I'm trying to solo BG2 as a Sorcerer.
So getting the Staff of Magi seemed a must.
However getting it with a solo level 14 sorcerer is harder than people make out.
After trying methods I'd read on the net that don't work.
3 hours later I got the staff with about 5% health left & teleported out with my protection from magic bubble still in effect, only to be stabbed & killed by a bloody Shadow Thief in the Bridge District.
The Staff of Magi might be all powerful, but once you've used it's 3 Fireball/Lightening bolt spells, (taking down the Beholder) then you can't hit jack with it, in a malee fight.

Yes, well using the protection from magic scroll seemed like a good idea at the time.
And it would have worked had I exited in the daytime & got to the inn to sleep it off.

I'll look for different solutions today, but may fall back on it.
Any tips on how to get that staff with a low level sorcerer are always welcome.

Staff of Magi isn't necessary for solo sorc. Most people seem to just use it for unequip/re-equip cheese. I modded out the invis for this reason.

It's not mandatory, but the long-duration spell trap, save bonuses, and immunity to charm are real life-savers, literally. Also, it dispels magic on hit, all magic, regardless of caster level, which makes it better than Carsomyr in that regard (Carsomyr only dispels certain effects automatically and uses caster level 1 for everything else). For me, the dispel magic is the real game-winner, though it's not quite as infinitely abusable as the at-will invisibility. I normally use the Staff of Rynn or Staff of the Ram for actual melee damage.