Hey this is my first ever time playing this game. I never played the original, either.

I have basically finished it, but i still need to kill Sarevok. I evaded the Iron Throne mercenaries by taking the route near the lake. But i need to kill off Sarevok and i dunno how. Before, when i had a difficult fight (for instance against the mercs in the brothel) i would draw out one of them, kill them, rest if my party was injured, and the finish the others. But with this fight, i can't exit the temple after the battle has begun. So luring Samaj or Tazok outside the temple, killing them, resting, and then going back to the temple is not possible.

My party consists of me (level 6 hunter with 4 star longbow proficiency), Imoen lvl 7, Ajantis lvl 6, Jaheira lvl 5, Garrick lvl 7, and Khalid lvl 6.

Most strategies i have seen involve summoning lots of minions, having specific items etc. i have none of that as until that point i would simply use my weapons to defeat enemies... Sometimes casting Horror or raise morale but that's it.


Is it possible i have hit a dead end?

Hmm ... it's been a while since I played BG1 and he is quite tough. From what I recall, I used quite a lot of summoned creatures to bog him down and I remember firing a lightning bolt that bounced and hit him at least twice, which helped a lot (and was probably a bit lucky). If you don't have summon spells in your repertoir, do you have any summoning scrolls? If not, you should be able to buy some.

Some of your characters also seem perhaps a bit under-leveled. Can you do a couple of side-quests first, to max your party a bit more? Every little helps. Perhps you could play a bit of Tales of the Sword Coast and then come back to him (possibly with better equipment)?

Have you tried insect plague?

The exit from the temple doesn't close until you have spoken to Sarevok. If you fire a fireball or another AOE spell at Sarevok and his goons, you can run out of the temple. Sarevok will follow you out and speak to you, and then you can fight him alone. Then enter the temple again and you'll win and get the end cutscene.

First off, get your party to max level. BG1 has a 161,000 XP cap, and you should reach that before going into the final battle. That will give each of your characters at least another 2 levels (more HP, better THACO, better saves, more spells, etc.) While running side quests to level up, you should also find better gear and magic items... along with more money to buy even more gear and magic items. Go to High Hedge (west of Beregost) and Sorcerous Sundries (in Baldur’s Gate City) and buy up all their magic items – especially potions and enchanted ammo. Some specific items to look for:

- Arrows of Detonation: Each arrow creates a fireball on impact. So all your bow users become fireball hurling wizards.
- Arrows/Bolts of Biting: Poisons the target, causing some pretty strong damage-over-time which will disrupt enemy mages.
- Arrows of Dispelling: Casts Dispel Magic on impact – very effective against enemy mages.
- Oil of Speed: Cast Haste on the drinker, increasing movement speed and attack rate (so you can shoot all your fun enchanted arrows even faster).
- Potions of… Heroism, Giant Strength, Clarity, Defense, Freedom, Magic Protection… whatever you can get your hands on. Chug ‘em all down before the final battle.
- Wand of Monster Summoning: You can buy this at Sorcerous Sundries. Spam this constantly during the battle to distract Saravok and his minions.

Summoning creatures is mentioned in most strategy guides because it's a very effective tactic. Have Garrick use the Wand of Monster Summoning each round to keep Sarevok distracted. The rest of your party can take down his other minions one at a time, starting with the mages. Use Arrows of Dispelling to break through their defenses, Arrows of Biting to disrupt their casting, and Arrows of Detonation to blast them to pieces.

Simply using weapons to defeat enemies won't be enough in the final battle -- you've got to use some magic too. But there are PLENTY of options available.

Will i get any penalties for putting off the fight with Sarevok? Or do i need to reload a save

You're underleveled for this last fight of the the game. If you manage to level up your three warriors from level 6 to 7 they'll get +1 to hit, extra hitpoints and an extra half attack per round. I recommend exploring something else in the game and returning later. Don't avoid the fight vs the Iron Throne mercenaries, it will yield valuable XP and equipment.

No penalties - you can swan off to werewolf island for a couple of months and Sarevok will still be politely waiting for you. The story says it's urgent, but the game itself doesn't care.


Edit: Also consider buying some arrows of piercing - they do decent damage to Sarevok.

I know it's cheesy and super exploity, but i have killed him.

First, i lowered the difficulty to easy. No, i am not proud of it. Then, i tried to lure Sarevok by throwing fireball at him. Thanks to that, i only had to fight him and Semaj, cause the others wouldn't follow. But i still wasn't able to kill him. Sarevok himself, alone, would be easy peasy, but Semaj kept throwing spells at my party. I was able to get Sarevok down to 1/5 of health, though, but not 0, unfortunately.

Eventually, Sarevok kinda bugged out and he kept receiving poison damage from Semaj's AoE. After he regained his brains and moved outside of area of spell, he had already been greatly damaged. All my party members died except for me.

But, here's the interesting part: It was my CHARNAME who dealt the final blow with his longbow. So while exploity, my way of killing Sarevok could be described as 'legit'.

I am not proud of myself for lowering the difficulty to easy... But i did manage to find a way out of a very difficult situation, so perhaps i shouldn't be that ashamed

So long as you're enjoying the game, that's all that matters.
Now on to BG2!

This was one of those aweome fights you'll remember forever.

Skol!

I have a feeling that you haven't done any of the "Tales of the sword Coast" quests. Like Durlocks tower, iceland and werewolf island. I maybe saying the names wrong.

I said that because you are severely underleveled for that fight. Beamdog, in their ultimate wisdom, decided to increase the difficulty of that fight because of the XP cap increase and the better equipment that comes with the expansion.

That's not a bad decision, but it assumes that you finish ToTSC before meeting Sarevok. So, in my personal opinion, you don't have to feel bad about lowering difficulty or taking advantage of the glitch. You did a good job. Congratulations :)

IIRC, Bioware themselves did that when they first released TotSC. This is just a case of the OP skipping those areas and attempting (ultimately successfully) to beat the final boss without the xp and gear they would've provided.

And you recall correctly. Thanks and Sorry about that :) I checked and he even has less attacks in EE which makes him weaker.