Ice Wyrm strategy?

[Mah Al Ibara]

Does anyone have any advice for the Ice Naga battle in Pit of the Ice Wyrm? Those endless waves of Broodmothers and their surprisingly deadly Ice Serpents are (literally) killing me. Even at level 20, the closest I've gotten is to finally start the battle with the Naga with very little energy left, only to be swarmed by the serpents the Naga spawns.

 

The scarcity of scrolls is this game is maddening. Some of these battles are a seemingly endless slog that is no fun at all. The first time I played the game, I played on Normal, but shamelessly spamming cheat codes. Then I played twice on Casual, which is really casual. Now I'm trying to play the game "straight" on Normal, and it's a huge struggle. Unless there's a strategy I'm missing, I can't see how I can finish this quest.

[Randomizer]

First it helps if you have potions to replenish energy. 

 

Second is to do the fight in sections where you kill one to three of the nagas and the spawns. That way you get some energy back after each group. You can also go down only one side and sometimes avoid attracting the attention of all of them.

 

Use area attacks to wipe out the spawns quickly.

 

The final fight helps if you can still summon a construct with a scroll or two to stand next to the Ice Warm so it gets attacked instead of your characters. Range attacks work best here.

 

Also slow down/stun the Warm with curses so you attack more than it. It isn't a great chance, but when it works.

 

Good luck. It is doable on torment

[Mah Al Ibara]

1 hour ago, Randomizer said:

First it helps if you have potions to replenish energy. 

 

Second is to do the fight in sections where you kill one to three of the nagas and the spawns. That way you get some energy back after each group. You can also go down only one side and sometimes avoid attracting the attention of all of them.

 

Use area attacks to wipe out the spawns quickly.

 

The final fight helps if you can still summon a construct with a scroll or two to stand next to the Ice Warm so it gets attacked instead of your characters. Range attacks work best here.

 

Also slow down/stun the Warm with curses so you attack more than it. It isn't a great chance, but when it works.

 

Good luck. It is doable on torment

Thank you! To get energy potions, I need to dedicate a bunch of forts (I think at least 4?) to knowledge. I opted to maximum Ro reputation points by dedicating 4 forts to the Ro. So energy potions are not an option for me. But maybe the reputation points I gain from the Erudico Crafting pedestal are not worth it? I have tended to end up with Ro rep to spare, even after supporting women's rights in the Low Dhaga. Of the other advice, the one I haven't tried is trying to sneak down one side without being detected by the broodmothers on the other side. Everything else I have done, including using all the scrolls of calling and brute potions I have. Since there's nothing to be done about the energy potions at this point in the game, I will try again sneaking down one side, and if the doesn't work I'll just abandon this quest, though I hate to leave the Coglin girl in such distress.😢

[Mah Al Ibara]

I did it! It took a couple of tries, but I managed to avoid just one of the Broodmothers, and I guess that made the difference. One of my characters even had a bit of energy left over when the Naga finally died. That extra bit of quicksilver allowed me to upgrade my last un-upgraded fort. Thank you for the advice!