How to deal with Air Elemental enemies ?

[swordfish]

In a previous canceled walkthrough, on Scavenger difficulty, I faced 3 Air elemental enemies at level 4 on the world map. They literally kicked the s h it out of me. They were resistant to every melee damage type. And I think even immune to many magic spells and I could not even scratch their hp.
Anyone can elaborate ?

[psychotron666420]

Magic weapons or spells.

Air elementals are resistant to non magical weapons (they take half damage), thunder and lightning as well.
They are only immune to poison.

Even with non magical weapons and thunder and lightning spells, you're still doing half damage.

Or simply use other spells, like fire, ice, etc.

[Cartesian Duelist]

Originally posted by swordfish:

Anyone can elaborate ?

You decided to play a game you're not familiar with on a harder than normal mode setting in which the enemies have buffed AC, HP, and saves. You should maybe trying playing on default difficulty until you figure out how to play then ramp up the difficulty.

[swordfish]

Originally posted by Cartesian Duelist:

Originally posted by swordfish:

Anyone can elaborate ?

You decided to play a game you're not familiar with on a harder than normal mode setting in which the enemies have buffed AC, HP, and saves. You should maybe trying playing on default difficulty until you figure out how to play then ramp up the difficulty.

I am doing scavenger difficulty. Anything less will not prepare me for the highest difficulty.

[Cartesian Duelist]

Originally posted by swordfish:

I am doing scavenger difficulty. Anything less will not prepare me for the highest difficulty.

You should learn how the game works first. That will do more to prepare you for playing on the highest difficulty than complaining about getting killed by air elementals.

[mk11]

Scavenger difficulty is not significantly harder than the basic.

The highest difficulty is impossible without massive save-scumming (note custom difficulty can be a lot harder than Cataclysm).

3 Air Elementals at level 4 is going to be tough for most parties (at level 5 they would be a piece of cake). Doubly so if you got caught out and left a location without first doing a long rest. At level 4 you may have no magic weapons except for 10 +1 arrows.

[swordfish]

Originally posted by mk11:

Scavenger difficulty is not significantly harder than the basic.

The highest difficulty is impossible without massive save-scumming (note custom difficulty can be a lot harder than Cataclysm).

3 Air Elementals at level 4 is going to be tough for most parties (at level 5 they would be a piece of cake). Doubly so if you got caught out and left a location without first doing a long rest. At level 4 you may have no magic weapons except for 10 +1 arrows.

Am almost at level 5 but still at 4. I got 3 characters with magical weapons. Am gonna do that mission where you have to fly to reach the high area then venture to that far area .. I forgot what is called. Last walkthrough was disaster without magical weapons.
Though I still do not have +1 ranged weapons or +1 bolts and arrows. Could not find them even at the factions shops

[Ommamar]

Originally posted by swordfish:

Originally posted by mk11:

Scavenger difficulty is not significantly harder than the basic.

The highest difficulty is impossible without massive save-scumming (note custom difficulty can be a lot harder than Cataclysm).

3 Air Elementals at level 4 is going to be tough for most parties (at level 5 they would be a piece of cake). Doubly so if you got caught out and left a location without first doing a long rest. At level 4 you may have no magic weapons except for 10 +1 arrows.

Am almost at level 5 but still at 4. I got 3 characters with magical weapons. Am gonna do that mission where you have to fly to reach the high area then venture to that far area .. I forgot what is called. Last walkthrough was disaster without magical weapons.
Though I still do not have +1 ranged weapons or +1 bolts and arrows. Could not find them even at the factions shops

Most of the good ammunition is crafted. The tower of knowledge has some recipes for different elemental types but the ingredients needed aren't available in the first half of the game. Still the different poisoned ones can really make a difference in a fight. Probably the best ranged weapons are the lightbringer bow which you can get fairly early in the game and the heavy crossbow. There is one faction merchant that does sell +1/+2 ranged weapon I only use her on play through where I don't have an arcane crafter in the party.

[Malfias]

One option is to use summoned magical weapons (like spiritual hammer, flame blade, Shillelagh etc). Another is to use magical attack spells that they can not resist like magic missiles (including from scrolls). I agree though in d+d video games elementals at low levels can often be problematic.

Edit: To also add some of the sub classes also have abilities to make normal weapons count as magical for bypassing damage reduction.

[PocketYoda]

Originally posted by swordfish:

Originally posted by Cartesian Duelist:

You decided to play a game you're not familiar with on a harder than normal mode setting in which the enemies have buffed AC, HP, and saves. You should maybe trying playing on default difficulty until you figure out how to play then ramp up the difficulty.

I am doing scavenger difficulty. Anything less will not prepare me for the highest difficulty.

These people... I blame Dark Souls.

I only play on Easy lol

[swordfish]

Originally posted by DanteYoda:

Originally posted by swordfish:

I am doing scavenger difficulty. Anything less will not prepare me for the highest difficulty.

These people... I blame Dark Souls.

I only play on Easy lol

Lol when I reached level 5 and even on scavenger difficulty, game got real easy

[PocketYoda]

Originally posted by swordfish:

Originally posted by DanteYoda:

These people... I blame Dark Souls.

I only play on Easy lol

Lol when I reached level 5 and even on scavenger difficulty, game got real easy

I'm here for a good time not a long time