The Razan fight appears to be impossible.

[Gregorovitch]

Some folks appear to be able to do this but I can't see how. The darkness spell he casts plus his unlimited "legendary" turns make it impossible to make any progress against him. I've run him to 15-20 turns several times now but in the end he has always regenerated his way to full health and has drained my entire party.

[JimmysTheBestCop]

Number of ways. Stun or paralysis lock him. Use your cleric. Use various radiant/light dmg spells or weapons/arrows/etc.

[Cartesian Duelist]

Easiest way to win: stop chasing him.

[Lampros]

I don't know about higher difficulties, but at the standard difficulty I killed him in 1 turn. Just DPS him down.

[zpc]

Key to fighting undeads is always using a cleric and / or their spells. Guardian spirit is a must on the cleric (or anyone holding the crafted longsword which gives that spell) and of course daylight. While I first had to adapt to the light mechanics (fight @dark castle) I now mastered them and no amount of undead / bloodsuckers can shatter my party. They just damage themselves once they engage my party which is huddled within the guardian spirit & light bubble.

[Gadriel Eowilas]

Hahaha what do you mean DPS him, doing 145 dmg in one turn is quite hard in my opinion, best way to kill Razan is to bring a cleric and to cast the Daylight spell and to keep your team stacked, counterspell his spells may be useful too, and then a mage with some fireballs or scorching ray will do the job

[Lampros]

Originally posted by Gadriel Eowilas:

Hahaha what do you mean DPS him, doing 145 dmg in one turn is quite hard in my opinion, best way to kill Razan is to bring a cleric and to cast the Daylight spell and to keep your team stacked, counterspell his spells may be useful too, and then a mage with some fireballs or scorching ray will do the job

Stack all damage-related buffs as possible before the fight. For instance, I had the 27 Strength potion on the Paladin, as well as poison on his weapon (Lightbringer greatsword, which does additional radiant damage). He buffed himself with Branding Smite, and he did massive damage on his turn. I think Razan was like halfway down or more after the Paladin went. The same with every character; they were all optimized for DPS and unloaded on Razan. In fact, I think it only took 3 characters, and the 4th character attacked another target.

[Shepherd]

Run out of the darkness poop. It's constrained to an area. Don't be there. He heals himself by draining his own minions. Kill them first. And most importantly for this fight, light everything you can (your fighter's shield for instance) and have your cleric immediately cast and maintain Daylight for the entire battle. Placed properly it will cover your entire party for the entire fight. This pretty much imposes disadvantage on the bad guys for the entire fight
Don't forget to turn undead too. Once the adds are dead your guys will be bloodied, but probably able to shelter together inside the Daylight to kill the bastard. He will have to fly in to attack and then jump on him. Resist following targets out of your defense zone. Stay illuminated and stay alive. Also- if you are having real problems with this game consider the protection shield dwarf fighter archtype they have. It's ridiculously op when it comes to preventing party damage. Your mage and cleric should be able to counterspell the boss's legendary casts a good deal. Also use the shield spell to just avoid hits outright. Good luck.

[Second Batch]

Spread out

Use light

[Ghost]

Originally posted by Shepherd:

if you are having real problems with this game consider the protection shield dwarf fighter archetype they have.

very professional advice

[Gregorovitch]

Thanks for the responses, everyone, I've got a few follow up questions:

Originally posted by zpc:

Guardian spirit is a must on the cleric .... and of course daylight.

I've tried that and it works brilliantly for some time, however as soon as Razan casts that darkness spell it seems to negate the effects of daylight and Guardian Spirit almost totally.

Originally posted by Shepherd:

He heals himself by draining his own minions. Kill them first.

Yep, I'd reached that conclusion sort of. Does that mean that when they are all dead his regen is gone?

Originally posted by Shepherd:

Run out of the darkness poop.

I've tried that, it doesn't seem to work, I've still got that debuff on me wherever I go from what I've seen so far. I've tried to relocate them recast Daylight, but it don't seem to do the job.

Originally posted by Shepherd:

Your mage and cleric should be able to counterspell the boss's legendary casts a good deal. Also use the shield spell to just avoid hits outright. Good luck.

I haven't actually got the counter spell yet, I know I probably should have, but like how many times would you need to cast this to be effective? Every turn? Shield I do have, I haven't be using that, could try it out.

Couple of other questions:

1. I'm L6 close to L7 right now, can I just come back for this after a level or two or do I need to do it now for the story?

2. I seem to have had a bit more success staying put in the pit by the coffin. Do you guys recommend staying there or staying up top and going mobile?

[Shepherd]

I turtled up down by the coffin. Seemed work better than up top. If he is casting his dark poop quickly in your attempts hold off on daylight until he blows it. Then move and cast at your new defense area outside the poop. Your guys still have the debuff but as long as you aren't physically in the original area it seems to pass quickly. Or at worst I think it lasts 8 turns or so. When you kill his guys he can only heal by draining your guys. It still happens but much less. Especially if you have super shield fighter protecting your peeps or daylight going. Otherwise his guys fall back outside your light and he drains them in safety when he is flying around outside. Whoever said Guardian Spirit is 100% right. It rocks. I have an item that does it once a day. Counterspell is new to me and I've been playing D&D for years. However, it seems like my mage and cleric can counter his legendary cast about 1/3 of the time. Which kind of helps a lot. So I think it's worth it.

Don't get too frustrated. This is probably one of the top two fights of the game so far for me and it took me maybe five times to figure out. I may even have restored and done some side quests first to get one more level in before taking him on. I seem to recall my wizard having her enhanced fireball seemed to help a lot against his minions. Keep the faith man. You'll kill the guy. Oh, and it can be skipped while you power up and come back to my recollection.

[Sieglinde Eilserv]

Precast sun spell before opening the coffin. Also sparkle all the sconces and break the boarding. The range should cover the ledge leading down to it. Have your ranged up top and your melee/one of your melees open the coffin to trigger the fight. Nuke down the girlfriend first, then the other scrubs with your ranged while your melee keeps Razan's attention. If I remember correctly you can counterspell his darkness spell.

Vampires are useless attacking you in lighted areas, seeing as they get disadvantage from it. Just like your sun spell, darkness cant cover every area. Move to lit sconces or recast your sun to a different area if need be. He's easy. Don't be a Razancan, be a Razancant!

[Grumpy Old Dude]

got a haste spell? Got a Paladin with SMITE? By the time you get to Razan, your Pally hits 2x/rnd. With haste? 3 or 4. With Smite? Ranger or Rogue? 3 melee attacks with 2 light weapons. hasted? ...Arcanist Wizard with Magic Missile? Cleric? Yeah, I failed to do it in 1 rnd my last playthrough, but it most certainly can be done.

[Phil85]

Are you talking about the 2nd Razan fight in the cemetery?

[Lampros]

Originally posted by Phil85:

Are you talking about the 2nd Razan fight in the cemetery?

I assume so; the 1st fight isn't even a "fight."