Counter invisible enemies?

[FB_Destroyer_Rebecca]

I need the help and knowledge of the hive mind here.

Can someone list all and the easiest ways to reveal invisible enemies?
I have an invisible enemies in the underdark and I see him just doing nothing round after round but I dont know how to reveal him.
I have a sorceres but she is like level 2 and a cleric and a rogue.
I have no idea what skills or flasks can help me!? I dont have any rain oder grease casts left.
Dont know if those even reveal him!?

[ComradePreacher]

See invisibility doesn't always work if they save against it, throwing AOE effects is reliable, faerie fire is also a spell save, but aoe damage like a bomb is not.

[Xenomorph Kitty]

Originally posted by mishona:

It's quite annoying that enemies get the ability to spend an action to search for invis and hidden enemies but you, the player don't when the same damn mechanics are used. It's really dumb.

Typically if an enemy goes invisible every turn, if you're paying attention you can just remember where they are and hit them with an AoE. They don't move or act other wise if they're invisible unless you walk by them and they get an opportunity attack in which case that blows their invis anyway.

The reason NPCs can do the invis scan is so things can't be completely cheesed and made trivial. Or have certain scripted fights break.

[Jack the Roamer]

Originally posted by GigaChad101:

Originally posted by Batailleuse:

1- Fairy Fire before or after they Invi
2- you can have your main character go through the bard procedure in act 1, you have no malus for doing so (unlike the hag), and gain a magical eye that gives perma see invisibility.
3- use AOE spells to reveal them. (like aoe arrow and such)
4- see invisibility (spell or scrolls)
5- if you have a cleric, use your spirit guardian and run around. works well.

didnt know about 5! Thanks.

Dancing lights also works, if you have a cantrip that lights up the area, it might force them to perform a saving throw

[ProestUnicorn]

Aside from spells like fairy fire stated above, You can just throw AoE abilities to where You think they are, if You deal damage they will be revealed. Same if You shoot a cantrip like eldritch blast, if Your ''line'' of the spell will hit the enemy, it will hit and reveal said enemy. Generally camera works in a way that is making it pretty obvious to where the enemy is, or at least the general area.

[Sergiy]

You can also just blindly smack the area were you think the enemies are, if they moved before turning invisible they're probably in the same place.

[Sima Marlin]

See invisibile, level 2 spell, lasts till long rest, no concentration.

Just use it.

Or, use abilities like cleave or splash like acid splash on where they vanished.

[JG]

Originally posted by Lamp:

The *absolute* easiest way is for sure to let Volo operate on your eye. No spoilers but you'll be able to permanently see invisibility.

Edit: to be clear, I mean let Volo 'attempt to remove the tadpole'.

Your comment is incorrect as that does not actually work in the game. Even with the eye enemy's can legit walk up to me invisible and still kill me

[Xenomorph Kitty]

Originally posted by JG:

Originally posted by Lamp:

The *absolute* easiest way is for sure to let Volo operate on your eye. No spoilers but you'll be able to permanently see invisibility.

Edit: to be clear, I mean let Volo 'attempt to remove the tadpole'.

Your comment is incorrect as that does not actually work in the game. Even with the eye enemy's can legit walk up to me invisible and still kill me

Your comment is also incorrect as it does work fine. But is still tied to dice rolls so can fail.

[Loot]

Volo's eye. It states it only works in a 9m radius, but I'm certain it has a large radius than that. I have it reveal enemies through walls all the time.

[Loot]

Originally posted by ComradePreacher:

See invisibility doesn't always work if they save against it, throwing AOE effects is reliable, faerie fire is also a spell save, but aoe damage like a bomb is not.

If they do a save roll, the roll will appear above their head, though. Lets you know where they are, so you can aoe them.

[DragonMaster]

Another troll post.

[Echsrick]

in combat, move your mouse around, if you notice this movement line trying to go around a empty spot in a circle, then you know that there is an invisible creature, now that you know there is one try just...attackin that spot with what you got, best would be some sort of aoe

[[TG] zac]

What others have mentioned here.

Sadly a number of table top options like grease, using mundane items like a bottle of oil, mud or cooking flour just are not an option in game.

[ThreeLeggedCow]

Spirit Guardians is especially useful for this. Sit next to your party members and they will eventually get into melee to attack you, I haven't seen a ranged stealth enemy in this game so far.

[Callirgos]

Throw acid everywhere!