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I see that it is time for my patented anti-mindflayer techniques to be brought forth once more. These tactics are not cheesy in the least. They will also allow you to ATTACK mind-flayers, not fight a retreating battle.
1. Summons: Only Animate Dead and Mordenkainen's Sword are immune to mindflayer attacks. Morden's Sw. is AWESOME against mindflayers. In fact, send in a M.Sw. into any room with MF's first. The MF's attack the M.Sw.
2. Defenses: Priest spell (both cleric and druid) Chaotic Commands is a partial defense against most mind flayer attacks, except their INT drain. The Sheild of Harmony is good as well.
3. INT Drain defenses: Drink either a potion of genius or a potion of mind focusing. Both potions increase your INT. (Sort of like adding HP against INT drains.) If you begin losing INT, drink another one of these potions to ADD more INT. Do not let your INT go below 5. At zero, you die. If you get around 5-7, run away. INT drains are temporary... only a few rounds.
4. Combat tactics. Send in your summoned allies first. Let the MF's fire off their psi blasts at them. Have your 1 or 2 (2 is better) toughest tanks buffed up (as described above, as well as std buffing spells) and send them in behind your monster allies. Ignore any umber hulks. Focus on the illithinds and mind flayers. Have the remainder of your party sneak up to provide long-range missile support. A confusion spell can be useful here.
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