Bruce the Aussie,
Massed mindflayers aren't all that tough with a little preparation. I wrote a thread on this a couple days ago entitled "Aggressive Mindflayer tactics" describing how to take groups of mindflayers head-on with NO summoned monsters without breaking a sweat!!!
This is the quick-and-dirty outline ...
1. Cast the priest spell Chaotic Commands on your fighters. It protects against most of the psionic attacks. Only INT drain remains effective.
2. (optional) Have the fighters drink the Mind Focusing potion. It provides a little extra protection against the INT drain.
Taking these 2 protective steps will allow a party's fighters to clear out an entire mindflayer dungeon without breaking a sweat.
Use 3 fighters if possible, since when one of the fighters takes a couple INT drain hits, you'll need to pull him out of the battle long enough for the INT drain to go away. The other 2 fighters will keep up the pressure until the 3rd fighter returns. Only use the other party members from a distance. Keep the mindflayers fully focused on your protected fighters.
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