[Serak Moonblade]

hope this helps you...

i've defeated yxunomei at insane wherein 3 mages appear from behind you ( itried closing the door behind me but to no avail!). i tried using summons but they were no help. before yxunomei sees you. cast web and grease at the doorway so as to prevent the mages from sneaking up on me. then i used confusion (or a spell with a similar but area of effect) to put the 3 clerics behind yxunomei temporarily out of action. if you have one more of the same spells use it on the archers north of yxunomei. my advice is not to rush her but try to disarm the traps if you can. otherwise avoid them. while enemy summons appear around you, ignore them and try to eliminate the yuan-ti clerics and archers with well-placed fireballs. by this time, the tanari'i herself will have cast all her buffung spells and will charge you. it goes without saying that you must be properly buffed before hand. kill her and then attack the mages who should be stuck in the web behind you.

all this can be accomplished within the duration of one haste spell. actually the spell should run out either just before or during the encounter with the mages. you'll need it essentially for yxunomei for which it won't let you down.

this was a really memorable fight and i had to force myself to not decrease the difficulty level.

enjoy!