sh^t just got deep! (spoilers)

[Dron_Cah]

ok

[Timber Loftis]

Originally posted by Dron_Cah: woo-hoo! I have found a tactic that is soooooo simple, but yet i haven't heard of anyone using it! Web. Yes, so simple as web or entangle. it worked on the last mind flayer i took on, and he was held the entire time! just pound away with those missles. As you can tell, i'm excited. Yaaaay!!!

Web won't necessarily stop them from turning party members against you.

General MF Tactics Spoilers (highlight)

Mindflayers can't control something without a mind. Like a Mordenkainen's Sword (which you probably don't have yet) or Animated Dead (which you probably do have). Mord's sword makes butter out of them. Animated Dead do awesome too. One hidden thief can tag along with a few greater skeletons (so you can SEE them) and wipe out droves of them. Look out for their henchmen later in the city. Memorize chaotic commands, mord's sword, and animate dead all you can. If you see one get into melee with a character and drain his intelligence -- you will soon see that one die, for the MF will eat its brain. Yum!

Specific MF City Storyline Spoilers (highlight)
You will find control circlets in the room where you rescue people (IIRC). These will let you control a MF. (Hide and sneak up on them to do it unnoticed.) While you can then take the MF and fight its friends, this is not so useful. However, there are 2 doors you will need an MF to open. In each instance, you will need the control circlet to charm an MF and get it to open the door for you.

GOOD LUCK!

[Dron_Cah]

well, maybe the mf i fought was just stupid. he just stood there and took it until he became panicked. or maybe i was lucky...