They do their damage with cause wounds and lightning.
The Cause wonds are a trouble until you have the Cloak of Reflection (on a Sahaugin preistess in the Underwater City). Spell turning can help, but it's a 3rd level spell to turn, and so you'd have to have a lot of them. But if you can turn their damage, the Gauths (and beholders) will kill themselves.
Protection from electricity is, of course, easier.
And the ring of free action to avoid holds.
Before you get the cloak, fill up on super-healing potions.
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