Talk:Mind Flayer/@comment-94.218.192.108-20181104111806

In the article it says that "Illithids use mind-affecting spells such as Confusion and Chaos to scatter the party and then attack the nearest party members in melee." This is not true, at least not for the original version of the game.

First of all, Illithids don't use magic spells, but psionic abilities that don't count as magic, so protection spells like Minor Spell Deflection probably won't help. (Free Action, Remove Paralysis and Chaotic Commands do help, since they work against status effects in general, not just magic ones.) Second, I have never seen Illithids or Ulitharids producing effects similar to Chaos or Confusion spells, just their psionic blast, which stuns, and a psionic variant of Mental Domination (Ulitharids). However, Umber Hulks, who often accompany Mind Flayers, do have a confusing gaze attack, so the article is correct in an indirect way. [I can't say anything about a "Psionic Maze". Perhaps it came with the Enhanced Edition?]