That old Bozo didn't even drop any loot? At least the 1000 Xp alone is worth it to do this fight every run. Thanks for posting this 🙏🏼 Until now I just assumed that if you attacked him he would cast wish and kill your party since he is Level 20.
That's why I posted this video because I didn't think people would have thought to attack him.
Is sunbeam not nearly as detrimental to your parties overall health as any other spell elminister may cast? You group up literally every turn to perfectly give him the opportunity to hit everyone.
That's just how I played. I didn't really make strategies because I knew I could just reload and try again. Now I'm not doing that on Honour Mode.
Holy shit i never even considered trying to fight eleminster
I heard that you can fight him more than once because there are multiple of his constructs.
@@TheLastCinwhere are they? Ive only seen him once when he wants to talk about gale blowing himself up
@@trixzify I don't remember tbh but I think I did see one of his copies in the Mountain Pass.
Why not just use silence
But is he immune to smokepowder?
Can he be commanded to drop his weapon?
I have no idea.
i'm not sure that would do anything, since he's a wizard; he doesn't rly need weapons
Yehh. Mage... WITHOUT THE SHIELD!!??!!!
since you've got Astarion casting spells maybe you should have Gale stabbing people with daggers
Single player game do what you want. Make minsc a bard and hear his insults.
arcane trickster
bro you waste your actions with those 10 healing pots
Lmao. I love some raw gameplay, this fight will be easy for because I have forged de Silent Weapon in Act 1. Btw nice to know tou can beat him!
Not enough people do raw gameplay anymore. I'm glad I did this because leveling up feels like a slog in Act 2 tbh.
why is bro a construct
because he has copies of himself and they're labeled as constructs.
Kskskskksksks nice content bro, don't care to what people are saying about your way to navigate. Yesterday i throwed a speed potion on the ground to fight cazador only to get my whole team lethargic 😂 honor mode btw (didn't knew the effects were different when throwing)
Damn lmaoo yeah the speed potions can make them lethargic smh I hate that. I'm actually close to doing the Cazador fight on my Tactician run. I'm trying to see if I can finish Act 3 quick so I can get the achievement already so I can start my Honour Mode run.
@@TheLastCin man i think you didnt get it, they didn't even got the effects. Just got lethargic first round and died 😔
@@eduardo9a1 oh shit wtf! LMAO! yo i would have lowkey cried 😭😭😭
@@TheLastCin yeah almost did 😔
I beat him on a low wolf run. He’s not that bad
I killed him near the Githyanki Crèche at level 7. I really thought he was strong(er); however, he only spammed Sunbeam.
I saw him there, but I knew Gale been left the party and was tired of seeing grandpa everywhere, so I wanted to see what would happen.
@@TheLastCin For me, Gale only left party when I went to Act 3. He left me a letter "yada yada w/e dont care man" and went off the party.
@@jodzinn He left me after I raided the grove in Act 1 lmao. I'm gonna keep him when I play honour mode just so he can blow up the brain lol.
@@TheLastCin Don't kill Elminster, then.
Is this encounter from a mod?
Nope. I don't use mods in this game.
@@TheLastCin How does he end up there?
@@Cyberlucy Gale left my party in Act 1, so I ran into Elminster at random spots afterwards. The first spot was at Grymforge on the way to Act 2 and the second spot is where you see him in my video.
@@TheLastCinooh! does he say anything interesting/relevant to the storyline if you talk to him?
@@w3bcor3 not really. he just tells you not to worry about him because he's just a regular traveler.
Where is he in tje shadowlands ?
Right in front of the entrance to Moonrise Towers.
@@TheLastCinreally?? i thought him being there in act 2 was a bug for you or sth. i never encountered him in act 2!
@@w3bcor3 nope he'll be chillin' there if gale is gone i guess lol
Is Gale pissed afterwards?
Gale left my party after I raided the grove, so no. But I heard if you still have him, he leaves the party permanently.
When I saw that he gathered his party members closely, I misunderstood that he was trying to kill them in more difficult conditions....even though he knows that elminster attacked their party member using straight light beam for several times...
Wait this is real and not a mod?
Yes.
Yep. If you go through the Crech to reach Moonrise, Elminsters comes to your camp while you're in the mountains to give Gale control of the orb inside his chest's detonation. If you pass through the Underdark, then he'll appear near the path to reach Act 2.
You’re so disorganized with your action bars man. This fight would have ended in less than 5 mins, if you weren’t searching for spells each turn. Good job killing it at least.
Yeah I always say ima organize my hot bar then I just be like fuck it because there's so many actions to rearrange.
Why is Minthara a monk
I was experimenting with different multiclass builds lol. My main character is already a Paladin so I was trying to figure out what to do with her.
Keep it up! I love multiclassing like this. I usually make baezel a Fighter/Paladin :3
Why not?
That’s not even elminster it self haha , your fighting a clone
I didn't realize that til later.
You tried really hard to help Elminster kill your party by putting all your characters together in a line. But he still failed and let you kill him. Probably out of pity. Or maybe because it was a simulacrum who doesn't really want to live. So he was barely trying to win, he just wanted to keep you engaged in the fight so you can end his meaningless existence. Maybe he worried that if he won't fight back at all then you may think that something is wrong and stop the fight.
It's just a game.
@@TheLastCin I know. But the video made my eyes bleed. So I needed revenge :)
@@vadimplatonov7750 Ok, have fun with that 👍🏾
Wizards can't even wizard In 5e the shit is trash
Your turn took forever. He isn’t that hard to beat
Why dont you ever use JUMP to get closer to him?
Because I didn't.
@@TheLastCin no need to get snippy, just asking
@@jameshoopingarner I wasn't trying to be snippy tbh. I just answered honestly.
Elminster has spells that go off based on contingencies such as being attacked, which might include dimension door to safety. Or several defensive spell wards like magic circle of invulnerability.