How to defeat Draconis[]
Hate to break it to you but Draconis wasn't that hard.
I am a lazy gamer - so I rarely change my party.
Myself (wizard slayer - hardest i reckon), Imoen, Minsc, Korgan, Jaheira, Saverok (Mage/Fighter) Levels 18 - 28
Basically use the Seeing Stone and hit him about 8x with Pierce, Whip etc, mostly I used Arrows from a distance. Wing Buffet and Acid Attack are his most used attacks. so summon some useless monsters now and then and he gets distracted. i also used Oracle and True Sight etc. but i don't know what actually helped with what.
I found Sendai harder.
Hope that helps.
-- Omasta81 (talk) 00:18, 08 January 2024 (UTC)
More Strategy (one player's opinion)[]
- Before the engagement, lay at least 4 spike traps a fair distance away from where the battle with his human form will occur, so as to avoid having them tripped by him or the Invisible Stalkers he summons.
- Have a clone cast Protection From Magic on him at the beginning of the fight.
- Once his human form is near death, he'll protect himself from magical weapons. Melf's Minute Meteors is one option for finishing him off.
- Once he's in dragon form, lure him to the bed of traps set earlier and that should end the battle.
- An alternative way to deal with his dragon form is tanking him with Planetar and finishing him with Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wiltings. First, summon Planetar to tank him; buff the Planetar with Chaotic Commands and Protection From Acid in advance if possible. Then have a mage cast on Draconis a Spell Trigger which stores enough number of Lower Resistance spells for removing his 55% Magic Resistance. It is advised that you also remove his Stoneskin and Protection from Magical Weapons with Breach so that the Planetar can do damage to him and also reduce his Saving Throw vs. Spell with Greater Malison so that he will be less likely to save against Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wiltings. And if you have Staff of the Woodlands, you can also summon a Shambling Mound to distract him. Finally, cast Time Stop and then finish him with as many Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wiltings as you can cast, or with at least two Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wiltings plus one Comet if Planetar have already done some damage to him.
- If you decide to take the aforementioned alternative way, set Auto-Pause on Spell Cast can help you manage your timing of spellcasting more efficiently, especially during the effect of Time Stop.
- His dragon form is also protected by Minor Spell Turning. Therefore if you cast direct-targeting spells such as Magic Missile and Flame Arrow on him, those spell would bounce back to yourself. So if you plan to use those spells, remove his Minor Spell Turning first. But if you take the aforementioned alternative way, using those direct-targeting spells is not really necessary.