Haietlik?

[Sandman25]

How do you deal with a pack of 3 Haietliks and 2 Gandayahs? They annihilate everything too fast, even my level 6 Haietlik almost died despite being supported by 2 healers. I cannot even retreat behind a corner because the level is mostly unexplored.

Edit. Haietlik died. "You and all your allies are in danger". Survived with 1 HP, all 7 demons are in red and I had to use bronze offering to hire another Haietlik in the fight to survive.

[Shadowdweller]

Asrai work well against them. At least Gandayah don't heal. One thing to keep in mind: Their bolt chain adds extra damage against adjacent allies when you get shocked. So try to stagger your positioning if possible. Hordes of shooting enemies can be a pain.

[Sandman25]

I have just entered Anomaly for the first time (right after seeing a demon of Ludoc who killed me last time on the same level so I just skipped the fight and dived) and now I see that Haietlik is not that bad.
Brutal Aeras is much worse Haietlik eventually ran out of SP, with Aeras it is not going to happen...
3 electic bolts to random enemies, +50% chance to cause Shock and +30 SP for applying Shock. I am doomed unless I leave the floor immediately Being weak to Electro is not as good as I thought

[Shadowdweller]

The number of bolts from Emit Sparks is random actually...it's USUALLY less than three...but yes, Aeras can be unpleasant. As can Fotia. Both can be supported by Neros - which are potent healers. Anomaly's something of a meat grinder, really. But at least there's plenty of cover.

There are a lot of enemies weak to light and dark attacks in there. So if you or your allies can deal damage of those attack types...

[Sandman25]

I see. My party is weaker than usually. I haven't met a single Saint Easg or Ghoul, for example. Still it is fun to see so many new monsters in Anomaly

Edit. I was lucky to learn Shocking Stab (Type: Pierce, 10 SP. 85 Power attack, split between Pierce and Electricity. Has a 10% chance to inflict Shock, causing the target to miss their next turn.) from Haietlik so together with Auraward it allowed me to kill them. Unfortunately I failed Aeras quest, that would be awesome ally.

[Shadowdweller]

It's still doable without. I certainly venture in on every single game. I do think the boss is probably my (personal) single, biggest sticking point in the entire game though. Be forewarned.

[Sandman25]

Thanks!

I didn't notice that Shocking Stab does not trigger Auraward so Auraward is good only for magic-based characters and not for my str-based character. I activated Nero link, expecting to die soon anyway.

[Ferret]

Even I die to Haietlik packs more often than I'd like to admit. Probably one of the nastier encounters in the current mid-game.

[Sandman25]

I guess it's possible to create an anti-Haietlik demon, something like this:

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Name : Huo shu
Level: 3
MaxHP: 39
MaxSP: 100

Strength: 12
Magic   : 14
Vitality: 16
Agility : 10
Cunning : 13

Resist: Fire
Weak  : Ice

Abilities Known:
1) Fiery Claw (Type: Slash, 10 SP. 85 Power attack split between Slash and Fire. Has a 33% chance to Ignite the target, causing damage over a short duration.)
2) Low Profile (Type: Defense, Passive. Always dodge projectiles fired by allies unless directly targeted.)
3) Firestarter (Type: Fire, Passive. Increases your chance to apply Ignite by 50% of the original chance.)
4) Chilling Touch (Type: Ice, 5 SP. 70 Power attack. Chills the target, reducing their accuracy, evasion, and movement speed by 12%.)
5) Evasion (Type: Defense, Passive. Provides a 10% chance to dodge attacks.)
6) Storm Ward (Type: Defense, Passive. Provides a 33% chance to block Electricity attacks. This works even when Stunned, Paralyzed, etc.)
7) Triad Ward (Type: Defense, Passive. Provides a 20% chance to block Fire, Ice, and Electricity attacks. This works even when Stunned, Paralyzed, etc.)

Resistance to electro would be even better of course.

[Ferret]

It's possible. But, then, the Haietlik will do everything possible to avoid ever shooting at a demon that well protected. If you're going to handle it this way, you'll need to set things up where they can't reach any other targets (or at least, no other non-Haietlik proofed targets). 2 such demons would probably be ideal, backed up by smiters/supporters who won't be hampered by having the elec-blockers in front.