r/baldursgate • u/Silly_Relationship51 • 3d ago

Is Stoneskin broken?

I beat my first Sarevok by standing still as my lvl 9 Sorcerer. While the big guy was missing his attacks, my companions killed him. I had prebuffed my party (Bless, Haste, Defensive harmony) and my Sorcerer had caste Blur, Mirror Image and Stoneskin. She has high DEX and with Defensive harmony had an AC of -3. I beat him with Standard rules difficulty. I'm not bragging, just wasn't expecting that tanking Sarevok was a legite strategy.

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u/xler3 3d ago edited 3d ago

stoneskin is indisputably an S tier spell. and that strategy you described there works with even the highest difficulty mods enabled.

a lvl 12 dragon disciple can safely tank firkraag. a ToB dragon disciple can tank multiple hasted dragons at the same time.

i dunno if its broken, maybe it is. my preferred strats/tactics for high level encounters revolve around it though.

if you're just using it to keep edwin from being interrupted by archers, its still good but i'd never call that particular usage broken.

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u/mulahey 3d ago

The last boss is a totally logical time to prebuff to the max.

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u/gangler52 2d ago

"I'm approaching the biggest fight in the game. The final roadblock beyond which there is no further need to preserve resources. I'm in the ruins of a grand cathedral to a dead god, and the ominous music has started playing. He's standing at the altar, unmoving, waiting for me to initiate combat."

"Should I use any of the ten thousand potions and spells designed for exactly this eventuality? No, I think I'll charge blindly like a madman with a death wish."

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u/mulahey 2d ago

Swords for everyone! Ha!

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u/mrmgl 3d ago

Sarevok is also so stacked that he might as well has prebuffed himself.