What to do in Arx (spoilers)

[Antar]

I'm lvl 18, reached Arx but in all quests and directions there are overpowered enemies at lvl 20.

The dwarf quest line in the sewers? impossible for me atm.
The vault in the garden? All lvl 20.
Leviathan in harbour? lvl 20.
Some other smaller quests around? All lvl 20.
And on top of that I get randomly ambushed in the city by, guess what, lvl 20 enemies.

In all these fights the enemy wipes my squad before I even get to play. I have best gear there was, I have 150k but all the traders sell garbage.

So, where do I go in Arx to level up a bit? Are there any questlines or areas that are ment for lvl 18 and not lvl 20?

[H3ntaiWarrior.]

U die

[LaserGuy]

You should be able to clear out the areas outside (including the fight at the docks if you're careful) at level 18. The White Magister lair that you'll likely stumble into almost immediately is also fairly trivial at level 18. You should be able to start the quest in Lord Kemm's manor, the cathdral quest, and the lizard quest at 18, and chances are you'll hit 19 at some point in progress on these. You should be able to finish all of the aforementioned quests plus the sewers at 19 and that should be enough to bump you up to 20.

Note that there are a handful of ambushes you'll encounter in the city that are level 20 and are quite nasty. You basically just need to avoid these encounters. Look for somebody that is called like an "ordinary looking citizen" that's level 20 with 5000 HP and armor.

I think if you focus-fire one of the guys and get him almost dead, they'll flee, but it's still tough to do at level 18 without just getting wiped.

[CrackeR]

Did you work all the outskirts area?

[Antar]

Originally posted by CrackeR:

Did you work all the outskirts area?

Yes, I did, except for the docks with the lvl 20 leviathan.

[LaserGuy]

Originally posted by Antar:

Which magister lair do you mean? I did not ecounter any alive magisters yet in act 4.

As soon as you enter the city, it's in a building immediately to the, I think East or Northeast? Right near where you first meet Lord Kemm. There's some hidden buttons you have to push in the correct sequence that will open a hatch to a underground basement area.

I will try the harbor again, but the lvl 20 leviathan that I cannot even reach to hit is pretty off-putting.

Don't try to fight the Kraken itself. It flees once you kill all of the tentacles, which aren't that strong. You should be able to work your way around the outside of the harbor and kill them all from a distance, along with the one or two voidwoken walkers in the area.

I cannot go in any direction from the city square without getting ambushed, so for example I cannot even reach the lizard consulate or other places. And I cannot hope the beat them yet, they do 1000-2000 damage to every character of mine before they even get to play, some get knocked down.

You should be able to get to the lizard consulate from the little bridge near the cathedral. The ambush is located between Kemm's manor and the consular building. Or just have one person go invisible and sneak passed him, then teleport the rest of your party over using a pyramid.

[Antar]

Ok thanks for all the help.

[AtLastBossCarryMe]

Same issue here. I am on Tactician difficulty and with careful battle planning have been able to consistently go forward in the game without hitting a battle that felt pretty dire...until I got to Arx. I'm almost level 19 and got to Kemm and that battle for me right now seems pretty impossible. I completely respec'd all my chars to deviate from what was a very successful composition for the entire game until now ...which seems silly...but whatever.
My new hope is to try to level up around the city griding but doubt there's enough to get me any further than partially into lvl 19 - and don't see how that will significantly increase my characters enough to get past Kemm. Git Gud is my goal, but the ramp on the curve from pre-Arx to Arx seems slightly ridiculous, imho.

[RichardGere]

To be honest.... all the fights but the final fight can be done at level 18 or 19. Even on tactician.

[AtLastBossCarryMe]

To be honest, I got gud and beat the fight on tactician...[edit]..and then won the game on Tactician a day later.