When I was playing a PC archer (with dragons as my ranger "racial enemy"), my archer probably accounted for about 90% HP done to Big Red. My tanks ended up being just annoyances to keep Big Red's attention away from my archer. When ole' firebag wing-buffeted my tanks away, my archer was still standing at a distance and firing arrows into big red and ugly's hide!!!
One thing that I haven't seen mentioned above. Be ready to cast breeching spells to take down any magical protections, specifically stoneskins. There's no sense in having your tanks and archers wasting precious hits.
All things considered, unless you have a really weak party or are playing solo, there's no need for cheesey tactics against Fiirkraag. Good solid pre-battle buffing-up and good tactics will take him down every time.
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